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April 9, 2016 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, actor/director Alex Winter closed the Kickstarter initiative for his upcoming project, Who the Fuck is Frank Zappa? The film is set to follow the musician’s entire life. At the beginning of March, Winter took to the crowdfunding giant to raise $500,000 for the documentary. Revealing why he decided to… Read More

April 5, 2016 @ 1:04 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Fitness App Mammoth Hunters is fundraising for the second time in eight months on Crowdcube Spain, the platform’s first raise was overfunded by 166 investors. Half of Mammoth Hunters’ investors are investing again, alongside with Angels, according to Crowdcube Spain Co-Founder Pepe Borrell. “It is exciting to see… Read More

March 31, 2016 @ 12:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Prime Meridian Capital Management, a company specializes in an online peer-to-peer (P2P) lending strategies, announced on Thursday the launch of its Real Estate Lending Fund. This new fund reportedly offers investors a diversified and short duration loan portfolio with no hard lock-up. Sharing details about the fund, Prime Meridian explained:… Read More

March 20, 2016 @ 11:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Engine, an advocacy group based in San Francisco that promotes policy that supports all of the cool technology bubbling up from the most creative community in the world, has added their $0.02 to the debate regarding the definition of an Accredited Investor. The discussion regarding… Read More

March 17, 2016 @ 2:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CEO and co-founder of Kickstarter, Yancey Strickler, announced on Thursday that the crowdfunding platform has officially acquired artist community website, Drip. This has been named Kickstarter’s first acquisition. Drip is described as a curated platform that gives creators and communities a place to interact through… Read More

March 8, 2016 @ 4:39 am By Erin Hobey  |  

BBVA has acquired Finnish digital current account startup Holvi, furthering its investment into tech-led alternatives to traditional banking.  Founded in Helsinki in 2011, Holvi offers a current account combined with business MasterCard for small business owners. “We’re excited about Holvi as we share a vision about… Read More

March 1, 2016 @ 6:02 am By Erin Hobey  |  

LendInvest, a leading short-term property finance lender, has confirmed that it is still accepting applications for loans to finance purchases that could complete before the 3% Stamp Duty Land Tax increase that comes into effect for landlords and developers on 1 April. LendInvest has avoided… Read More

January 26, 2016 @ 7:16 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Swedish fintech investor NFT Ventures is launching a second fund targeting startups in Finland through a partnership with local broadcaster MTV. MTV, owned by the Swedish media conglomerate Bonnier Group, has reportedly invested 150 million krona ($17.5 million) into the fund and will also ensure “nation-wide media… Read More

January 25, 2016 @ 5:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly a month until its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs comes to an end, Chapel Down’s (EPIC: CDGP) Curious Brew has successfully capture over £1.4 million. As previously reported,  Chapel Down hit Seedrs last fall to support the expansion of the company’s “fast growing beer and cider… Read More

January 25, 2016 @ 11:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

And the wait continues… Keiji Inafune’s Kickstarter project, Mighty No. 9, has been delayed for the third time. On Monday morning, Inafune revealed: “To the fans eagerly awaiting the release of Mighty No. 9, “Unfortunately, we have an announcement that will be very disappointing to all… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 10:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking some time away from the recording schedule, TLC bandmate Chilli sat down with Billboard magazine to share some details about the upcoming and highly anticipated Kickstarter album. Last year, all-girl group TLC took to crowdfunding giant with a mission to raise $150,000 for their… Read More

January 13, 2016 @ 3:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, founder and CEO of the Crowdcube/Seedr success POD Point, Erik Fairbairn, sat down with Tech City Insider to discuss the company and the future of e-cars. The media outlet shared that POD Point’s growth has also been fairly rapid. The staff headcount has increased from… Read More

January 9, 2016 @ 9:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Harmonix launched its Kickstarter success Amplitude in both North America and Europe. While most backers were excited about the release of the highly anticipated game, others grew frustrated over code issues. Just a few days after Amplitude’s debut, Harmonix updated backers about… Read More

December 24, 2015 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

The relatively new office of the Investor Advocate has published its annual report.  The SEC was mandated to create the Investor Advocate as part of Dodd-Frank.  Rick Fleming, previously an attorney with  NASAA, was appointed  as the Commission’s first IA. This is the second annual… Read More

December 23, 2015 @ 4:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, CrowdRise co-founder Edward Norton teamed up with Humans of New York (HONY) and craigsconnect to launch a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for a Syrian refugee whose story had gone viral thanks to HONY’s Brandon Stanton and President Obama. Within an hour, the… Read More

December 22, 2015 @ 3:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, University of Connecticut (UConn) employees launched new crowdfunding pages as part of the university’s “Close to Home” campaign. The project’s description reads: “The Close to Home Campaign provides UConn’s faculty and staff with an opportunity to make a gift to UConn in… Read More

December 21, 2015 @ 11:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Fig Publishing, born in part from the huge success of Double Fine Ventures and its standout Kickstarter crowdfunding campaigns, is raising capital and it has just filed a Tier 2 Regulation A+ offer with the SEC. The filing, completed by the law firm of Ellenoff,… Read More

December 15, 2015 @ 12:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the new year just a little over two weeks away, global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo shared revealed 2015 as the “year of crowdfunding.” The website unveiled an infographic that shows off the funds raised per its categories, European and global funds raised, VC funding secured by… Read More

December 15, 2015 @ 12:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, crowdfunding platform YouCaring announced “The 10 Most Compassionate Cities and States,” which highlights the areas of the U.S. that best demonstrate the spirit of helping others and giving back.YouCaring, which provides free crowdfunding for personal and charitable causes, such as medical expenses and… Read More

December 12, 2015 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, crowdfunding platform Tilt announced the opening of its new office in Blacksburg, Virginia know as “Tiltsburg.” The company has a history with the state as one of its director or product, Marek Zareba, is an alum of the University of Virginia. According to the… Read More