Tag: Funding and Investment

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: North Capital Investment Technology (NCIT) has closed its seed funding round of $1 million, attracting support from major institutional investors including JFO, Karlani Capital and Green Visor Capital.

DALLAS, Texas /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Orange Leap, LLC today announced the closing of a convertible debt round, the proceeds of which will be used to further the growth of the company through the partner channel the company announced in May 2012. One of the new investors joining the investor group is Texas-based Affinity Angel Investment Fund I associated with the Baylor Angel Network.

GOLD COAST, Australia /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: The world's first 'sand-resistant beach towel,' the Sandusa, is now available for pre-order on popular crowd-funding website, Indiegogo. Australian creator of the towel, Baz Brown, says the crowd-funding site is a good launch pad for the innovative product to reach interested consumers around the globe.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. /eNewsChannels/ -- Darian Capital Services LLC today announced its launch with two services to address impending United States and European regulations that will change the way hedge and private equity funds are marketed. In the U.S., such 'private' funds have been barred from 'general solicitations' or any wide-net advertising.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. /eNewsChannels/ -- LiifGroup, LLC is the first crowdfunding platform created in Minnesota. LiifGroup believes crowdfunding is best done when it matches innovative projects tailored toward diverse marketplaces. Liifsport is the world's first and only crowdfunding platform centered on sports innovation and ideas to help revolutionize the sports and recreation industry.

COLUMBUS, Ohio /eNewsChannels/ -- Laser cutting company Ohio Laser has won the annual Ohio Statewide Development Corporation (OSDC) SBA 504 2012 Loan Project of the Year. Ohio Laser, an ISO 9001:2008 certified metal fabricator provides precision laser cutting services, laser tube cutting, copper cutting, brass cutting and other metal fabrication services. OSDC selected Ohio Laser from over 200 hundred companies in their portfolio.

ORLANDO, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- In response to the growing number of concerns regarding children's safety on the internet, The Children's Internet created the KidWideWeb, a software platform that keeps kids safe online. This internet security platform will protect children from adult-oriented online content, prevent children from meeting sexual predators online, keep kids from landing on sites not appropriate for their age, and prohibit them from engaging in inappropriate and/or malicious communications.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- Second Street Capital, Inc., has joined forces with NeoPod Systems, LLC to provide builders with tools to help them bring quality affordable housing to the market in order to answer the housing needs of communities across the U.S. as well as many areas throughout the world. In order to demonstrate the NeoPod system, Second Street Capital plans to begin construction of a model home in Fort Lauderdale later this year.

MESA, Ariz. /eNewsChannels/ -- Thanks to a program launched by Chase and Living Social called 'Mission: Small Business,' dozens of valley companies are competing to win a $250,000 business grant, says AKA Internet Marketing. The contest is still open to those who have not registered, but time is ticking.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- California's San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board invites dislocated workers, veterans and county residents 18 years and older who want to launch their own Internet or service-based business to enroll in an entrepreneur training program. The board will fund training for 60 participants and the deadline to enroll is May 18, 2012.