Crowdfunding

Latin American NFT startup Minteo raises $4.3 million to Introduce Region to Web3

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Thursday, September 29, 2022
Software, Professional Services, Business, Payments, Apps, Applications, Technology, Digital Cash Management, Digital Assets, Cryptocurrency, Crowdfunding, NFT, Web3, Finance, Zero, Knowledge, Adoption, Dance, Culture, B2C, Internet, NFT, VC, Latin Americans, CMT, Leadership, Non-fungible token, Music, Alliance, Cabify, Video game, Cryptocurrency, Bancolombia, Web3

Minteo, a Latin American-based NFT marketplace with a mission to introduce Web3 to the region, today announced the closing of its $4.3 million seed round.

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  • Minteo, a Latin American-based NFT marketplace with a mission to introduce Web3 to the region, today announced the closing of its $4.3 million seed round.
  • There is significant demand from the Latin American community for an NFT marketplace that suits local creator needs and that integrates local payment methods.
  • We are thrilled to support the Minteo team as they deliver a much-needed product to the fast-growing Latin American marketplace.
  • Minteo, Inc. is a NFT marketplace focused on introducing Latin American consumers and businesses to Web3.

Pureboost, Amazon’s #1 Selling Clean Energy Drink, Raises Over $2M+ Within Hours of Launching Community Round to the Public on Wefunder’s Community Investment Platform

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Technology, Other Sports, Professional Services, Fitness & Nutrition, Sports, Other Retail, Crowdfunding, Supermarket, Health, Specialty, Food, Beverage, Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Retail, Food Tech, Convenience Store, Superfood, Entrepreneurship, Vitamin, Mineral, Parent, Walmart, Electrolyte, Growth, Walgreens, Harvard Business School, Costco, Leadership, Amazon, Wefunder

With over 20,000+ 5-star reviews and a 45% reorder rate on Amazon, the crash-free, and jitter-free clean energy drink is on track to reach $100M in sales by 2026.

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  • With over 20,000+ 5-star reviews and a 45% reorder rate on Amazon, the crash-free, and jitter-free clean energy drink is on track to reach $100M in sales by 2026.
  • It also launched at Costco.com and in select Walmart stores this month, and will be at Walgreens in the fall of 2022.
  • Another Co-Founder, Sean Ross, managed the worlds largest sports nutrition brand and oversaw the production of over $1B+ worth of products.
  • Pureboost is open to accredited and non-accredited investors with a minimum investment of $250 on Wefunder .

“3D print x craftsmanship” Achieved 200% in three days since eyewear brand "HYPHEN" has started crowdfunding by using KICKSTARTER

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
General Sports, Sports, Other Manufacturing, Optical, Crowdfunding, Health, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden, Kickstarter, Multimedia, 3D, URL, 3D printing

New brand " HYPHEN ", researching and developing new structure of eyewear, by HYPHEN LTD. announced the spring 2023 model 2 series developed with the theme of luxury sports on the crowdfunding site KICKSTARTER .

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  • New brand " HYPHEN ", researching and developing new structure of eyewear, by HYPHEN LTD. announced the spring 2023 model 2 series developed with the theme of luxury sports on the crowdfunding site KICKSTARTER .
  • In three days from the September 11th, we achieved 200% of our target of 1 million yen and showed a good start.
  • The two models DEPART and TRUNKY which are released this time are high quality eyewear with innovative new functions as eyewear for sports scenes.
  • Would you like to take advantage of this wonderful success to introduce our products to the world together?

2022 Seoul International Buddhism Expo: in Search of Ritual, a Daily Routine That Changes Our Life

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Monday, September 19, 2022
Other Communications, Arts, Museums, Entertainment, Religion, Public Relations, Investor Relations, Communications, Professional Services, Events, Concerts, Consumer, Crowdfunding, Online, Exhibition, Convention center, Jogye Order, Dalmasa, Sale, Religious Peace Initiative, National Intangible Cultural Heritage of Indonesia, List of national museums, Life, National Museum of Korea, Stroke, Gold, Program, Invitation (Uhm Jung-hwa album), Painting, Asrlar Sadosi Festival of Traditional Culture, Meditation, Monk, Dhammakaya, Housing, Lecture, Entertainment, Teahouse, Video game, Gautama Buddha, Buddhism, Gwaebul, Coexistence

If you want to learn more about the rituals for your better days, 2022 Seoul International Buddhism Expo is the place you want to visit this fall.

