Offerings

May 22, 2018 @ 9:58 am By Cali Haan  |  

Multiple state securities regulators in the US revealed yesterday that they are taking part, along with 40 other North American state and provincial regulators, in a coordinated crackdown on fraudulent cryptocurrency projects. “The actions announced today are just the tip of the iceberg,” stated Joseph… Read More

May 22, 2018 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Downing LLP has announced a funding partnership with Pivot Power to help financing a network of rapid EV charing stations and grid-connected batteries. Described as a “world first,” Downing will provide a key investment in the initial stage of 2GW network charging stations across the UK…. Read More

May 22, 2018 @ 12:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Freetrade, a next-generation investment app providing users with free stock trading has secured an additional £3.1 million in funding through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The London-based startup, which was founded in 2016 by Adam Dodds who previously worked in finance at KPMG, and… Read More

May 21, 2018 @ 11:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple weeks after launching its latest equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs, French vineyard and winery, Domaine du Grand Mayne, has successfully secured its initial £100,000 funding target from more than 225 investors. As previously reported, the Domaine du Grand Mayne team stated the vineyard, which has… Read More

May 20, 2018 @ 2:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Spun, a British artisan candy-maker specializing in hand-crafted candy, is now seeking £450,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Launch in 2013, the company revealed that it has developed hundreds of designs and flavors of confectionery. Its product range is constantly “evolving, pushing the boundaries,… Read More

May 19, 2018 @ 1:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sugru, a high profile consumer product company that crowdfunded on Crowdcube, has been sold at a significant loss to early investors. Sugru raised over £4 million in several crowdfunding campaigns on the platform. The most recent being in 2017 when a 4.62% equity stake was… Read More

May 17, 2018 @ 7:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Small Change was the first real estate crowdfunding platform in the US to use the Reg CF exemption to offer non accredited investors the option to invest in property online. Recently, Small Change has listed their first side-by-side Reg D 506c / Reg CF offering… Read More

May 15, 2018 @ 4:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BrainQ, a developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered technologies firm that is seeking to treat neuro disorders, announced on Tuesday it secured $8.8 million through its latest funding round. The financing included Qure Ventures, OurCrowd, Norma Investments, IT-Farm, and other strategic angel investors such as Founder and… Read More

May 15, 2018 @ 12:06 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Swarm, a blockchain for private equity, has opened an investment opportunity in the FarmCoin pan-African financial and commodities ecosystem via its marketplace. This will give investors not only a unique investment opportunity in one of the prime “unbanked” global markets, but also the chance to… Read More

May 14, 2018 @ 12:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sharetribe, a Finnish software provider, is set to close its equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs later this week. The campaign has successfully secured more than €950,000 from nearly 330 investors. As previously reported, Sharetribe was founded in 2011 and claims its platform is the “easiest” way to… Read More

May 13, 2018 @ 5:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

This is an interesting spin on cryptocurrencies. There have been thousands of digital coins created but many have died, morphing into Zombie coins. So where do digital currencies go to die? This company thinks they can be reanimated and gain a second life. CoinJanitor, a… Read More

May 13, 2018 @ 5:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Two recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have provided some insight into the progress of Fundrise’s eFunds. Last year, Fundrise launched two eFunds – both targeting “For Sale Housing” in two different markets: Washington, DC and Los Angeles. These new funds were… Read More

May 13, 2018 @ 5:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunded brewery BrewDog announced earlier this week it has appointed Jason Marshall as its new Chief Financial Officer as it continues its global expansion. According to BrewDog, Marshall brings more than 20 years of experience of beverage experience and was reportedly a key member of the financial… Read More

May 13, 2018 @ 3:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

LegionM has filed a new Form C with the Securities and Exchange Commission indicating its intent to launch a new crowdfunding campaign to raise additional funding.  LegionM was the second project to leverage Reg CF to hit the $1 million funding cap (since raised to $1.07M) LegionM… Read More

May 12, 2018 @ 7:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over three years after successfully securing £505,310 through its first equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, French vineyard and winery Domaine du Grand Mayne, returned to the funding portal to raise £100,000.  The Domaine du Grand Mayne team stated the vineyard, which has… Read More

May 11, 2018 @ 9:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two weeks after launching its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, online automotive marketplace Glovebox Direct has secured its initial £300,000 funding target from just a little more than 100 investors. The funding round comes just six months after the company raised a total of… Read More

May 11, 2018 @ 8:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Most securities initial coin offerings (ICOs) are being filed under Reg D 506c in the US. This enables an issuer to sell securities to accredited investors. Reg A+, an updated securities exemption, enables issuers to offer securities to both accredited and non-accredited investors. Reg A+… Read More

May 10, 2018 @ 10:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Stashbee, a platform that connects individuals and businesses who have spare space with those who need it, successfully secured its initial £500,000 just three days after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2015, Stashbee reported that its platform automates the end-to-end booking… Read More

May 10, 2018 @ 9:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding continues to be a promising sector for both issuers of securities and investors in the space. It is an inevitability that property as an asset class will migrate to being available nearly 100% online. Easier for investors to participate and incredibly easier… Read More

May 10, 2018 @ 5:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

In 2017, Knightscope, a robotics firm, raised $20 million on equity crowdfunding platform SeedInvest – their largest crowdfunding round to date.  Knightscope raised capital using Reg A+, an upated securities exemption that allows companies to raise up to $50 million from both accredited and non-accredited individuals…. Read More