Offerings

March 25, 2017 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than 24 hours until its first equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube comes to an end, UK-based home security company Cocoon is nearing £2.4 million in funding from close to 1,100 investors. The company launched the initiative last month, seeking £2 million. This isn’t the first… Read More

March 24, 2017 @ 5:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  UK-based fashion brand, ME+EM, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube this evening. The company launched the initiative last month, seeking £700,000. It will be finishing the round with nearly £1.4 million. ME+EM was founded by Clare Hornby in 2009, and… Read More

March 24, 2017 @ 5:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending crowdfunding portal Funding Wonder announced on Thursday the launch of its first loan offering which is dedicated for Annapolis, Maryland Dental Fix Rx franchisee, Ryan Clark. This news comes just a few months after the platform was approved by the Financial Industry Regulatory… Read More

March 24, 2017 @ 11:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks until its reward-based crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter comes to an end, CoolMiniOrNot’s Rising Sun board game has successfully secured $3 million from more than 23,000 backers. This is the 26th crowdfunding initiative CoolMiniOrNot has launched. The board game’s story reads:… Read More

March 24, 2017 @ 11:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Squirrel, a personal finance app designed to help users have more control over their money, has successfully completed its SyndicateRoom funding round with £585,000 in funds. The company launched the initiative in January seeking  £400,000. As previously reported, Squirrel is an FCA-authorised business that issues… Read More

March 24, 2017 @ 10:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

MEAME, an up-and-coming cyclist-wear brand, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube this week. The company is currently seeking a minimum of £180,000 as it prepares for expansion. Launched in 2015 by Islington-based husband and wife team, Megan Aylott and Steven Azancot, MEAME claims it creates performance fashion for… Read More

March 24, 2017 @ 9:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fig Publishing Inc. announced on Thursday it has been approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to offer Fig Game Shares for Wasteland 3,  which is currently being developed by inXile Entertainment, the creators of Wasteland 2 and Torment Tides of Numenera. The game recently… Read More

March 24, 2017 @ 6:55 am By Erin Hobey  |  

In less than a day, global citizens have rallied in support of those who lost loved ones in yesterday’s terrorist attack in London. According to the BBC, 4 people were killed and about 50 people were wounded in the heart of London. At this writing, at least three crowdfunding… Read More

March 24, 2017 @ 5:33 am By Erin Hobey  |  

“I was attracted to the MNP Auctioneers business because it will bring new opportunities to South East Asia as evidenced by the success of Christie’s and Sotheby’s for this industry,” Dato Wei Chuan Beng commented. “I think ECF provides value to MNP as it opens the… Read More

March 23, 2017 @ 3:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few months after securing £408,315 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, social marketplace for bicycle sharing Cycle.Land announced it has expanded into Cambridge. Cycle.Land was founded in early 2016 and received support from Oxford University Innovation Incubator and launched in Oxford shortly after. The website claims… Read More

March 23, 2017 @ 3:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Ironward completed the crowdfunding round on Fig for its new video game Solstice Chronicles: MIA. Originally seeking $30,000, the project successfully secured $30,900 from 512 backers. Solstice Chronicles: MIA is set int he year 2280 AE and the game belongs in the same universe as The Red Solstice, Ironward’s Kickstarter… Read More

March 23, 2017 @ 2:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nutrifix, a new app that takes the hard work out of planning meals by providing personalized nutrition on the go, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The London-based developer is currently seeking £150,000 as it prepares for expansion. Founded by qualified personal training… Read More

March 23, 2017 @ 11:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Kickstarter announced that it has hit a brand new milestone. A total of 10,000 game projects have successfully been funded since the funding portal’s launch in 2009. The crowdfunding giant revealed in a blog post: “The day after Kickstarter launched in 2009, Eric… Read More

March 23, 2017 @ 1:32 am By JD Alois  |  

If Amazon built a bank, would it aspire to be like Revolut? I don’t know about that, but the Revolut Premium Membership is something I want. Now. London-based Fintech startup Revolut has launched its vision of Premium Membership in a world populated by stiff and… Read More

March 22, 2017 @ 6:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

NextGen Crowdfunding announced on Wednesday the fourth round winners of the Crowdfunding Video Awards (CVAs). The CVAs provides campaign organizers new ways to promote crowdfunding campaigns and products to backers as well as potential investors. The winners of the fourth round are the following: First place:… Read More

March 22, 2017 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Small Change announced on Wednesday the launch of its first Los Angeles-based offering. According to the funding portal, the Rosewood project is located in the and walkable Larchmont neighborhood of the city. The project was launched by 4Corners Group.   Small Change describes Rosewood… Read More

March 22, 2017 @ 2:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

JetPack Aviation announced on Wednesday it has completed its first commercial jetpack sale. This news comes just one week before the company’s equity crowdfunding campaign on StartEngine comes to an end. According to the company, which designs and manufactures small, turbine powered VTOL jetpacks for… Read More

March 22, 2017 @ 12:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pepper, a software platform that creates merchant branded apps to drive loyalty and increase customer spending, has successfully secured its initial £500,000 funding target from more than 150 investors on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The company, which was launched in 2015, is currently live in… Read More

March 22, 2017 @ 9:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly 24 hours until its Fig crowdfunding campaign comes to an end, Ironward’s video game Solstice Chronicles: MIA has successfully secured its $30,000 funding target thanks to nearly 500 backers. Ironward is known to be the creator of Kickstarter-funded The Red Solstice.  Solstice Chronicles: MIA is… Read More

March 22, 2017 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

The Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) is a new investment vehicle that remains relatively underutilized. As we wrote yesterday, one platform estimated that about 50% of the UK market is totally unaware of the retirement saving option. As we near the 2016/2017 tax year end, IFISA… Read More