General News

August 19, 2015 @ 10:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bubl Technology Inc., the creator of the fully spherical camera, Bublcam, announced on Wednesday it has officially completed its initial round of shipments, amounting to thousands of cameras to its Kickstarter backers and pre-order customers. Early adopters of this booming technology have shown great enthusiasm as… Read More

August 19, 2015 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

castAR, formerly known as Technical Illusions, an augmented reality gaming startup, announced this week that it has closed Series A funding of $15 million from Playground Global and the company’s seed investors. castAR previously completed a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2013, meeting its target in… Read More

August 18, 2015 @ 4:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

NSR Invest, a managed account investment platform that provides peer-to-peer (P2P) investment tools to financial advisors, today launched a new generation of software that will allow financial advisors to easily establish and manage separate Lending Club investment accounts on behalf of NSR Invest’s clients through… Read More

August 18, 2015 @ 2:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, three Kickstarter alums, Double Fine’s Tim Schafer, inXile’s Brian Fargo, and Obsidian’s Feargus Urquhart, launched a new crowdfunding platform dedicated to video games called Fig. According to Wire, the new website will bring together fans and investors alike in a system of rewards-based… Read More

August 18, 2015 @ 11:43 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Today CBR‘s Jimmy Nicholls posted research regarding London’s fintech scene, highlighting which companies have drawn the most money in their funding rounds. His results follow: 1. Funding Circle – £96m Perhaps the largest peer-to-peer lender in London is Funding Circle a technology start-up that began life… Read More

August 18, 2015 @ 11:03 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Mindbody, Inc. (NASDAQ:MB), a leading provider of cloud-based business management software for the wellness services industry, has partnered with Lending Club, the world’s largest online credit marketplace connecting borrowers and investors. “As a business that started in a garage, the team at Mindbody understands that… Read More

August 18, 2015 @ 10:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking time away from his global crowdfunding platform, CEO and co-founder of Indiegogo, Slava Rubin sat down with the Observer to share details about his spiritual beliefs. During the interview, Rubin revealed his spiritual background: “For me, a spiritual person believes in certain thoughts or… Read More

August 17, 2015 @ 3:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SoFi, the second largest marketplace lender, announced on Monday that Joanne Bradford has joined the firm as Chief Operating Officer.  Bradford was most recently head of partnerships at Pinterest. She is a seasoned executive highly regarded for her experience driving growth at some of the country’s leading startups,… Read More

August 17, 2015 @ 12:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australian listed crowdfunding platform CoAssets Limited (“CoAssets” or the “Company”) (NSX code: CAX), confirmed on Monday that it has successfully crowdfunded the platform’s first Singapore-based real estate project.  Launched on July 1st, Mountbatten Lights, a boutique cluster bungalow development, managed to raise S$500,000 from more than… Read More

August 17, 2015 @ 12:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Inkshares, a start-up crowdfunded book publisher, announced today that the Nerdist, a website, YouTube Channel, and podcast network founded by comedian and television personality Chris Hardwick, will be launching a collection on its crowdfunding platform. This collection will include books published under the Nerdist name,… Read More

August 17, 2015 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

eShares has raised $17 million in a Series B funding round according to a report BizJournal.  Spark Capital was lead in the funding that included participation from Union Square Ventures, Subtraction Capital and Industry Ventures.  eShares raised $7 million in a Series A round this… Read More

August 15, 2015 @ 12:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to unveil its latest project, Larian Studios LLC, announced the sequel of Kickstarter success Divinity: Original Sin and its upcoming crowdfunding campaign. The video game first hit the crowdfunding platform in spring 2013 and is described as an Isometric cRPG that can be played in single-player mode or cooperative multiplayer mode. The… Read More

August 14, 2015 @ 12:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement of its recent funding round capturing $30 million, Tilt’s co-founders James Beshara and Khaled Hussein sat down with TechCrunch to share their thoughts on the investment and the future of the crowdfunding platform. The media outlet revealed that Tilt has already expanded to the… Read More

August 14, 2015 @ 11:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

EdAid, a financial technical startup, recently announced that it is launching its own crowdfunding platform to help students with college expenses. According to CityAM, the new platform, which is pending approval by the Financial Conduct Authority, is set to launch next month and will offer… Read More

August 14, 2015 @ 11:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Financial Solutions Lab is a five-year program aimed at harnessing and developing top FinTech companies to create products that tackle Americans’ most pressing financial issues. In July, the lab chose 9 startups to join year one of its five-year program. Each of the companies received $250,000 in… Read More

August 14, 2015 @ 11:02 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Envestnet, Inc. (NYSE:ENV), a leading provider of unified wealth management technology and services to financial advisors, and Yodlee, Inc. (Nasdaq: YDLE), a leading cloud-based platform driving digital financial innovation, announced that the Boards of Directors of both companies have unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which Envestnet will acquire all… Read More

August 14, 2015 @ 10:27 am By Erin Hobey  |  

eProdigy, a FinTech holding company specializing in alternative lending, has appointed Christopher Keane as Director of Underwriting. With experience in back-end risk management and front-end underwriting, Keane brings to eProdigy a deep understanding of the procedures, policies and best practices needed to sustainably scale eProdigy’s Merchant Cash… Read More

August 14, 2015 @ 10:14 am By Erin Hobey  |  

AssetAvenue, a leading online lender for real estate investment properties, announced that Real Estate Forum has selected the company for its annual “Best of the Best” directory in the “lender and financial services” category. The directory is published by ALM and is available in the August 2015 issue… Read More

August 14, 2015 @ 9:46 am By Erin Hobey  |  

UBS has shown an increased interest in fintech developments, creating an innovations lab to explore potential applications of bitcoin and the blockchain technology, according to NewsBTC’s Sarah Jenn. Swiss global financial services company based in Zurich recently announced the launch of the Future of Finance Challenge, which is… Read More

August 14, 2015 @ 9:20 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Tendr, a mobile crowdfunding discovery platform, rebrands as OFF3R and will now offer US crowdfunding investment opportunities from Angel.co and other leading US platforms. OFF3R is backed by angel investment club QVentures and with investors in over 42 countries. The investor app hits 250,000 interactions in… Read More