General News

April 16, 2015 @ 12:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Michael Jones, former chief technology advocate of Google, has joined Silicon Valley’s Wearality Corporation as the startup’s new CEO. In this role, Jones will oversee the launch of today’s most innovative virtual reality (VR) wearable technology, including the recently launched Wearality Sky, to help users experience the true power of immersive 3D worlds…. Read More

April 16, 2015 @ 12:19 pm By Therese Torris  |  

French equity crowdfunding platform SmartAngels and the French arm of global insurer Allianz announced today the launch of a crowdfunding investment fund. Allianz’s customers will be able to use SmartAngels’ crowdfunding platform to invest in startups and high-growth companies. Allianz France will co-invest in the… Read More

April 16, 2015 @ 11:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Documentary Follows Extraordinary Woman’s Journey from Cyber Bullying Target to Inspiring Anti-Bullying Activist and Champion Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) has acquired North American theatrical, digital and home entertainment distribution rights to A BRAVE HEART: THE LIZZIE VELASQUEZ STORY. The highly acclaimed documentary premiered last month at… Read More

April 16, 2015 @ 8:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Home Depot, a home improvement retailer, is now offering SunJack portable power products for sale on the store’s website. The Kickstarter-funded device is manufactured by GigaWatt Inc, a California solar company that distributes and installs solar components. The SunJack is described as a charger that can charge 8… Read More

April 15, 2015 @ 2:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With Governor John Hickenlooper recently signing the Colorado Crowdfunding Act into law, which will allow the state’s residents to be able to stock in local companies without becoming an accredited investor, Colorado’s Division of Securities Commissioner Gerald Rome shared key aspects of the new bill and what it… Read More

April 15, 2015 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

COBI, developer of the self-dubbed “world’s smartest” connected biking system, has completed one of the largest financing rounds ever for a bike startup. The company is set to receive more than $4 million from European investors Capnamic Ventures, Iris Capital and Creathor Venture. Private investors… Read More

April 15, 2015 @ 10:19 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Setién, an international commodities trading company headquartered in New York City with operations in Mexico, Chile, China, UA, Brazil, Venezuela and India, has patented a process for the production of liquid sugar that generates 30-40% savings on production costs compared to the traditional process for obtaining liquid… Read More

April 15, 2015 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

UC Berkeley has announced a new entity in ‘CrowdBerkeley’, a partnership focused on teaching and learning about the power of crowdfunding.  Berkeley states that crowdfunding is changing the future of finance by fostering the exchange of capital through new technology channels and by providing a… Read More

April 15, 2015 @ 9:03 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Singapore-based peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform Capital Match which targets Singapore SMEs obtain loans financed by individual investors has launched. The company stated that its are two-fold, to provide business borrowers with the next best interest rates after banks and to give investors access to an attractive yield… Read More

April 15, 2015 @ 8:28 am By Erin Hobey  |  

gamesGRABR, the social network for gaming, has successfully raised more than £450,000 in its second round of funding on the Crowdcube platform, smashing its initial £250,000 target by over 80% and attracting 221 investors, including the London Co-investment Fund. “We are so proud of this latest round of… Read More

April 14, 2015 @ 4:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunded Book Publisher Launches “Collections” Feature with Science Fiction/Fantasy Publishing Contest Inkshares, a start-up crowdfunded book publisher, announced today a partnership with The Sword & Laser, an award-winning science fiction and fantasy podcast and community, to launch a feature called “Collections”—allowing third parties to run… Read More

April 14, 2015 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Governor John Hickenlooper signed the Colorado Crowdfunding Act into law which will allow the state’s residents to be able to stock in local companies without becoming an accredited investor. Earlier this year, a drafted crowdfunding legislation for Colorado was presented that will facilitate crowdfunding by authorizing… Read More

April 14, 2015 @ 12:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fuel3D, a developer of 3D scanning solutions, today announced the full retail availability of SCANIFY, a handheld, point-and-shoot 3D scanner built to enable consumers to 3D scan objects in high-resolution shape and color in under one second. North American consumers can purchase SCANIFY through WYNIT distribution… Read More

April 14, 2015 @ 11:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

MobCraft Beer, an award winning Madison craft brewery, announced that it has closed one of the first intrastate equity crowdfunding campaigns in the U.S. The campaign received an initial commitment of $75,000 from 57 investors, topping the Kickstarter brewery record of $71,000. The round ultimately… Read More

April 14, 2015 @ 11:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Money360, Inc., an online marketplace and peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform that directly connects commercial real estate borrowers with accredited investors, today announced that is has secured $110 million to originate/purchase loans to borrowers through its online lending platform. The funds were secured through a $100 million loan purchase agreement and partnership… Read More

April 14, 2015 @ 10:41 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Founded by Matthias Graf Lambsdorff, Hamburg-based food4fans specializes in the sale of sweet and salty snacks for soccer/fussball fans. Licensed by soccer clubs such as FC Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Hamburger SV, and FC St. Pauli, the start-up sells its products via established retail chains like Edeka, REWE, and… Read More

April 14, 2015 @ 10:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese Internet Giant Baidu, and Carmel Ventures, Co-Lead $5M Investment Round in Tonara, the Leading Music Education Technology Platform Today, Tonara, a music education technology company, announced a $5 million investment round led by Baidu, China’s leading search engine, and Carmel Ventures. Baidu’s investment and partnership… Read More

April 14, 2015 @ 9:54 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Currently listed on the ISDX, a London investment exchange, Sandal is comprised of PowerConnections, an established cash generative division, and Energenie, which is at the centre of the rapidly expanding Internet of Things market. Founded in 1996, Sandal designs, develops and manufactures consumer electronics products, seeing £3m of turnover… Read More

April 14, 2015 @ 9:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lending Club (NYSE: LC), the largest online marketplace connecting borrowers and investors, and Citi  (NYSE: C) are launching a pioneering new partnership with Varadero Capital L.P., an alternative management firm focused on specialized credit investments, to facilitate up to $150 million in loans designed to provide more affordable credit to underserved… Read More

April 14, 2015 @ 8:53 am By Erin Hobey  |  

As mentioned in a recent interview with  FluxMob’s Co-Founder Alan Tran, he and his childhood friend Co-founder Justin Zito who swiftly raised $90,253 in initial funds for their tech gadget company FluxMob and its first product, BOLT, through Kickstarter, overfunding with the help of 1,790 backers. The duo has returned to Kickstarter with… Read More