General News

January 16, 2015 @ 7:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Startup Rounds will be holding its “Final Showcase” on January 27th in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The event will hit the Microsoft NERD Center to compete for $30,000 in cash plus “over $100,000” in resources. The event is described as a hybrid business model of crowdfunding and business… Read More

January 15, 2015 @ 9:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a report from a local Media General TV station, Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin was quoted stating that Massachusetts has “adopted a crowdfunding exemption”.  While regulations were not readily available a Crowdfunding tips document was posted on the Secretary’s web site (embedded… Read More

January 15, 2015 @ 4:23 pm By Midori Yoshimura  |  

    Global investment in clean energy rose for the first time in three years, increasing 16 percent to $310 billion in 2014, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance in a recent article on Bloomberg. This growth comes after decreased solar-panel prices and sinking subsides… Read More

January 15, 2015 @ 10:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seed&Spark, a crowdfunding and digital distribution platform for independent film, will select and award the top two short films at the 2015 Flyway Film Festival in Wisconsin. The two winners will be picked from the top five short films accepted for inclusion in the festival, chosen in… Read More

January 15, 2015 @ 9:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Tech giant Google (NASD: GOOG) and leading peer to peer lending platform Lending Club (NYSE: LC), have formed a new partnership to facilitate low-interest financing to “eligible Google partners”.  Shares in Lending Club jumped over 8% on the news. The program presently only available in the US allows… Read More

January 15, 2015 @ 8:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With his Kickstarter-success Da Sweet Blood of Jesus set to premiere in theaters on February 15th, director Spike Lee sat down with Entertainment Weekly to share details about his new project and its crowdfunding campaign. During the interview, Lee discussed the back story of the film…. Read More

January 15, 2015 @ 7:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Funding Circle, a business oriented peer to peer lending platform, has signed onto a new partnership with local government Herefordshire Council to launch a “pioneering” agreement.  The new partnership is designed to boost local economic growth and job creation via improved access to business finance…. Read More

January 14, 2015 @ 6:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

The state of Minnesota is next on the list of states determined to take matters into their own hands as Federal regulations continue to be mired in parochial politics and timid rulemaking. A crowdfunding bill was introduced into the legislative process today in St. Paul…. Read More

January 14, 2015 @ 2:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

BlockCypher, a block chain web services company, has raised $3.1 million in seed funding.  The San Mateo based company was founded in 2014. The  over-subscribed round included; Foundation Capital, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), AME Cloud Ventures (Jerry Yang), Tim Draper, Upside Partnership, Streamlined Ventures and Fenox Venture… Read More

January 14, 2015 @ 11:42 am By Dara Albright  |  

As a growing number of entrepreneurs and even corporations turn to crowdfunding as way of accessing capital and increasing brand awareness, a new breed of eager retail investors known as “investumers” are standing by with open checkbooks, looking to invest in the companies that make products that… Read More

January 14, 2015 @ 9:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

After the significant milestones reached by Middle East crowdfunding pioneer Eureeca, the Dubai-based website seeks to up its game with the purpose of reaching more people, businesses and investors interested in its global crowdfunding campaigns. The platform expects to gain major ground in upcoming years, with its rapid… Read More

January 13, 2015 @ 4:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

MIPIM announced on Tuesday (January 13th) the winners of the MIPIM Open Stage, which is a crowdsourcing operation calling on companies to suggest a conference panel subject related to the impact of big and open data on the property industry. The winners are CompStak and… Read More

January 13, 2015 @ 3:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday (January 13th), Spike Lee announced that his Kickstarter-success film, Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, is now available through Vimeo on Demand. This big news comes just a few weeks before the film’s theatrical release date. As previously reported, Lee hit the global crowdfunding platform to raise $1,250,000 for his… Read More

January 13, 2015 @ 3:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Electronic payment solution MyECheck has contracted with Chicago based truCrowd for its e-check payment service.  truCrowd describes itself as the “first funding portal for non-accredited investors”.  truCrowd is focusing on Title III of the JOBS Act which is the portion of the bill that legalizes… Read More

January 13, 2015 @ 1:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Woomentum, a crowdfunding & crowdsourcing platform for female entrepreneurs, has just launched a sister site called HerCoLab.  Woomentum is the creation of Mouna Aouri, an engineer and mother of two based in Singapore.  Woomentum’s mission is to support women during the most challenging phases… Read More

January 13, 2015 @ 12:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Eco and sustainability visionaries are joining forces in groves with Sustainability Partnerships, a growing eco cooperative comprised of sustainability projects and visionaries; a non-profit, and a Pay It Forward company located in Los Angeles, California. The cooperative is donating 1 Million equity shares to support… Read More

January 13, 2015 @ 11:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding has produced everything from limited-edition records and books to T-shirts, health products and drone technology. To date, though, crowdfunding hasn’t cracked the biggest advertising stage in the world: that big American football game in February. The brand “geniuses” at Newcastle Brown Ale, who made… Read More

January 13, 2015 @ 8:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kicking off the new year in the best way possible, San Diego-based GoFundMe revealed it raised over $156 million during its 2014 fourth quarter, which brings the total number of donations for the year to $470 million, making it the world’s largest crowdfunding platform. This news comes… Read More

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

Command Partners, a digital marketing agency, announced it has finished a successful fourth quarter.  The full-service digital marketing, advertising and public relations agency, is based in Charlotte, NC and  was formally recognized by the Charlotte Business Journal as one of the “Best Places To Work”… Read More

January 12, 2015 @ 1:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

P2P Gobal investments announced last week they were initiating a new funding round to raise £200 million in a C share offer.  The company has now published the prospectus for the offer. This is following a successful 2014 as P2P Global became the first fund… Read More