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June 27, 2014 @ 10:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Since being established in 2009, Kickstarter has gained some famous video games on its roster, including FTL: Faster than Light, Wasteland 2, The Banner Saga, Octodad:Dadliest Catch, Castle Story, and, of course, Broken Age. Now, the crowdfunding giant is ready to introduce a new service called Play Now. It will allow… Read More

June 27, 2014 @ 8:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Odyssey Airlines is a UK-based company that wants to offer business class travel, at a decent price, on transatlantic routes. When so many airlines are cutting back on already dismal service – Odyssey is innovating by seeking to provide better service – at a fair… Read More

June 27, 2014 @ 7:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

IssuWorks, a new venture by the former Vice-Chairman of NASDAQ David Weild, has recently launched its Series A funding round on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder. David Weild has been referred to as the “father of the JOBS Act” due to his role in providing data,… Read More

June 26, 2014 @ 6:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

American Homeowner Preservation is closing National Homeownership Month with the announcement that it has reached the halfway mark in crowdfunding its third pool of distressed mortgages, opportunity 2014A. Thus far, American Homeowner Preservation has raised $690,000 of the $1.2 million needed to complete the purchase of… Read More

June 26, 2014 @ 3:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a week after WeTag’s iFind raised over $500,000 during its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, the platform has made the decision to suspend the project following the rise of doubts from its backers. As previously reported by Crowdfund Insider, the iFind is considered the “next generation item… Read More

June 26, 2014 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

500 Startups, an  active venture capital fund and startup accelerator program, has announced that it has filed with the SEC under the new rules allowing for general solicitation, and is now publicly fundraising for its third flagship fund, targeted at $100M. To facilitate this process, 500… Read More

June 26, 2014 @ 2:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowds4Change, a crowdfunding platform for education and community initiatives supporting youth, has announced the launch of its Change Counts campaign to encourage schools and organizations serving youth to take the first step in sparking change to meet their educational objectives. Change Counts, through Crowds4Change, provides… Read More

June 26, 2014 @ 9:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On June 15, 2014 the team behind the new autonomous aerial camera, HEXO+, launched a crowdfunding project on Kickstarter with the goal of raising$50,000. Within 72 hours of the campaign’s launch, HEXO+ had reached over $500,000 in funding from early adopters, GoPro owners, gadget collectors, extreme sports enthusiasts and others… Read More

June 25, 2014 @ 3:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Misfit Shine, the popular activity tracker, raised over $840,000 on Indiegogo in 2013 – placing the campaign in the top ten campaigns on Indiegogo that year.  Pebble Watch raised over $10 million way back in 2012 on Kickstarter (the Jurassic period in rewards based crowdfunding) and… Read More

June 25, 2014 @ 3:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Exciting news for “Reading Rainbow” fans! The PBS show’s crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter has reached $4m from over 83,000 fans. The project has a week left until it comes to a close on the platform and its hoping to reach $5M. As previously reported, not only… Read More

June 25, 2014 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With just a day and a half until its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter comes to an end,  Lomography‘s Lomo’Instant Camera, which originally set out with an initial goal of only $100,000, has raised over $1,000,000 from close to 8,000 backers. The camera is considered the world’s… Read More

June 25, 2014 @ 12:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Creating a whole new way to enjoy music while staying in shape, Florida-based company FreeWavz launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter  for its smart earphones. The product has a built-in fitness monitoring and is 100% wire-free. Designed by ear, nose, and throat specialist, Dr. Hensen, Freewavz… Read More

June 25, 2014 @ 11:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

P2Binvestor (P2Bi), a Denver-based crowdlending platform that offers businesses a middle path between bank financing and expensive subprime lending, added three Colorado companies to its portfolio in June. The companies include In The Telling, a Boulder-based software and services provider of documentary-style online courses for… Read More

June 25, 2014 @ 7:46 am By Erin Hobey  |  

London-based Scaramouche & Fandango has raised £84,510 for the 12.50% equity offered on its crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, securing funds from 29 investors towards its £150,000 goal. According to the campaign’s website, Scaramouche & Fandango launched with a small and core range of health products for men,… Read More

June 25, 2014 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Highview Creates Electricity Using Liquid Air. With the World Cup in full swing there comes a very British phenomenon: the “half time kettle effect”. National Grid forecasters say a surge of around 1,300MW – equivalent to 520,000 kettles being switched on at once – occurs… Read More

June 24, 2014 @ 3:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Made in Mind, the UK company behind the innovative Mu Folding Charger, has once again proved to be an investment and commercial success, as the tech-funding community delivers a financial endorsement of their new designs and consumer demand continues to outstrip supply for their retail products. Gearing… Read More

June 24, 2014 @ 11:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Journalism Crowdfunding Campaign Finds Success on Indiegogo. There have been more than a few crowdfunding campaigns launched in support of independent journalism and frankly many have failed but this one out of Canada just closed and beat their goal on Indiegogo. As most people know,… Read More

June 24, 2014 @ 7:43 am By JD Alois  |  

South East Asia’s first real estate crowdfunding site CoAssets has announced another successful real estate crowdfunding deal. Polaris Pte Ltd, a Singapore based opportunity listed on CoAssets, will be making an early redemption in July 2014 and paying crowdfunders the principal as well as proceeds… Read More

June 23, 2014 @ 9:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Student-led interplanetary mission Time Capsule to Mars has officially announced the launch of a self crowdfunding campaign in an attempt to raise $25 million for their Mars mission. The team, consisting of Duke, MIT, Stanford, University of Connecticut students/faculty, is setting out to send 4-inch-wide probes to the… Read More

June 23, 2014 @ 9:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Stepping out to introduce his new independent film “Da Sweet Blood of Jesus,” director Spike Lee attended the New York’s SVA Theater in Chelsea to debut the film on Sunday during the final day of the 18th annual American Black Film Festival. Last year, Mr. Lee… Read More