Offerings

October 4, 2017 @ 3:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Durable bag accessory brand Jimbag recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube as it prepares to launch its new website. The company stated each of its bags offer style, versatility, and sports functionality. More than 10,000 Jimbags have reportedly been sold in the UK. “We… Read More

October 4, 2017 @ 9:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Japan-based fintech firm QUOINE announced on Wednesday the launch of its global Initial Coin Offering (ICO) to build a global crypto economy liquidy platform. This news comes just a few months after the company launched its full digital cryptocurrency exchange and trade platform. Speaking about the ICO, Mike… Read More

October 4, 2017 @ 9:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

listnride, a Germany-based bike-sharing community platform, has completed its equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs with more than €325,000 secured. listnride describes itself as a community marketplace that allows individual bike owners to rent out their bikes to travelers and locals looking to explore, in a location independent way. People… Read More

October 4, 2017 @ 7:32 am By JD Alois  |  

ZOA Robotics, a “biologically inspired robot creator, has secured seed investment from the British Robotics Seed Fund (BRSF). The £85,000 investment is said to be the first of a series that have been made by the UK’s robotics-focussed investment firm. ZOA Robotics is also raising… Read More

October 3, 2017 @ 3:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, breast cancer awareness nonprofit Susan G Komen announced the launch of its first crowdfunding campaign, which is dedicated to supporting metastatic breast cancer research. The initiative made its debut in recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM). The organization revealed: “Through this… Read More

October 3, 2017 @ 11:37 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Co-founded by CEO James Egan and COO Adrian Murphy in 2014, Shaw Academy is a UK-based online education provider which teaches a variety of subjects live through their bespoke software platform. Having taught over 4,000,000 students from all over the world, the platform is currently growing… Read More

October 3, 2017 @ 9:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its equity crowdfunding campaign set to close on Seedrs next week, Netherlands-based scooter company, Bolt Mobility, has raised more than €2.3 million from over 2,000 investors. The company launched the initiative earlier this summer, seeking €1.5 million for its new scooter, AppScooter. As previously reported, the AppScooter is… Read More

October 3, 2017 @ 8:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than 24 hours after Clark County Commission Chair, Steve Sisolak, launched the Las Vegas Victims’ Fund on GoFundMe, the initiative has raised nearly $3 million from more than 43,000 donors. As previously reported, the shooting took place on Sunday evening during the Route 91… Read More

October 2, 2017 @ 11:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, one of the leading UK based investment crowdfunding platforms, has closed on £10 million in funding with £4 million coming from Woodford Investment Management and the balance coming from retails investors via their own platform. The deal was announced earlier this month with Seedrs… Read More

October 2, 2017 @ 4:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

SMSCHAIN has announced the launch of the blockchain based application that is said to connect everyone willing to sell their unused SMS to aggregators, providing A2P (application to person) SMS delivery services to businesses on a global decentralized platform. Andrey Insarov, CEO of SMSCHAIN, also… Read More

October 2, 2017 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the mass shooting that left nearly 60 dead and hundreds of people wounded during the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, Clark County Commission chair, Steve Sisolak, launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to raise $2 million for the victims. According to various… Read More

October 2, 2017 @ 12:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

AION tokens will be available in public pre-sale on October 3, 2017 Blockchain company Nuco has announced the advisory board for Aion, a blockchain network and framework allowing communication between blockchains. Aion’s 11 new advisors include some pretty impressive executives including a VP from the Toronto… Read More

October 2, 2017 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Mindful Chef has provided an update on their ongoing crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Launched late last month, Mindful Chef sought £1 million for an equity stake of 15.36% at a pre-money valuation of £7 million. Today, the offer has raised £1.27 million backed by 427… Read More

October 1, 2017 @ 6:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Colony and its forthcoming Initial Coin Offering has been shelved, at least for the time being. In an interesting blog post regarding the Colony token sale, co-founder Jack du Rose shares an intriguing internal discussion as to why he and his team decided to pull… Read More

October 1, 2017 @ 12:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

HireMatch, a startup targeting the recruitment process with a decentralized application (DApp) designed to eliminate the friction and costs of third party intermediaries like expensive recruiters, has launched their pre-sale of HIRE Tokens. The Initial Coin Offering (ICO) kicked off today with a fixed supply… Read More

September 30, 2017 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, an online marketplace for the global brewing industry BrewBroker launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube seeking £380,000 as it prepares to expand its platform. Founded in 2016, BrewBroker states it is aiming to become the biggest brewer in the world, all… Read More

September 30, 2017 @ 8:24 am By JD Alois  |  

The Enforcement Division of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has shut down an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) that claimed to allow investors to participate in an offer backed by diamonds and real estate. The SEC has charged REcoin Group Foundation, DRC World, Diamond Reserve Club, and Maksim… Read More

September 30, 2017 @ 8:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than 24 hours after launching its second equity crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMe, New Zealand based social enterprise Ethique has raised its maximum funding target of $500,000 from 275 investors. As previously reported,  Ethique was founded by CEO Brianne West and is an early adopter of equity crowdfunding… Read More

September 29, 2017 @ 5:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

BitClave has announced a new partnership with Bancor to use Smart Tokens across the BitClave Active Search Ecosystem (BASE). BitClave reports it has joined the Bancor network and will become a member of its protocol family. The Consumer Activity Token (CAT) will be using the… Read More

September 29, 2017 @ 5:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

NYSE Arca has withdrawn the application that was pending before the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking approval to list shares of the Bitcoin Investment Trust. Grayscale Investments, LLC, is the sponsor of the Trust that currently trades on OTC Markets (OTCQX:GBTC). Grayscale said that earlier this… Read More