General News

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

March 7, 2015 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Orlando based video game and simulation company, GameSim, is developing and publishing a mobile version of the successful Kickstarter project by Gamelyn Games, Tiny Epic Kingdoms. In Tiny Epic Kingdoms, a turn-based fantasy game, each player starts with a faction and a small territory. Throughout… Read More

March 6, 2015 @ 5:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nearly six months after finding success on crowdfunding giant, Kickstarter, Cincinnati’s Braxton Brewing Co. has announced exciting news to its backers: Its opening date. As previously reported, Braxton Brewery hit the crowdfunding giant to raise $30,000 to create what the brewhouse called “the Taproom of the Future.” The project not… Read More

March 6, 2015 @ 9:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The customer is always right! CTV announced today from Prime Time in Ottawa the start of production on the new one-hour reality series pilot, Dream Funded: Let the Crowd Decide, produced by CTV in association with Entertainment One (eOne), Highway Entertainment, and United Artists Media Group. The pilot is… Read More

March 6, 2015 @ 9:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Steve Case, a staunch proponent of investment crowdfunding and advocate of access to capital for SMEs, called out billionaire pundit Mark Cuban on CNBC this morning. Ostensibly the discussion was on the Tech Bubble “Yes or No” polemic but discourse ended up being a bit… Read More

March 6, 2015 @ 8:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes announced LeVar Burton will be honored with the Innovator’s Award at the University of Southern California’s Bovard Auditorium. The event will take place during the 20th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, one of the nation’s largest public literary festival,… Read More

March 6, 2015 @ 8:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

AgFunder, an equity crowdfunding platform for agriculture technology, today announced the release of its AgTech Investing Report 2014: Year in Review, covering $2.36 billion raised across 264 deals in the AgTech industry for 2014. From precision agriculture to biotech to drones, venture capitalists made investments… Read More

March 5, 2015 @ 7:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

The state of Massachusetts, under the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, enacted “emergency” crowdfunding regulations this past January. Secretary William Galvin, previously identified as highly skeptical of investment crowdfunding having vocally criticized the new form of finance, surprised industry followers when the rules… Read More

March 5, 2015 @ 3:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FirstBuild, GE Appliances’ new global co-creation community, will showcase its Indiegogo project Paragon Induction Cooktop along with Chantal cookware at the International Home + Housewares Show on March 7th-10th at McCormick Place in Chicago. FirstBuild and Chantal have partnered to bundle cutting-edge mobile technology with… Read More

March 5, 2015 @ 2:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Revealing what he expects in the future of crowdfunding, co-founder and CEO of Indiegogo Slava Rubin stated that he believes a single project using the funding method will generate more than $1 billion by end of this decade. During his recent interview with TrustedReviews, Rubin… Read More

March 5, 2015 @ 1:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up some advice on how to receive crowdfunding success, award-winning producer and UK film and creative at Indiegogo, Miranda Fleming sat down with Aesthetica Short Film Festival to discuss key strategies to earning the cash filmmakers need for their projects. During her interview, Fleming revealed… Read More

March 5, 2015 @ 12:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday (March 5th), media outlet City A.M. announced it has partnered with Crowdnetic to launch a new website, CityAmCrowdwatch, which is dedicated to UK crowd finance data. According to City A.M., CityAMCrowdwatch features information on private UK-based companies that are publicly raising capital online… Read More

March 5, 2015 @ 10:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding in France received a significant boost last year when the government released rules governing the new form of finance. While not perfect the regulations were greeted as a positive first step in establishing a new, more efficient market for capital formation. France has not… Read More

March 5, 2015 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last spring, a company known as Lammily launched a crowdfunding campaign on CrowdtiltOpen to raise funds for Barbie’s realistic doppelgänger, a female doll created in the image of an average woman. The goal of the dolls, as described by creator Nickolay Lamm, is to reinforce the fact… Read More

March 4, 2015 @ 10:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Insider Senior Contributor, and noted Securities Attorney, Sam Guzik will be joining the former Vice Chair of the Nasdaq, David Weild, for a free webinar next week to discuss the status of Title IV, Reg A+, using technology to enhance deal distribution, tick sizes, venture… Read More