Offerings

March 10, 2017 @ 10:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly two weeks until its Crowdcube campaign comes to an end, UK-based home security company Cocoon successfully secured its new £2 million funding target (originally £2.5 million) from nearly 750 investors. Before launching the initiative, the company raised £1,025,000 from Aviva Group Holdings and Breed Reply… Read More

March 9, 2017 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

MacRebur, a UK-based company that uses waste plastics to create strong, longer-lasting roads, has competed its equity crowdfunding run on Seedrs. Originally seeking £590,000, the company closed the initiative with £1,274,140 in funding. The company, which was a participant of Voom 2016, a contest that was launched by… Read More

March 9, 2017 @ 12:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seedrs alum and growing employee/customer engagement firm, Perkbox, announced on Thursday it has appointed former Yahoo! finance manager, Rob Gorle, as its new finance manager. According to Perkbox, the appointment forms part of its expansion plans in the UK and internationally. Perkbox reported as finance director, Gorle… Read More

March 9, 2017 @ 11:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Food robotics company Chowbotics (formerly known as Casabots) announced on Thursday it has secured $5 million during its Series A funding round. Participants of the funding round were Techstars Ventures, Foundry Group, Galvanize Ventures and the Geekdom Fund. Chowbotics, which was founded by Deepak Sekar, Ph.D.,… Read More

March 9, 2017 @ 8:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowd for Angels announced on Wednesday it launched its first “crowd bonds,”  which are described as specially created secured, high-interest products that are eligible for its new Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA). Introduced by the government in April last year, the IFISA allows investors to earn… Read More

March 9, 2017 @ 7:33 am By JD Alois  |  

  Leading investment crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has now crowdfunded 50 deals of £1 million or more. Cauli Rice, a company that has used Crowdcube to raise capital in the past, closed its funding round at £1.4 million backed by 1038 investors.  Crowdcube pointed out that… Read More

March 8, 2017 @ 3:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Miso Tasty, a Japanese food brand based out of London, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company sought to raise £150,000 and not only did it secured its initial target, it has also surpassed £200,000. The company, which was launched in 2014… Read More

March 8, 2017 @ 3:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter announced the games that are participating in its Game Castle at this year’s PAX East, which will take place on March 10th-12th in Boston. The funding portal revealed: “Featured tabletop games include Elan Lee’s Kickstarter record-smashing Exploding Kittens — which raised… Read More

March 8, 2017 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jumpstartfund’s Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Inc. (HTT) announced on Wednesday it has signed an agreement for a feasibility study with a contract value of $2.5 Million with private investors and the Ministry of Transportation in Indonesia. The company claimed that the agreement marks the immediate exploration of the… Read More

March 7, 2017 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Development studio Codeglue has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Fig to raise $70,000 for its new video game Antegods, which is described as a stonepunk action arena game where the remnants of the Mayan civilization have taken to space. The game is noted to be a successor to… Read More

March 7, 2017 @ 9:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Finnish home fitness equipment manufacturer, FitWood, has successfully secured its minimum €100,000 crowdfunding campaign target on Invesdor. The company’s initiative is currently seeking a maximum target €450,000. FitWood stated it makes home fitness equipment that is both easy to use and looks great every day. It… Read More

March 7, 2017 @ 9:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just one week after launching its Crowdcube equity crowdfunding campaign, The Wild Beer Co. has successfully secured its initial £1 million funding target thanks to nearly 850 investors. As previously reported, The Wild Beer Co. launched in 2012, stated that during its first four years… Read More

March 7, 2017 @ 8:35 am By Erin Hobey  |  

“The ONESIXONE brand was created with the aim of being a global niche brand of handbags, internationally positioned in the luxury sector through a single, exclusive, personalized and limited collection. We created only 161 units numbered and customized with just two collections a year, which… Read More

March 6, 2017 @ 5:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, XTI Aircraft Company and Bye Aerospace, Inc. announced they have entered into an agreement to develop a hybrid/electric prototype of XTI’s revolutionary TriFan vertical takeoff airplane. While sharing details about the partnership, Robert J. LaBelle, XTI’s CEO, stated: “We’re continuing with our plan, but we’ve… Read More

March 6, 2017 @ 3:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OFIXU, a company refers to itself the “Airbnb for workspaces,” has closed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company launched the initiative earlier this year, which not only surpassed its initial £75,000 funding target, it also achieved more than £150,000 at its closing. OFIXU, which… Read More

March 6, 2017 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube comes to an end, tutor marketplace Tutora has successfully surpassed its initial £350,000 and has secured nearly £425,000 from more than 450 investors. Tutora was launched by co-founders Scott Woodley and Mark Hughes less than two years ago…. Read More

March 5, 2017 @ 12:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Humble Grape, an independent wine merchant and wine bar concept, is preparing to launch their second crowdfunding campaign later this month. According to the company, following the success of their first two sites –Humble Grape Battersea (2015) and Humble Grape Fleet Street (2016), the emerging… Read More

March 4, 2017 @ 9:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Alchema, a smart device and mobile app platform that provides a hassle-free solution to making hard ciders, meads, wines, and other alcoholic brews, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. The company previously secured $344,231 from 899 backers through its reward-based crowdfunding campaign on… Read More

March 4, 2017 @ 9:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, UK-based The Wild Beer Co. launched an equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. The brewing company is currently £1 million as it prepares to expand and build a new 50,000 square foot, 12,000,000 1/yr capacity, destination brewery at the Bath and West Showground, which… Read More

March 4, 2017 @ 9:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after launching its reward-based crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for its Doghouse Craft Beer Hotel and Sour Beer Facility at its Columbus, Ohio location, UK-based brewery BrewDog has successfully secured its $75,000 funding target and is nearing $100,000 thanks to more than 575 backers. As… Read More