November 11, 2013 @ 11:05 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Lending-based platform Funding Circle recently shared a breakdown of statistics from October. Among revelations in the post: £12.5 million loaned to UK businesses last month alone. Over £3 million was lent to businesses across the UK last week, contributing to a total of £12.5 million… Read More

November 11, 2013 @ 10:54 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Snagger Tool is currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo, and although project creator and inventor Luke Geleynse has a long way to go if he hopes to hit his goal of $20,000, the tool looks really interesting and useful. Of course, Luke should know; he is… Read More

November 11, 2013 @ 10:32 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Game developers crowdfunding their latest title should take note of an effort on the part of Reddit user Revisor007, who has been creating a weekly crowdfunding roundup every week for a few months now in /r/Games and /r/CrowdfundedGames. It could provide a nice opportunity for… Read More

November 10, 2013 @ 1:10 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

The New York Times | Robert Rhinehart: Dreaming of the Skies and Traveling Light Rob Rhinehart is the Y Combinator-backed founder behind Soylent, a meal replacement drink that famously crowdfunded on Crowdhoster. This piece in The New York Times frames Rhinehart as an ardent minimalist, which forms… Read More

November 10, 2013 @ 12:38 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Like a lot of people, I’m excited about crowdfunding, and specifically the crowdfunding of startups now that’s it’s legal in the US.Chris Dixon Chris Dixon is a prolific investor and has been a co-founder of multiple companies including Hunch and SiteAdvisor. He is currently an… Read More

November 10, 2013 @ 12:21 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

A petition has been launched on Care2.com in an effort to get Indiegogo to remove a controversial campaign for anti-rape underwear. The petition was launched by Care2 user Sue Lee. The associated Indiegogo campaign sparked controversy as many took issue with the insinuation that underwear… Read More

November 9, 2013 @ 1:50 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

We recently brought you the story of the creator of the Eventorbot, a 3d printer that raised big money on Kickstarter. The creator has had a lot of trouble delivering on rewards. A comment posted to an August backer update may be telling for project… Read More

November 9, 2013 @ 1:37 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Kim Thompson and Gary Groth started publishing comics under Fantagraphics Books since 1976. This year tragedy struck the group. Kim Thompson was diagnosed with lung cancer and died in four short months earlier this year, which forced the company to cancel or postpone 13 titles…. Read More

November 9, 2013 @ 1:20 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

The creators of the Vybe smart bracelet have launched a campaign on Crowdhoster to secure preorders for their smartphone-paired bracelet. Their goal is $43,000, but the team has already amassed over $68,000 at the time of writing with 19 days left in the campaign. Vybe… Read More

November 9, 2013 @ 1:09 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Captive Media is a startup aimed at bringing the “world’s first contact-free, networked, interactive washroom media system” to market. In a nutshell, they make an interactive urinal system. The group raised over £250,000 in an equity play on UK-based Syndicate Room. Their pre-money valuation was… Read More

November 9, 2013 @ 12:38 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Pledge a huge amount of money. Secure the promise of an awesome reward. Wait for the rewards to ship. File a dispute with Amazon Payments. Get your money back. It is a simple scam, and it may have worked for one “Encik Farhan” to the… Read More

November 8, 2013 @ 11:20 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The solutions for crowdfunding initiatives grow more numerous by the day. One that is just hitting our radar is SendOwl, an e-commerce solution that UK indie developer Introversion Software has used in a crowdfunding effort for their new game, Prison Architect. The game has raised over… Read More

November 8, 2013 @ 11:05 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Small HDMI screens are expensive. Native HD ones are astronomical. We want to drive the price down “Raspberry Pi” style. When Alex Eames of RasPi.tv wanted to solve a pain point for Raspberry Pi owners, he decided to turn to Kickstarter to seek funding for… Read More

November 8, 2013 @ 10:25 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Shroud of the Avatar is taking an approach to crowdfunding that some may find familiar. First, Lord British and his team raised just short of two million dollars on Kickstarter, but that wasn’t the end of crowdfunding for the game. They later launched a standalone… Read More

November 8, 2013 @ 10:01 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Crowdvance is a free crowdfunding platform for non-profit companies, and they’ve announce an initiative slated for #GivingTuesday. Giving Tuesday takes place after Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It is a boon for non-profits around the country, and this year Crowdvance is going to try… Read More

November 7, 2013 @ 6:00 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Today Governor Scott Walker signed Rep. David Craig’s CASE (crowdfunding and securities exemptions) for Jobs Act (2013 Wisconsin Act 52) into law, putting Wisconsin in an innovative group of states leading the way in expanding access to small business capital. In response, Rep. Craig (R-Town… Read More

November 7, 2013 @ 11:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Scottish beer craftsmen at Brewdog Brewery are currently in the midst of a £4 million equity crowdfunding campaign, offering 3.6% equity in exchange for funding from the crowd. The brewery recently announced that they have raised £3.7 million of that and the campaign is on it’s… Read More

November 7, 2013 @ 10:41 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Michigan legislators are trying to get a state crowdfunding exemption onto the governor’s desk by the end of the year. This week they came one step closer to achieving that goal as the bill passed the house unanimously, continuing a trend of bipartisan support for… Read More

November 6, 2013 @ 10:53 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Urbanara is an “online brand for high-quality home furnishings” that recently turned to upstart German equity crowdfunding platform Bergfürst. It was the first company to be listed on the platform. They have just closed their round, having raised just short of €3 million. The team behind… Read More

November 6, 2013 @ 10:32 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Dada Quarterly Underwear Club is currently seeking 100 early backers on dadaunderwear.com to grow their underwear subscription service. Every three months backers can expect to get some luxury underwear in the mail without any hassle. They are able to self-host their campaign on their own… Read More