Crowdfunding

UCCS to Honor Susan Edmondson as 2023 KPWE Unstoppable Woman at Scholarship Fundraiser May 15

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

The award will be presented at the annual KPWE Unstoppable Women’s Event, a scholarship fundraiser and celebration of graduating KPWE scholars.

Key Points: 
  • The award will be presented at the annual KPWE Unstoppable Women’s Event, a scholarship fundraiser and celebration of graduating KPWE scholars.
  • KPWE’s mission is to support nontraditional UCCS students who are starting or returning to college after having overcome significant personal adversity.
  • The program provides financial assistance, mentorship, and career-focused workshops, including a $6,000 annual scholarship award currently presented to 26 students each year.
  • To make a gift to the KPWE Scholarship Fund, please click here .

New Multi-Asset Robo Product Launched for U.S. Investors

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

LendingRobot, an advisory firm specializing in Alternative Investments, has announced the release of their new multi-asset robo product for U.S. investors.

Key Points: 
  • LendingRobot, an advisory firm specializing in Alternative Investments, has announced the release of their new multi-asset robo product for U.S. investors.
  • When asked about the launch, Mikhail Kabalin, CEO, said, “We want to give every investor access to alternative investments at LendingRobot, and that’s exactly what the Multi-Asset Robo does.
  • This is the only product of its type in the U.S. market today that automates investments from unaffiliated alternative investment platforms.
  • This new product brings the best of both of those worlds together and we are excited to see what this means for the alternative investments industry as a whole.”
    For more information about the Multi-Asset Alt Robo product, please visit lendingrobot.com/alt-robo.

Netcapital Named “Best Crowdfunding Platform” at FinTech Breakthrough Awards for Second Consecutive Year

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

Netcapital Inc. (Nasdaq: NCPL, NCPLW) (the “Company”), a digital private capital markets ecosystem, today was named “Best Crowdfunding Platform” for the funding portal netcapital.com at the 7th Annual 2023 FinTech Breakthrough Awards , a premier awards program founded to recognize FinTech innovators, leaders and visionaries from around the world.

Key Points: 
  • Netcapital Inc. (Nasdaq: NCPL, NCPLW) (the “Company”), a digital private capital markets ecosystem, today was named “Best Crowdfunding Platform” for the funding portal netcapital.com at the 7th Annual 2023 FinTech Breakthrough Awards , a premier awards program founded to recognize FinTech innovators, leaders and visionaries from around the world.
  • The 2023 award marks Netcapital’s second consecutive win in this category.
  • “We are honored to be recognized in back-to-back wins by the FinTech Breakthrough Awards,” said Jason Frishman, Netcapital Founder.
  • The 2023 FinTech Breakthrough Award program attracted more than 4,000 nominations globally.

Fearless Foundation and Amazon’s Black Business Accelerator Award $1 Million Dollars for their Black Women Entrepreneurs Grant Program

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Fearless Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Fearless Fund, the first venture capital fund built by women of color, for women of color, has partnered with Amazon’s Black Business Accelerator for a multi-phase grant program that will bolster Black women-owned, consumer product-based business.

Key Points: 
  • Fearless Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Fearless Fund, the first venture capital fund built by women of color, for women of color, has partnered with Amazon’s Black Business Accelerator for a multi-phase grant program that will bolster Black women-owned, consumer product-based business.
  • “We are excited to enroll business grant recipients in Amazon’s Black Business Accelerator, giving each brand access to an unparalleled network of mentors that will allow them to reach their professional goals,” says Arian Simone, Co-Founder and General Partner of Fearless Fund.
  • We are excited to partner with the Fearless Fund to support 75 incredible Black women entrepreneurs in achieving their dreams.
  • By participating in Amazon’s Black Business Accelerator, founders will access a suite of resources, including financial assistance, business education and coaching, and marketing support.

Castle Placement Launches Limited Preview Crowdfunding for Water On Demand

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

(OTC Pink: OCLN ), the Clean Water Innovation Hub™, announces that New York-based Castle Placement has launched a limited preview crowdfunding for OriginClear’s Water On Demand™ subsidiary, the new private water utility for industry, which can help cities serve consumers better.

Key Points: 
  • (OTC Pink: OCLN ), the Clean Water Innovation Hub™, announces that New York-based Castle Placement has launched a limited preview crowdfunding for OriginClear’s Water On Demand™ subsidiary, the new private water utility for industry, which can help cities serve consumers better.
  • Water On Demand is helping them with new compact systems, and a pay-per-gallon model that can eliminate big capital needs.
  • Water On Demand is designed to provide all three.”
    For downsized local water treatment, Water On Demand plans to use OriginClear’s Modular Water Systems™ Water System In A Box™ technology, and employ local water companies for on-site maintenance.
  • “And when they recycle, they don't pay for that water again, which is incredibly valuable as water rates skyrocket.

