Offerings

September 12, 2017 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the devastation that Hurricane Irma in Florida and also the Carribean, DonorsChoose announced it launched a recovery fund dedicated to helping teachers rebuild their classrooms that were damaged by the storm. While sharing details about the recovery fund, Charles Best, founder of DonorsChoose, stated: “Hurricanes Harvey… Read More

September 12, 2017 @ 8:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

New Zealand-based software as a service start-up Noted Limited raised over $500,000 through a private crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMe over the weekend. The company’s offering launched on August 29th, with a minimum goal of $100,000. It hit their maximum goal of $500,000 in less than two weeks… Read More

September 11, 2017 @ 3:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

JJ Watt’s popular YouCaring initiative Houston Flood Relief Fund has successfully secured $31 million from more than 200,000 donors. The campaign was launched just after the Texas city was hit by Hurricane Harvey at the end of August.The Texans football player kicked off the fund… Read More

September 11, 2017 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based start up drinks company, NFSG, has launched equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £150,000 as it prepares to grow its up-and-coming natural energy drink, Overhang. The company, Launched in September 2015 by a father and son team, described Overhang as a natural pick-me-up… Read More

September 11, 2017 @ 9:37 am By Jillian Sidoti  |  

A letter to Elio Motors (OTC:ELIO) …   I don’t drive motorcycles. Often on the Southern California highways, I curse lane splitting motorcycles and the danger they present to themselves and others. I have long said to my children that I wish they would not… Read More

September 11, 2017 @ 9:02 am By JD Alois  |  

SWC Enterprise, said to be the fastest growing houseware retail store in Malaysia, recently launched an equity crowdfunding offer on Fundedbyme. The campaign has successfully raise 281% from its minimum target of MYR 1,002,728 (about USD $238,858), the total amount has been achieved MYR 2,847,146… Read More

September 9, 2017 @ 2:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Credo Initial Coin Offering (ICO), by Bitbounce, closed last week after raising a total of approximately $12 million dollars worth of Ether. Organizers had indicated their target amount for the ICO was $10 million. The offer was launched just as the US Securities and… Read More

September 9, 2017 @ 1:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Like to Be, an online networking platform connecting students with professionals for impartial, real world, careers advice, has captured its initial £150,000 funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs.  As previously reported, Like to Be was founded in 2016 by polar explorer, Antony Jinman, who… Read More

September 9, 2017 @ 11:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just 36 hours after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, pet service platform, HouseMyDog, has successfully secured its initial £180,000 funding target from more than 100 investors. The HouseMyDog team stated that they are all dog lovers who dream of a simple, cage-free and stress-free solution… Read More

September 8, 2017 @ 12:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after launching its Kickstarter campaign for new video game Adventure Game, hilarious comic strip website, Cyanide & Happiness, scored its initial $300,000 funding target thanks to more than 8,500 backers. As previously reported, the Cyanide & Happiness team stated: “This is a first for… Read More

September 8, 2017 @ 11:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the inaugural Initial Coin Offering (ICO) hosted on CoinList, Filecoin, closed at over $200 million raised. Crowdfund Insider reported at the end of August that two Form D’s were filed with the SEC indicating Filecoin probably closed at around $210 million. While the ICO… Read More

September 8, 2017 @ 9:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Yepzon, a company that provides location devices with a profitable service, has successfully secured its initial €450,000 funding target on crowdfunding platform Invesdor. The company launched the campaign earlier this week and has just surpassed €500,000 from more than 120 investors.The company stated that it… Read More

September 8, 2017 @ 8:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With Hurricane Irma’s devastation heading towards the U.S. southeastern mainland, global crowdfunding platform GoFundMe announced it is taking measures to ensuring that its giving community’s generosity is protected as campaigns dedicated to the relief are starting to launch. The funding portal revealed on Thursday: “Our Trust & Safety… Read More

September 8, 2017 @ 8:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

HalalEat, a London-based on-demand restaurant menu platform for Muslim consumers, has officially surpassed its initial £100,000 Seedrs campaign funding target thanks to more than 100 investors. As previously reported, HalalEat, which was incorporated in 2013, launched its official commercial service in October 2015 and claims it is… Read More

September 8, 2017 @ 7:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its equity crowdfunding campaign set to close next Friday on Crowdcube, shoe insole brand Enertor is now nearing £900,000 and has just announced its entry into the U.S. markets thanks to its partnership with its first major retail partner, Cabela’s.  The company revealed in an update… Read More

September 8, 2017 @ 12:01 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Tifosy, a sports crowdfunding platform co-founded by former Italian footballer and manager GianLuca Vialli and CEO Fausto Zanetton, a former investment banker/ sports, media and tech specialist from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, aims to spearhead “a sports finance revolution” by allowing supporters to invest… Read More

September 7, 2017 @ 1:11 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Farmaconfianza.com recently synced with Crowdcube Spain for its equity crowdfunding campaign and just surpassed its 350,000€ goal with the help of over 100 investors for the 13.12% equity offered. Founded in 2013, Farmaconfianza.com initially sold parapharmacy items online in response to a crisis situation. Since then, Farmaconfianza has… Read More

September 7, 2017 @ 12:33 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

TraneAi, an emerging player in the rapidly expanding artificial-intelligence market, announced that it will offer the sale of $50 million in tokens to seed its decentralized, open-source AI-development ecosystem built on blockchain technology. “We believe that by building our solution for crowdsourced AI training data… Read More

September 6, 2017 @ 4:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, one of the most active investment crowdfunding platforms in the US, has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to raise up to $5 million in common equity at $5 per share. The securities offer has been filed using the Reg A+ exemption and… Read More

September 6, 2017 @ 3:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday night’s episode of the Tonight Show,  host Jimmy Fallon announced the talk show’s crew will be donating $1 million to JJ Watt’s Hurricane Harvey Relief campaign on crowdfunding platform YouCaring. Fallon stated to his audience: “Last week, we saw the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey on the… Read More