Activehours pockets $22m for paycheck app
Consumer financing app Activehours has raised $22m in a new round of funding led by Martix Partners. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
StartSomeGood partners with Impact Seed
Australian crowdfunding platform StartSomeGood has collaborated with non-profit social business Impact Seed. Read more: thetechportal.com
WeFunder has raised $1.8m in a self-crowdfunding campaign
This is not the first time WeFunder has raised money for itself. Since 2012, WeFunder has raised over $6.5m from more 259 investors. Read more: www.crowdfundinsider.com
Crowdo gets licence for P2P lending and equity crowdfunding
Crowdohas received its CMS licence from the MAS for securities crowdfunding to deliver both peer-to-peer and equity crowdfunding. Read more: www.dealstreetasia.com
The turn to crowdfunding: it’s too expensive to die
A study from NerdWallet.com finds campaigns to raise money for funeral and burial expenses are the fastest-growing cause in crowdfunding. Read More: time.com
Santander UK forges alt-financing partnership with Crowdfunder
Banking giant Santander’s UK operation is partnering with alternative financing site Crowdfunder to provide £200,000 to community projects through the bank’s Changemaker Fund. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
WINGS Foundation adds angel investor Chandler Guo to board
Chandler Guo is an angel investor and a well known adviser in bitcoin and Ethereum Classic startups. Read more: www.bitcoinist.com
MobileCause grabs $15m for non-profit fundraising
Digital fundraising and communication platform for non-profits MobileCause has picked up $15m in a Series B round. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
How the biggest change to crowdfunding is affects investors
Crowdfunding is facilitating a growing number of projects -- and now the trend just became MUCH more accessible to investors. Read more: www.biggerpockets.com
Indiegogo forms partnership with Riverwood Solutions
Indiegogo announced it teamed up with manufacturing and supply-chain advisory firm, Riverwood Solutions. Read more: www.crowdfundinsider.com