Indiegogo Teams Up With General Assembly, 500 Startups, TechStars, Startups.co & Rent the Runway to Present “Startup Fundraising 101”

Posted 30th September 2016

On Friday, Indiegogo announced it has teamed up with General Assembly, 500 Startups, TechStars, Startups.co, and Rent the Runway to present Startup Fundraising 101, a guide that reveals the pros and c...

JPMorgan Chase Invests in InvestCloud: Announces Partnership For Digital Wealth Management

Posted 30th September 2016

Last week, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) announced it has made an equity investment in California fintech firm, InvestCloud. The banking giant also confirmed it has formed a strategic partnersh...

Lendit USA Predicted to be Biggest Online Lending Event Yet

Posted 30th September 2016

Lendit, the prominent online lending conference, is predicting a hugely successful event in New York this coming Spring. Each year the gathering has grown. Reportedly 2017 will be no different as Lend...

CFPB Orders LendUp to Pay-up $3.63 Million in Refunds & Penalties

Posted 30th September 2016

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered LendUp to pay approximately $1.83 million in refunds and pay a civil penalty of $1.8 million. The enforcement action was taken as the “...

Pittsburgh’s Buvinger Building Nears Crowdfunding Goal on Small Change

Posted 30th September 2016

Small Change offers the crowd to partake in the revitalization and redevelopment of Pittsburgh real estate. Its Buvinger Building campaign launched earlier this summer is now headed toward the hom...

Unocoin Finds Pre Series-A Pot of Gold, Raises Record Amount for Indian Currency Venture

Posted 30th September 2016

Unocoin, a Bangalore based Bitcoin startup, has raised $1.5 million in a Pre Series-A round, the highest total raised for a digital currency venture in Indian history, said the platform. Funding was s...

Giving Small Businesses the Best Possible Chance of Succeeding when Crowdfunding

Posted 29th September 2016

There is no question that the proliferation of various forms of alternative finance has proven vital for Britain’s scaling businesses attempting to secure growth funding. In the UK, the alternative ...

Brief: Indiegogo Funded “Super Troopers 2” Enters Post-Production Phase

Posted 29th September 2016

On Wednesday, Super Troopers 2 star Paul Soter announced that the highly anticipated comedy is heading into the post-production phase. In an update post, Soter stated that the cast and crew already ha...

Fintech Startup Kyriba Secures $23M During Series D Funding Round Led By Bpifrance

Posted 29th September 2016

California-based fintech startup Kyriba Corp. announced on Thursday it has successfully secured $23 million during its recent Series D funding round, which was led by Bpifrance. Additional investors ...

Update: CityFALCON Selected to Join Octopus Labs’ Fintech Accelerator As Seedrs Initiative Nears £150,000 Funding Target

Posted 29th September 2016

Following the launch of its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, London startup CityFALCON has been selected to join Octopus Labs’ Fintech Accelerator program. As previously reported, CityFAC...

PledgeMusic Finalizes Set.fm Acquisition & Names Matt Peterson General Manager in Austin

Posted 29th September 2016

On Wednesday, crowdfunding platform for music, PledgeMusic, announced it has officially finalized its acquisition of Set.fm and has appointed founder and CEO of Set.Fm, Matt Peterson, as its Austin ge...

Busted! SEC Targets Reg A+ Marijuana Company, Med-X, in Administrative Proceeding.

Posted 29th September 2016

By Samuel S. Guzik, CrowdFundBeat special guest editor, Guzik & Associate The Regulation A+ industry was buzzing this week – not with excitement, but with a healthy dose of trepidation. One...