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March 25, 2015 @ 3:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Korea-based startup  NeoLAB Convergence announced that its Neo smartpen N2 (N2) marks an exciting milestone in the emerging smart pen category by making its way to the U.S. N2’s promise is simple: just write as you would with any other pen, and the N2… Read More

February 28, 2015 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Germany-based FlexCharger hit crowdfunding giant Kickstarter to raise only $10,000 for its self-dubbed “world’s most versatile charger.” Within only a few days, the project has not only gained its initial goal, it has captured well over $80,000 from nearly 950 backers. According… Read More

February 26, 2015 @ 3:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prosper Marketplace, a leading peer to peer or marketplace lender, has signed an exclusive agreement with Western Independent Bankers (WIB) representing a new outlet for loans via their 1260 plus member banks. These community banks represent a significant extension of Prosper into the 13 western… Read More

February 23, 2015 @ 9:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Global financial rating agency Fitch has shared its $0.02 on the recently announced partnership of 200 community banks with Lending Club noting the agreement may introduce new risk to the small banks.  Fitch qualifies this statement by adding there may also be an opportunity present… Read More

February 12, 2015 @ 11:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Coolbox, the self-dubbed world’s most advanced toolbox, has been campaigning on crowdfunding giant Indiegogo since late January and has raised 330% of its initial $50,000 goal. The Coolbox offers consumers features they would expect from a classic toolbox, along with several unique additional features of the 21st century that… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 3:03 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

While you recharge your own batteries by relaxing on some sun-blessed beach, your cell phone could be powering up from the same solar source. StrongVolt‘s solar chargers work as fast as a wall outlet to power up USB devices, be they smartphones, tablets or GoPros…. Read More

February 10, 2015 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Orchard Platform, an analytics and investment platform focused on the global marketplace lending market, has announced a partnership with Mainspring Funding, a leading provider of aggregation and sales of small business loans. Through this partnership, institutional investors using Orchard will have access to loan portfolios… Read More

January 27, 2015 @ 11:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Zopa received a nice shout out at the 2015 Moneyfacts Awards. Zopa received awards for both “Personal Loan Provider of the Year” and “Best Customer Service”. The latter award is particularly nice as the P2P space continues to grow and service… Read More

January 27, 2015 @ 5:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Funding Circle, a small business loan marketplace, has claimed “first’ in offering individual investors the opportunity to invest in secured fractional small business loans with the launch of its new Fractional Loan Marketplace. Now individual investors may purchase fractional loans ranging in size from $25,000 to… Read More

January 20, 2015 @ 8:20 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Denmark’s most beloved orchestra is known for being accessible—you may have seen the viral video of its musicians performing “Tango Jalousie” after eating the world’s hottest chili peppers, or perhaps caught them playing in a Copenhagen shopping mall. Now, the Danish National Chamber Orchestra (DNCO) has… Read More

January 8, 2015 @ 9:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Brio, the company behind the dubbed world’s safest, smartest electrical power outlet and connected home safety solution, is announcing the launch of its official website, including the ability to pre-order the award-winning Brio Safe and Brio Smart outlets. The site will be an upgrade to the… Read More

December 27, 2014 @ 9:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this year, filmmaker Steve James launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $150,000 for a new documentary dedicated to the life of movie critic Roger Ebert called Life Itself. The film is considered the first ever feature-length documentary on the life of Ebert and… Read More

December 26, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in 2012, teenager Kaitlyn Smith weighed 414lbs and was seeking the help of doctors for a gastric bypass surgery so she may lose the unhealthy pounds she acquired over the years. After one unfortunate meeting with one doctor, Kaitlyn decided that she was going… Read More

December 23, 2014 @ 1:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Data released today by the world’s first crowd funded property investment vehicle has revealed that appetite for its investment projects has significantly increased year-on-year. The House Crowd, based in Hale, has experienced an 800% increase in the speed at which each investment project is funded,… Read More

December 23, 2014 @ 11:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the 2014-2015 winter sports season underway, some athletes have decided to turn to crowdfunding for upcoming events. According to New York Times, one of the skiers using the funding method is freestyle skier, Keri Herman. The 32-year-old is ranked No. 1 in slopestyle and is… Read More

December 22, 2014 @ 4:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, London-based POD Point launched a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £1.2 million for its network of electronic car chargers. According to its campaign website, POD Point has designed and manufactured electric vehicle (EV) charge points that are able to be used in… Read More

December 22, 2014 @ 3:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With only a week and half until the world rings in the new year, UK-based platform Crowdfunder presented its Top 12 British Crowdfunding Projects of 2014. Sharing details about the successful campaigns, the platform’s staff stated, “In the last 12 months we’ve seen some amazing… Read More

December 19, 2014 @ 11:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Kickstarter staff pick and space fan favorite Lunar Mission One successfully hit its crowdfunding goal raising over $1 million with the support of over 7200 backers.  Called the “most inspirational mission to the moon since the Apollo landings” the crowdfunded project hopes to send a… Read More

December 17, 2014 @ 1:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

The next peer to peer lending platform to publicly trade, OnDeck, hit the screens of the NYSE today trading under the symbol ONDK.  The company filed its S-1 with the SEC this past November catching the wave of Lending Club’s IPO success earlier this month…. Read More

December 12, 2014 @ 2:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sharing her insight about crowdfunding and its effects on the marketplace, Indiegogo’s hardware category lead Kate Drane spoke at the PSFK & PCH’s Makers Movement event in San Francisco earlier this week. According to PSFK, Drane, who is currently responsible for the platform’s design and technology categories,… Read More