October 18, 2017 @ 7:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

VidAngel crowdfunded $5 million in less than 2 days. It went on to raise $10 million from a committed fanbase last year. The euphoria was short lived though as soon after raising the money under Reg A+ VidAngel received a court order to shut down… Read More

October 18, 2017 @ 3:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks until its Crowdcube funding round comes to an end, technology startup Verv has secured its initial £500,000 target thanks to more than 500 investors. Launched in 2014, Verv revealed it has developed an intelligent energy assistant which uses high-speed energy… Read More

October 18, 2017 @ 2:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a month after launching its second equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, The Funky Iron Company has successfully secured its initial £150,000 funding target from nearly 70 investors. As previously reported, the company is setting out to disrupt the electric steam iron… Read More

October 18, 2017 @ 1:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

XTI Aircraft Company (XTI) announced on Wednesday it received several additional orders and deposits for the TriFan 600 aircraft from customers under its pre-sales program. As previously reported, XTI is currently working on the aircraft called, the TriFan, which is described as a six-seat aircraft that will have the… Read More

October 18, 2017 @ 11:36 am By JD Alois  |  

The Fundrise Equity REIT, or Growth eREIT, has filed with the SEC to raise up to $45,730,440 under Reg A+.  The amount includes $11.8 million from a previous offering circular. The Growth eREIT focuses on acquiring commercial real estate assets with the expectation they will appreciate over… Read More

October 18, 2017 @ 9:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, GoFundMe announced it has teamed up with The New York Times to launch The Neediest Cases Fund. This is the second year in its 106-year history that the publication giant has teamed up with the global crowdfunding platform. It was revealed: “Last year, donors… Read More

October 17, 2017 @ 3:12 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Tifosy, reportedly the world’s first and only fully licensed sports crowdfunding business, has successfully raised £1m equity through its own platform. Co-founded by former player and manager Gianluca Vialli and former investment banker Fausto Zanetton, Tifosy is spearheading a sports finance revolution by allowing supporters to… Read More

October 17, 2017 @ 2:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Snoozle, a mobile app that is seeking to change the way the world wakes up, has successfully secured its initial £100,000 funding target through its Seedrs campaign. The initiative was launched earlier this month and has attracted 185 investors. The app’s creators revealed that the free app… Read More

October 17, 2017 @ 11:37 am By Erin Hobey  |  

BitClave, a blockchain startup developing a decentralized search ecosystem, shared that it has completed a successful private and public pre-sale token event raising almost $15 million and receiving commitments for another $24 million. BitClave is also excited to announce the start date for the highly… Read More

October 17, 2017 @ 8:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Homefans has closed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube having raised £111,590 in 30 days. The company had a pre-money valuation of £589,000. According to the campaign page, 165 investors backed the young company. The startup  decided to launch an equity offer after taking more… Read More

October 16, 2017 @ 11:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coinme kicked off its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) today minus the presale that has become typical of tokenized crypto sales.  UpToken  went on sale as a new crypto asset designed to accelerate the deployment of the largest crypto ATM network in the world. Coinme reports the ICO… Read More

October 16, 2017 @ 1:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indoor climbing brand Boulder Hut is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with nearly £375,000 in funding from more than 360 investors. The initiative was launched last month, seeking £250,000 as it prepares to build its first center in Ellesmere Port, which is south… Read More

October 16, 2017 @ 10:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo announced the launch of its new Indiegogo Marketplace, which offers users a chance to purchase projects that are ready to ship. While sharing details about the new feature, Indiegogo revealed: “Today we’re launching the Indiegogo Marketplace to help you get the clever… Read More

October 16, 2017 @ 10:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Streamr reports it has closed its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) early having raised CHF 30 million (USD $ 30.74M) from more than 1300 backers. Streamr had set a hard cap on the offer but it was originally scheduled to run until October 26th. The public… Read More

October 16, 2017 @ 7:55 am By JD Alois  |  

London-based BotSkill, a Software as a Service (SaaS) chatbot firm, has secured a £250,000 investment led by the British Robotics Seed Fund (BRSF). Simultaneously, BotSkill has launched an investment crowdfunding campaign on Britbots Crowd. The offer on Britbots Crowd seeks £350,000 for an EIS eligible… Read More

October 15, 2017 @ 6:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform StartEngine officially launched their self-crowdfunding round this past Friday. The securities offer seeks a maximum funding goal of $5 million using Reg A+. Both accredited and non-accredited investors may participate in the funding round. StartEngine, one of the larger full stack (Reg… Read More

October 15, 2017 @ 5:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Geostellar successfully crowdfunded on Republic last week and became the most funded campaign on the platform to date. According to the campaign page, Geostellar attracted the support of 729 investors who invested $325,308 on a minimum goal of $50,000. Geostellar is a platform that is… Read More

October 14, 2017 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month, Grid+ announced the results of its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) pre-sale that brought in about $27 million. The forthcoming public sale is scheduled to kick off just before Holloween on October 30th. Grid has now raised about half of its 90 million… Read More

October 14, 2017 @ 11:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube set to close on October 24th, VC backed and Kickstarter alum Kokoon has successfully secured more than £900,000. The company launched the initiative last month seeking £750,000, which was achieved within the first week. As previously reported, Kokoon was founded… Read More

October 14, 2017 @ 11:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hybrid estate agent, Vesper Homes, has successfully secured its initial 100,000 funding target on Seedrs thanks to nearly 100 investors. As previously reported, Vesper stated that it offers users all of the same services as a local estate agent, but with a saving of 50% on fees…. Read More