Fruitful Launches ‘Mortgage Crowdfunding’ Platform after Success on Crowdcube

Fruitful Launches ‘Mortgage Crowdfunding’ Platform after Success on Crowdcube

Last year Liverpool-based Fruitful successfully raised £140,000 for 8% equity in only two days on Crowdcube. Along with a private investment of £380,000, the company…

The First Peer-to-Peer Lending Platform Launched this Month in UAE

The First Peer-to-Peer Lending Platform Launched this Month in UAE

Dubai-based company, Beehive, launched the first peer-to-peer lending platform in the area on November 2, 2014. Beehive aims to offer a new transparent option for…

LexShares Launches Platform for Crowdfunding U.S. Lawsuits

LexShares Launches Platform for Crowdfunding U.S. Lawsuits

On November 19 2014, New York based company LexShares launched a new crowdfunding service that lets accredited investors fund U.S. litigations for a minimum stake…

6 Tips for Recovering from a Failed Crowdfunding Campaign

6 Tips for Recovering from a Failed Crowdfunding Campaign

One of the big benefits to all-or-nothing crowdfunding models like Kickstarter’s is that there is less to lose than launching a traditional product. If you…

Crowdsurfer Offers a New Crowdfunding Search and Analytics Tool

Crowdsurfer Offers a New Crowdfunding Search and Analytics Tool

Crowdsurfer is a service based in Cambridge, UK that gathers global data on crowdfunding and peer-to-peer finance. With information from 1,000 collaborative finance platforms, this…

Indiegogo vs. Kickstarter

Indiegogo vs. Kickstarter

Indiegogo and Kickstarter are two of the largest rewards-based crowdfunding platforms. They allow eligible creators to raise money for projects in a wide variety of…