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August 6, 2015 @ 11:37 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Funding Circle touted a record-breaking £47.5 million was lent to businesses across the UK through its marketplace in July. Currently 46 loan requests on the marketplace are available, including a property developer building 4 new homes in Wigan and a fundraising business looking to expand. The total value of new loans… Read More

August 6, 2015 @ 8:37 am By JD Alois  |  

ElMindA and Consumer Physics, two companies financed by global equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd, have received a prestigious recognition in being included in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Technology Pioneers 2015.  Each year the WEF selects 49 of the worlds most promising tech companies to highlight… Read More

August 5, 2015 @ 4:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Monte Cook Games, the Kansas City-based studio behind various Kickstarter successes, returned to the crowdfunding giant’s platform earlier today to raise only $20,000 for the game, Numenera: Into the Ninth World. Within only mere of hours of its launch, the project quickly surpassed its initial goal and is currently sitting at… Read More

August 5, 2015 @ 4:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jibo, Inc., the company behind Indiegogo success family robot, Jibo, has closed $11M in a Series A extension round with strategic investors from Taiwan, Japan, Korea and China. Participating investors include: Acer (Taiwan) – Established in 1976, Acer is a hardware + software + services company… Read More

August 5, 2015 @ 2:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

There’s no stopping these jackets! Last month, Chicago brand Baubax hit Kickstarter with a mission to raise only $100,000 for its Travel Jacket. Within only a few days, the project surpassed its initial goal and quickly reached over a million dollars. Now, half way through… Read More

August 5, 2015 @ 2:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Taylor Janssen, a brother of the University of Michigan Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, dove into Lake Sherwood from his platoon boat without knowing how shallow the water was. The young man broke his neck at one of the low-cervical nerves, his C5 vertebrae. This accident left him partially paralyzed…. Read More

August 5, 2015 @ 12:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

AuditionTrail, a crowdfunding platform, recently launched as a new site that will allow musician backers to fund their upcoming audition travels. The platform was created by musician Miguel Sonnak, who was inspired to create the site following a visit to the Aspen Music Festival. Sonnak revealed he hopes that… Read More

August 5, 2015 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

I take thousands of photos and lots of video.  Much of what I shoot turns to digital dust in the cloud. Maybe someday I will view and use. Maybe not. The good stuff gets viewed again and again.  Wouldn’t it be nice to have a… Read More

August 5, 2015 @ 11:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, UK crowdfunding platform, Crowdfunder UK, released a new guide called 95 Tips, for Crowdfunders from Crowdfunders.  The platform describes the document as: “Directly from the creative masterminds of the UK’s leading and most innovative crowdfunding superstars, we are proud to present you with the… Read More

August 5, 2015 @ 10:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jeremy Corbyn, a British Labour Party politician, recently launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £50,000 to grow his leadership bid popularity. Within only two weeks, the candidate successfully captured £100,000. According to the Telegraph, the firebrand MP’s campaign was announced on July 24th.  His team revealed they had already raised… Read More

August 5, 2015 @ 10:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to offer up some crowdfunding advice, co-founder of Crowdcube, Luke Lang sat down with SME Web to share his thoughts on the funding method. During his interview, Lang discussed the equity crowdfunding platform: “Crowdcube is an investment platform where people who are backing or… Read More

August 5, 2015 @ 2:26 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

  London-based Stockflare has become the first fintech startup to gain an investment pledge from the London Co-Investment Fund (LCIF), supported by the London Mayor’s office, as it raises seed capital on Crowdcube. The company, which makes it easier for private investors to pick stocks that are right… Read More

August 4, 2015 @ 4:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With a little over three weeks until its Kickstarter comes to an end, Jide Technology’s new device, Remix Mini, has successfully surpassed $1 million thanks to over 13,600 backers. The Beijing-based startup described Remix Mini as a simple to use computer that connects to any screen, keyboard and mouse, allowing… Read More

August 4, 2015 @ 2:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ovation, an arts network, announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with crowdfunding platform RocketHub to develop a new program called Creative Studio, which is dedicated to creators and artists. Ovation’s CEO Charles Segars and Brian Meece, CEO of RocketHub revealed the program is set to go live this October…. Read More

August 4, 2015 @ 1:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mass Fidelity, the creators of the Indiegogo alum The Core, announced on Tuesday its selection and participation in Amazon Launchpad, a new program that showcases cutting-edge products from today’s brightest start-ups, to offer the Core to millions of Amazon customers. Amazon Launchpad was launched last week… Read More

August 4, 2015 @ 1:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last fall,  San Jose-based startup Matchstick launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $100,000 for its self-titled streaming stick that was built on Firefox OS. This project immediately hit the spotlight due to being the next “big thing” against Google Chrome. By the time its campaign closed, the streaming stick… Read More

August 4, 2015 @ 12:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ascendia Drive, a Maidstone, UK-based airbnb for cars, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to secure £140,000 to disrupt the $60bn car hire industry. Ascendia is described as a peer-to-peer car rental platform that allows users to own their driving experience, without owning the car. It helps drivers to find, review… Read More

August 4, 2015 @ 10:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The winners of the inaugural Crowd2Shelf Contest debut on Staples’ new entrepreneurial store. Created by Fundable and sponsored by Staples, the Crowd2Shelf Contest drew thousands of startups across the country competing for a chance to crowdfund their way to Staples. Contestants demonstrated demand for their innovative… Read More

August 4, 2015 @ 9:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

APE Mobile, an established Australian software company that has developed an innovative paperless site app for the Construction, Mining and Oil & Gas industries to enable greater efficiency in managing on-site documents on iPads and web devices, is pleased to announce the raising of $2 million in… Read More

August 3, 2015 @ 4:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

It’s official: Consumers are crazy for nugget ice, the soft, chewable ice especially favored in the South and associated with restaurant chains and convenience stores. This theory is based on the recent activity of GE’s FirstBuild’s Opal nugget ice maker campaign on Indiegogo. The project,… Read More