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  • If you want to learn more about the rituals for your better days, 2022 Seoul International Buddhism Expo is the place you want to visit this fall.
  • The Seoul International Buddhist Expo 2022 highlights the religious and personal daily rituals.
  • Crowdfunding is in progress on the official website of the Seoul International Buddhism Expo 2022 for awarded works of excellent traditional culture products.
  • Find more details about the event on the official website ( https://bexpo.kr/ ), a special autumn outing to meet our true self, the 2022 Seoul International Buddhism Expo .

GiveCampus Raises $50 Million Investment Led by Silversmith Capital Partners

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Monday, September 19, 2022
Software, Professional Services, Philanthropy, Fintech, Technology, Asset Management, University, Primary, Secondary, Fund Raising, Education, Crowdfunding, Finance, Software, University, Silversmith Capital Partners, ActiveCampaign, HubSpot, LinkedIn, District, CEO, Student, Webflow, Solution, Friends, DistroKid, Family, School, Kirkland & Ellis, Education, Silversmith, Y Combinator, Tutoring, K12

GiveCampus , a leading fundraising platform for nonprofit educational institutions, announced today that it has closed a $50 million minority growth equity investment led by Silversmith Capital Partners , a Boston-based growth equity firm.

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  • GiveCampus , a leading fundraising platform for nonprofit educational institutions, announced today that it has closed a $50 million minority growth equity investment led by Silversmith Capital Partners , a Boston-based growth equity firm.
  • As part of the investment, Silversmith has committed significant additional capital to provide GiveCampus employees with liquidity through a tender offer.
  • Kirkland & Ellis served as legal counsel to Silversmith Capital Partners and Wilmer Hale served as legal counsel to GiveCampus.
  • Founded in 2015, Silversmith Capital Partners is a Boston-based growth equity firm with $3.3 billion of capital under management.

KiwiTech Partners With the WISE Edtech Accelerator for New York Investor Day

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Partnership, CEO, Mentorship, Traction, Education, Qatar Foundation, NEW, Founder CEO, Knowledge, Ecosystem, Growth, WISE, Financial services, Cryptocurrency, Renewable energy, Educational technology, Crowdfunding

NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- KiwiTech, a global startup ecosystem, announces a partnership with the WISE Edtech Accelerator, for their upcoming event "New York Investor Day", scheduled on September 29, 2022. WISE, an initiative of Qatar Foundation, has established itself as a global platform for collaboration and innovation in education. The event will bring together Edtech startups from the WISE Edtech Accelerator's latest cohort and select investors under one roof.

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- KiwiTech, a global startup ecosystem, announces a partnership with the WISE Edtech Accelerator, for their upcoming event "New York Investor Day", scheduled on September 29, 2022.
  • The event will bring together Edtech startups from the WISE Edtech Accelerator's latest cohort and select investors under one roof.
  • "We are excited to partner with WISE Edtech Accelerator for their upcoming Investor Day," said Rakesh Gupta, Founder & CEO, KiwiTech.
  • The WISE Edtech Accelerator is a key part of WISE's Edtech program that aims to support innovation and build an Edtech community focused on revolutionizing the way we teach and learn.

SGG Media Launches Crowd Funding Round on StartEngine.com

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Thursday, September 1, 2022
Venture Capital, Social Media, Crowdfunding, Marketing, Communications, Professional Services, Casino, Gaming, Entertainment, Twitter, Entrepreneurship, Gambling, Organization, SGG, Media, Sport, Industry, Instagram, Radio, Social media

SGG Media - A Division of Sports Gambling Guides, Inc., the up-and-coming sports advertising agency, is continuing its plans to turn the advertising world on its head by opening up a $5 million round of private funding on leading US investment platform, StartEngine.com via the SGG Media portal: https://www.startengine.com/sports-gambling-guides

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  • SGG Media - A Division of Sports Gambling Guides, Inc., the up-and-coming sports advertising agency, is continuing its plans to turn the advertising world on its head by opening up a $5 million round of private funding on leading US investment platform, StartEngine.com via the SGG Media portal: https://www.startengine.com/sports-gambling-guides
    Like so many things the company has done during its short but meteoric rise to prominence over the past few years, turning to one of Americas largest crowd funding sites to generate further investment in SGG Media is something of an industry first.
  • It will give private investors the unique opportunity to buy into a sports gambling-related business from just $250 while helping SGG Media continue to grow.
  • Troy Paul, Co-Founder and President of SGG Media, said: Were very excited to be taking investment in SGG Media online on the hugely successful crowdfunding platform, StartEngine.com.
  • We strongly believe the crowdfunding round will prove to be another major success for SGG Media and will enable the group to continue its trailblazing work at the cross section of sports and social media.

