Can the U.S. & Europe Keep Up with Asia in Fintech Investments?

Posted 19th November 2016

Accenture recently highlighted that Fintech investments in the Asia-Pacific region have accelerated over the past six years, growing from $103 million in 2010 to nearly $10.5 billion by the end of Sep...

Crowdfunder UK’s Jess Ratty Catches Up With What a Melon’s Olly Bolton to Discuss VOOM 2016 Success (Video)

Posted 19th November 2016

Earlier this month, Crowdfunder UK’s Jess Ratty sat down with What A Melon’s Olly Bolton to discuss the company’s success at Virgin Media Business’ VOOM 2016. The Crowdfunder UK alum and bever...

Cycling Apparel Brand Le Col Hits Crowdcube: Seeks £1M For Expansion

Posted 19th November 2016

Le Col, a cycling apparel brand that was founded by Team GB cyclist, Yanto Barker, has launched a campaign on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The company is seeking £1 million as it prepar...

“Bears vs Babies” Finishes Kickstarter Run & Takes Third Spot in Most Backed Games on the Crowdfunding Platform

Posted 19th November 2016

Elan Lee and Matthew Inman, the creators Exploding Kittens, closed the Kickstarter campaign for the highly anticipated card game, Bears vs Babies, on Thursday evening. The project secured a total of $...

OurCrowd’s Jon Medved: Business is Booming

Posted 18th November 2016

OurCrowd’s co-founder and CEO Jon Medved is one of the most vocal advocates in the investment crowdfunding sector. Medved has created one of the most prominent funding marketplaces, eschewing ...

First Four Reg CF Crowdfunding Offers on Indiegogo Quickly Raise Funds

Posted 18th November 2016

Indiegogo announced the launch of their equity crowdfunding vertical in partnership with MicroVentures this past Tuesday . In just a few days the first four companies raising capital online have quic...

Peer-to-Peer Finance Platform Flender Debuts Seedrs Campaign & Quickly Secures Nearly £350,000

Posted 18th November 2016

Flender, a peer-to-peer finance platform that integrates social networks for trust-based lending, launched a Seedrs campaign this week. The website, which is authorized and regulated by the Financial ...

SEC Investor Advisory Committee Schedules Next Meeting for December 8th

Posted 18th November 2016

The SEC Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) has set the date of its next meeting. IAC will be meeting at SEC HQ on Thursday, December 8, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. (ET). The meeting is open ...

GoFundMe Announces #GoBeyondGiving Challenge

Posted 18th November 2016

On Wednesday, GoFundMe announced its latest competition, the #GoBeyondGiving Challenge. The crowdfunding platform stated it is challenging people to continue the season of giving by launching a campai...

G-Tech Medical Seeks $1.5M in Growth Capital on Investment Platform Propel(x)

Posted 18th November 2016

Propel(x) announced earlier this week G-Tech Medical Inc., a company with patented technology that has transformed the way physicians assess and treat a variety of gastrointestinal ailments, is see...

Online Marketplace All By Mama Launches Crowdcube Initiative

Posted 18th November 2016

All By Mama, an online marketplace that features products made by parent-run businesses, has recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The platform is currently seeking £75,000...

Mass Fidelity Returns to Indiegogo: Quickly Captures Over $100,000 For New Wireless Multi-Room Speaker

Posted 18th November 2016

Earlier this week, Canadian audio technology company Mass Fidelity returned to global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to raise $50,000 for its new wireless multi-room speaker system, raD. Within a mat...