This week, Popcannibal’s new video game Make Sail has successfully secured $50,000 funding target goal on crowdfunding platform Fig. The studio launched the initiative earlier this month. Mak...

Earlier this week, GoFundMe announced it has surpassed $3 million in funds raised from more than 25 million donors through its global crowdfunding platform. Speaking about the milestone, the GoFundMe ...

Dow Jones VentureSource is reporting that Q3 2016 venture capital declined noticeably in comparison to Q2 and slightly versus same quarter year prior. The report states that 20 European venture capita...

The UK Peer to Peer Finance Association (P2PFA) has released data for member platforms for Q3 2016. According to their numbers, new P2P loans hit £700,374,000 driving cumulative lending to just under...

Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History launches a crowd-funding campaign to help raise $300,000 (£250,000) to save the ruby slippers from the Wizard of Oz movie.

LendIt Europe gathered over 900 attendees from 50 countries on the banks of the Thames river to network and hear about the latest trends in online direct lending. The tone of the conference was clearl...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History is seeking public help to raise $300,000 for restoration of Dorothy’s slippersThe Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History has asked ...

A report in the Korean Herald has pointed to Hanwha Life Insurance purchasing a 4.1% equity stake in Lending Club (NYSE:LC).  Hanwha Life spent 75 billion won or approximately USD $66.25 million as t...

On Tuesday, Canadian online lender for small businesses Thinking Capital announced the launch of its new artificial intelligent fintech chatbot, “Lucy.”  This new feature will enable business o...

On Tuesday, Kickstarter announced its new reward scheduling feature, which will notably make engaging backers and building excitement easier. The rewards-based crowdfunding platform shared that in add...

Elan Lee (Xbox, ARGs) and Matthew Inman (The Oatmeal), launched Kickstarter campaign on Tuesday to raise $10,000 for their new game, Bears vs. Bears. The duo previously secured $8,782,571 from 2...

Prosper Marketplace has updated investors on their estimated returns for the month of September. According to the online lender, returns are just above 7% – a slight drop of 14 bps from August. ...