General News

June 18, 2014 @ 11:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Investor Verification just got a whole lot easier for everyone with free online accreditation. Now with Accredify, the universal verifier of investors, made for investors, now accepts third party letters from attorney’s, CPA’s, and Broker Dealer for free. Investors can now make themselves eligible to invest… Read More

June 18, 2014 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

  I recently attended the Glazed conference on wearable technology in San Francisco – a relatively new event – but even though it is only a couple of years old over 1300 people signed up to attend. This plays to the excitement and dramatic growth… Read More

June 18, 2014 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Kendall Almerico, CEO of FundHub and founder of CrowdItForward (an Crowdfund Insider contributor), along with Kevin Harrington, founder of As Seen on TV, recently hit the studios of Bloomberg to talk crowdfunding. They were interviewed by Pimm Fox as part of the “Taking Stock” series…. Read More

June 18, 2014 @ 8:42 am By JD Alois  |  

There have been many, perhaps dozens, of item finders / device locating products hit the market in the past 2 years.  Part of this craze was driven by the dramatic success of Tile that ran a phenomenally successful self-crowdfunding campaign that proved profound demand for… Read More

June 17, 2014 @ 7:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BioCatch, a behavioral biometric authentication and threat detection,  has completed a$10 million financing round. The funding will be used to expand R&D efforts and continue growth in key markets, including the U.S. and Europe. The financing round was led by venture capital firm Blumberg Capital and equity… Read More

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