Brief: United Nations Foundation Reports 25 Charities to Participate in #GivingTuesday & Announces New Marketing Approach

Posted 15th November 2016

On Monday, the United Nations Foundation announced 25 charities are set to participate in 2016 #GivingTuesday. The annual global movement was founded in 2012 by New York’s 92nd Street Y in partnersh...

Cycling Apparel Brand Huez Hits £250,000 Funding Goal on Crowdcube

Posted 15th November 2016

UK-based cycling apparel brand Huez has successfully secured its initial £250,000 funding goal from nearly 250 investors during its Crowdcube campaign, which is set to close in a week and a half. Th...

Bizfi Announcement: Fintech Firm Originated $127M in Small Business Financing During 2016 Third Quarter

Posted 15th November 2016

Fintech company Bizfi announced on Tuesday it originated more than $127 million in financing in the third quarter of 2016. The company reported that the top sectors seeking finance through its platfo...

Mary Jo White is resigning as Chair of the SEC! What’s next for Crowdfunding?

Posted 15th November 2016

Scott Purcell is the CEO of FundAmerica, Crowdfund Beat Guest post, Exciting news yesterday for small business owners and people engaging in technology-driven finance – Mary Jo White is resignin...

Overfunding: Fitmo Surpasses €150,000 Funding Target on Seedrs

Posted 15th November 2016

Just a few weeks after launching its Seedrs campaign, Amsterdam-based fitech company Fitmo has successfully secured its initial €150,000 funding target from nearly 70 investors. Fitmo’s persona...

Trailblazer Indiegogo Enters Equity Crowdfunding Sector with Partner MicroVentures: New Investors Welcome

Posted 15th November 2016

Indiegogo, the trend-setting international crowdfunding platform for entrepreneurs to bring their ideas to fruition, has launched a new equity crowdfunding portal with MicroVentures allowing anyone ...

IW Capital Launches Debt Investment Arm Pointing to Research on Rising Interest in Alternative Investment

Posted 15th November 2016

IW Capital, a UK based private equity firm, has launched a new “debt arm” facilitating private debt-based investment into scale-up companies across the UK. IW Capital pointed to recent re...

Update: “Bears vs Babies” Scores Over $2.5M During the Final Days on Kickstarter

Posted 15th November 2016

With Elan Lee and Matthew Inman’s Bears vs Babies Kickstarter campaign set to close on Thursday (November 17th), the hilarious card game has successfully captured more than $2.5 million from over 58...

Brief: China P2P Lender Lufax Announces Hong Kong & Singapore Expansion

Posted 15th November 2016

Lufax, one of China’s largest peer to peer lending platforms, has announced plans to expand into both Hong Kong and Singapore. This news comes less than two months after the lender announced prepara...

Fundrise Spins Off its Real Estate Investment Branch RSE Capital Partners

Posted 15th November 2016

Crowdfunding real estate platform Fundrise is spinning off RSE Capital Partners, its real estate investment branch, into a stand-alone company, according to several news sources. The new standal...

China Rapid Finance Announces Partnerships With Sino Guarantee & Bank of Shanghai

Posted 15th November 2016

Peer-to-peer lender, China Rapid Finance, announced on Tuesday it has formed partnerships with two financial institutions, China United SME Guarantee Corp. (Sino Guarantee) and Bank of Shanghai. The...

SEC Chair Mary Jo White to Testify Before House Financial Services Committee Today

Posted 15th November 2016

Outgoing SEC Chair Mary Jo White will be testifying today (November 15, 2016) before the House Financial Services Committee. White announced her intent to depart the Commission at the end of the Obama...