General News

January 27, 2015 @ 9:10 am By Kevin Berg Grell  |  

Welcome to the Jungle New York City, 1968. Busy street. A group of people have stopped on the sidewalk to look up at a window on the 6th floor of the adjacent office building. No one is in plain sight. No one is trying to… Read More

January 26, 2015 @ 4:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

It appears that Colorado wants to improve capital formation for small companies as well.  The Centennial state is preparing to introducing legislation that will facilitate crowdfunding by authorizing on-line intermediaries to match Colorado investors with a Colorado based business that wishes to sell securities to… Read More

January 26, 2015 @ 2:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This past summer, non-profit organization Moving Train, Inc. launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $100,000 for a new documentary called Batkid Begins. The project quickly gained popularity and by the campaign’s deadline, it raised nearly $110,000 thanks to over 945 backers. As previously… Read More

January 26, 2015 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

HVS Capital Corp, a real estate company for hospitality investment banking solution, and iFunding, a crowdfunding platform that makes real estate investing simple, announce a strategic alliance to expand financing for hospitality real estate projects. HVS Capital will use the crowdfunding platform to expand the investor base for… Read More

January 26, 2015 @ 9:18 am By JD Alois  |  

This past Friday a lawsuit was filed in Texas for patent infringement against global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo.  The plaintiff in the case is AlphaCap Ventures LLC, a filing associated with a Mr. Charles Ainsworth.  Ainsworth is a patent attorney based in East Texas  who “has earned a reputation… Read More

January 26, 2015 @ 7:02 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

London’s fintech (financial technology) community is making waves, according to an article in Startups. Three-quarters of the fintech community there believe that London is a better incubator than global tech hubs like Silicon Valley, according to a recent survey of technology influencers conducted by Seven… Read More

January 25, 2015 @ 10:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Paul Niederer is not one to mince words. Having been around the block more than once, Niederer gives good advice.  When it comes to new forms of finance he speaks from experience, not just unhindered opinion.  The Australian Small Scale Offerings Board (ASSOB), a company… Read More

January 25, 2015 @ 6:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

I have to admit I am pretty impressed by the profound creativity and degree of entrepreneurship that is percolating in Israel these days. This small nation of a 8.2 million certainly plays in the big leagues even if it does not have the size of… Read More

January 24, 2015 @ 12:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Last year, We shared some details about the Kickstarter- crowdfunding success SOAP Rablet, the all-in-on home automation router. The device was described as 2 GB/S WiFi 802.11AC, BLE, Zigbee, Zwave, Insteon, RFID/NFC, Home Media Server, Your Own Cloud and Domain.  Kind of a swiss army knife of… Read More

January 23, 2015 @ 4:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kicking off the Sundance Film Festival 2015 panel series on a financial note, The Hollywood Reporter and YouTube sat down to discuss the ins and outs of crowdfunding on Thursday (January 22nd). According to The Hollywood Reporter, the panel, Financing Through the Power of Fans,… Read More

January 23, 2015 @ 3:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday (January 23rd), crowdfunding platform Watsi announced that Premal Shah, part of the PayPal Mafia and President of Kiva, has joined its board of directors. Watsi is a platform that connects patients in developing countries with donors who directly fund their treatment, is one of… Read More

January 23, 2015 @ 10:29 am By Erin Hobey  |  

With just over two weeks left on the campaign, Freezy Freakies “high tech” gloves are back on Kickstarter… it’s about time.    Alas, my beloved I ♥️ Snow gloves are not making a comeback, but unicorns, turbo cars, alpine skiers and fighter jets are back to warm… Read More

January 23, 2015 @ 9:59 am By JD Alois  |  

P2P Global Investments, the first peer to peer lending investment trust to trade on the LSE ever, has stated the C share issue, announced earlier this month, has been increased due to solid demand. P2P Global Investments seeks out investment opportunities in P2P assets.  P2P… Read More

January 23, 2015 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

The bitcoin eco-system has developed rapidly going from zero to hyperspace in just a few short years. The leading crypto-currency has gone from an internet niche embraced by those in the know to becoming widely accepted currency in a growing number of established firms.  Large… Read More

January 23, 2015 @ 9:45 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Fintech BlueVine Capital secured $18.5 Million from investors reported Lizette Chapman reported for Dow Jones VentureWire.  Based in Palo Alto, Calif., BlueVine was founded in 2013 by Chief Executive Eyal Lifshitz while he was a principal at venture firm Greylock IL, and currently employs 18 people. “Other companies, such as Kabbage Inc…. Read More

January 23, 2015 @ 8:30 am By Erin Hobey  |  

As many Crowdfund Insiders know, when The University of Cambridge teamed up with EY and launched the European Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey, the largest study to date on crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and other forms of alternative finance in Europe was initiated. This benchmarking survey, which closed on 6 January 2015,  seeks to capture the size,… Read More

January 22, 2015 @ 2:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Faces of Main Street, a photography and story competition that features submittals of inspiring stories of over 28 million small business owners and entrepreneurs from across America, announced its first three winners. The competition is powered by Lendio, a free online service that helps business… Read More

January 21, 2015 @ 11:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Following a highly lauded crowdfunding event in Singapore in August of last year, Crowdfunding Asia is preparing for a summit in Thailand scheduled to take place on February 10th and 11th in the capital city of Bangkok. The theme of the conference is “The Ardent… Read More

January 21, 2015 @ 1:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jibo, Inc., the creator of what’s considered the first family robot, announced on Wednesday (January 21st) it has raised $25.3M in Series A financing, led by RRE Ventures. Participating existing investor CRV, also the lead seed investor, and existing investors Fairhaven and Osage University Partners join… Read More

January 21, 2015 @ 11:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Acquire Real Estate has launched a crowdfunding platform that is said to open up a new world of commercial real estate investments to accredited investors, allowing them access to institutional-quality deals that didn’t exist until now. The firm has joined the growing momentum behind crowd… Read More