Superstrata Completes Fulfillment of 96% of Crowdfunded Carbon Fiber Bikes

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Friday, February 24, 2023

Following two years of anticipation, carbon fiber pioneer Arevo announced the successful fulfillment of 96% of their Superstrata-branded custom carbon fiber e-bikes.

Key Points: 
  • Following two years of anticipation, carbon fiber pioneer Arevo announced the successful fulfillment of 96% of their Superstrata-branded custom carbon fiber e-bikes.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230224005334/en/
    Superstrata Completes Fulfillment of 96% of Crowdfunded Carbon Fiber Bikes (Graphic: Business Wire)
    “When we started this journey more than two years ago, we expected fulfillment to take months, not years,” said Arevo CEO Sonny Vu.
  • 96% of Indiegogo backer perks have now been fulfilled, totalling 3,301 custom 3D-printed carbon fiber bikes and e-bikes produced for 2,858 backers at Superstrata’s facilities in Vietnam.
  • Sufficiently battle-tested, Arevo’s carbon fiber printing technology is now ready for its next application.

Ryan Feit joins fractional investing startup Fundhomes as Strategic Advisor

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Friday, February 24, 2023

SEATTLE, Feb. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Fundhomes announced this week that CEO and Founder of SeedInvest Ryan Feit joined their advisory board. Fundhomes is a fractional investing platform for real estate properties where investors can buy shares of individually acquired vacation rentals that are operated on their behalf to generate cash dividends, appreciation, and the tax benefits of being a part owner of the properties.

Key Points: 
  • Ryan Feit joins Fundhomes as Strategic Advisor and investor to fractionalize the real estate industry.
  • SEATTLE, Feb. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Fundhomes announced this week that CEO and Founder of SeedInvest Ryan Feit joined their advisory board.
  • Fundhomes is a fractional investing platform for real estate properties where investors can buy shares of individually acquired vacation rentals that are operated on their behalf to generate cash dividends, appreciation, and the tax benefits of being a part owner of the properties.
  • Ryan brings over 10 years of experience in the fractional investing space, having successfully built SeedInvest to over 700,000 investors and $465,000,000 dollars invested in their portfolio of companies.

InSites Consulting expands executive management team

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Since Mentha Capital stepped in as a private equity partner at the end of 2018, the global consumer insight and collaboration consultancy, InSites Consulting grew in strength by welcoming 9 different agencies to its group.

Key Points: 
  • Since Mentha Capital stepped in as a private equity partner at the end of 2018, the global consumer insight and collaboration consultancy, InSites Consulting grew in strength by welcoming 9 different agencies to its group.
  • Supporting its ambition to act as an integrated global brand in the industry, InSites Consulting today announces new executive management roles and changes in governance.
  • As the agency migrates towards a fully integrated structure that optimally captures the added value of all acquired agencies for clients and co-workers, they state this expansion of their executive management team supports them in delivering a clear, global vision and strategy.
  • Kristof De Wulf, CEO of InSites Consulting: “This feels like the right time to make sound choices for the future, with all pieces now in place to embrace one integrated vision and strategy, backed up by a global structure.

Sending Labs Secures $12.5M to Launch the Web3 Communications Stack

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Sending Labs secures $12.5 million in seed funding to build the future-focused Web3 communication stack.

Key Points: 
  • Sending Labs secures $12.5 million in seed funding to build the future-focused Web3 communication stack.
  • Sending Labs takes on the challenge of building accessible yet secure infrastructures for effective Web3 communication at both the developer and community levels.
  • Sending Labs puts end-to-end decentralization at the core of its products, laying the groundwork for user-led data ownership.
  • Using a multi-product approach, Sending Labs simultaneously addresses the needs of architects creating Web3 landscapes and the audiences that will take part in them.

Sublime Security Raises $9.8M and Launches the First Open Email Security Platform To Enable Community Collaboration Against Phishing

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Kamdjou started at the DoD while in high school, and worked on and led numerous offensive security efforts for over eight years.

Key Points: 
  • Kamdjou started at the DoD while in high school, and worked on and led numerous offensive security efforts for over eight years.
  • If we open it up and let everyone contribute we actually stand a fighting chance.”
    Sublime is changing the way the security community approaches email defense with a number of industry firsts:
    The first open, free, and self-hostable email security platform.
  • "Email security has always been a passive wait, see, and catch game with black box software you have no control over.
  • Sign up for a free cloud account or learn how to deploy Sublime locally via Docker or to AWS at https://sublime.security/ .