Why Are More Companies Staying Private? (Deck)

Why are more companies staying private? That’s a good question. Many moons ago, it was the ambition of most young promising companies to get big enough to “go public” and do an initi...

Kickstarter Announces: Enjoy the Best of Kickstarter Live on Homepage & iPhone/iPad App

On Thursday, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter announced its users may now enjoy its live video and real-time community engagement feature, Kickstarter Live, on both its homepage and iPhone/iPad apps. A...

FCA Grants First Permission to Issue Digital Money to Tramonex

London-based blockchain startup Tramonex as reportedly received the first approval from UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to issue digital money. The company received the approval on January 25...

Lending Works Reopens Window for ISA Contributions

UK-based peer-to-peer lending platform Lending Works announced on Friday it has reopened the window for ISA contributions. The platform claimed it is the first P2PFA member to launch an Innovative Fi...

SEC Acting Chair Michael Piwowar Statement on NASAA Data Sharing Agreement

SEC Acting Chair Michael Piwowar released a statement at the signing of the agreement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA...

SEC & NASAA Sign Agreement to Share Data on Intrastate Crowdfunding

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) have signed an information-sharing agreement regarding new rules to facilitate intrast...

“Shark Tank” Alum Fizzics Launches Indiegogo Equity Round For Universal Beer Dispenser Expansion

Just a few months after securing $1,086,819 from 7,117 backers through Kickstarter and less than two years after securing $261,808 from 2,078 backers on Indiegogo, Shark Tank alum, Fizzics, has lau...

Spanish Brewer La Brava Beer Completes Second Crowdcube Round & Secures €264,600 in Funding

Spanish brewery, La Brava Beer, has closed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company secured €264,600 from 114 investors. La Brava describes its brews as Pilsen-style lager that has...

ZTE scraps touch-free phone campaign

ZTE cancels a crowd-funding campaign for a smartphone design based on ideas submitted by the public.

GoFundMe Reports: Students Increasingly Turn to the Crowdfunding Platform For College Expenses

Earlier this week, global crowdfunding platform GoFundMe released a guidebook that highlights the growing trend of college students who are turning to GoFundMe to pay for tuition and other college ...

Bangarang!: “Hook” Star Dante Basco Launches Kickstarter Campaign For Rufio Prequel

Dante Basco, the actor who played Lost Boy Rufio in the 1992 Steven Spielberg film Hook, has launched a Kickstarter campaign seeking $30,000 for the Rufio prequel, Bangarang.  The film’s synop...

Flyover States Alert: Tech Coast Angels ACE Fund II Realizes 400% IRR with OK Investment

Tech Coast Angels’ (TCA) ACE Fund II has announced a highly successful exit that was described as unique in three ways: the time to exit was very short (two years) the exit had a very high return (7...

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