General News

November 12, 2014 @ 2:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fuel3D, a developer of 3D scanning solutions, announced on Wednesday (October 12th) that it has been named a 2015 CES Best of Innovation Awards Honoree in the 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing category for its flagship 3D scanner product. Products entered in the CES Innovation Awards… Read More

November 12, 2014 @ 11:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In September, Cincinnati’s Braxton Brewery hit Kickstarter to raise $30,000 to  create what the brewhouse called “the Taproom of the Future.” The project not only hit its initial goal within just 34 hours and raised $71,885 from over 600 backers. It also surpassed previously record… Read More

November 12, 2014 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

DreamFund.com, the circle giving platform for important dreams, announced on Wednesday (November 12th) the launch of a family-friendly crowdfunding platform that also offers the benefits of an insured savings account. DreamFund.com allows “Dreamers” of all ages to not only raise – but also save  –… Read More

November 12, 2014 @ 10:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Minnesota has joined the growing list of states that may want legalized investment crowdfunding now -and not just for accredited investors.  Recognizing that Title III is encumbered with excessive costs and a too low cap on amounts an issuer may raise,  a group called “MNvest”… Read More

November 11, 2014 @ 9:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

The European Crowdfunding Network, or ECN, is preparing for its annual conference in what is probably the premier European gathering to discuss the new frontier of early stage capital formation.  Noting that crowdfunding is the “fasting growing financing source for SME’s”, the convention is poised… Read More

November 11, 2014 @ 4:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Supporting growing investor interest in peer-to-peer consumer loans, First Associates Loan Servicing, LLC. was recently selected to provide back-up loan servicing for Eaglewood Capital Management. Based in San Diego, First Associates Loan Servicing is one of the country’s fastest growing loan and lease servicers. An investment firm specializing in… Read More

November 11, 2014 @ 4:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

UK Research firm Beauhurst has tallied up another record breaking quarter for equity investments in companies.  Beauhurst has been compiling data on non publicly traded investments – thus largely early stage investments from PE, VCs, angels and investment crowdfunding platforms.  According to their data, 2014… Read More

November 11, 2014 @ 2:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, the University of Alabama in Birmingham launched its own crowdfunding platform, called Crowdfunding at UAB, as a way to help students, faulty, and staff secure funds for special projects. According to the University’s student-ran media outlet, UAB News, director of annual giving… Read More

November 11, 2014 @ 1:02 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

WeziWezi, one of the fastest growing social media and Arabic content sharing websites in the Arab world, has raised more than 50% of its crowdfunding goal on Eureeca.  To date, over $124,500 has been raised by 31 investors toward WeziWezi’s $242,500 goal for the 6.25%… Read More

November 11, 2014 @ 12:32 pm By Farah Bashir  |  

  It was only a few weeks ago that CrowdFundHerLive, organized by Woomentum, hosted a live crowdfunding campaign for start-ups led by women. Founded by Mouna Lagendorf, the event attracted a crowd of over 100 women to the site of the event – the MCCAAN offices… Read More

November 11, 2014 @ 12:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

During her visit to the small village of Ellsworth on Friday (November 7th), Wisconsin’s newly re-elected Lt. Governor, Rebecca Kleefisch, discussed ways for small start-ups to receive funding, one of which was crowdfunding. According to Pierce County Herald, Russ Korpela used crowdfunding to raise capital… Read More

November 11, 2014 @ 12:16 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Wevorce is a national divorce company that keeps families out of court using a high-tech and high-touch approach to amicable divorce. Currently trending on AngelList, Wevorce’s software-supported process connects families with Wevorce certified mediators across the United States. “We help mitigate the mental anguish and… Read More

November 11, 2014 @ 11:19 am By Erin Hobey  |  

MyForce is a complete personal security smartphone system which provides users the ability to instantaneously notify a live response team of a crisis simply by pushing a button. MyForce security agents coordinate emergency response with local authorities who are able to provide help faster because… Read More

November 11, 2014 @ 10:54 am By JD Alois  |  

PENSCO Study Shows Desire to Increase Investment Allocation to Alternatives within IRAs Including Investment Crowdfunding Opportunities. According to a report from PENSCO trust company,  a majority of clients (71%) state that they want to invest more in non-traded, alternative assets if they had a better… Read More

November 10, 2014 @ 6:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

OnDeck, an online platform for small business lending, has  announced that it has filed an S-1 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. OnDeck has applied to list its common stock on the New… Read More

November 10, 2014 @ 5:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Miami-based advisory firm, Ethos Private Wealth, announced that it has partnered with online peer lending platforms and industry executives to launch the Treasury Income Strategy. This turnkey marketplace lending platform is built for banks seeking low duration instruments with attractive yields for their excess treasury cash…. Read More

November 10, 2014 @ 3:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In 2012, Dresden Dolls bandmate, Amanda Palmer, took to Kickstarter to raise $100,000 for a new record; her new book, The Art of Asking; and a tour. Not only did she surpass the initial goal, by the end of her crowdfunding campaign’s run on the platform, she… Read More

November 10, 2014 @ 12:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sharing some details about global crowdfunding giant, Indiegogo, Danae Ringelmann discussed what the platform has done in the past, where its going and the failures she has seen. According to CNET, during an interview at the Web Summit Tech Conference last week, Ringelmann discussed how… Read More

November 10, 2014 @ 9:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tintag, the first wireless rechargeable item tracking device, was invited by crowdfunding giant, Indiegogo, to continue its funding campaign on the platform by being a part of the “Forever Funding” program. The startup ran a successful two-month crowdfunding campaign, which surpassed its initial goal of $50,000 in… Read More

November 10, 2014 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

While it is not quite clear how one qualifies as “cool” these days, leading news publication Business Insider has put together their list of UK coolness in tech.  BI points out that after Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley in NYC – London has become a… Read More