General News

February 19, 2015 @ 1:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to give students and faculty a place to fund projects, the University of Pittsburgh has launched a crowdfunding platform dedicated to those apart of the panther family. According to Pittsburgh Business Times, EngagePitt allows donors to contribute to campaigns that are created and ran by… Read More

February 19, 2015 @ 12:53 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

The Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) published an update on the proposal for a comprehensive regulatory framework for publicly offered alternative investment funds, “Alternative Funds Proposal.” The Alternative Funds Proposal is the final phase of the CSA’s ongoing effort to modernize regulation of investment fund… Read More

February 19, 2015 @ 12:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over six months ago, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter unveiled a new algorithm system for the platform to determine if submitted projects are following its rules. As previously reported, the algorithm scans review keywords in the campaign, the creator’s past track record on the platform and if similar campaigns… Read More

February 19, 2015 @ 11:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced this week that it has agreed to acquire Kickstarter-success LoopPay, the acclaimed mobile wallet solutions provider that turns existing magnetic stripe readers into secure, contactless receivers. LoopPay’s technology has the potential to work in approximately 90% of existing point-of-sale (POS) terminals,… Read More

February 19, 2015 @ 11:17 am By Erin Hobey  |  

JustPark’s crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube swiftly overfunded its original £1M goal, raising over £1,408,475 with the help of over 1902 backers. As reported by Crowdfund Insider‘s Samantha Hurst earlier this week, “JustPark is apparently leading the disruption of the £50 billion global parking market by allowing its customers… Read More

February 19, 2015 @ 10:42 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Leading Crowdfunding Platform Plans to Deploy Estimated $30 Million of Capital in Mile-High City Fundrise, the leading real estate crowdfunding platform, today announced that it has made its debut in the Denver real estate market after providing $1 million to finance a ground-up mixed-use apartment complex with… Read More

February 19, 2015 @ 9:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

DonorDrive, a peer-to-peer fundraising software, has released their free State of  Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Report 2015, a yearly report that examines this rapidly-changing space for nonprofits and gives them the intelligence they need to make vital revenue decisions this year. Co-founder and CEO of Global Cloud… Read More

February 19, 2015 @ 9:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PropFunds L.P., doing business in the real estate crowdfunding arena, has funded approximately $2,000,000 of first trust deeds in the past two months. The property types have primarily been multi-family projects in the greater Los Angeles market and the annualized yields to PropFunds investors are projected to… Read More

February 18, 2015 @ 10:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

The inaugural 2015 Canadian Crowdfunding Summit (#CCS2015) will take place on March 3rd at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, Canada. Organized by the National Crowdfunding Association of Canada, the event boasts a solid list of speakers and participants for their first event.  A broad spectrum… Read More

February 18, 2015 @ 11:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate market, conference and networking event, MIPIM, will take a long, hard look at international debt market conditions and what they hold in store for the real estate sector, drawing on the expertise of the CRE Finance Council (CREFC). A dedicated panel, titled “Commercial… Read More

February 18, 2015 @ 10:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The inventors of The BBQ Dragon, a grilling accessory that got its start with a successfully funded $100,000 Kickstarter campaign, will now have a chance to compete on national TV for much bigger stakes, on Science Channel’s new show, All-American Makers. In the nationally televised show, business owners and… Read More

February 18, 2015 @ 10:08 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Interested in innovation, both in the finance industry and in the broader economy, Robert Wardrop began his career at Procter & Gamble before moving on to the Anschutz Investment Company and later to DAM Capital. The seasoned entrepreneur presently serves as a Non Executive Director at… Read More

February 18, 2015 @ 8:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Startup Hour, a new business-themed reality program, will let everyday TV viewers watch entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas — and then invest in them from the comfort of their living room. The show, set to debut in six television markets in May 2015 and simultaneously stream worldwide,… Read More

February 17, 2015 @ 4:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

KinderLab Robotics, a creator of toys and educational tools that teach four to seven year-olds to program and understand logic, has moved to new office space and manufacturing headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts. The offices and manufacturing space is close to the historic technology hub of… Read More

February 17, 2015 @ 3:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The National Institute of Whole Health (NIWH), pioneers of Whole Health Education® training and research since 1977, announced today its partnership with CrowdMed, an online, crowdsourced medical diagnosis platform that helps to solve the world’s most difficult medical cases. For almost 40 years, NIWH has been training… Read More

February 17, 2015 @ 2:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

From Thursday (February 19th) to Saturday (February 21st), the nation’s largest cannabis expo CannaCon, will take place in Seattle, Washington at the beautiful Bell Harbor International Conference Center located on Pier 91 at Smith Cove. Marijuana icons Tommy Chong, best known as one-half of the… Read More

February 17, 2015 @ 11:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Co-Funded announces the launch of its unique crowdfunding platform, which gives customers and individuals a voice in facilitating changes they’d like to see. On traditional crowdfunding platforms it is companies seeking an alternative to traditional funding that initiate the process. Co-Funded differentiates itself by allowing customers and individuals to initiate… Read More

February 17, 2015 @ 9:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seed&Spark, a crowdfunding platform made just for independent film, extends its foray into digital distribution, making films available to millions of iTunes customers around the world. Seed&Spark has selected a handful of films to pilot a new distribution program with iTunes. Going forward, films that… Read More

February 17, 2015 @ 9:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

AXA has launched a crowdfunding initiative on CrowdfunderUK to enable local communities to raise money for projects that aim to improve road safety in their area. As the next phase of the insurer’s RoadSafe Schools campaign, which initially launched in 2013, AXA will be providing… Read More

February 17, 2015 @ 8:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Payment solution provider Mangopay has announced a new partnership with UK’s largest car sharing community Liftshare. Simultaneously the company released it now has over 50 customers in the UK.  Mangopay earlier this year opened an office in London to expand the reach of its payment… Read More