General News

April 29, 2014 @ 9:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Recently I was speaking to a prominent venture capitalist and we were talking about valuations.  As most people in the startup space know there is a lot of mystique and a touch of voodoo in how you value an early stage company.  Some people call… Read More

April 29, 2014 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Known for powering platform businesses such as crowdfunding sites, marketplaces and small business software, WePay has always relied on data to make better decisions when it comes to payment. In 2012, the company developed Veda that leveraging social data, to help shield its platform partners… Read More

April 28, 2014 @ 5:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking help with its highly anticipated project, Kindematic launched its  $100,000 crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for its TinkerBots – and quickly beat their goal. The product is a “toy building set with easy-to-add robotics that make it possible for children and adults to create an… Read More

April 28, 2014 @ 1:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

They teamed up with artists Claudia Moseley and Edward Shuster to crowdfund for the project called Invisible City, but unfortunately for Helena Bonham Carter and her partner Tim Burton, the campaign was a big flop on Kickstarter. The Invisible City project was hoping to receive… Read More

April 28, 2014 @ 10:53 am By JD Alois  |  

The annual Webby Awards will recognize multiple crowdfunding world names.  Included on this year’s list are global rewards based  crowdfunding leader Kickstarter, social crowdfunding phenomena The Jamaican Bobsled Team and Video Game High School. The specific awards are as follows: Webby Breakout of the Year:… Read More

April 28, 2014 @ 10:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to raise some funds its beautiful Boulder campus, The University of Colorado is turning to crowdfunding for eight projects. According to the Daily Camera, CU will be announcing several campaigns in two weeks for the campus ranging from undergrad research to departmental programs. Daily… Read More

April 28, 2014 @ 8:54 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd Has Now Raised $43 Million for 36 Companies. Israel based OurCrowd, a leading global equity crowdfunding platform, has closed a $25 million Series B funding round. According to OurCrowd this is the largest investment round in the equity crowdfunding sector to date. The investment… Read More

April 27, 2014 @ 10:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to re-shape crowdfunding, the Startup Stock Exchanged announced it has successfully evolved the concept of the fundraising method by combining the social aprects of it with the security, liquidity and control of a regulated securities exchange. The Startup Stock Exchange regulates marketplaces and allows… Read More

April 26, 2014 @ 4:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Enjoying the success of its first crowdfunding campaign on LetsVenture, the Bangalore-based data analytics startup Frrole announced it received $245,000 from a group of investors that included Google India’s managing director Rajan Anandan, Eka Software Solution founder Manav Garg and tech Evangelist Sharad Sharma. According… Read More

April 26, 2014 @ 10:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Taking place in the Norwegian city of Trondheim, Technoport “innovation conference” has scheduled real-time crowdfunding for budding entrepreneurs.   The event will be streamed live on the Technoport site. Jonas Kjellberg (Sweden) who helped build up Skype, editor David Rowan (UK) from Wired UK, Johan H…. Read More

April 26, 2014 @ 9:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sharing exciting news to its fans, leader of crowdfunding in concerts and the world’s first social booking platform, RABBL announced earlier this week its’ latest website addition, Fan Rabbls. The new service will allow fans to prove real demand for their favorite musicans and puts… Read More

April 25, 2014 @ 4:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Making a case for his crowdlottery idea Winner Takes All, Jasper Versteege recently published a new presentation titled “CROWD: Why the world is ready for crwdlottery via SlideShare. Mr. Versteege has ben developing Winner Takes All over the past few years and wants to use The… Read More

April 25, 2014 @ 3:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to change the way people see computers, Bunnie Huang announced its seeking $250,000 through crowdfunding on Crowd Supply for its brand new computer Novena. The new computer was designed for “users who care about open source, and/or want to modify and extend their hard wear.”… Read More

April 25, 2014 @ 3:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Her company Kuli Kuli made headlines over raising $53,000 on Indiegogo to help fund its superfood snack made of Morgina, and now founder of the company Lisa Curtis is ready to pen her story to Huffington Post. The writer and social entrepreneur gave readers and… Read More

April 25, 2014 @ 2:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

According to reports, the British hedge fund  Marshall Wace is purchasing Eaglewood Capital Management described as a P2P specialist.  Marshall Wace manages approximately $15.5 billion in assets.  The terms of the purchase were not disclosed. Eaglewood apparently intends on launching the worlds first listed P2P investment trust…. Read More

April 25, 2014 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

LendIt, a global P2P and online lending conference, is prepping for their flagship conference taking place at the Hilton Union Square in San Francisco, May 4 – 6, 2014. Claiming the title of the world’s largest P2P industry expo featuring over 37 exhibitors; more than… Read More

April 25, 2014 @ 7:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Giving fans an inside look at the crowdfunding platform CrowdBrewed, MicroBrewr interviews Mark Slattery about the ups and downs of fundraising online.  CrowdBrewed is a hybrid platform offering both equity and rewards in breweries.  Mr. Slattery walks MicroBrewr through the crowdfunding process, including how a… Read More

April 25, 2014 @ 7:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Aiming to bring a forgotten space probe back to life, masterminds of the Orbiter Image Recovery project Dennis Wingo and Keith Cowing have launched a new crowdfunding project on RocketHub called ISEE-3 Reboot Project. Skycorp, along with Space College and SpaceRef are asking investors to… Read More

April 24, 2014 @ 3:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CrowdVested, a commercial real estate crowdfunding platform, is teaming up with Atlanta-based developer Paces Properties to launch its very first campaign on Thursday. The project will be the first real estate equity campaign offering in the southeast open to both accredited and non-accredited investors. Paces… Read More

April 24, 2014 @ 2:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With only four days left until the end of its crowdfunding Kickstarter campaign, Me-Mover’s announced it has exceeded expectations and received $210,533 from 276 backers. As previously reported by Crowdfundinsider, the company was seeking to raise $100,000. The creators of the Me-Mover have taken a… Read More