General News

July 13, 2015 @ 5:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform, CircleUp, recently revealed that it has secured $22 million so that it may invest in consumer brands that previously received funds through its site. According to TechCrunch, CircleUp’s funding round, The Consumer Growth Fund, is set to match investments made on its platform by others, but does… Read More

July 13, 2015 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Now offering community shares, Crowdfunder’s first issue, Positive News, has raised £263,000 from its readers, supporters and journalists. The public support for this project reflects the growing trend for social investment across the UK – where communities are coming together to save their local pubs, develop community… Read More

July 13, 2015 @ 2:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Israeli peer-to-peer lending platform, BLender, recently announced that it has secured $5 million in funding from American venture capital firm, Blumberg. The company, which launched last fall, is looking to use the funds to expand into Western European and Latin American markets. According to its description,… Read More

July 13, 2015 @ 10:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Commercial real estate crowdfunding platform, Selequity, announced that it  has formed a strategic alliance with Virtual Realty Enterprises, LLC, (VRE) a St. Louis-based CRE lender and operating company that has managed more than $500 million in assets. Now, Selequity’s clients and project sponsors will have access to interim financing… Read More

July 13, 2015 @ 7:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to find success, sources have revealed that crowdfunding platform Tilt has raised around $30 million during its recent funding round. Co-founder and CEO of Tilt, James Beshara, told TechCrunch: “We weren’t in fundraising mode – there was strong outside interest with minimal dilution, and… Read More

July 11, 2015 @ 8:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, global crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo, announced a new feature that is now available for all backers. “Shipping Now” is described as a new way to explore perks from popular Indiegogo campaigns. The platform shared: “We know individuals contribute to campaigns for several different reasons, one being… Read More

July 10, 2015 @ 6:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Anthony Puls, the Founding Director & Chairman of ASSOB – one of the trailblazers of the investment crowdfunding space, has launched a new web site touting SME Bonds. The financial vehicle is said to be already available in Australia and New Zealand and targets startups and early… Read More

July 10, 2015 @ 3:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to build up some hype for its online premiere, the Con Man crew hit up San Diego’s Comic Con this week alongside global crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo. Earlier this year,  Firefly duo, Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk took to Indiegogo with a mission to raise funds for the web… Read More

July 10, 2015 @ 1:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Crowdfunding Professional Association (CFPA) and the Crowdfunding Intermediary Regulatory Advocates (CFIRA), the two leading crowdfunding advocacy associations in the US, have partnered up to offer a free webinar on the JOBS Act.  The duo are presenting “The JOBS Act: Funds as Alternative Investment Structures”… Read More

July 10, 2015 @ 11:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “European Peer-to-Peer Lending: Market Insight 2015 “ report to their offering. Peer-to-peer (P2P)lending has continued to grow rapidly across Europe as lenders seek higher returns than are available from banks and borrowers embrace willingness to lend to sectors the… Read More

July 10, 2015 @ 10:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SeedInvest, an equity crowdfunding platform, announced on Friday that WayBetter, which runs the social dieting website, DietBet, successfully conducted one of the first “testing the waters” fund-raising campaigns under the new mini-IPO rules, which went into effect on June 19th. The company received $9.3 million of investment interest… Read More

July 9, 2015 @ 11:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

While making the final preparations for its launch, upcoming UK real estate investment platform, BrickVest, announced it has received backing from Rocket Internet’s Global Founders Capital (GFC). According to TechCrunch, GFC has invested in a startup before the platform open its investment doors. Although BrickVest nor GFC are disclosing… Read More

July 9, 2015 @ 11:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With female entrepreneurs becoming a big topic in the crowdfunding world, equity platform Crowdcube weighed in on its experience with working with projects that involve women leaders. The UK platform shared: “Crowdcube is changing the status quo. We’re making investing and raising finance more accessible, affordable and rewarding… Read More

July 9, 2015 @ 11:01 am By JD Alois  |  

The Roosevelt Institute is publishing a series of policy papers tackling the trends and challenges that will sculpt our economy over the coming decades. Roosevelt notes that too frequently reactionary politicians take short term policy approaches to issues that require a more thoughtful, long term… Read More

July 9, 2015 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Great news, UK! This week, crowdfunding platform Tilt announced that it has opened its doors of the countries inventors. Tilt revealed: “The easiest way to collect money from your group is now available in the UK! Say goodbye to bank transfers, collecting cash from a… Read More

July 8, 2015 @ 3:40 pm By Midori Yoshimura  |  

  A co-creator of the legislation that eventually became the JOBS Act of 2012, Candace Klein, Chief Strategy Officer for marketplace lender Dealstruck, joined the crowdfunding movement unintentionally. Candace was drawn in through her nonprofit, Bad Girl Ventures, and in the process founded her second company, began working with the… Read More

July 8, 2015 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this spring, owners of the Oregon-based baking company, Sweet Cakes By Melissa took to crowdfunding platform GoFundMe after a lesbian couple filed a lawsuit against them for discrimination. Back in January 2013, Laurel Bowman and Rachel Cryer were planning their wedding when they approached the bakery about having a cake… Read More

July 8, 2015 @ 10:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Peer-to-Peer Lending Platforms Revolutionizing Traditional Practices” report to its offering. Since the 2008 global economic and financial crisis, individuals and businesses around the world have struggled to obtain financing from traditional lenders. In Europe the difficulty in obtaining new financing… Read More

July 7, 2015 @ 2:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Looks like Shenmue III received a huge funding boost! The project, which one has only a few days left on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, was given $20,000 from Chinese non-profit school for underprivileged kids, Volunteer English Teacher Program (V.E.T.). According to Videogamer, V.E.T., which helps teach children from small villages and… Read More

July 7, 2015 @ 11:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK’s peer-to-peer lending platform, RateSetter, announced it has implemented AU10TIX BOS to improve fraud protection and KYC compliance while streamlining customer experience and increasing effective volume handling capacity. AU10TIX BOS enables 100% automated, Click&Go multi-factor authentication of online submitted ID images. BOS carries out a… Read More