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August 25, 2014 @ 9:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hoverbike, crowdfunding now on Kickstarter, is foreshadowing the future of travel.  If you take a moment to watch the pitch video – you will be convinced immediately.  Sure we have all seen the umpteen gazillion films that show maglev vehicles or hovercraft dominating the roadways but… Read More

August 25, 2014 @ 7:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

COIN, the one card to control them all, experienced a bit of a marketing stumble this past week as they announced the full launch of the COIN card would be delayed until 2015.  In the lightening speed space of technology many backers were quick to… Read More

August 20, 2014 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

SyndicateRoom, a fast growing equity crowdfunding platform in the UK, has announced that Captive Media has returned to their site to raise additional capital.  Captive Media holds the title of the first deal ever closed on SyndicateRoom – a funding round that took just 27… Read More

August 20, 2014 @ 9:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Chilango, a UK based Mexican restaurant chain, was the first mini-bond ever to go the crowdfunding route.  Called the “Burrito Bond” the offer for the 4 year security with an 8% coupon launched this past June and quickly funded hitting its initial goal of raising £1… Read More

August 14, 2014 @ 1:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital, a UK based peer to peer (P2P) lending platform, has shared their approach to pricing their loans.  Assetz has raised over £40 million since their launch back in 2013.  Assetz Capital is part of the Assetz group of property and financial services companies that… Read More

August 13, 2014 @ 8:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Sometime last night the Coolest Cooler strolled past the Ouya video game console to become the 2nd biggest crowdfunding campaign ever on Kickstarter.  Only the Pebble smartwatch stands in Coolest Cooler’s path to become the most funded campaign of all time on the Kickstarter platform…. Read More

August 6, 2014 @ 4:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just 9 days before the closing of its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, Dr. Cynthia Breazeal’s Jibo has reached $1,485,938 from over 3,000 backers. The device is considered the world’s first ever family robot and has continued to gain attention from news outlets all over the world…. Read More

August 4, 2014 @ 8:13 am By Erin Hobey  |  

CoolMiniOrNot Inc’s latest project races into the top 20 of Kickstarter’s most funded list CoolMiniOrNot and Gullotine Games announced that Zombicide: Season 3, Rue Morgue has successfully funded to the tune of 2,849,064 on Kickstarter. Topping Zombicide: Season 2, by nearly $600,000, Season 3 represents… Read More

August 2, 2014 @ 11:06 am By JD Alois  |  

As part of the CNBC Tech Crowd series (and accompanying votes by the viewers), Don Shulsinger one of the creators of the Blink was interviewed regarding his device.  Blink is a product crowdfunding on Kickstarter and standing about $400,000 already raised.  The device is described… Read More

August 1, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Last February, Naja was featured in Crowdfund Insider’s “Crowdfunded Fashion: 7 Hot Products.”  Founded by Catalina Girald, Naja recently overfunded its most recent Kickstarter campaign, raising nearly $26K for its scintillating and socially-conscious lingerie. Although a small campaign, both the concept and product remain relevant,… Read More

August 1, 2014 @ 7:59 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Building on $861K of previous funding, Healthy Crowdfunder Corp seeks to raise and additional $1,000,000 in its current crowdfunding round on AngelList.   The Vancouver-based Healthy Crowdfunder technology platform launched in 2012 seeking to match the financing needs of health ventures and the investment criteria… Read More

July 31, 2014 @ 4:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

In response toe the massive flooding that hit the UCLA campaign, university officials launched a crowdfunding campaign this morning.  The campaign is hosted on the university’s very own UCLA Spark platform.  The goal is to raise $1 million over the next two months. On July… Read More

July 31, 2014 @ 1:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Outdoor lifestyle brand, Timberland has announced a partnership with charity platform CrowdRise.  Timberland has placed a “call for entries” for its inaugural “Timberland Serv-a-palooza Challenge” – a volunteerism competition the brand is hosting in partnership with CrowdRise. The six-week Challenge will encourage consumers to volunteer… Read More

July 31, 2014 @ 9:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform CircleUp, a site that focuses on consumer and retail private company investments, has announced a collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Innovation and the Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, to identify innovative consumer companies working in areas of strategic interest. “Our mission at… Read More

July 19, 2014 @ 11:19 am By JD Alois  |  

With sites like Abundance and Mosaic (among others) pushing the envelope on financing renewable energy, it was inevitable that someone would come along and realize there is a growing movement of innovation coupling crowdfunding and renewables. Solarplaza has recently announced they are organizing a conference in… Read More

July 18, 2014 @ 10:41 am By JD Alois  |  

So the emblematic film by Zach Braff, “Wish I Was Here” hits cinema screens across the nation today.  The film raised around $3 million on Kickstarter in 2013 setting  the pace for crowdfunding films.  While not quite achieving the success of  Veronica Mars, a film… Read More

July 10, 2014 @ 5:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Prosper continues to experience dramatic growth in the booming industry of peer to peer lending as they “transform the world of finance and banking”.  During the month of June, Prosper jumped to $145 million loans – up from $124 million in… Read More

July 10, 2014 @ 8:59 am By JD Alois  |  

The Coolest Cooler crowdfunding campaign is funding now on Kickstarter.  The campaign blasted past the $50,000 target on day two of the campaign (the project launched on July 8th).  Today the project stands at over a whopping $533,000 supported by almost 3000 backers.  At this… Read More

July 6, 2014 @ 8:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mayday PAC, a campaign to take back the broken political system that has frustrated the populace of the “most powerful country in the world” hurdled past the $5 million fundraising target that had a deadline of the 4th of July.  Just a few days prior… Read More

July 3, 2014 @ 4:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hands on Support for your Crowdfunding Project. Chicago crowdfunders have a chance to get access to hands-on support for their projects all due to the crowdfunding wizards at Pozible.  Last week. the global platform launched its newest initiative, The Chicago Edit. This is a hyper… Read More