Tagged: acquisition

December 22, 2015 @ 2:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement that Camden Town Brewery has been acquired by mega brewer AB InBev, Crowdcube shared its excitement for the brewery, which has been dubbed the equity crowdfunding platform’s second exit. On Monday, founder of Camden Town Brewery, Jasper Cuppaidge, announced the transaction to fans… Read More

November 6, 2015 @ 10:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this fall, crowdfunding platform Kickstarter announced it became a public benefit corporation (PBC). This type of corporation performs a specific function for the benefit of the public. Now CEO and co-founder of the famous website, Yancey Strickler is ready to share details about the business’ change and… Read More

September 10, 2015 @ 4:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday,all-in-one data management software solution NonProfitEasy shared details about the acquisition of crowdfunding platform, Fundly. NonProfitEasy stated in a press release that it and Fundly are setting out to redefine the industry, delivering an innovative and easy-to-use platform to thousands of individuals and organizations. By integrating with… Read More

September 9, 2015 @ 2:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Fundly, a crowdfunding platform that is primarily used for nonprofit projects, announced that it has been acquired by NonProfitEasy. Fundly President, Mark Feinberg, reportedly told Forbes: “NonProfitEasy, the integrated and affordable data management solution for nonprofits, has acquired Fundly, a top online crowdfunding platform… Read More

April 17, 2015 @ 3:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to make a few changes to its reward-based crowdfunding platform, RocketHub announced this week that it has been acquired by entrepreneur networking site, EFactor for $15 million. According to Entrepreneur, RocketHub, which operates in over 190 different countries and regions, will continue to exist as its… Read More

January 28, 2015 @ 10:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coming off a year where they facilitated $1.6 billion in loans, Prosper, one of the largest peer to peer companies in the world, has acquired American HealthCare Lending (AHCL) – a medical financing platform. The company is the largest “patient financing company in [the] behavioral… Read More

April 13, 2014 @ 9:00 am By Kendall Almerico  |  

I have written about the misconception by some members of the general public that equity crowdfunding and rewards-based crowdfunding are the same thing.  Many people are misinformed and do not understand that Title III of the JOBS Act has nothing to do with rewards-based crowdfunding…. Read More

March 28, 2014 @ 9:58 am By Charles Luzar  |  

It seems everyone has an opinion on Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus VR and what it means for crowdfunding. That was the topic of conversation on Bloomberg Television’s “Market Makers.” Yesterday the program hosted New York University Stern School of Business Professor Anindya Ghose and a… Read More

March 27, 2014 @ 1:20 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

So did you hear that Facebook bought Oculus VR for $2 billion? It’s the story that the entire tech world was talking about, and for good reason. Oculus is a clear leader in the world of virtual reality hardware. It’s one of the poster children… Read More

March 13, 2014 @ 11:53 am By Charles Luzar  |  

If you happen to have used the Internet in the past year or two, chances are you’ve stumbled upon a page created and hosted by LaunchRock. It’s a service that allowed anyone with an idea to quickly and easily set up a landing page and… Read More

February 24, 2014 @ 7:07 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

FundersClub is celebrating an exit this evening, the first exit for a company funded on the equity crowdfunding platform for accredited investors. TalentBin has been acquired by Monster Worldwide (MWW). Gozaik was also acquired by MWW today. Terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed. TalentBin and Gozaik… Read More

September 18, 2013 @ 12:20 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Matter co-founder Bobbie Johnson took to Medium yesterday to share some thoughts on crowdfunding’s direction. This followed an appearance by Johnson at an event held by the Royal Society of Arts in London in which he participated on a panel discussing crowdfunding’s future with a specific… Read More

July 9, 2013 @ 11:26 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Kapipal is an international crowdfunding platform focused on personal causes and life-events. It was just acquired by GrowVC group as an addition to their increasingly impressive offerings in the crowdfunding space. Kapipal was founded by Alberto Falossi in 2009. The platform offers donation and reward… Read More

June 8, 2013 @ 10:31 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Two design students at Chicago’s IIT Institute of Design had to come up with an original product for a class project. They then had to try to crowdfund the project on Kickstarter. Fast forward a little over a year and that very product has now… Read More