Crowd Funding news and trends

UK Lender B-North Looks For £1.75M In Funding
B2B Payments // December 08, 2019

UK-based business lender B-North is looking to raise £1,750,000 ($2.3 million) through an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, offering 10.94 percent in equity at a £14,247,942 ($18.7 million) pre-money valuation. “B-North wants to disrupt the £154 billion UK business lending market. The majority of SME...

Facebook Personal Goes Live
Facebook // May 25, 2017

Say goodbye to GoFundMe campaigns on Facebook’s newsfeed. Because now, Facebook has launched its own fundraising platform. Sick? Raise money to cover medical procedures, treatments or injuries. House burned down? Start a “personal emergency” fundraiser. Lost a loved one? Facebook’s new tool can help you...

Crowdfunded Space Poses Payments And Product Security Risks
Alternative Finances // December 02, 2014

There are plenty of niche markets in the payments world. And then there’s examples of the niches among niches — crowdsourced funding payment options available through major payment providers such as Amazon, PayPal and credit card companies. Let’s start with Kickstarter, for example, which instead...

Bitcoin-based Crowdfunding Raises $125K for Assassination
News // May 07, 2014

This particular website is only accepting bitcoins to protect the identity of crowdfunders and assassins through their financial transactions.

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Facebook Personal Goes Live

May 25, 2017
Say goodbye to GoFundMe campaigns on Facebook’s newsfeed. Because now, Facebook has launched its own fundraising platform. Sick? Raise money to cover medical procedures, treatments or injuries. House burned down? Start a “personal emergency” fundraiser. Lost a loved one? Facebook’s new tool can help you generate money to cover burial expenses or living costs. Students […]