SEC-NYU Dialogue on Securities Markets; Crowdfunding

Topic: Securities Crowdfunding in the U.S. February 28, 2017   Hosted jointly by the SEC and NYU’s Salomon Center for the Study of Financial Institutions The Division of Economic and Risk Analy...

Coolest Cooler Update: Still Trying to Ship those Coolers Out

Coolest Cooler, the 2nd most funded Kickstarter campaign of all time at $13.29 million, continues to chug along and deliver Coolers around the world. The Kickstarter pre-sale project launched in 2014 ...

Obsidian Entertainment’s Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Secures $2.5 Million in Two Weeks on Fig

Just two weeks after launching the Fig campaign for Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, video game studio Obsidian Entertainment has secured over $2.5 million from more than 21,700 backers for the pro...

Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance Publishes Africa & Middle East Alternative Finance Report

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) has published its first benchmarking report covering alternative finance in the African and Middle East markets. Produced with the support and backi...

BNP Paribas Continues Partnership With Plug and Play to Launch Fintech/Insurtech Accelerator Program in Paris

BNP Paribas, alongside its partner Plug and Play, announced on Friday they are launching a fintech and insurtech acceleration program in Paris. According to BNP Paribas, the three-month program will b...

Innovate Finance Issues Call for Input on Industry Sandbox in the UK

Innovate Finance, the independent membership organization representing UK’s global fintech sector, announced on Friday it has issued a Call for Input on the demand and feasibility of an Industry San...

Kickstarter Announces Campaigners Heading to the 2017 Grammy Awards

With the 2017 Grammy Awards to be held this Sunday (February 12th), Kickstarter announced campaigners, who have used its crowdfunding platform for funding, that received nominations for this year’s ...

GridShare is a Crowdfunding Platform for Renewable Energy & Cleantech

Debt & Equity Crowdfunding Platform Receives Approval to to List Securities Under Reg CF GridShare LLC has announced the launch of its FINRA/SEC approved Reg CF crowdfunding portal. The new entry ...

Update: Portugal’s Wine With Spirit Overfunds on Seedrs

Portugal-based winetech company, Wine With Spirit, has successfully secured its Seedrs equity crowdfunding campaign’s £400,000 funding target. The company is currently  on a mission to brin...

StartEngine-Funding Alkane Truck Company Announces Exclusive Agreement With Brazilian Truck Manufacturer Agrale

Following the launch of its StartEngine crowdfunding campaign, South Carolina’s Alkane Truck Company announced its exclusive agreement with Brazilian truck manufacturer, Agrale. The company st...

Overfunding: Team Gotham’s “Solo” Video Games Surpasses $64,000 Funding Target Through Fig Campaign

With less than two weeks until its crowdfunding campaign on Fig comes to an end, Team Gotham’s Solo video game project has successfully secured its $64,000 funding target. As previously report...

The Potential of “Crowdlending” (Video)

Therese Torris, Senior Contributing Editor for Crowdfund Insider, recently visited the offices of Misys to discuss alternative finance. Misys is a large UK based financial services software provider o...

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