Tagged: startups

January 19, 2017 @ 1:13 am By Jessica Pham  |  

Reports came out during the holiday season last year of banks quietly stocking up on blockchain patents.  Banks will compete with startups making the same moves.  They will also compete for patents with trolls who suppress innovation. The future of blockchain innovation depends on who… Read More

January 12, 2017 @ 1:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Innovate Finance, an independent membership association that represents the UK’s global fintech community, announced on Thursday it would be giving Pitch360’s winner a £10,000 prize. The organization revealed that the fintech startup competition aims to strengthen the global FinTech community by showcasing the hottest innovations in financial services… Read More

January 3, 2017 @ 7:30 am By Jessica Pham  |  

Over 25 startups in the online lending space have rapidly emerged over the past two years, according to TechCircle analysis.  Despite signs that global fintech investment was slowing in 2016, VCCircle‘s analysis for 2017 suggests that such investment may pick up again. Arti Singh and… Read More

October 15, 2016 @ 11:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Collider, an accelerator that is dedicated to marketing and advertising technology startups, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £680,000. The company previously secured £700,000 on the funding portal in 2015 and £420,000 in 2014. The accelerator, which was founded in 2013, has reportedly… Read More

September 29, 2016 @ 7:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

 Early-stage venture firm Amino Capital Management Company, LLC (“Amino Capital”) announced on Thursday the closing of its $50 million second fund, Amino Capital II, L.P.(formerly zPark Capital II, L.P., the “Fund”).  Amino Capital’s $50 million second fund expands investments to include not only seed-stage ventures… Read More

August 23, 2016 @ 10:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Innovation Birmingham announced it formed a strategic partnership with equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube as a way to encourage successful fundraising efforts for startups and early stage businesses. This announcement comes just after the completion of Innovation Birmingham’s iCentrum building and the launch of Serendip… Read More

August 9, 2016 @ 10:22 am By Erin Hobey  |  

It’s official.  AngelList, the Silicon Valley-based online platform which allows startups to raise capital from accredited investors, has appointed Utsav Somani, who previously worked with LetsVenture, as an Advisor to spearhead its operations in India. In the blog post “Bringing AngelList to India”, Somani disclosed his new role… Read More

July 27, 2016 @ 3:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Pozible announced TechSydney has been dubbed its biggest non-profit campaign after it raised over $400,000 within two weeks. TechSydney is notably on a mission to make Sydney a top 10 tech ecosystem. It shared that while it seems as though the city’s tech… Read More

July 22, 2016 @ 10:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

WebStart Bristol has returned to Seedrs with a mission to raise £50,000. The internet incubator opened in January 2014 following its first campaign on the equity crowdfunding platform in 2013. The incubator revealed that after its first two successful Seedrs initiatives, the first cohort of ten companies… Read More

May 27, 2016 @ 10:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

StartMart Cleveland, an Ohio startup and coworking community, has recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on SeedInvest under the new Reg CF investment crowdfunding rules. The company is currently seeking a minimum of $200,000 and a max of $1 million as it prepares to expand. Launched… Read More

May 19, 2016 @ 5:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Credit card giant, Capital One, announced this week the launch of its UK fintech accelerator known as Growth Labs. The new 10-week program, in partnership with the tech investor L Marks, offers startups advice and support as they develop innovative technology for the financial sector. Capital… Read More

May 18, 2016 @ 10:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Beauhurst released its latest study on the equity investment into UK startups and high-growth companies. Although startup investments fell 44% in Q1 2016 compared with the same quarter in 2015, the research firm explained that total amount invested grew slightly to above £1bn in a… Read More

May 16, 2016 @ 2:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of open, transparent and connected financial markets for 10,000 U.S. and global securities, announced on Monday that it is hosting a retail, consumer technology and crowdfunding workshop,”Consumers as Investors – Redefining Financing Options for Entrepreneurs,” in Los Angeles… Read More

March 18, 2016 @ 9:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Hong Kong investment company, Infiniti and Nest, announced the launch of its 12-week startup development program called Infiniti Accelerator 2.0. According to the company, the second edition of the Infiniti Accelerator will continue with its previous theme of smart cities but will also… Read More

March 3, 2016 @ 3:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Biz2Credit announced on Thursday that it has release a new study that revealed the average annual revenues and loan approval percentages of women-owned companies increased significantly last year. The online  credit marketplace analyzed more than 35,000 applications from business owners on its platform during 2015…. Read More

February 6, 2016 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Made in Chelsea star, Jamie Laing, sat down with AskMen to share his own advice on how to start a business. Laing previously launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £300,000 for his confectionery brand, Candy Kittens. Available in seven different flavors, Candy Kittens are gluten… Read More

January 26, 2016 @ 2:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the big matchup between the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots at the AFC Championship football game, P2BInvestor revealed in its latest blog post that startups can learn a thing or two from the sporting event. The P2BInvestor team shared: “As a Denver-based startup,… Read More

December 28, 2015 @ 4:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the 2016 calendar just around the corner, Jerusalem-based equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd reflected on the past twelve months in its recent weekly newsletter. The platform shared: “It’s been a busy year for the ‎Startup Nation: multi-million dollar acquisitions, new key figures in the Israeli… Read More

November 15, 2015 @ 1:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

  “I think that what OurCrowd and others have done in this space until now has been quite subversive and wonderful and democratic.” OurCrowd, which is run by serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist Jon Medved, has put at least $170 million to work in roughly… Read More

November 6, 2015 @ 11:05 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Milan-based Assiteca Crowd, one of the first platforms equity crowdfunding authorized by Consob, launched “Assiteca Crowd Startup Showcase,” a contest offering startups and innovative SMEs the opportunity to finance itself on the platform also receiving assistance with accompanying free path.  The crowd will help determine the… Read More