Tagged: los angeles

March 1, 2017 @ 11:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global fintech firm InvestCloud announced on Wednesday the launch of its innovation center for financial startups and institutions, which is located at its Pacific Design Center headquarters in Los Angeles. According to InvestCloud, the center will now enable teams from banks, wealth managers, and other financial services… Read More

February 16, 2017 @ 2:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The second annual Crowd Invest Summit West is set to be held on September 6th and 7th at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The event was notably developed with the vision that every  American, both accredited or non-accredited investors, may now be a venture capitalist. Returning sponsors include… Read More

August 22, 2016 @ 12:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform, RealtyMogul.com, announced on Monday it has appointed Sameer Shamsuddin as chief technology officer and Niall Weintraub as vice president of marketing. Both hires are part of the new wave of talent that it joining the funding platform’s Los Angeles office this month. RealtyMogul.com… Read More

August 9, 2016 @ 1:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyShares announced California is a hot real estate market for its crowdfunding investors. This info was released in the website’s latest report on the state’s funding projects. RealyShares revealed that California borrowers and sponsors had raised more than $53 million… Read More

May 28, 2016 @ 10:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The HOPE Association, a nonprofit service organization based in Washington D.C., recently launched a campaign, called Run For Hope, on crowdfunding platform Crowdrise to raise funds for its new pediatric mobile health clinics, which will serve low-income families in the Washington D.C. and Los Angeles areas. According… Read More

May 25, 2016 @ 10:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Indiegogo announced it has joined forces with Dutch brewing company, Heineken, for a new project known as The Cities Project. The global crowdfunding platform stated residents in New York, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles and Honolulu are invited to submit projects they care about through Heineken’s Facebook page…. Read More

May 16, 2016 @ 2:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of open, transparent and connected financial markets for 10,000 U.S. and global securities, announced on Monday that it is hosting a retail, consumer technology and crowdfunding workshop,”Consumers as Investors – Redefining Financing Options for Entrepreneurs,” in Los Angeles… Read More

April 1, 2016 @ 4:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With his Indiegogo success film Miles Ahead hitting selected theaters  in New York City and Los Angeles today, Don Cheadle headed to the Today Show in New York City to share details about the biopic. Miles Ahead captured a grand total of $344,582, which went towards the production… Read More

March 31, 2016 @ 3:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real Estate Investors Funding Association (REIFA), a Texas nonprofit, recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $150,000 for its real estate startup application, “FundingFinder.” FundingFinder is described as a web-based application works by matching real estate deals with the right lenders. REIFA states that the application has… Read More

March 23, 2016 @ 8:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Arrow star Stephen Amell and his cousin, Robbie Amell, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to secure $200,000 for the new film, Code 8. Code 8’s description reads: “The film takes place in a world where 4% of the population are born with some type… Read More

January 26, 2016 @ 3:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until Blue Mountain State: The Rise of  Thadland set to be released (February 2nd), it was announced that the highly anticipated film’s world premiere will take place in Los Angeles this Sunday (January 31st). Eric Falconer, the creator of the popular television… Read More

November 18, 2015 @ 4:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nonprofit crowdfunding platform, YouCaring, announced on Wednesday that it is partnering with the Eagle & Badge Foundation of Los Angeles, a nonprofit created by members of the Los Angeles Police Protective League and members of the community, raise funds for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)… Read More

October 19, 2015 @ 1:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Singer/songwriter/performer/philanthropist will.i.am is participating in a new crowdfunding project on RocketHub through his i.am.angel Foundation that seeks to raise $100,000 for a robotics program inEast Los Angeles. The goal of the campaign is to raise enough money to send high school students from Boyle Heights, will.i.am’s… Read More

September 28, 2015 @ 1:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, real estate crowdfunding platform Fundrise announced it has partnered with Alta Verde Group to provide $1.5 million in financing for the development of a 14-unit luxury home development in Palm Springs, California – the company’s first project in the state. Alta Verde Group purchased the property… Read More

September 1, 2015 @ 11:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) will release Kickstarter alum and award-winning film A BRAVE HEART: THE LIZZIE VELASQUEZ STORY on Friday, September 25th in the following cities: New York, Los Angeles, Austin, Washington D.C., Dallas, Houston, Philadelphia, Scottsdale/Phoenix, San Antonio, Minneapolis, San Francisco, and Chicago, as well as on Digital… Read More

August 18, 2015 @ 10:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

EarlyShares, a real estate crowdfunding platform that gives accredited investors direct access to commercial real estate opportunities, has launched a new investment opportunity from Pillar, a respected commercial real estate lender and affiliate of Guggenheim Partners. The offering is for participation interests in a $1.4… Read More

August 12, 2015 @ 11:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, crowdfunding platform CircleUp announced that it teamed up with media outlet Forbes to present the 25 Most Innovative Brands of 2015 list. Founder and CEO of CircleUp, Ryan Caldbeck declared: “We’ve teamed up with Forbes to celebrate the 25 most innovative consumer and retail brands… Read More

August 7, 2015 @ 1:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

There is no stopping this bag! Late last month, creators of the Everyday Messenger, Peak Design, took to crowdfunding giant Kickstarter to raise only $100,000. The accessory quickly hit the spotlight and secured its initial goal. Now, just a little over two weeks later, the… Read More

July 27, 2015 @ 3:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Remedy Partners, a developer and manager of bundled payment programs for government and private health insurers, announced it has raised $50 million from Bain Capital Ventures during a Series B financing round. The capital will be used to support Remedy’s dramatic growth in new customers and partnerships…. Read More

June 8, 2015 @ 12:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last year, Wong Fu Productions, a Los Angeles-based production company, took to global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to raise $200,000 for its first feature film, Everything Before Us. During its 30-day funding round, the flick not only secured its initial goal, it also reached nearly $360,000 thanks to… Read More