General News

April 28, 2015 @ 1:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Showing support towards the victims of last Saturday’s earthquake in Nepal, crowdfunding platform GoFundMe has announced that it is giving the 5% campaign fee towards the relief initiative. The platform shared: “To all those affected by the terrible earthquakes in Nepal, the GoFundMe Team is… Read More

April 28, 2015 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Coinzone, a Bitcoin payment solution provider dedicated to making it easy for European merchants and consumers to use and accept digital currencies, today announced it is poised to launch a new web-based ‘wallet’ that will let users send, receive, buy and sell Bitcoin. Universally available… Read More

April 28, 2015 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Patient financing company, American Healthcare Lending (AHCL), announced this week that it has officially changed its name to Prosper Healthcare Lending (PHL). This change comes after AHCL was acquired in January by Prosper Marketplace, which operates the largest privately held online marketplace for credit. PHL will continue… Read More

April 28, 2015 @ 9:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Kickstarter announced that their campaign creation process is officially open to German project creators. Kickstarter’s Yancey Strickler wrote: Hallo Deutschland!   My name is Yancey, I’m the CEO of Kickstarter, and it’s my pleasure to welcome all of you to the Kickstarter community.  … Read More

April 28, 2015 @ 8:47 am By Erin Hobey  |  

OnDeck Capital, a U.S.-based online marketplace which offers short-term loans to businesses of between $5,000 and $250,000, is expanding its offerings in Canada, joining a growing number of tech-oriented lenders that promise to transform the financial services landscape, according to 680 news.  Experts say Canada has… Read More

April 28, 2015 @ 8:41 am By JD Alois  |  

The Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA) has announced an expanded Board of Directors going from 3 members to 13 and appointed new officers. Joining current board members Brian Korn, Scott McIntyre and Thell Woods as CfPA Directors are Joe Bartlett, Jordan Fishfeld, Sam Guzik, Alon Hillel-Tuch, John Mueller, Rodney… Read More

April 28, 2015 @ 3:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, NIN Ventures announced, with the partnership with SnapCard, it will now allow Litecoin and Dogecoin owners to participate in the NIN Ventures Technology (QP) Fund. In January 2015, NIN Ventures teamed up with SnapCard to let Bitcoin owners invest in the NIN Ventures Technology (QP) Fund. Given… Read More

April 27, 2015 @ 11:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

The CFA Institute seeks to lead investment professionals around the globe promoting high standards in ethics and professional excellence. The organization claims over 130,000 members in 147 different countries.  As the traditional financial industry plods along, new forms of finance have leveraged technology to innovate… Read More

April 27, 2015 @ 3:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

While it seems as though more and more fan favorite musicians are taking to various crowdfunding platforms for their music/tour costs, former The Smith’s bandmate Morrissey is looking the other way when it comes to getting the funds for his projects. According to numerous media… Read More

April 27, 2015 @ 1:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the weekend, global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo announced the exciting news that it has created documentary archive program with ITN Source, which is dedicated to filmmakers seeking funds. The platform shared: “We’re launching a Documentary Archive Program which will give Indiegogo filmmakers direct access to… Read More

April 27, 2015 @ 12:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an effort to help those who were affected by this past weekend’s devastating earthquake in Nepal, five crowdfunding campaigns on Indiegogo have successfully captured over $100,000 for the cause. According to BBC, at least 3,617 people are now known to have died in a… Read More

April 27, 2015 @ 11:26 am By JD Alois  |  

European companies raised €2.6 billion for 345 deals during 1Q 2015, an increase of 41% in the amount raised from 4Q 2014 despite a 5% slide in the number of deals completed.  The Year over Year comparison depicts an astounding 63% increase. This is according… Read More

April 27, 2015 @ 9:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Canaan Partners, one of the Sandhill Road posse in Silicon Valley, is a VC firm that has moved big into the alternative finance space. With over $4.2 billion under management they have the fire power, and the tool kit, to move quickly into promising, early stage… Read More

April 25, 2015 @ 10:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sharing his thoughts about the growth in small businesses, Indiegogo’s CEO Slava Rubin discussed key myths about startups at Vator Splash in Oakland earlier this week. According to the Register, Rubin shared details about each myth, which can be found below: 1. Myth: It’s all… Read More

April 25, 2015 @ 9:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few days after “dog-namer” Aaron Schlechter announced that he would change the objective of his Kickstarter campaign (which was to help others name their fur babies) to purchasing the crowdfunding giant, copywriter at Barton F. Graf 9000, LLC in New York City, Martin Baker, unveiled his… Read More

April 24, 2015 @ 4:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

British indie rock band, The 1975, have had an intense past two years and have toured almost constantly across the globe to theaters, festivals and TV performances. Now that they’ve settled back into their home in Manchester, they’ve partnered with their label, Dirty Hit Records, to launch… Read More

April 24, 2015 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder UK announced a new partnership with Cornwall Cricket to help create a sustainable future for cricket in Cornwall after numbers dropped by 7% in 2014. The platform shared that The Cornwall Cricket Campaign is being launched to assist, educate and enable clubs… Read More

April 24, 2015 @ 1:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

 In an exciting and never done before move, Swatch and PledgeMusic will work together to present the Emerging Artists Series. This will be Swatch’s first time working extensively in the music vertical in the US. The Emerging Artists Series is unlike anything either company has ever done before. The Series will… Read More

April 24, 2015 @ 12:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Well, this seems legit. Campaign organizer, Aaron Schlechter, recently took to Kickstarter to raise funds so that he can name people’s dogs. Creative? Yes. Realistic? Not so much. Unfortunately, the crowdfunding giant informed the ambitious name-creator that his project didn’t fit in any of its… Read More

April 24, 2015 @ 11:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up his insights on Israel’s crowdfunding progress, Indiegogo’s Marketing and Community Manager for Israel, Oren Simanian unveiled new details about the funding method and its future in the small country. During a recent update, Simanian wrote: “With quickly expanding innovations in technological fields including medical devices,… Read More