General News

March 11, 2015 @ 12:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

As expected, e-commerce giant Amazon is getting closer to becoming a Crowdfunding platform.  This is pretty much a natural extension of its powerful sales and review platform and counters the encroaching pretail type campaigns that inhabit both Kickstarter, Tilt and Indiegogo.  With Indieogo’s recently launch… Read More

March 11, 2015 @ 12:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

StreetShares, the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending marketplace for small business loans, today announced commitments from Direct Lending Investments, Community Investment Management (CIM) and Eagle Bank Corp for more than $200 million in funding to back loans on the StreetShares marketplace, with a focus on funding veteran-owned small businesses. Direct Lending Investments, a business… Read More

March 11, 2015 @ 11:02 am By Erin Hobey  |  

As a solution to delivering IT projects faster, with better quality, and more cost-effectively, Aries TCO developed ACE, a rapid application generator that builds screens, data structures, and entire applications for as many platforms as templates provided. From one configuration, consumers can create iOS, Android, and web applications with just a click… allowing a… Read More

March 11, 2015 @ 10:39 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Study of 15,000 Companies Finds Average Revenues of Women-Owned Businesses Increased Nearly 40% in a Year-to-Year Comparison. Analysis shows that a gender-gap still exists, despite the increased profitability that we are seeing with women-owned business in recent years. Average annual revenues and loan approval percentages of… Read More

March 11, 2015 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lending Club (NYSE: LC), a marketplace connecting borrowers and investors, today announced the launch of a partnership with HomeAdvisor, an online home improvement marketplace where homeowners can connect with pre-screened local home repair and improvement professionals. Under this multi-year agreement, Lending Club will be the exclusive partner providing access to loans… Read More

March 11, 2015 @ 10:18 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Realty Mogul, one of the leading pioneers in online peer-to-peer real estate investing, will be only real estate-related business chosen to present at the West Coast’s premier conference for technology investors. The Montgomery Summit, presented by Macquarie Capital, selected Los Angeles-based Realty Mogul from more than… Read More

March 11, 2015 @ 7:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the full subscription of their first £1m offer at the end of 2014, Property Crowd, which is considered the first UK real estate crowdfunding platform to operate under Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulations, announces the launch of a new £1m offer for Central London luxury… Read More

March 10, 2015 @ 4:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, new crowdfunding platform FanAngel debuted for college athletes to receive funds from their biggest supporters – their fans! According to its description, FanAngel enables fans to directly and publicly influence the outcomes of their favorite players and teams by incentivizing them with money. These… Read More

March 10, 2015 @ 3:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fresh off the announcement of Seed&Spark’s partnership with FiOS TV, founder of the crowdfunding platform, Emily Best sat down with Verizon to shared details about the new collaboration and revealed her thoughts about the always evolving indie film industry. During the interview, Best discussed the platform’s history,… Read More

March 10, 2015 @ 3:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

OTC Markets has issues a comment on the Senate hearing that took place today to discuss the creation of Venture Exchanges. OTC Markets has positioned its platform to provide these services to smaller companies and new types of securities as legalized by the JOBS Act…. Read More

March 10, 2015 @ 1:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This year’s film awards season showcased the growing appetite and reach for independent films. Beginning in April, Verizon will be the first pay-TV provider to offer FiOS TV customers access to more independent films On Demand as part of a new partnership with the world’s leading… Read More

March 10, 2015 @ 12:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

University of Edinburgh spin-out company Parkure Ltd has successfully attracted over £75,000 in crowdfunding investment through ShareIn, the technology-focussed crowdfunding firm, to develop a cure for Parkinson’s disease. Parkure has opted to use equity crowdfunding to raise finance because traditional sources of funding are often… Read More

March 10, 2015 @ 11:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Advertising agency LRXD is partnering with Clayton Warwick, co-founder of The Music Ninja, and ONEHOPE Foundation to launch a crowdfunding platform that’s a mash-up of Spotify, Omaze and Kickstarter. Cadence & Cause is a new music platform that’s designed to create revenue for charities by connecting musicians and their fans… Read More

March 10, 2015 @ 10:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Louise Beaumont joined a panel on Democratising finance yesterday at the inaugural Innovate Finance conference.  The session entitled The rise of alternative finance in the UK saw her join a prestigious group to discuss the future of finance. Louise is the head of Public Affairs at GLI… Read More

March 10, 2015 @ 10:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to share some big news to potential crowdfunding campaign backers, Kickstarter announced that its smartphone app will have a new Apple Pay feature. On Monday (March 9th), the platform’s Carol Benovic stated: “We’re happy to introduce an amazing new feature to the Kickstarter app that makes it even… Read More

March 9, 2015 @ 4:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

The number of IPOs experienced a nice increase in 2014 boosted in part by high-profile offers like Alibaba and Lending Club.  Kathleen Smith, of Renaissance Capital, describes 2014 as a “very strong year” for IPOs but indications from Q1 of 2015 show things have taken… Read More

March 9, 2015 @ 4:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The fans have spoken and RiffTrax has listened. Based on overwhelming fan demand, the San Diego company, Fathom Events and IGN are thrilled to announce multiple events, all at once, to keep devoted followers laughing throughout the year. Fans recently contributed through a Kickstarter campaign to help RiffTrax reach… Read More

March 9, 2015 @ 2:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Israel-based OurCrowd announced it is planning to open a new office in Toronto. Now TechVibes has revealed more details about the equity crowdfunding platform’s move to Canadian borders. During the Canadian Crowdfunding Summit, CEO of OurCrowd Jon Medved shared information about the platform’s new… Read More

March 9, 2015 @ 10:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Innovate Finance, a new organization that represents the fast growing FinTech sector in the United Kingdom, is holding its inaugural conference today in London.  The summit will discuss the impact of new innovative FinTech firms on the traditional financial industry.  Innovate Finance is expected to… Read More

March 8, 2015 @ 8:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

The state of California nearly enacted their own intrastate exemption late last year but politics got in the way of things and the bill ended up withering in a committee. One local crowdfunding advocate shared an update on AB 722; “I hear the forces are… Read More