General News

November 25, 2014 @ 11:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

By now most industry followers understand that peer to peer lending, or peer to business as it may be, is a great way to raise capital for your business.  Rates can be competitive versus banks. Many businesses end up using credit cards to help pay… Read More

November 25, 2014 @ 4:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

United Airlines is teaming up with crowdfunding platform, Crowdrise, to show the power of giving this holiday season. The company will offer up to 10 million bonus award miles to MileagePlus members who donate to some of their favorite charities through Dec. 5, 2014. Each donation will… Read More

November 25, 2014 @ 3:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CrowdRise, a leading platform for charitable crowdfunding, is partnering with hundreds of charities to build a Giving Tower to show the world’s philanthropic impact on #GivingTuesday. The Giving Tower will be built using augmented reality, think a really cool hologram. The campaign launched today (November… Read More

November 25, 2014 @ 11:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the holidays fast approaching, all eyes are on #GivingTuesday, the red kettle and other calls to help those in need. Yet, holiday giving is anything but traditional this year.  Digital has forever shifted the paradigm, changing not just how but when and where donations are made…. Read More

November 25, 2014 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Time certainly does fly! A year ago this month, inventor and President of PowerUp Toys, Shai Goitien, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for PowerUp 3.0 that generated over $1.2 million and became the top funded programs in the flight category. Today, the innovative Bluetooth-enabled paper airplane toys are sold exclusively… Read More

November 25, 2014 @ 10:21 am By JD Alois  |  

The Peer-to-Peer Finance Association (P2PFA) announced last week the appointment of Tony Boorman, former Chief Ombudsman at the Financial Ombudsman Service, as a Director of the P2PFA. Tony will work with current P2PFA Chair Christine Farnish, as the Association continues to advocate on behalf of the peer… Read More

November 25, 2014 @ 8:37 am By JD Alois  |  

On November 18th the Board of the Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA) announced the departure of longtime President Charles Sidman. In a widely circulated email to CfPA members, CfPA Secretary Scott McIntyre stated, “The CfPA has had a momentous year building out the organization and raising… Read More

November 25, 2014 @ 2:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The University of Cambridge is teaming up with EY, the global professional services organization, to launch European Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey with the support of major European industry associations. This is the largest study to date on crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and other forms of alternative finance… Read More

November 24, 2014 @ 4:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdnetic, a provider of technology and market data solutions, has launched on a financial media site Digital Look today. This content suite is stated to feature real-time information on private UK-based companies that are publicly raising capital online through securities-based crowdfunding and peer to peer… Read More

November 24, 2014 @ 12:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mirador Financial has announced seed funding in the amount of $2 million to boost the growth of its “next generation small business lending platform and data services”.  Investors include, Collaborative Fund, Crosslink Capital, Vesta Corporation, Wicklow Capital and angels Eric Bunting, Bruce Gibney, Robert Harteveldt,… Read More

November 24, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

City of Louisville & Kiva.org Partner On Crowdfunded Zero Percent Interest Loans Kiva has announced the next city to leverage their platform to help fund entrepreneurship.  Kiva City Louisville, an initiative that brings crowdfunded micro-loans to small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs in the Louisville… Read More

November 24, 2014 @ 10:48 am By JD Alois  |  

UKADEMICS, YOOVI and Briefly Named Winners in Worth Capital Sponsored Big App Fund. The contest to find the next big thing in Apps has announced the winners of a competition that saw over 400 submissions from 27 different countries.  The Big App Fund, created by… Read More

November 24, 2014 @ 9:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the recent Crowdfunder UK crowdfunding campaign, launched by the Green Party, encouraging MP candidates across the country to fund the fees they need to stand in their areas, Natalie Bennett has launched her own project on the UK’s largest rewards-based crowdfunding platform in order to appeal… Read More

November 24, 2014 @ 8:43 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Crowdfunding Network is ramping up for what strives to be the “reference event” for the fast growing crowdfunding industry across the EU.  Organizers have published a detailed program for the convention that will take place in Paris on December 11th and 12th.  Noted… Read More

November 24, 2014 @ 12:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following a successful and rather quick equity crowdfunding raise on Crowdcube last year, Fruitful is launching a peer to peer lending platform for “everyday savers and full term commercial mortgage borrowers”.  The crowdfunding campaign had targeted a raise £140,000 for 8% equity.  In a note… Read More

November 23, 2014 @ 11:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a widely circulated email sent last week, BancBox delivered the news to crowdfunding and lending portals their Invest product may soon be coming to an end.  BancBox has been providing a service to a varied number of crowdfunding portals that currently depend on their… Read More

November 23, 2014 @ 12:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

  COIN, a digital currency card that wowed the masses with a hugely popular pretail crowdfunding campaign that was partnered with a super cool pitch video, is now shipping beta cards to early backers.  In a tweet from the COIN twitter account the company verified… Read More

November 22, 2014 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, creator of the infamous tor hardware router anonabox, August Germar, turned to Indiegogo to raise funds for the project after dealing with some drama (and suspension) on the platform’s competitor Kickstarter. While it had a great start on Indiegogo, and even raised its… Read More

November 22, 2014 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday (November 21st), co-founder and chief development officer of Indiegogo, Danae Ringelmann sat down with Bloomberg West to discuss users of the platform and the idea of crowdfunding for social good. During her interview, Ringlemann stated, “We’re seeing a broad spectrum, we’re seeing social entrepreneurs,… Read More

November 21, 2014 @ 4:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CommunityLeader, Inc., a technology and service leader in the emerging crowdfunding industry and Breakaway Funding, LLC, a new crowdfunding portal platform announced the joint publication of “Community Banks: Sink or Crowdfund“— a whitepaper for community bankers on how to leverage the changing landscape in the… Read More