Charitable crowdfunding platform GoFundMe acquires YouCaring
Charitable crowdfunding platform GoFundMe has acquired personal fundraising company YouCaring, for an undisclosed amount.
Crowdfunder closes crowdfunding campaign on £1.2m
Crowdfunder UK has closed its own crowdsale on £1.2m from 1136 contributors on Crowdcube. This capital was raised at a £16.8m company valuation, and stormed...
European Crowdfunding Network writes open letter to European Council for EU-wide crowdfunding reg
Members of the European Crowdfunding Network have written an open letter to the member states of the European Council in support of a pan-EU regime for crowdfunding platforms.
Funding Societies said to raise $40m despite making staff cuts
Singaporean P2P lending platform Funding Societies has allegedly secured $40m in its Series C, despite the coronavirus forcing it to downsize.
Crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has made its 1,000th raise
Exeter-based Crowdcube has facilitated its 1,000th successful crowdfunding as FinTech startups lead the way.
Crowdfunding is not here to replace venture capital but syndicate it
Crowdfunding has moved on from being derided as a weakness by venture capital firms to instead becoming an emblem of confidence, according to Equityfor...
Real estate crowdfunding platform DiversyFund scores $1m Series A
Real estate crowdfunding platform DiversyFund has scored $1m in its Series A funding round.
Kapilendo pockets ?7m for crowdfunding platform
German crowdfunding platform Kapilendo has raised ?7m in a Series B round of funding led by the pension fund for the Berlin Chamber of Dentists.
ICO HeadStart raises $10.8m in first weekend of ICO pre-sale
ICO fundraising platform ICO HeadStart has raised $10.8m during the first weekend of its pre-sale.
Lendahand reaches ?1m target for its crowdfunding on Seedrs
Lendahand, which is a crowdfunding platform for impact investing, has hit the target ?1m of its own crowdfunding campaign.