Tagged: funding

July 14, 2015 @ 9:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

New Zealand’s equity crowdfunding platform, PledgeMe, has met the minimum goal for its second funding round, securing the company at least $250,000 of investment last night. PledgeMe CEO, Anna Guenther, stated: “We are extremely happy to be able to grow crowdfunding in New Zealand with the… Read More

July 9, 2015 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Great news, UK! This week, crowdfunding platform Tilt announced that it has opened its doors of the countries inventors. Tilt revealed: “The easiest way to collect money from your group is now available in the UK! Say goodbye to bank transfers, collecting cash from a… Read More

July 2, 2015 @ 6:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, New Zealand’s equity crowdfunding platform PledgeMe announced the launch of its second round of funding. It is currently seeking to raise a minimum of $250,000 so that it can continue its expansion. CEO Anna Guenther stated the crowdfunding platform has seen massive growth since its… Read More

July 1, 2015 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blue Medora, an innovator in the cloud systems management space, today announced a $4.6 million Series A round of venture capital funding. The round was led by Ann Arbor-based Michigan eLab, with participation from current investors Start Garden, Grand Angels and other equity holders. The investment brings Blue Medora’s total funding to $6… Read More

June 26, 2015 @ 1:12 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

In a turning of the tables, VCs recently took the stage before a “Dragons’ Den”-style panel of entrepreneurs to pitch for themselves. The event was held by Innovate Finance, part of a series of events complementing London Tech Week, as Innovate Finance reports. “Could it be time for disruption… Read More

June 25, 2015 @ 9:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to set the record straight,  Shenmue III creator Yu Suzuki revealed some details about the situation between the already successful Kickstarter game and its supporters Sony and Shibuya Productions. Shenmue III surfaced on the crowdfunding platform last week and gained over $3 million in three days. The game is… Read More

May 5, 2015 @ 9:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Rare Genomics Institute (RG) today announced the Amplify Hope Initiative, a new study aimed at determining how crowdfunding can promote scientific research to help rare disease patients. RG is an international non-profit providing rare disease patients with access to state of the art genomics sequencing… Read More

April 30, 2015 @ 2:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an effort to offer crowdfunding campaign organizers more ways to see how their project is doing with backers, Kickstarter announced a new Google Analytics feature that will show who’s checking out the pitch. The crowdfunding giant revealed in its blog: “If you’ve never launched a… Read More

April 28, 2015 @ 4:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Scanadu, a health tech startup that is known for creating the “The Worlds First Medical Tricorder,”announced this week that it has raised $35 million during a series B financing round. According to TechCrunch, the round was led by Chinese investment firms Fosun International and Tencent Holdings Limited,… Read More

April 27, 2015 @ 3:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

While it seems as though more and more fan favorite musicians are taking to various crowdfunding platforms for their music/tour costs, former The Smith’s bandmate Morrissey is looking the other way when it comes to getting the funds for his projects. According to numerous media… Read More

April 1, 2015 @ 10:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

WAIT FOR IT … April Fools DAY! – It’s really a whopping 7%! Even on this day of practical jokes, it’s no laughing matter how few women can attract funding for their tech startups. Advocacy organization Women Who Tech revealed women-led tech startups attract only 7%… Read More

February 16, 2015 @ 12:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Verified.Codes, the self-dubbed“ultimate resource for the online shopper” with coupons and deals available for over 25,000 online retailers, announced on Monday (February 16th) that it recently received $500,000 in seed funding. Unlike traditional coupon sites, Verified.Codes uses a proprietary algorithm to verify codes they display will… Read More

February 4, 2015 @ 10:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

WeCareCard, an online fundraising platform that empowers individuals to raise money for a variety of life-changing causes, and I’m Sorry to Hear, a marketplace that connects funeral professionals and consumers in an online destination, have partnered to promote awareness and offer online tools to pay for… Read More

December 18, 2014 @ 9:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

iFunding, the real estate crowdfunding platform that makes investing simple, announced on Thursday (December 18th) Richard Reynoso has joined the company as Vice President of Underwriting. Reynoso will oversee end-to-end lending operations for iFunding. This is a further step the company is taking to expand… Read More

December 15, 2014 @ 12:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to share his advice on business success, founder of Virgin Group Richard Branson sat down with Entrepreneur to discuss key ways for readers to raise funds for their businesses. While sharing details about Virgin Group, Branson recalled, “My friends and I came up with… Read More

December 11, 2014 @ 5:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

iFunding, the real estate crowdfunding platform that makes investing simple, has appeared on the financial television segment “Power Pitch” on CNBC. The Power Pitch series features growing companies with unique concepts, being critiqued by experts and investors specific to their industry. CEO of iFunding, William… Read More

December 8, 2014 @ 8:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform iFunding announced on Monday (December 8th) that its real estate partner, The Bruckal Group, has raised $1 million on the platform for its latest residential project. The campaign was accomplished in 14 days, involving 45 participants from iFunding’s registered base of thousands of accredited… 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 19, 2014 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

ieCrowd, the discovery-to-market commercialization platform for innovations that solve global challenges, today announces it has raised an additional $2.2 million bringing total funding to $7 million. Investors include physicians, healthcare professionals, and other private funders from around the world. The funding will be used to accelerate… Read More

June 10, 2014 @ 9:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

P2Binvestor, a Denver-based crowdfunding platform, recently added another Colorado company to its funding portfolio: Boulder-based natural beverage company Bhakti Chai. Founded in 2007, Bhakti Chai offers an array of spice-infused chai beverage products. P2Binvestor’s working capital line will provide important support for Bhakti Chai’s expansion… Read More