May 25, 2018 @ 9:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nanusens, a Spanish technology startup, is set to complete its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with nearly £900,000 from more than 775 investors. The funding round was launched last month and quickly secured its initial £400,000 funding target. Nanusens reported it raised £89,206 prior to launching its… Read More

May 24, 2018 @ 9:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

1854 Media, a digital media business, successfully secured its initial £400,000 funding in just 24 hours on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The company previously raised nearly £400,000 through the funding portal in 2016 under the name British Journal of Photography. As previously reported, the publication has… Read More

May 24, 2018 @ 2:33 pm By Cali Haan  |  

A group of prison abolitionists in New York are asking the public to donate a small amount of computer processing power to mine a cryptocurrency called Monero to benefit a project that bails out prisoners stuck in pretrial detention because they cannot afford bail. “Bail Bloc”… Read More

May 24, 2018 @ 11:06 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Stryking Entertainment GmbH will host its upcoming STRYKZ Token Sale Event in collaboration with the Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX). Stryking will be among the first companies to issue a token through the GBX GRID, with the token being listed on the GBX Exchange after the… Read More

May 24, 2018 @ 9:31 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued a warning to eight cryptocurrency exchanges operating in Singapore. The notice told the exchanges NOT to facilitate trading in digital tokens nor future contracts without the explicitly authorization by MAS. The warning targeted security tokens and it… Read More

May 23, 2018 @ 1:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Crowdcube announced Funded Club members, Azoomee, Floom, Tutorful, NovelTea, PlanSnap, The Vurger Co., Thyngs, Kokoon, and Mindful Chef were featured in Startups 100 Best Businesses of 2018 list. According to the UK equity crowdfunding platform, Startups 100 is a long-running index of the “best” new… Read More

May 22, 2018 @ 4:30 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

During May 29 and 29 June, decentralized gaming platform Playkey plans to buy back the PKT token on the HitBTC exchange. Although the buyback price will be determined by the exchange rate, the platform believes that the rate shouldn’t exceed $1.24 per PKT. During the… Read More

May 22, 2018 @ 3:47 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Capital Cell recently launched a new self-funding fundraising round to create the first ICO marketplace for health via Blockchain. Seeking to raise €700,000, the Barcelona-based platform has already secured over €882,400 from more than 178 investors. The platform was pre-valued at €5,550,000. “We launched the funding round… Read More

May 22, 2018 @ 9:58 am By Cali Haan  |  

Multiple state securities regulators in the US revealed yesterday that they are taking part, along with 40 other North American state and provincial regulators, in a coordinated crackdown on fraudulent cryptocurrency projects. “The actions announced today are just the tip of the iceberg,” stated Joseph… Read More

May 22, 2018 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Downing LLP has announced a funding partnership with Pivot Power to help financing a network of rapid EV charing stations and grid-connected batteries. Described as a “world first,” Downing will provide a key investment in the initial stage of 2GW network charging stations across the UK…. Read More

May 22, 2018 @ 12:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Freetrade, a next-generation investment app providing users with free stock trading has secured an additional £3.1 million in funding through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The London-based startup, which was founded in 2016 by Adam Dodds who previously worked in finance at KPMG, and… Read More

May 21, 2018 @ 11:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple weeks after launching its latest equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs, French vineyard and winery, Domaine du Grand Mayne, has successfully secured its initial £100,000 funding target from more than 225 investors. As previously reported, the Domaine du Grand Mayne team stated the vineyard, which has… Read More

May 20, 2018 @ 2:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Spun, a British artisan candy-maker specializing in hand-crafted candy, is now seeking £450,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Launch in 2013, the company revealed that it has developed hundreds of designs and flavors of confectionery. Its product range is constantly “evolving, pushing the boundaries,… Read More

May 19, 2018 @ 1:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sugru, a high profile consumer product company that crowdfunded on Crowdcube, has been sold at a significant loss to early investors. Sugru raised over £4 million in several crowdfunding campaigns on the platform. The most recent being in 2017 when a 4.62% equity stake was… Read More

May 17, 2018 @ 7:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Small Change was the first real estate crowdfunding platform in the US to use the Reg CF exemption to offer non accredited investors the option to invest in property online. Recently, Small Change has listed their first side-by-side Reg D 506c / Reg CF offering… Read More

May 15, 2018 @ 4:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BrainQ, a developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered technologies firm that is seeking to treat neuro disorders, announced on Tuesday it secured $8.8 million through its latest funding round. The financing included Qure Ventures, OurCrowd, Norma Investments, IT-Farm, and other strategic angel investors such as Founder and… Read More

May 15, 2018 @ 12:06 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Swarm, a blockchain for private equity, has opened an investment opportunity in the FarmCoin pan-African financial and commodities ecosystem via its marketplace. This will give investors not only a unique investment opportunity in one of the prime “unbanked” global markets, but also the chance to… Read More

May 14, 2018 @ 12:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sharetribe, a Finnish software provider, is set to close its equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs later this week. The campaign has successfully secured more than €950,000 from nearly 330 investors. As previously reported, Sharetribe was founded in 2011 and claims its platform is the “easiest” way to… Read More

May 13, 2018 @ 5:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

This is an interesting spin on cryptocurrencies. There have been thousands of digital coins created but many have died, morphing into Zombie coins. So where do digital currencies go to die? This company thinks they can be reanimated and gain a second life. CoinJanitor, a… Read More

May 13, 2018 @ 5:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Two recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have provided some insight into the progress of Fundrise’s eFunds. Last year, Fundrise launched two eFunds – both targeting “For Sale Housing” in two different markets: Washington, DC and Los Angeles. These new funds were… Read More