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April 6, 2015 @ 2:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Looks like De La Soul will finally be releasing a new album thanks to their fans! Last week, hip hop group, which is known for their albums, 3 Feet High and Rising, De La Soul is Dead, and Stakes is High, took to Kickstarter to raise $110,000 for their first ever studio… Read More

April 6, 2015 @ 12:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

He made his hit web series Video Game High School come to life thanks to backers of its campaigns, and now Freddie Wong is ready to share his very own secrets to crowdfunding success. During his interview with Tubefilter, Wong discussed the key steps of creating a… Read More

April 6, 2015 @ 12:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Silicon Valley startup, Wearality Corporation, announced the launch of its Kickstarter campaign for its first product, the Wearality Sky Virtual Reality (VR) headset. The Wearality Sky is compatible with all 5” and 6” smartphones and offers the best user experience with the highest level of portability and… Read More

April 6, 2015 @ 10:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Lawrence B. Jones III staff member of Glenn Beck’s The Dana Show, launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to raise only $200,000 to keep the pizzeria alive after its owners announced their support for the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The support caused major backlash… Read More

April 6, 2015 @ 1:47 am By JD Alois  |  

England’s oldest commercial vineyard, planted in 1952, is using a new form of finance to raise capital.  Hambledon Vineyard, located in Hampshire South Downs, has listed a mini-bond offer on CrowdBnk seeking £2.75 million in new funding.  The “English Fizz Mini Bond” is a 5… Read More

April 4, 2015 @ 12:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Jordan based WeziWezi has claimed the most funded status on investment crowdfunding platform Eureeca.  The Arabic language “social entertainment platform” raised $242,957 from 35 investors.  The projected topped the second highest funding amount on Eureeca by over $80,000. WeziWezi sold 6.25% equity in the young… Read More

April 4, 2015 @ 11:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Billy Miller, who is known for his role on the hit soap opera television series, General Hospital, launched the crowdfunding campaign, Savannah Strain & Tigers Archery, on GoFundMe to raise $15,000 for his niece Savannah and her archery team. Sharing details about Miller took… Read More

April 4, 2015 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in February 2014, singer-songwriter Steve Grand took to Kickstarter with a mission to raise $81,000 for his first recorded album, All-American Boy. During its campaign run, the project captured over $326,000 from nearly 5,000. Now, not only has Grand successfully made the new album, it has also… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 4:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Buffalo, New York startup, Tiko, took to Kickstarter with a mission to raise only $100,000 for its innovative “unlike-the-rest” unibody 3D printer. Within the first two days, the project captured its initial goal, and now, just four days into the campaigning, the printer… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 3:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fairway America, an authority on small balance real estate (SBRE) pooled investment funds, today announced the launch of Silverado Income Fund I, LLC’s (“Silverado” or the “Fund”) $25M fund on SBREfunds, a crowdfunding marketplace that focuses exclusively on quality products and information in the pooled… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 2:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In recognizing April as Philanthropy Month, Missouri University of Science and Technology has announced campus-wide projects dedicated to serving the university’s community and also launched its crowdfunding platform, Crowdfunding.mst.edu, to encourage innovation. On Friday, the university announced: “April is Philanthropy Month at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Special events… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 1:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Scott Lancaster and Robert Ham, founders of the luxury timepiece company Lancaster Roberts, are excited to announce the launch of their first collection of luxury watches on global crowdfunding platform, Kickstarter. Three collections (First Edition range, Catena Series and Limited Edition Hirsch) of Lancaster Roberts luxury… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 12:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With her Billion Dollar Bully documentary gaining more funds through crowdfunding giant Kickstarter and even more attention in the media, Prost Production’s Kaylie Milliken sat down with Grub Street to share her thoughts about Yelp and the past scandals that surrounds the very popular review website. While discussing how she thought… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 11:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Sondors’ eBike campaign on Indiegogo finally came to end. The project surfaced back in February (originally known as Storm eBike) and was originally seeking only $75,000. During its final days on the global crowdfunding platform, the eBikes successfully captured over $5 million, making it… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 10:45 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Yodlee Interactive, a unit of Yodlee  which powers financial innovation by providing its APIs to developers, entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 innovators, announced its business has grown significantly in Australia and New Zealand in 2014. This traction demonstrates financial technology as a global burgeoning space, with businesses and… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 10:16 am By Erin Hobey  |  

OurCrowd has invested in Global Kinetics Corporation (GKC), an Australian medical IT company that has developed and is selling a proprietary tracking and analysis technology improving the management of Parkinson’s Disease (PD).  The campaign is set to close on 10 April, 2015. GKC was established in 2007 to commercialize innovative… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 10:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Gosnell campaign creator, Phelim McAleer, launched a project on Indiegogo to raise nearly $100,000 for their new production, FERGUSON, a play about the infamous shooting of black teenager, Michael Brown.  Sharing details about the project, McAleer wrote: “Thanks for having a look at the FERGUSON play. I think this is one of… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 9:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

It’s been a wild few weeks for Indiana. Last month, the state governor, Mike Pence, announced the Religious freedom restoration act, which states that a state or local government action may not substantially burden a person’s right to the exercise of religion unless it is demonstrated that applying… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 7:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Luxembourg based Direct Lending Investment, advised by Smart Lenders, has created the first US Dollar denominated security that is backed by peer to peer, or marketplace, funded loans.  As part of the process, Direct Lending Investment is using  Orchard’s analytics technology, according to information received… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 2:50 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Funding Circle, which claims to be the “world’s leading online marketplace lender exclusively focused on small business,” is in advanced talks with Temasek Holdings, a Singaporean sovereign wealth fund, to sell a stake in itself, according to Sky News. The move is part of a fundraising effort–to… Read More