General News

May 6, 2015 @ 4:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Each year, millions of backers hit crowdfunding platforms to raise funds for various projects: movies, technology, events… you name it, there’s a campaign for it. But what happens when the project’s organizers are unable to deliver? CBS correspondent, Michelle Miller, investigated the situation by chatting… Read More

May 6, 2015 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seed Equity Capital Partners, LLC, announced today that it is launching Seed Equity Venture Fund I, L.P. (the “fund”), a venture seed fund targeting $10 million to invest in early growth stage technology companies. The fund has made a filing with the SEC under Rule 506(c),… Read More

May 6, 2015 @ 3:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform, PeerRealty, announced today that it is now accepting reservations from investors interested in investing in a portfolio of two triple net lease properties located in Schaumburg, IL and Orland Park, IL. PeerRealty CEO, Jordan Fishfeld, explained: “At PeerRealty, we aim to… Read More

May 6, 2015 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

NurturMe, the family of certified-organic dried baby food and toddler snacks, has secured $1.5 million in growth expansion capital from EcoEnterprises Fund to help accelerate its growth as the first and only brand to offer pure organic quinoa products for babies and toddlers, as well as scale… Read More

May 6, 2015 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fuel3D, a developer of 3D scanning solutions, today announced a strategic investment and technology development agreement with In-Q-Tel (IQT), the not-for-profit investment firm that identifies innovative technology solutions to support the missions of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC). The investment will allow Fuel3D to further… Read More

May 6, 2015 @ 8:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Both the Florida state Senate an House passed crowdfunding legislation and the bill has moved to the desk of Governor Rick Scott where it is expected to be signed into law this week. This is not the first time the Sunshine state attempted to legalize… Read More

May 5, 2015 @ 4:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to unveil a new way to charge smartphones, Columbus-based startup Nikola Labs announced at TechCrunch Disrupt that it is preparing to launch a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its new and impressive iPhone-exclusive case. According to Business Insider, the new case, which will cost $99, will… Read More

May 5, 2015 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payments automation platform, Tipalti, announced that it has expanded international payments capabilities through several new partnerships and product upgrades. Tipalti has extended support of international ACH payments to 58 additional countries across the world, covering Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East.  With this upgrade, Tipalti’s global… Read More

May 5, 2015 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Western Independent Bankers (WIB), a trade association of more than 130 community banks, announced today that it endorsed LendKey, a Lending as a Service platform, as its exclusive auto-­lending partner. WIB will now endorse LendKey’s auto lending solution to community banks across the Western states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New… Read More

May 5, 2015 @ 12:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Money360, Inc., an online peer-to-peer (P2P) commercial real estate (CRE) lending platform that brings together CRE borrowers and accredited investors, announced that it has funded and closed a $2.9 million commercial real estate loan in Williston, North Dakota. The one-year loan, which was funded by… Read More

May 5, 2015 @ 11:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kano, the computer you build and code yourself, launched the new version of its computer kit at the technology conference TechCrunch Disrupt. Now powered by the Raspberry Pi 2, the New Kano is six times faster, and loaded with games and projects that are learned,… Read More

May 5, 2015 @ 9:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Rare Genomics Institute (RG) today announced the Amplify Hope Initiative, a new study aimed at determining how crowdfunding can promote scientific research to help rare disease patients. RG is an international non-profit providing rare disease patients with access to state of the art genomics sequencing… Read More

May 5, 2015 @ 9:07 am By JD Alois  |  

The subject of venture exchanges, or secondary markets for small cap companies, is a hot topic right now.  Sparked in part by the signing of the JOBS Act, and the new securities exemptions now coming into play, investing in SMEs is better for everyone if… Read More

May 4, 2015 @ 2:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

The correlation between risk and reward is an important relationship for all asset classes. The popularity of marketplace lending has been driven by the solid returns generated at a perceived lower level of risk.  Lending Club, the largest peer to peer lender in the United States, has… Read More

May 4, 2015 @ 12:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few days after the death of Baltimore resident Freddie Gray caused riots throughout the city, a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe surfaced to support the six police officers that were involved in the situation. Baltimore’s chief prosecutor Marilyn Mosby stated on Friday that Gray… Read More

May 4, 2015 @ 12:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

The growing number of securities in early stage companies is indicative of new funding channels for young innovative firms. Matching investor to issuer has been a challenging task in the path as the process has largely been cut off from mass distribution and discovery as the market… Read More

May 4, 2015 @ 9:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

iCrowd Hotels, Inc., a real estate developer and investor with a groundbreaking hospitality strategy focused on the millennial market, announced today the launch of its new crowdfunding platform. The new platform, which is focused on hotel properties across the globe, answers the mounting demand for direct access… Read More

May 4, 2015 @ 8:34 am By JD Alois  |  

    A gathering to discuss the future of alternative finance is scheduled for later this week.  The event will be held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, with multiple well known industry participants scheduled to address the hot topics in finance today…. Read More

May 3, 2015 @ 10:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

With the booming popularity of marketplace lending, Wall Street is “scoffing” no more.  An article in Bloomberg recently described P2P lending as a “seemingly wacky idea” instead of the natural evolution that it truly is. But where the article is spot on, is the growing… Read More

May 3, 2015 @ 11:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Ron Suber, President of Prosper – one of the leading peer to peer lenders in the US, delivered one of the keynote presentations at the LendIt conference held in Manhattan last month.  Suber really did not focus on his company but instead gave a high level… Read More