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...
JP Morgan and Barclays back Illuminate Financial in $100m round
London-based VC firm focusing on FinTech startups Illuminate Financial has closed a $100m round with backing from JP Morgan Chase and Barclays.
OurCrowd launched 13th investment fund, just weeks after previous fund close
Crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has launched its 13th fund on $50m, just weeks after the launch of its previous vehicle.
East Africa experiences crowdfunding boom as global growth continues
Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda are leading the crowdfunding boom in Africa, seeing growth rates of 112% to 312%.
Crowdlending platform WeShareBonds secures €12m
France-based crowdlending platform WeShareBonds has secured a €12m financing round.
Why SumUp and Stripe took centrestage among the 41 FinTech investment rounds last week
Of the 41 FinTech investment deals last week, companies in three sectors, in particular, proved to be exceptionally successful as the list of FinTech unicorns continues to grow.
Brickowner exceeds its funding round raising up to £125k
Property crowdfunding platform Brickowner has exceeded its funding round target, pulling in up to £125,722.
Crowdfunding platform Charity Checkout bags $1m in funding
Online fundraising platform Charity Checkout has bagged $1m in a funding round to help boost its services.
This equity round was led by Octopus Group...
Despite Brexit: Crowdcube’s growth has risen for the seventh consecutive quarter
In the third quarter of 2019, crowdfunding platform Crowdcube’s revenues rose to £2.2m despite the UK's upcoming divorce from the EU.
FrontFundr passes $500k crowdfunding target in three days
Canada-based crowdfunding platform FrontFundr has hit its own crowdsale target of $500,000, within three days.