In a recent policy update, PayPal will be eliminating its Purchase Protection cover for users funding online campaigns, citing project failure rates. FULL STORY >

Keen on plugging in some high priced headphones into your Raspberry Pi? Pi 2 Design's recently funded Hybrid Tube Amp should do the trick. FULL STORY >

Cape Town's disruptive tax start-up TaxTim has secured investment from the innovation unit of MMI Holdings, Exponential. FULL STORY >

Kickstarter wants to make the discovery of worthwhile crowdfunding projects that much easier. As such, they have debuted an Android app with an activity feed. FULL STORY >

Crowdfunding platform of choice, Kickstarter, has detailed all the tabletop and video games that garnered pledges in 2015, with a 30.3% success rate for projects being achieved. FULL STORY >

Perhaps one of Kickstarter's most promising projects, the Zano drone's campaign failed late last year taking with it $3.5 million in crowdfunded money. Now the loss is being investigated. FULL STORY >

Surveying almost 500 000 Kickstarter backers, the University of Pennsylvania study confirms that an estimated 65% of campaigns delivering rewards to contributors. FULL STORY >

The newest device to land on Sony's First Flight crowdfunding platform, the Wena smartwatch has discerning users in mind. FULL STORY >

The black rhino is endangered species, and scientists are struggling to cope with their dwindling numbers. To that end, they are using crowdfunding to sequence its genome. FULL STORY >

The crowdfunding platform announced that it has officially passed the $1 billion mark in pledges, coming from 5.7 million backers worldwide. This landmark comes a little less than five years since the organisation’s launch in 2009. FULL STORY >

A crowd-funding drive is underway to develop Heml.is, a messaging app that its founders claim will offer unbreakable levels of privacy. FULL STORY >

Social lending and crowd funding both herald new trends in raising capital that are emerging across the web. FULL STORY >

Yet another proponent of alternative funding has emerged, as StartMe, an internet-based funding portal, has been launched. FULL STORY >

Facebook isn't only popular with its social networking users as investors also place a high value on the company and its services. FULL STORY >