The Truth about Crowdfunding Scams
news

The Truth about Crowdfunding Scams

Dawn Sole launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for her new product, Pluck N’ File, on November 2, 2014. The project closed on January 2,…

Africa Embraces Crowdfunding for Cultural Projects
news

Africa Embraces Crowdfunding for Cultural Projects

In 2012, when al-Qaida occupied the north of Mali, precious transcripts from Timbuktu were evacuated to the capital, Bamako. Unfortunately taking them from a hot…

A Look at Fundrise’s Success in 2014
news

A Look at Fundrise’s Success in 2014

Fundrise is an equity crowdfunding platform for real estate that has been around since 2010. Their focus is on connecting investors with borrowers without using…

Lightpoint Medical Raises £2M in Series A Funding Round
news

Lightpoint Medical Raises £2M in Series A Funding Round

On December 30, 2014 Lightpoint Medical announced that they successfully raised £2 million ($3.1 million) in a Series A funding round featured on SyndicateRoom, an…

Canadian Marketplace Lending Platform Borrowell Launching in 2015
news

Canadian Marketplace Lending Platform Borrowell Launching in 2015

The emergence of alternative sources of finance for investors and consumers has been growing steadily in the US. Many new platforms have been created to…

Asian Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform CoAssets to Launch a Print Magazine
news

Asian Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform CoAssets to Launch a Print Magazine

CoAssets is a real estate crowdfunding platform in South East Asia, with offices in Singapore and Malaysia. They launched in July 2014, and after almost…