Offerings

May 9, 2017 @ 10:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based music streaming service, BlueJay Music, has completed its equity crowdfunding round on Invesdor with nearly £155,000 in funding. The platform launched the initiative in March, seeking £150,000. During the final week, the funding target was achieved. The music platform claimed it adds a new dimension… Read More

May 9, 2017 @ 9:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, iBAN completed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with over £110,00 in funds.  The online lender was founded last year and launched the initiative in early January with a mission to raise £100,000 for its new crowdlending app, iBAN Wallet. According to the London-based lender,… Read More

May 9, 2017 @ 6:59 am By Jonathan Nieh  |  

Welcome to Part 1 of a series discussing the various ways an issuer can easily screw up their offering. In this part, we’ll be talking about general solicitation as it applies to Regulation D (Reg D) offerings. For those that are unaware, Reg D is, for… Read More

May 8, 2017 @ 5:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Chapar, a UK-based online personal styling service, is currently seeking  £1 million on equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, as it prepares to expand its service. The company describes itself as a premium personal styling service for men that eliminates the hassle of shopping. The service is… Read More

May 8, 2017 @ 2:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just one week after launching a Kickstarter campaign for the upcoming MMORPG game Ashes of Creation, Intrepid Studios has successfully secured nearly $1.5 million from close to 8,300 backers. The initiative quickly attracted attention and raised $1.1 million within 48 hours of its debut. Ashes… Read More

May 8, 2017 @ 1:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding platform for video games, Fig announced Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is set to close the initiative for slacker backers. The funding portal launched the slacker backer feature at the end of March, which is dedicated to those who didn’t have a chance to invest in various… Read More

May 8, 2017 @ 11:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Eat Square, a UK-based pie company specializing in quality pies of individual portion size, has successfully raised its initial  £40,000 through equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. The company launched the initial last month, seeking the funds as it prepares to expand. As previously reported, Eat Square was… Read More

May 8, 2017 @ 9:55 am By Jillian Sidoti  |  

  I want to be clear: I am not an investor in Elio Motors (OTCQX: ELIO). I did not participate in any manner with their offering under the new and improved Regulation A (also called Reg A+), and I did not promote it. I will… Read More

May 8, 2017 @ 9:24 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Monkey Beer’s glass is more than half full, its nearly 80% full. Founded in Toledo in 2014,  artisanal brewer Monkey Beer was recognized by WBCHALLENGER in 2016 as one of the best breweries in the world.  The craft beer brand has sold more than 200,000 pints in 2016 and… Read More

May 7, 2017 @ 12:11 pm By Jonathan Nieh  |  

On May 3, 2017, the SEC released its proposed amendments to the Investment Advisers Act (the Advisers Act) to reflect changes made under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (the FAST Act). The FAST Act, which was passed in 2015, amended sections 203(l) and 203(m) of… Read More

May 6, 2017 @ 6:15 pm By Jonathan Nieh  |  

Initial coin offerings (ICOs) have been making headlines lately. Just last week, news broke that Gnosis sold out of its offering in under 10 minutes raising over $12 million and putting its valuation at over $300 million. Yesterday, Cryptocoins News reported that since Gnosis’ ICO last week… Read More

May 6, 2017 @ 1:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Darling Media, a print and digital media platform directed towards female-driven content, is currently seeking funds through Indiegogo/MicroVentures’ equity crowdfunding platform.  According to the Darling team, the content website is dedicated to exploring the complexities of “the art of being a woman.” The publication notably embraces… Read More

May 6, 2017 @ 12:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hope, a British womenswear fashion brand, announced on Friday it has decided to extend its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company launched the initiative last month, seeking £500,000 and so far has attracted nearly £465,000 from more than 250 investors. As previously reported, Hope was founded in… Read More

May 6, 2017 @ 11:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Anxiety and stress sufferers – worry no more about sleepless nights. New York entrepreneur, John Fiorentino, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for Gravity, a weighted blanket that is engineered to be 10% of your body weight to naturally reduce stress and increase relaxation…. Read More

May 6, 2017 @ 10:24 am By JD Alois  |  

  A couple of weeks back we received a tip from a CI reader informing us that the InGen Dynamics Aido Robot offer had been unceremoniously yanked from equity crowdfunding platform, StartEngine. Not a good sign. StartEngine is perhaps best known for crowdfunding Elio Motors… Read More

May 5, 2017 @ 5:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kickstarter, Indiegogo (rewards), and Shark Tank alum, Fizzics, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo/Microventures this Monday (May 8th). The initiative has successfully secured its initial funding target. Fizzics seeks to use science as a way to create a beer dispenser like no… Read More

May 5, 2017 @ 4:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an effort to continue its creative development in virtual reality (VR), Kickstarter success Oculus announced it was shutting down its Story Studio. According to the company, Story Studio has created a series of VR shorts, which includes Lost, Henry, and Sea Angelica. Sharing details… Read More

May 5, 2017 @ 3:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its Invesdor campaign set to close this upcoming Monday (May 8th), London-based music streaming service, BlueJay Music, has successfully secured its initial £150,000 funding target from nearly 20 investors. The campaign was launched at the end of March and is seeking a max of… Read More

May 5, 2017 @ 12:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Love2Laundry, a digital laundry and dry-cleaning delivery service, is currently seeking £150,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube as it prepares to expand its platform. Founded in 2014, Love2Laundry reports that it currently has over 5,000 members and now covers 58% of London. It has… Read More

May 5, 2017 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

HyGen Industries, Inc. a California-based company that supplies clean renewable hydrogen for fuel cell electric vehicles, announced on Friday it launched a crowdfunding offering on StartEngine to raise funds under Regulation A+ Tier 2. The company reported that this offering news comes just after it… Read More