General News

February 5, 2015 @ 9:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Thanks to her determination and supporters, cyclist Nicola Noble is set to represent Great Britain in the Sprint Duathlon at the European Championship 2015. The athlete raised more than she needed with the help of Crowdfunder UK and Plymouth University. The second year occupational therapy student qualified to compete at the championships… Read More

February 5, 2015 @ 9:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Later this month Crowd15 will present the  Nordic Crowdsourcing & Crowdfunding Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. Well known names in the crowdfunding industry are set to appear and share their opinion and perspective on the fast growing collaborative economy.  Speakers include; Lasse Mäkelä of Invesdor, Michael… Read More

February 5, 2015 @ 9:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Swedish brand Intimina launched its funding project for the world’s first collapsible menstrual cup, Lily Cup Compact, on crowdfunding giant Kickstarter, which recently finished with 8530 backers from over 50 countries worldwide and reached 4000% over the original crowdfunding target. This places the campaign in the top 2% of… Read More

February 5, 2015 @ 8:43 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Marcus New, the Founder and Chief Entrepreneur of InvestX, is an experienced entrepreneur; he founded and served as chairman (and previously the CEO) of Stockhouse, Canada’s leading financial community and a global hub for affluent investors, with up to 1 million unique monthly visitors. Prior to… Read More

February 4, 2015 @ 2:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tandem bills legalizing crowdfunding have been introduced in the state of Arizona. Yesterday HB 2591 and SB 1450 were introduced to begin the process of allowing investment crowdfunding in amounts up to $2.5 million. According to the draft rules, companies that have not undergone an… Read More

February 4, 2015 @ 11:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wired recently reported that CNBC and Crowdnetic are teaming up to release a new crowdfinance index that aims to give the investing public an insight of how the market is evolving. Vice president and senior executive product at CNBC, Steve Lewis stated, “This is a seas… Read More

February 4, 2015 @ 10:33 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Wil Schroter,  Startups.co Founder and CEO, today announced what’s in store for Fundable in 2015: the acquiring of Clarity.fm and launching of Startups.co. Clarity was founded by well-known serial entrepreneur Dan Martell to help Founders get personal advice from startup experts in every field, from marketing to fundraising to… Read More

February 4, 2015 @ 10:08 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Leah Stern has joined OurCrowd’s team as CST: Chief Story Teller for the global hybrid VC / crowdfunding platform. The University of Miami grad also currently serves as producer and anchor for the Israeli Government Press Office News in Jerusalem, as well as acting as a multi… Read More

February 4, 2015 @ 10:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

WeCareCard, an online fundraising platform that empowers individuals to raise money for a variety of life-changing causes, and I’m Sorry to Hear, a marketplace that connects funeral professionals and consumers in an online destination, have partnered to promote awareness and offer online tools to pay for… Read More

February 4, 2015 @ 9:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

A new report from Juniper Research has found that the value of all cryptocurrency transactions will fall sharply this year to just over $30 billion, compared with over $71 billion in 2014. The report, ‘The Future of Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin & Altcoin Impact & Opportunities 2015-2019‘ claimed that… Read More

February 3, 2015 @ 4:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PALMco, a family owned and operated energy supply company, announced today that it has successfully raised an additional $25,000 for environmental science classroom projects through DonorsChoose, a non-profit crowdfunding platform where teachers can request classroom resources ranging from printer paper to educational magazine subscriptions. The combined… Read More

February 3, 2015 @ 3:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Venture funding for energy-efficient building technologies swelled to $944 million in 2014, with total funding during 2012 to 2014 higher than any three-year period over the last 15 years, according to Lux Research. From 2012 to 2014, venture capitalists poured a record $2.64 billion into this… Read More

February 3, 2015 @ 12:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, announced today that Brian S. Korn has joined the firm’s Corporate and Finance practice as a partner in its New York office. He joins the firm from Pepper Hamilton LLP, where he founded and co-led the firm’s crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending practice. Korn focuses… Read More

February 3, 2015 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

New crowdfunding platform, Save Our Legacy, hopes to give everyday people the opportunity to empower others and make the world a better place. Created to help individuals and organizations raise funds to produce videos, mini-documentaries and ads, Save Our Legacy launched today, providing an online space… Read More

February 3, 2015 @ 10:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate PeerRealty announced that its online investment platform is now open to the general public. The platform had previously been in private, invitation-only mode. CEO of PeerRealty, Jordan Fishfield  stated, “At PeerRealty, we believe that no investment portfolio can be truly diversified without a real estate… Read More

February 3, 2015 @ 9:45 am By JD Alois  |  

As anticipated, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a regulatory review of the crowdfunding environment – including investment crowdfunding and peer to peer lending. Rules were initially released in March of 2014 with the government entity taking a “light touch approach” that was broadly embraced… Read More

February 2, 2015 @ 12:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Wall Street Journal has announced that miniature Android gaming console, Ouya, was given a much needed funding boost from Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba. Sources revealed that Alibaba invested $10 million in Ouya last month and the two companies have discussed a plan to incorporate the… Read More

February 2, 2015 @ 12:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

One Spark, a crowdfunding festival that takes place in Jacksonville, Florida each year, has announced the headlining bands Ha Ha Tonka, SUNBEARS!, Somebody Else and the Kopecky Family Band for One Spark 2015 After Dark presented by Brumos Automotive, a returning sponsor.  DJ Lil’ Boy has also… Read More

February 1, 2015 @ 12:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

The European Equity Crowdfunding Association (EECA) held a Board of Directors meeting on January 30th in Dublin, Ireland, hosted by SeedUps and CoFunder. Participants included 20 Directors from 14 countries within the European Economic Space sit (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland,… Read More

February 1, 2015 @ 11:21 am By Catherine Pargeter  |  

With the big game this weekend, all eyes are on New England and Washington. Sure, most people are focused on the players, the coaches, and the inflation of the balls, but we thought we would look at the 12th man in terms of their performance… Read More