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February 24, 2016 @ 9:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jay and Silent Bob fans – this is the game you’ve been waiting for! Interabang Entertainment is making a video game about the hilarious duo called Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch! and is seeking to raise $400,000 through a crowdfunding campaign on Fig…. Read More

February 23, 2016 @ 4:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a year after securing funds on Kickstarter, feminist blog, Femsplain, announced it has ceased publishing on new content. Former Tumblr employee, Amber Gordon and her team hit the crowdfunding giant in March 2015 for the fully functional, community-powered publisher. The description read: “We are… Read More

February 23, 2016 @ 3:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Droplet, a fee-free mobile payment app startup, has launched its second equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with a mission to raise an additional £450,000 for its expansion plans. Nearly one year ago, the company successfully secured £549,020 from 298 investors. Now CEO, Steffan Aquarone is… Read More

February 23, 2016 @ 2:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Elio Motors founder and CEO, Paul Elio, will be joining Cromwell Coulson, CEO of OTC Markets and Ron Miller of StartEngine, to “share the inside story” of using Regulation A+ to raise capital from investors online. Elio utilized the StartEngine equity crowdfunding platform to raise… Read More

February 23, 2016 @ 1:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chapel Down Plc (EPIC: CDGP)has been announced as one of the London Stock Exchange’s 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain. The report, in its third year, recognizes the UK’s fastest-growing and most dynamic small and medium sized businesses. The company, which is considered to be the first… Read More

February 23, 2016 @ 12:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following eMoov’s highly successful campaign on Crowdcube, CEO and founder of #FundedClub member, Russell Quirk, revealed to the UK-based equity crowdfunding platform more details as to why it decided to go with the funding method. While explaining what inspired him to launch the campaign, Quirk… Read More

February 23, 2016 @ 10:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, former winemaker of Schramsberg Vineyards, Keith Hock, announced he is seeking funds from angel investors through NakedWines for his very own wine label. Founded during the Civil War era, Schramberg Vineyards has reportedly made wines pour by U.S. presidents ever since Richard Nixon… Read More

February 23, 2016 @ 7:10 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Capital Cell, the first European equity crowdfunding platform specializing in biotech and life sciences startups and companies, has successfully linked with entrepreneurs and investors on their most recent self-funding round. To date the Barcelona-based equity crowdfunding platform founded in 2015  by CEO Daniel Oliver, who also serves as the president of Asociación Española… Read More

February 23, 2016 @ 5:42 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Safe Cash, an end-to-end secure digital payment technology for banks, merchants, and consumers, has announced that it is able to handle up to 25,000 transactions per second on its blockchain – more than 3,000 times as many as Bitcoin. The time to complete and final settlement… Read More

February 22, 2016 @ 5:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to keep the 90’s classic franchise Wayne’s World alive, a man by the name of Trevor Schindeler has launched a GoFundMe initiative as a way to attract Hollywood executives to his Wayne’s World 3 script. The 1992 film, which was the big screen spin-off of the Saturday Night… Read More

February 22, 2016 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, award-winning startup Wriggle launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £350,000 as part of its plans to develop its technology and to prepare for scalable-launch across the UK. The crowd investment will be used to build out their technology to provide the following key features:… Read More

February 22, 2016 @ 2:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Detroit-based Marygrove College announced it crowdfunding campaign through Michigan-based crowdfunding platform, Patronicity. The funds raised through this joint effort between Marygrove College, The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) will support construction of the Charles McGee Community… Read More

February 22, 2016 @ 1:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, creators of the Indiegogo success, Gosnell Movie, announced that Emmy-winning composers Boris and Deeji Zelkin have officially started working on the film’s music. Back in 2014, producer Phelim McAleer, and his wife, Ann McElhinney, launched the campaign on the global crowdfunding platform, which aimed to… Read More

February 22, 2016 @ 12:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pact Coffee, a London-based coffee company, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £1 million as it begins to expand to other markets. The brand, which was founded by Stephen Rapoport in 2012, has reportedly been backed by some of European’s leading venture… Read More

February 22, 2016 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Emerging Crowd, is UK’s first investment-based crowdfunding platform focusing exclusively on frontier and emerging markets, is now fully operational, according to information provided by the company. Emerging Crowd launched with two “pilot issuers’ in mid-2015 and as of this month is now fully operational. Emerging… Read More

February 21, 2016 @ 9:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Piers Linney, a former Dragon’s Den star who left the popular show last year after 2 seasons, has invested in the Dirt Factory – UKs first indoor BMX/Mountain bike park. Dirt Factory easily topped its £300,000 funding target and stands at over £346,000 today.  … Read More

February 20, 2016 @ 5:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Question: What do the following have in common? Smart Tracker 2 Smart Tracker Swiss White Teeth Last Crime Answer: They are each crowdfunding projects on Indiegogo involving a Mr. Julian Buschor. Another fun fact regarding the above campaigns, none of the promised rewards have delivered for… Read More

February 20, 2016 @ 12:08 pm By Ron Miller  |  

Regulation A+ crowdfunding rules were released by the SEC in June of 2015, three years after these rules were initially introduced in the 2012 JOBS Act. The debut of the long-awaited regulations led to a flood of companies rushing to capitalize on this new method… Read More

February 20, 2016 @ 12:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the launch of a fan running GoFundMe campaign to help Kanye West, sources close to reportedly “debt-stricken” musician revealed that he won’t be taking ANY of the funds from the initiative. The organizer of the campaign, Jeremy Piatt, revealed to TMZ that he was contacted by… Read More

February 20, 2016 @ 11:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube shared details about #FundedClub member Pip & Nut and its success. The portal stated: “We love seeing great businesses doing great things, thanks to the backing of the crowd and Pip & Nut is no exception to this…. Read More