Tagged: new york city

March 25, 2015 @ 11:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canary today announced the much anticipated launch of their award-winning home security product with major retailers throughout the U.S. Since its successful Indiegogo campaign came to an end, which gained over $1.9 million, the New York City startup has shipped tens of thousands of units to 78 countries…. Read More

March 23, 2015 @ 1:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Party, a Brooklyn-based startup that is made up of designers and engineers who experiment with storytelling and technology to create weird and wonderful experiences, recently launched a campaign on crowdfunding giant Kickstarter for a new fun (and adorable) project, Disco Dog vest. According to its description, Disco… Read More

March 19, 2015 @ 1:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Funding Network (“TFN”), an international, London-based organization that will created a unique “crowdfunding” event model, announced that it conducted its fourth New York City event earlier this month, which three pre-qualified and selected non-profit organizations will make six-minute pitches to potential donors at TFN’s live-ly crowdfunding events. This is… Read More

February 20, 2015 @ 9:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last summer, news broke out that New York resident Eric Garner died after police officer Daniel Panaloe, put him in a chokehold. The death was apparently caused by Garner refusing the orders from Panaloe and other law enforcement official, Justin Damico. Since the shocking news (and video… Read More

February 3, 2015 @ 12:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, announced today that Brian S. Korn has joined the firm’s Corporate and Finance practice as a partner in its New York office. He joins the firm from Pepper Hamilton LLP, where he founded and co-led the firm’s crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending practice. Korn focuses… Read More

January 29, 2015 @ 11:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Brandon Stanton, the face behind the popular photography blog Humans of New York, debuted its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $100,000 to send the students of Mott Hall Bridges Academy in Brownsville, Brooklyn to prestigious university, Harvard.  Now after only one week, the project has not only… Read More

January 27, 2015 @ 2:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform, Fundrise, announced this week that it has opened a new crowdfunding campaign dedicated to raise a minimum of $2 million in tax free bonds for New York City’s 3 World Trade Center. The investment summary reads,”This investment is dependent upon the performance… Read More

January 15, 2015 @ 8:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With his Kickstarter-success Da Sweet Blood of Jesus set to premiere in theaters on February 15th, director Spike Lee sat down with Entertainment Weekly to share details about his new project and its crowdfunding campaign. During the interview, Lee discussed the back story of the film…. Read More

December 23, 2014 @ 4:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to give aspiring filmmakers a chance to see the ins and outs of crowdfunding, global platform Kickstarter has announced its upcoming workshops and discussions for film campaigning. The crowdfunding giant’s team explained,”Kickstarter has played a pivotal role in uniting audiences and filmmakers. Since it launched in… Read More

December 9, 2014 @ 10:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Fundrise announced on Tuesday (December 9th) it has launched a new single-family home funding arm.  The company plans to allocate approximately $10 million per month to qualified real estate investors with a proven record of successful purchases and rehabs in top markets… Read More

December 8, 2014 @ 12:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Reelcause, Inc. (Reelcause) and The Jack Brewer Foundation (JBF Worldwide) are thrilled to announce the Reelcause Launch Event on January 8th at the United Nations in New York City. At the event, Reelcause will unveil a revolutionary approach to entertainment and rewards-based crowdfunding geared toward nonprofits, NGOs, individuals… Read More

November 25, 2014 @ 3:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CrowdRise, a leading platform for charitable crowdfunding, is partnering with hundreds of charities to build a Giving Tower to show the world’s philanthropic impact on #GivingTuesday. The Giving Tower will be built using augmented reality, think a really cool hologram. The campaign launched today (November… Read More

November 24, 2014 @ 4:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to encourage others to accept and express their true selves by ditching the “social norm,” mother-daughter team, Elisa Goodkind and Lily Mandelbaum, have launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to raise $100,000 for their new film, I Am What’s Underneath.  I Am What’s Underneath is… Read More

November 21, 2014 @ 9:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the CDC crowning the 2014 Ebola Outbreak as the most critical in history, We Are 1ne launches its ZERO EBOLA project in an effort to provide immediate financial relief, resources and long-term support to the affected countries and victims. ZERO EBOLA is a multi-tiered… Read More

November 20, 2014 @ 5:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Prodigy Network has announced the launch of its new real estate crowdfunding website, which will feature a secure transactional platform to permit accredited investors – certain investors who have regular income of over $200,000 or net worth, excluding their primary residence, of over $1 million… Read More

November 19, 2014 @ 2:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

New York City-based Outernet, known as the “Humanity’s Public Library,” launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo last week to raise $200,000 for its new product, the Lantern. Within only five days, the project surpassed its initial goal and is currently standing at nearly $219,000. According… Read More

November 5, 2014 @ 4:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to bring the first ever New York City LGBTQ Comic-Con to life, an organization called Geeks OUT! has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its new fest, Flame Fest. According to Mary Sue, Geek OUT! stated in a press release, “Since 2010, Geeks… Read More

October 30, 2014 @ 4:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Looks like New York City fans of Top Chef sensation, Carla Hall, are going to be able to enjoy her delicious southern cuisines! The American chef and television personality hit crowdfunding giant, Kickstarter, earlier this month to raised $250,000 so that she may open her Southern Kitchen restaurant… Read More

October 30, 2014 @ 4:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday (October 30th), Betaworks’ equity crowdfunding platform, Alphaworks, announced that Erin Glenn is set to take the role as its brand new CEO, while co-founder and former CEO, Nick Chirls, pursues another project. According to TechCrunch, Glenn comes from four years in a CFO… Read More

October 30, 2014 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Accelerize and its digital marketing software division CAKE, along with Tipalti, a global pay-outs management automation platform, announced on Thursday (October 30th) their latest innovation, a seamless mass pay-out solution that integrates with real-time digital marketing campaign tracking and attribution analytics. This new capability is designed to help… Read More