June 12, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

San Francisco-based Mark One officially launched the pre-tail of its intelligent cup Vessyl on Thursday to raise $50,000 to validate consumer demand and begin production. Co-founded by Justin Lee and Yves Behar, along with the Fuseproject team, Mark One is the consumer brand company behind Vessyl,… Read More

June 10, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

New York-based Ringly launches its pre-sales crowdfunding campaign today after raising its million dollar seed round this past September.  The tech start-up aims to solve the recurring frustrating problem of missed calls and texts with its chic line of smart jewelry that caters to a… Read More

June 9, 2014 @ 1:05 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

The RollerScoot is an award-winning, patented powered mobility vehicle which creates a new, much needed concept in the mobility market. Invented by Ian Gray, a physiotherapist with design and retail of mobility equipment experience, and backed by an advisory team with experience in international business… Read More

June 8, 2014 @ 8:57 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Pulsar Capitalizes on Fast Growing LED Industry. It’s an exciting time for Pulsar, a well-established UK-based manufacturer of LED lighting, which has raised over £356,000 in its equity crowdfunding campaign on Syndicate Room.  A significant portion of funds raised to date, £250,000,  has notably been… Read More

June 6, 2014 @ 6:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Chicago-based NIN Ventures, a venture capital fund that invests in early / growth stage financial services technology, education software, internet and digital media, mobile communication, cloud computing, and other path breaking companies, has reached $5 Million,  50% of its funding goal on Crowdfunder. The VC… Read More

June 5, 2014 @ 4:52 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Unsolicited advice from everyone is one of the banes of parenthood. Most parents can share plentiful stories of strangers giving them advice about how to care for their infant, from swaddling to nursing to diaper changes to strolling to interactive play. Everyone just has an… Read More

June 4, 2014 @ 6:55 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

In the five days since its Crowdcube pitch opened, Bets of Mates has raised £28,240 of its targeted £200,000 for 22% of its equity offered.  Sixteen investors contributed to help Bets of Mates reach 14% of its crowdfunding goal, betting on the company’s ability to… Read More

May 31, 2014 @ 6:32 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Looking for a quiet place to write, code or think?  Tired of meeting at pubs, cafes or Starbucks? Tired of commuting? Bored of working at home?  Feeling isolated?  London-based NearDesk offers much-needed solutions to these dilemmas by letting its members touch-in, touch-out and rent desk… Read More

May 30, 2014 @ 10:12 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Currently listed on RockThePost, San Francisco-based Ansa pitches itself as the safest place for personal conversations on iOS or Android operating systems. According to its pitch, Ansa is a pre-revenue/seed-stage product targeting the college-aged demographic in the $32 Billion Consumer Products industry. Ansa Founder Natalie… Read More

May 29, 2014 @ 8:27 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Walking the crowdfunding catwalk looks easy for the nascent global sustainable fashion brand Front Row Society.  In their third crowdfunding round on Seedmatch, the fashion label quickly raised €28,000 with the help of thirty three investors, reaching 56% of their €50K goal.  The funding limit… Read More

May 27, 2014 @ 9:18 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Crowdsourcing, innovation and technology platform for the $100 billion horse industry ThoroBid, has listed its equity crowdfunding campaign on EarlyShares. The site is an online community for Thoroughbred racing fans and social handicapping tool that analyzes the behavior of the betting public and categorize races… Read More

May 24, 2014 @ 11:58 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Crowdfunding for Singapore-based RedMart nears its $5 million goal on AngelList. The grocer start-up seeks to raise funds as convertible debt during its most current round of funding. RedMart is online marketplace for household essentials with over 5,000 products in stock. The grocer offers competitive… Read More

May 22, 2014 @ 8:40 am By Erin Hobey  |  

LOVESPACE, the UK’s first storage-by-the-box company, has raised £ 1,060,360 on Crowdcube, easily exceeding its £600K goal with the support of 208 investors. The start-up aims to help customers “live a bigger life, one box at a time.” At LOVESPACE, everyday is Boxing Day! LOVESPACE’s… Read More

May 20, 2014 @ 3:09 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

NewYork-based FreeATM has raised $805,000 on its equity crowdfunding campaign listed on SeedInvest ($770,000 Offline).  In FreeATM’s public campaign video, Co-Founder and CEO Clinton Townsend states the VC and crowdfunding goal of its 506(c) offering to be $1 million. FreeATM replaces replaces old ATM technology… Read More

May 18, 2014 @ 12:54 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

BuyMyWardrobe recently initiated its crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, to date securing over £35,000 of its £150,000 target goal for 4.00% equity offered. In RealBusiness, CEO and Founder Kal Di Paola shares her sustainable fashion company’s vision: “We aim to build BuyMyWardrobe into the number one… Read More

May 17, 2014 @ 10:02 am By Erin Hobey  |  

With the help of 614 investors, MyParfum currently has sold over 41,000 shares, raising more than € 200,000 on its Companisto equity crowdfunding campaign.  With 11 days remaining, the company seeks to raise a maximum goal of € 300,000.  With over 88,888 customers, 132,000 individual perfumes sold, and… Read More

May 15, 2014 @ 9:54 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

The Strasbourg-based PUR etc. has listed its equity crowdfunding campaign on the French platform WiSeed.  Setting its targeted raise at €600,000, PUR etc.’s funding is currently in progress. PUR etc. is a locavore “Fast Good” food company, which offers locally sourced and seasonally grown foods… Read More

May 11, 2014 @ 8:13 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Boosted Boards, the ultraportable longboard electric vehicle company, has listed on “venture capital” investment crowdfunding platform FundersClub. Financial details have not been disclosed for this accredited only crowdfunding campaign. At a measly 8 pounds in weight and 20 mile top speed with hill climbing ability to boot,… Read More

May 9, 2014 @ 7:19 am By Erin Hobey  |  

With each passing year, the import and expectation of Mother’s Day seem to mushroom. While most young mothers would be happy to enjoy the day in blissful solitude, most contemporary wisdom indicates otherwise.  Older mothers may expect more after all those Sundays grinning while eating… Read More

May 8, 2014 @ 7:30 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Having secured $250,000 in the early stages of its RockThePost equity crowdfunding campaign, SpeechTrans aims to raise up to $750,000 more to develop and market its lauded advanced Speech to Speech (S2S) Language Translation software. Partnering with HP, Microsoft and Intel, according to their RockThePost… Read More