January 23, 2019 @ 8:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Leading investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd is jumping into the hot cannabis sector. OurCrowd has launched a $30 million cannabis tech fund called 7thirty Opportunity Fund. OurCrowd said it will build the “world’s leading global cannabis technology venture capital fund.” The new fund is said to… Read More

January 22, 2019 @ 8:52 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd portfolio company Hailo has extended its Series A funding round as additional investors gained interest in the firm. Hailo is a developing a “deep learning processor,” that seeks to empower intelligent devices with the performance of a data center-class computer, operating in real time at… Read More

January 22, 2019 @ 3:41 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Barcelona-based Santafixie Group, a brand and e-commerce of bicycles and components,  has released its own brand of bicycles, with nearly 90K orders and counting. Aiming to be the go-to global brand for bicycles, Santafixie is seeking an investment injection in order to release new models… Read More

January 22, 2019 @ 2:31 am By Erin Hobey  |  

  vanilla bean, claiming the title as “the world’s first packaging-free restaurant delivery service,” offers CO2-free, fair, and 100% vegan packaging. The Regensberg, Germany based company aims to help solve the problem of packaging waste: almost 50% of the plastic waste produced worldwide comes from packaging…. Read More

January 21, 2019 @ 12:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based bicycle retailer Velorution has successfully secured more than £500,000 through its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The round, which was launched last month and originally seeking £400,000, comes just two years after Velorution raised £625,744 through its first Seedrs initiative. As previously reported, Velorution describes itself as one… Read More

January 21, 2019 @ 7:42 am By JD Alois  |  

The once red-hot UK property market has cooled a bit. As Brexit fears persist, London property prices have declined dramatically from their peak more than a year ago. Headlines have done little to assuage concerns with one recent publication claiming housing sales are facing the worst… Read More

January 20, 2019 @ 4:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital Brands Group (DGB), a “digital-first clothing & lifestyle brands” best known for DSTLD, has closed on its most recent securities crowdfunding round. DSTLD / DGB raised $2.234 million in a transatlantic investment offering. US based SeedInvest leveraged its ongoing relationship with UK based Crowdcube to… Read More

January 20, 2019 @ 1:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Three Joes, a UK-based sourdough pizza restaurant chain, has successfully secured its initial £400,000 funding target on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The company reported it opened a pilot Three Joes sourdough pizzeria in Farnham, Hampshire in August 2017 and then approved the concept of its second… Read More

January 18, 2019 @ 10:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blueprints, a UK-based investment platform for equitable development projects, is now seeking £950,000 through its new equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Founded in 2016, Blueprints’ mission is to empower the growth of developing regions by providing citizens globally with the tools to build equitable societies in a… Read More

January 18, 2019 @ 10:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

WorldLabs, a UK-based digital platform that connects innovators around the world, is now seeking 400,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Launched in mid-2018, WorldLabs revealed that thousands of innovators have already joined its platform to apply for funding contests along with connecting with other… Read More

January 17, 2019 @ 3:08 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The IronX Exchange, a joint venture between global multi-asset broker IronFX and Cardano (ADA coin) creator EmurgoHK. The exchange has a full range of both crypto and fiat wallet funding options. Just in: IronX has raised $26,319,447.92 via its token sale. “The IronX token sale… Read More

January 16, 2019 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Aspencoin, a digital security associated with the St. Regis Aspen Resort, is migrating over to the Securitize platform. Aspencoin represents fractional equity ownership in the ski resort and has been promoted as the first of its kind. The Aspen Digital Token was distributed to investors… Read More

January 15, 2019 @ 10:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australian digital bank Xinja has not only launched its second equity crowdfunding round on Equitise, but it also has already secured its initial $500,000 funding target. The launch of the latest funding round comes just one year after Xinja became the first retail equity crowdfunding offer in Australia… Read More

January 15, 2019 @ 9:06 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Airtm, which operates a blockchain and bank-connected digital wallet and the P2P exchange platform AirPlatform, aims to provide globally-connected financial services to consumers and businesses in the developing world. The platform is now focusing its efforts on Venezuela, specifically in the new Airdrop Venezuela campaign. “Over the… Read More

January 15, 2019 @ 3:20 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The German IoT platform Ameria successfully closed its €5.5M Companisto Series C/Growth Capital campaign at midnight, raising  the full €5,500,000 from 770 investors. Funding will be utilized to further develop the company’s existing CX Ecosystem and ensure innovation leadership. Investors include CEMA AG CEO Thomas Steckenborn, Carlos Dennis and Süddeutsche Privatkapital AG… Read More

January 14, 2019 @ 5:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

JIVR, a foldable, electric, and chainless bike brand, is now seeking €850,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. JIVR was notably launched as a concept in 2012 as a result of a University College London research paper which studied the quality of city life. CEO… Read More

January 13, 2019 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Mitte, a new spin in the home beverage space that is like a Nespresso product but for water, is crowdfunding on Republic. The Berlin-based company is raising debt capital using a “Crowd SDA” [Crowd Simple Debt Agreement] seeking up to $100,000. Mitte previously ran rewards/e-commerce campaigns that have yet to… Read More

January 11, 2019 @ 10:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Weecos, an online sustainable marketplace and ready to scale globally with the vastest range of sustainable products in the Nordic countries, has raised its minimum €140,000 funding target on  equity crowdfunding platform Invesdor. As previously reported, Weecos was founded in 2012 and claims to be the first marketplace… Read More

January 11, 2019 @ 10:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than three years after securing £985,840 through its second Crowdcube round, UK-based commercial-scale portable solar power systems startup, Renovagen, has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform to raise an additional £350,000. Renovagen reported it has developed and manufactured portable solar power systems for disaster response, military, and remote commercial operations… Read More

January 11, 2019 @ 11:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Love Lane Brewing, a UK-based brewing company, is now seeking £900,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company, which was founded in 2017, consists of a Bar & Kitchen, a Brewery, and a Gin Distillery. Its core beers are Love Lane Pale Ale and… Read More