Penfold closes $8.5M to provide a full-stack pension in an app aimed at freelancers
Penfold, a startup that offers a full-stack pension in a smartphone app, has closed an $8.5 million (£6 million) funding round, $4 million of which was from a crowdfunding campaign. The company is now approved by the FCA to operate a pension itself.....»»
Penfold closes $8.5M to provide a full stack pension in an app aimed at freelancers
Penfold, a startup that offers a full stack pension in a smartphone app, has closed a $8.5 million (£6m) funding round, $4M of which was from a crowdfunding campaign. The company is now approved by the FCA to operate a pension itself rather than rel.....»»
Materials Zone raises $6M for its materials discovery platform
Materials Zone, a Tel Aviv-based startup that uses AI to speed up materials research, today announced that it has raised a $6 million seed funding round led by Insight Partners, with participation from crowdfunding platform OurCrowd. The company̵.....»»
Surge Reported in Crowdfunding Campaigns for Rent, Food, and Bills
The Washington Post reports on a surge in crowdfunding campaigns for basic essentials like rent, food and bills: Sites like GoFundMe, Kickstarter or even Facebook allow people and businesses to establish a cause — or set up a page laying out w.....»»
Mystery Science Theatre 3000 Is Crowdfunding Another Comeback - and Also Apps
destinyland writes: Mystery Science Theater 3000 will be coming back — with a new home online. Though Netflix didn't pick them up for another season after 2019, "We still want to keep making new episodes," series creator Joel Hodgson explains i.....»»
Chinese hardware makers turn to crowdfunding as they look to go global
China’s tech giants have had a rough time in Western markets over the last few years. Huawei and DJI have been hit by trade restrictions, while TikTok and WeChat are threatened with their apps being banned in the U.S. Overall, Chinese companies.....»»
Cool Crowdfunding: Ceramic 3D Prints, Tiny Pottery, Modular Robotics
We receive so many pitches for crowdfunding projects. They pour into our inbox daily. Since crowdfunding is a bit of a gamble, it is always kind of hard to determine just how to write about these projects, considering that many of them may not ever.....»»
Cool Crowdfunding: Scrappy Circuits, Smart Diode Lasers, and LED Cubes
the latest cool crowdfunding campaigns The post Cool Crowdfunding: Scrappy Circuits, Smart Diode Lasers, and LED Cubes appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers......»»
Equity crowdfunding is making the private markets public
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. For this week’s deep dive, the Equity team brought on Gumroad CEO Sahil Lavingia and Hustle Fund General Partner Eli.....»»
Waterfund commits $50M to OurCrowd’s water and agtech portfolio
Waterfund, an investment and trading firm that specializes in acquiring and managing water-related infrastructure assets, today announced a deal with Israel-based crowdfunding platform OurCrowd that will see the Waterfund team commit $50 million to b.....»»
Startup Founders Can Now Bypass Venture Capitalists with Crowdfunding
This week Protocol.com's "Source Code" newsletter described how startup founders could now bypass venture capitalists: Last fall, the the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission passed a new set of rules for "exempt offerings," which allow startups.....»»
Cool Crowdfunding: Vacuum Former and Hologram Printing
our latest collection of cool crowdfunding campaigns. Today, it is all desktop maker machines The post Cool Crowdfunding: Vacuum Former and Hologram Printing appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers......»»
Gumroad wants to make equity crowdfunding mainstream
Gumroad, a startup that helps creators sell their work, is raising $6 million at a $100 million valuation. While $1 million of that total is reserved for AngelList co-founder Naval Ravikant and Basecamp founder Jason Fried, the remaining $5 million i.....»»
Crowdfunding limits are poised to change next week, but most VCs aren’t paying attention — yet
Passion Capital, the early-stage venture firm in London, told TechCrunch earlier this week that — in an apparent first for a European fund — it plans to crowdfund the final stage of its third and latest vehicle. Specifically, it’s car.....»»
Aptera Promises The World"s First Mass-Produced Solar Car This Year
California-based Aptera Motors "is rolling out the first mass-produced solar car this year," reports the Washington Post, after successfully crowdfunding a restart of their development effort: It's a three-wheel, ultra-aerodynamic electric vehicle c.....»»
Narcissists have the most crowdfunding success, research reveals
Entrepreneurs that display the right level of narcissism are more likely to secure crowdfunding investment, new research from Trinity Business School reveals......»»
Crowdfunding? Check the weather forecast first!
Investors' moods are affected by gloomy weather. New research from Copenhagen Business School recommends entrepreneurs looking for finance should be aware of the weather forecast at the time they want to launch their crowdfunding campaigns......»»
Cool Crowdfunding: Retro Styled Portable Computing, Unique 3D Printing, and A Desktop Robot Arm
We receive so many pitches for crowdfunding projects. They pour into our inbox daily. Since crowdfunding is a bit of a gamble, it is always kind of hard to determine just how to write about these projects, considering that many of them may not ever d.....»»
The Tula Mic is a powerful portable recorder that doubles as a great USB-C microphone
Tula is a new company founded with the specific purpose of developing user-friendly hardware and software for sound capture, and its debut product, the Tula Mic, is now shipping after a successful crowdfunding campaign last year. Tula Mic is both a U.....»»
Cool Crowdfuning: Handheld Laser Engraving, 3D Scanners, and Multi-Material Upgrades
We receive so many pitches for crowdfunding projects. They pour into our inbox daily. Since crowdfunding is a bit of a gamble, it is always kind of hard to determine just how to write about these projects, considering that many of them may not ever d.....»»