Scotland: Entrepreneur of the Year Awarded to James Milne, MD of Balmoral Group

Posted 1st December 2016

Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year awarded to Chris Gauld, Chief Executive, Spark Energy Entrepreneurial Scotland, hosted its 20th annual dinner and awards last night (November 30th). The event ...

PledgeMusic Co-Founder Malcolm Dunbar Signs New Long-Term Deal to Continue as the Crowdfunding Platform’s President in UK & Europe

Posted 1st December 2016

PledgeMusic’s co-founder Malcolm Dunbar has reportedly signed a new long-term deal with the crowdfunding platform and is set to continue as its UK and Europe president, along with other new inte...

PeerIQ & TransUnion Join Forces to Bring Data Transparency Solutions to Marketplace Lending

Posted 1st December 2016

PeerIQ, a data and analytics provider in the marketplace lending sector, and TransUnion (NYSE: TRU), a global information solutions provider, today announced a strategic partnership to bring enhanced...

The End of Pebble Watch

Posted 1st December 2016

The Pebble Watch saga has become an epic tale of crowdfunding success and entrepreneurial struggle. Eric Migicovsky, the founder of Pebble, launched his wearable tech on Kickstarter in 2012. The ver...

Douglas S. Ellenoff on REG A Plus

Posted 1st December 2016

Watch CrowdFund Beat Video – Library| News | Conference | Interview | Webinar Douglas S. Ellenoff on REG A Plus: CrowdFund Beat.

EY Publishes Fintech Australia Census: A Tier One Fintech Nation

Posted 1st December 2016

EY has published the first Fintech Australia Census. The report is designed to be the “most detailed and comprehensive analysis of the Australian Fintech ecosystem.” The document was pro...

Oil & Gas Crowdfunding Platform Crudefunders Completes First Reg CF Offer

Posted 1st December 2016

Investment crowdfunding is not just for startups. While originally anticipated as a vehicle to fund the next cool startup, crowdfunding is being utilized to finance a growing variety of businesses ...

Canadian Trike Company Campagna Motors Launches Reg CF Offering on StartEngine

Posted 30th November 2016

Campagna Motors, a Canada-based trike company, announced on Wednesday the launch of its Reg CF offering on crowdfunding portal, StartEngine. The company is currently seeking up to $1 million in fundin...

Bill Lanting Named Vice President of Commercial Debt Originations at RealtyShares

Posted 30th November 2016

Real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyShares announced on Wednesday it has appointed Bill Lanting as Vice President of Commercial Debt Originations. Lanting reportedly brings real estate financing e...

FIN: Dear President Trump, Please Appoint a Treasury Undersecretary for Technology

Posted 30th November 2016

Financial Innovation Now (FIN) has published an open letter to the incoming Trump administration. FIN demanded the President-Elect embrace technology when it comes to financial innovation. FIN is a gr...

Brief: Crowdnetic Rebrands as FinMkt

Posted 30th November 2016

On Tuesday, New York City-based Crowdnetic Corporation announced it has officially rebranded as FinMkt. The company revealed the rebranding will allow the company to better communicate its core focus ...

GoFundMe Names #GivingTuesday 2016 Largest Single Day of Giving in Its Platform’s History After Campaigns Raise Over $7.4M

Posted 30th November 2016

On Wednesday, GoFundMe announced campaigns on its crowdfunding platform raised more than $7.4 million on #GivingTuesday 2016. The website confirmed it was the largest single day of giving in its histo...