Update: Rejuvenation Water Nears £150,000 During the Final Week on Crowdcube

With its Crowdcube campaign set to close on Wednesday (February 8th), London-based Rejuvenation Water is nearing its £150,000 funding target thanks to more than 190 investors. As previously reporte...

Crowdfunder UK Launches “Crowdfunded Birmingham” Initiative: Offers £470,000 for City Projects

Crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder UK announced on Monday it has teamed up with the Birmingham City Council to launch Crowdfund Birmingham. According to Crowdfunder UK, the Birmingham City Council h...

DiversyFund Reveals: Monterey Investment Opportunity is Reaching Fulfillment

Real estate crowdfunding platform DiversyFund announced on Monday a seven thousand square foot luxury home investment opportunity in Monterey, California is nearing fulfillment. The project, which ...

4Finance Has Topped €4 Billion in Loans: 33% of All Loan Applications are Via Smartphones

4finance Group, a lender that claims the title of Europe’s largest online and mobile consumer lending company, has surpassed €4 billion in loans since its f0unding in 2008. 4Finance says the ...

Proposed OCC National Fintech Charter Comments & Feedback

Last December, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) – part of the Department of Treasury-  proposed a “National Bank Charter for Fintech Companies”. The exploration s...

Ellen DeGeneres Launches GoFundMe Campaign to Support “Dear Black Girl” Program

Following her interview with “Dear Black Girls” organizers, Cassandra Pryor and Melody Smalls, talk show hostess Ellen DeGeneres launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to raise $25,000 for t...

Fintech Startup AlphaStreet Announces Invest Like a Pro Virtual Stock Contest

Fintech startup AlphaStreet announced on Friday the launch of its ‘Invest Like A Pro’ virtual stock contest from now through April 28th. While sharing details about the new contest, Vishnu Beri, ...

Online Lender Credit Peers Launches to Provide Property Finance

New peer to business property lender Credit Peers has launched today. The online lender allows individuals to lend £500 and up for property transactions. Credit Peers says that lenders may invest wit...

Orchard Platform Predicts Super Bowl Outcome: So Who Will Win? The Falcons or the Patriots?

  Orchard Platform has once again leveraged their deep data on online lending to predict the outcome of the SuperBowl. This will be the third year Orchard shifts gears and enters the odds-making ...

Crowdfunding Video Award Finalists Announced

NextGen Crowdfunding is in the midst of their first Crowdfunding Video Award’s (CVA) to determine the most powerful pitch videos created for crowdfunding campaigns. Participants may come from ei...

2017 Real Estate Crowdfunding: Surveying the Landscape

      By Jonathan B. Wilson CrowdFund Beat Sr. Guest Editor, Partner, Taylor English Duma LLP The impact of crowdfunding on real estate finance and deal-making has been one of the hott...

Amazon Launchpad Now Operating in the US, Canada, India, Germany, France, the UK & Japan

Amazon is not only one of the world’s largest retailers and marketplace, it is also a market for emerging products having raised capital online and from early stage investors. Amazon Launchpad h...

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