General News

December 8, 2014 @ 3:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has shut down two online virtual currency trading platforms that were creating markets in Bitcoin and Litecoin.    The sites were cited as operating without registering as broker-dealers or stock exchanges.  The sites were actually turned off in late 2013… Read More

December 8, 2014 @ 12:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Reelcause, Inc. (Reelcause) and The Jack Brewer Foundation (JBF Worldwide) are thrilled to announce the Reelcause Launch Event on January 8th at the United Nations in New York City. At the event, Reelcause will unveil a revolutionary approach to entertainment and rewards-based crowdfunding geared toward nonprofits, NGOs, individuals… Read More

December 8, 2014 @ 11:47 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Mambu, a cloud banking technology platform provider that works with more than 100 financial innovators worldwide, including Banco Macro, Opportunity International,  Mentors International, and Yale University, uniquely sits at the nexus of the transformation and financial inclusion markets, where new applications and the cloud’s agility… Read More

December 8, 2014 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Built by a team of commercial real estate, financial services and entrepreneurship experts, CrowdRabbit is considered the first comprehensive searchable directory that pulls crowdfunding projects from multiple platforms in every space. In addition to the directory, investors seeking equity-based investments will have access to CrowdRabbit’s resource center. First… Read More

December 8, 2014 @ 9:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Finnish investment and asset management company Trevian together with UK & German based Cording Real Estate Group announces a joint venture with H.I.G. Capital to purchase an app. €107 million retail portfolio in Finland from a fund managed by AXA Real Estate Investment Managers. The portfolio comprises 123 retail assets located across… Read More

December 8, 2014 @ 8:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform iFunding announced on Monday (December 8th) that its real estate partner, The Bruckal Group, has raised $1 million on the platform for its latest residential project. The campaign was accomplished in 14 days, involving 45 participants from iFunding’s registered base of thousands of accredited… Read More

December 7, 2014 @ 11:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Financial guru Suze Orman, no fan of banks, has shared her wisdom on the benefits of using a peer to peer lending platform from the perspective of a borrower.  She tells the camera, “is it a smart move for you…?”. Orman correctly describes P2P lending… Read More

December 6, 2014 @ 3:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Chatter is starting to pick up regarding release of final rules for Title IV of the JOBS Act – a portion of the legislation that is regularly referred to as Regulation A+. Some industry followers are of the opinion that final rules are to be… Read More

December 6, 2014 @ 12:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This holiday season DreamFund.com, the circle giving platform for important dreams, recently conducted a survey issued to over 200 parents and 500 teenagers, asking their thoughts on gift giving and receiving. Today they announce the survey data, which revealed the following: Teens don’t feel like they… Read More

December 6, 2014 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking time away from her ever so busy schedule, co-founder of Indiegogo Danae Ringelmann sat down with Forbes magazine to share details about the global crowdfunding platform along with the ups and downs of using the popular funding method. During her interview, Ringelmann stated, “I wish… Read More

December 6, 2014 @ 7:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Recently the first funding portal was cited by the SEC as not abiding by Rule 506(c) in regards to confirming investors were accredited.  Rule 506(c) is from Title II of the JOBS Act and refers to accredited crowdfunding and the ability to advertise or promote… Read More

December 5, 2014 @ 5:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

One Spark, the entity behind fast growing global crowdfunding festival, has announced the departure of key employee Joe Sampson.  In a brief note, One Spark representatives stated that Sampson will be departing to “pursue other opportunities”. “One Spark is a great organization that’s done incredible… Read More

December 5, 2014 @ 3:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to build more excitement for its theatrical release, Spike Lee and the production team for Kickstarter-success Da Sweet Blood of Jesus released the film’s first trailer earlier this week. Last year, Lee hit the global crowdfunding platform to raise $1,250,000 for his new film project, Da… Read More

December 5, 2014 @ 2:04 pm By Dara Albright  |  

A financial revolution – ignited by hordes of individuals who have grown leery of conventional financial institutions, and powered by contemporary P2P and crowdfund marketplaces – has been germinating across the planet. In the same way that the Industrial Revolution redefined manufacturing and the Internet… Read More

December 5, 2014 @ 1:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Orchard Platform has been on the move recently.  The catalyst for the peer to peer lending industry is flexing its tech muscle once again by announcing the release of a new application giving investors more analytical power in their decision making process.  The “Orchard Originator… Read More

December 5, 2014 @ 11:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfundraiser, a crowdfunding platform that is focused on both debt and equity crowdfund investing now offers investment options for both accredited and non-accredited investors alike. The company provides both private and public equity investments for crowdfunding deals across all platforms in the crowdfunding ecosystem. This means all… Read More

December 5, 2014 @ 11:14 am By JD Alois  |  

RCS Capital Corporation (NYSE: RCAP) has announced it has agreed with American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARCP) to settle litigation commenced in the Delaware Court of Chancery by ARCP in connection with RCS Capital’s termination of the definitive agreement to acquire Cole Capital Partners… Read More

December 5, 2014 @ 10:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

iCapRate Investment Corporation, a pioneer in Net Leased commercial real estate crowdfund investing, emerged from stealth mode today announcing plans to unveil an innovative online platform allowing accredited investors to participate side-by-side with iCapRate in the direct ownership of vetted Investment-Grade Single Tenant Net Leased… Read More

December 5, 2014 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SKULLY, makers of the world’s first augmented reality motorcycle helmet, today announced that the AR-1 helmet will be made available for pre-order as an exclusive holiday offering. This is the public’s first opportunity to order the AR-1, the first head-up display (HUD) helmet for motorcyclists,… Read More

December 5, 2014 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Crowdfunding Network will be holding its annual convention in Paris next week and they recently shared an updated agenda with their members.  ECN expects over 300 participants for this pan-European event with representatives from across Europe gathering to discuss the current crowdfunding environment… Read More