General News

June 17, 2014 @ 4:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

As the cost of college continues to rise, families are looking to a variety of strategies to help them save. Twenty-right percent of parents saving for college report that they plan to ask friends and family to consider contributing to their child’s college savings fund… Read More

June 17, 2014 @ 12:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdnetic, a provider of information and data solutions to the global crowdfinance marketplace, has stated that Perot Jain, LP, has selected the company for seed funding. The investment fund recently was launched by Ross Perot, Jr. and Anurag Jain to support emerging and high-potential technology-based… Read More

June 17, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

PCH Delivers Online Marketplace to Create A New Retail Experience for Tech Products. PCH, the product development and supply chain management company behind some of the world’s best hardware products,  has launched TheBlueprint.com, an online marketplace for well-designed technology and the stories behind it. The Blueprint will sell… Read More

June 17, 2014 @ 10:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

WePay, the payments company powering platform businesses, continues to build on its executive team by announcing on Tuesday that Steven Pellizzer has been named Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Pellizzer will be a key player in furthering WePay’s role as a leader in online payment processing for… Read More

June 16, 2014 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Crowdfunding Network (ECN) has found a lead sponsor for their previously announced ongoing CrowdTuesday events.  MANGOPAY, one of the main European payment providers, has accepted to become a gold sponsor for the crowdfunding industry’s gatherings initiated by ECN. “Payment providers are crucial actors… Read More

June 16, 2014 @ 7:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Moment.me announced on Monday morning its latest investment of $1.65 million from initial investors Singtel Inov8 and Blumberg Capital, along with a new European fund. Moment.me has raised over $3 million to date. In March 2014, Moment.me launched a new, monetizable service, offering the quick… Read More

June 14, 2014 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week during a quick trip to New York City, SEC Chair Mary Jo White addressed the Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. Global Exchange and Brokerage Conference. The title of her speech was “Enhancing Our Equity Market Structure” – a noble subject to be certain.  The… Read More

June 13, 2014 @ 6:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earhoox, a product that offers a solution for loose and uncomfortable earbuds, will now be located in over 500 Best Buy locations nationwide. 

The product originally ran a small crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo that failed to hit its goal but the campaign helped raise awareness… Read More

June 13, 2014 @ 6:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

IdentityMind Global unveiled the IGNITE program for bitcoin startups at the InsideBitcoins conference in New York City earlier this year. The program helps bitcoin startups jumpstart their compliance program by providing low-cost access to the most comprehensive KYC and transaction monitoring solution available for Anti-Money… Read More

June 13, 2014 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Data analytics company Beauhurst has released their Q1 numbers for equity investments in the UK and the numbers are pretty encouraging.  Recently the UK has reported positive economic numbers on multiple fronts and the Beauhurst report mirrors this trend.  This trajectory may be continuing as… Read More

June 12, 2014 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

COISHARE, a bitcoin technology crowdfunding company, announced on Thursday the successful demonstration of its Proof Of Concept System for issuing shares over a Bitcoin-like network. CTO of Coishare Filip Andersson stated, “We are excited to demonstrate the feasibility of our technology. We were able to… Read More

June 11, 2014 @ 5:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

What keeps nonprofit leaders awake at night? Fundraising and money woes are their top concern, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy. In response to this need, San Francisco-based Flipcause has launched a cloud-based software solution designed specifically to help growing nonprofits better engage their supporters… Read More

June 11, 2014 @ 11:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

EquityHunt, announced on Wednesday morning the completed integration of InvestorlD, the accredited verification product offered by compliance provider CrowdBouncer, Inc. The addition of InvestorID expands the compliance features of the EquityHunt platform, allowing investors to meet the crucial obligation of ensuring that they are accredited…. Read More

June 11, 2014 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Imagine investing in blockbuster companies like Facebook or Google before they were publicly traded. It’s estimated that Google’s earliest investors made 3,000% on their investments when the famous Internet search engine went public. Inspired by these types of returns – but aware that individual investors… Read More

June 11, 2014 @ 9:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity based crowdfunding platform SeedInvest, has announced it has completed a $4.15 million Series A round the bulk of the amount financed via their own investment  portal. SeedInvest met its initial $3 million goal in only one week and accepted $1.15 million of additional commitments… Read More

June 10, 2014 @ 5:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

The infographic below comes from VerifyInvestor – a company that is in the space of verifying accredited investors who may participate in private placements. As part of Title II of the JOBS Act there are verification requirements to participate (you just can’t promise to be… Read More

June 10, 2014 @ 4:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few weeks after the closing of its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, Harmonix announced over the weekend its already hard at work on the new version of the game “Amplitude,” which is set to hit PS3 and PS4 in March 2015. Art director and project… Read More

June 10, 2014 @ 1:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Data company Beauhurst has published a report on United Kingdom equity investment activity for the month of May and apparently it is a record breaker.  For this past month, 74 deals valued at over £270 million has “surpassed all records for recent years”. Beauhurst, which… Read More

June 10, 2014 @ 7:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Online crowdsourcing solution for translation, copywriting and proofreading firm, TextMaster has raised €1,000,000 in funding from Alven Capital, eFounders and Cédric Siré (founder of Webedia group) who joins the company’s existing business angels Fabrice Grinda (founder of OLX), Thibaud Elzière (founder of Fotolia) and Geoffroy… Read More

June 9, 2014 @ 11:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

“Crowdfunding websites are the purest illustration of the American dream in action,” explains Joseph Ferriolo, director of Wise Business Plans, which helps businesses in every stage of development plan for sustainable growth. “It’s the democratic process turn toward supporting one another goals and accomplishments, and… Read More