General News

June 19, 2015 @ 11:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With her Kickstarter campaign continuing to quickly garnish funds, author Jane Green sat down with media outlet, Galley Cat, to discuss her new cookbook and turning to crowdfunding for help. During the interview, Green shared details about why she decided to self-publish her cookbook by… Read More

June 19, 2015 @ 10:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

TriPoint Global Equities, LLC. (“TriPoint”), a FINRA member and leading boutique investment bank that provides companies with capital raising and corporate & strategic advisory services, announced that with the effectiveness of Reg A+ as of today (June 19th) its electronic platform, BANQ, is now accepting issuers looking to… Read More

June 19, 2015 @ 9:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfundraiser announced the official release of Regulation A+ crowdfunding kickoff pricing for new companies seeking capital. As of today (June 19th), equity crowdfunding for both accredited and non-accredited investors is now legal. The deals that will begin registration with the SEC today will take a few months… Read More

June 19, 2015 @ 12:13 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Crowdfunding Association (UKCFA) held its annual general meeting this past week in London.  During the meeting, eight directors were appointed while Julie Groves of Trillion Fund was unanimously re-electeed to a new term as Chair. The list of directors are as follows: Julia Groves (Chair)… Read More

June 18, 2015 @ 8:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

VPC Specialty Lending Investments PLC, a listed fund that invests in peer to peer lending assets, has confirmed that the companies shares qualify for ISA inclusion. HM Revenue & Customs have announced that commending July 1, 2o15, savers may take advantage of this new asset… Read More

June 18, 2015 @ 4:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indiegogo success and wearable company Rufus Labs announced today the release of the Rufus Cuff EXO, a protective exoskeleton for the Rufus Cuff wrist communicator. Attaching the EXO to the Rufus Cuff body allows the wearable device to be water submersible, impact resistant and ruggedized for… Read More

June 18, 2015 @ 11:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sikka Software, a retail healthcare cloud platform, raised its Series C funding of $10.5 million led by OrbiMed with participation from its Series B investor, Sierra Ventures and Series A investor, ATA Ventures. This new capital will further accelerate Sikka to scale sales and marketing… Read More

June 18, 2015 @ 8:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cure Forward, a privately held patent activation company, announced today that it has secured $15 million in a Series A financing. Apple Tree Partners, which is the sole investor in Cure Forward, officially launches the Company with this commitment. The funds will be used to create a… Read More

June 18, 2015 @ 8:42 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Fresh from its successful late 2014 Indiegogo campaign for its Lantern reciever which raised more than $637K from 6,642 backers,  New York-based Outernet Hardware has returned to the crowd, this time on its private fundraise on Fundable.  Outernet, ‘Humanity’s Public Library,’ enables anyone to receive data anywhere in… Read More

June 18, 2015 @ 7:21 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Coinffeine,  an open source, peer-to-peer bitcoin exchange platform, enables users  to buy and sell bitcoins securely and anonymously without having to rely on a centralized exchange like MtGox or Bitstamp. It’s like BitTorrent for  bitcoins.  Coinffeine’s beta P2P exchange, hopes to offer the same local buying service… Read More

June 18, 2015 @ 6:31 am By Erin Hobey  |  

(EPA) announced the launch of its incubator for early stage payments companies, the Catalyst. The Catalyst provides access to investors, workspace, mentors and commercial partners in association with MasterCard and The Bancorp. The Catalyst beneficiaries – its ‘Rising Stars’ – are new entrants to the… Read More

June 17, 2015 @ 7:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

The SEC has announced the conclusion of an investigation regarding Silicon Valley based Sand Hill Exchange, a firm that was apparently selling security based swaps to retail investors without a necessary registration statement and outside a national exchange. Sand Hill Exchange settled without admitting or… Read More

June 17, 2015 @ 3:16 pm By Bill Ullman  |  

On Thursday, June 11, RiverNorth Marketplace Lending Corporation filed an N-2 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.  RiverNorth is a Chicago-based investment management firm founded in 2000 that specializes in opportunistic investment strategies.   Many of RiverNorth’s investment products are structured as Closed End… Read More

June 17, 2015 @ 2:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seema Paterson, head of corporate affairs at Edinburgh’s peer-to-peer lender LendingCrowd, has been appointed director of UK Crowdfunding Association. According to DailyRecord, Paterson joined LendingCrowd last December from Tangent Communications Plc, where she was head of corporate development and investor relations. Prior to Tangent, Paterson was a managing director of… Read More

June 17, 2015 @ 11:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, South West accounting firm, Harland Accountants, announced that it is set to sponsor two upcoming campaigns on CrowdfunderUK: Crowdfund Devon and Cornwall. According to the crowdfunding platform, the firm is currently planning to offer free specialist tax and business advice for both… Read More

June 17, 2015 @ 10:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In honor of the LGBTQ pride month, Indiegogo announced a special event for the community, which will be held this Thursday at its headquarters in San Francisco. Global crowdfunding platform shared: “We will feature a panel where a few individuals discuss their perspective on what it’s… Read More

June 17, 2015 @ 10:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

StreetShares, the peer-to-peer lending marketplace for small business loans, today announced a strategic partnership with The Company Corporation that will enable both companies to provide products, services and financing solutions to small business owners, with a special focus on U.S. Military veteran entrepreneurs. As the… Read More

June 17, 2015 @ 9:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global payment gateway BlueSnap announced today that Sensibo, maker of a smart air conditioning system, has chosen BlueSnap to process eCommerce payments globally. In the first month with BlueSnap, Sensibo has already accepted orders from customers in 35 countries. Sensibo is a device that connects… Read More

June 16, 2015 @ 2:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

The New York Times Dealbook section published an article yesterday about Goldman Sachs entering the peer to peer, or marketplace lending space. This was really old news as Quartz had covered it soon after Harit Talwar announced his departure from Discover in April.  Shelly Banjo… Read More

June 16, 2015 @ 1:56 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Previously overfunded at 169%, Workabode (formerly One City) overfunded in its second crowdfunding round on Crowdcube, aiming to disrupt of the approximately £11B shared workspace market via the “Workplace as a Service” (WAAS) market. To date, Workabode has surpassed its £150,000 target goal for 5.00% equity offered, raising just over £151,045 with the help of… Read More