General News

March 12, 2015 @ 11:41 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Designed around Krowdster’s big data approach, the new outreach option is a high quality yet affordable media promotion service. It allows those running crowdfunding projects to connect with journalists and bloggers in their niche. With over 500 journalists and dozens of authority publications including Mashable,… Read More

March 12, 2015 @ 11:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist, marked the fourth anniversary of his craigconnects initiative this week, citing a host of accomplishments since starting the initiative in 2011. The initiative is Newmark’s personal, Web-based effort to promote and enhance the use of technology and social media for philanthropy and… Read More

March 12, 2015 @ 11:31 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Freygeist has developed a globally unique e-bike that combines all advantages of a modern e-bike with the design and weight of a conventional bicycle for the first time. Freygeist is one of the first companies to focus on the promising global market of urban mobility…. Read More

March 12, 2015 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

It has become one of the most popular campaigns to ever hit Indiegogo and has even captured nearly $6 million from over 13,000 backers, but it seems that not everyone has jumped on the Flow Hive bandwagon. According to HuffPo, American apiarists have stated that the Flow… Read More

March 11, 2015 @ 4:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CrowdPress, a crowdfunding platform built exclusively for the creative community, announced this week the launch a public beta version of its website on March 25th, 2015, with a full version coming later this year. CrowdPress provides artists, photographers, and designers around the world with a unique platform… Read More

March 11, 2015 @ 3:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, old school media outlet, The New York Times, and Kickstarter announced that they have formed a partnership to present a new video channel that’s dedicated to the films that were funded through the global crowdfunding platform. The description of “Made with Kickstarter” reads: “A… Read More

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