General News

January 19, 2015 @ 8:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

A new and innovative way for people to invest in the UK residential property market has emerged, with the launch of crowdfunding platform, Property Partner. Property Partner enables people to invest in individual residential properties, just as they can in company stocks. They then receive a monthly… Read More

January 17, 2015 @ 10:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With only 18 more days until the crowdfunding campaign of their new film Preschooled Preoccupied Preposterous comes to an end, award-winning cinematographer Christopher Doyle and producer Jenny Suen sat down with Kickstarter to share details about his latest project. Doyle wrote on the campaign’s website,… Read More

January 17, 2015 @ 10:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Kickstarter debuted its redesigned iOS app. This release comes nearly two years after the app first surfaced on iPhones everywhere, and it comes with new features that will draw in more and more backers of the crowdfunding giant’s platform. According to Fast Co. Design,… Read More

January 16, 2015 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fresh off the 2015 CES in Las Vegas, CEO of Indiegogo Slava Rubin sat down with Huffington Post’s tech editor Michael Rundle to discuss the differences between crowdfunding platforms and technology shows like CES. According to Huffington, CES 2015 features 20,000 product launches and 1.8… Read More

January 16, 2015 @ 2:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dr. G. Patrick Flanagan’s InDemand NEO Neurophone Indiegogo has neared three quarters of a million dollars raised for research and development to bring ultrasonic brain stimulation wearable technology to the crowd. Within its first day, NEO’s crowdfunding campaign quickly surpassed its initial goal of $100,000… Read More

January 16, 2015 @ 11:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Eureeca has experienced one of the fastest periods of growth ever recorded in the crowdfunding world during its first year of inception. Through its innovative funding practices, the crowdfunding platform has lowered the barriers to entry giving greater opportunities for investors and businesses. All this has been… Read More

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