Groundfloor Launches Next Round of Financing on Wefunder

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Thursday, September 1, 2022
Crowdfunding, Residential Building & Real Estate, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Technology, Finance, Fintech, Banking, Apps, Applications, Professional Services, Personal Finance, Urban Planning, Other Technology, REIT, Software, Other Construction & Property, Wefunder, Great, Partnership, Investment, CEO, Acquisition, Deloitte Technology Fast 500, SEC, Security (finance), Real estate, Groundfloor, Crowdfunding, Residential Building & Real Estate, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Technology, Finance, Fintech, Banking, Apps, Applications, Professional Services, Personal Finance, Urban Planning, Other Technology, REIT, Software, Other Construction & Property

Groundfloor is the first and only company qualified by the SEC to issue payment-dependent real estate notes for non-accredited and accredited investors alike.

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  • Groundfloor is the first and only company qualified by the SEC to issue payment-dependent real estate notes for non-accredited and accredited investors alike.
  • We believe everyone deserves better opportunities to build and protect wealth, said Brian Dally, co-founder and CEO of Groundfloor.
  • And now, with this latest round of financing opening to the public, everyone gets the chance to be a venture capitalist, too.
  • And now, in partnership with Wefunder, were opening a new round of financing to stay on the offensive in 2023.

Accelerate Investment Conference to Showcase DMV Region’s Innovation and Business Opportunities at Fall Event

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Thursday, August 18, 2022
Consumer Electronics, Electronic Commerce, Technology, Start-Up, Crowdfunding, Apps, Applications, Mobile, Wireless, Other Professional Services, Business, Small Business, Semiconductor, Consulting, Security, Nanotechnology, Professional Services, Other Technology, Telecommunications, Software, Networks, Internet, Hardware, Institutional Venture Partners, DC, Unicorn, Mantech, Hannah Widell, Ecosystem, DMV, Belcan, Microsoft, Honest Tea, Beyond Meat, EDA, NVTC, Fairfax, Amazon, Acceleration, Conference, Change, REQ, City, Video game, Google

The conference is designed to ignite the DMV regions innovation, startup, and investor ecosystems and spur them to a new level.

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  • The conference is designed to ignite the DMV regions innovation, startup, and investor ecosystems and spur them to a new level.
  • The Accelerate Investor Conference will showcase Virginia, Maryland, and DC as a prime destination for business development, venture investment, and job creation.
  • "Early-to-mid-stage funds, angel investors, angel investment groups and family offices are all showing extraordinary interest in this year's Accelerate event."
  • The Accelerate Conference is an investor event and startup business competition that showcases the DMV as a powerhouse for innovation and business opportunity.

Lamina1 Appoints Game Dev Exec Jamil Moledina as Vice President of Games Partnerships & Media

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Technology, Professional Services, Other Communications, Public Relations, Investor Relations, Blockchain, Communications, Other Technology, Other Professional Services, Metaverse, Internet, Crowdfunding, Bitcoin, Stephenson, Industry, IOS, CEO, Google Play, Brain, Snow Crash, Game Developers Conference, Acquisition, EA, Crash, Character, Partnership, Neal Stephenson, Conference, Snow, Electronic Arts, VR, AR, Cryptocurrency, Video game console, Video game, Gree, Metaverse, Hexagram, Google

Following the launch of Lamina1 the first layer 1 blockchain purpose built for the open Metaverse the company has appointed former EA and Google veteran Jamil Moledina as the first Vice President of Games Partnerships & Media.

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  • Following the launch of Lamina1 the first layer 1 blockchain purpose built for the open Metaverse the company has appointed former EA and Google veteran Jamil Moledina as the first Vice President of Games Partnerships & Media.
  • Neal Stephenson coined the term Metaverse in his groundbreaking novel Snow Crash, presenting a fully realized vision of a virtual world.
  • Vessenes saw the opportunity for blockchain to empower creators in an Open Metaverse, and founded Lamina1 with Stephenson to deliver on that goal.
  • Jamil has worked in the game industry through tech platform, game publishing, and game dev operational management.