Offerings

December 2, 2016 @ 9:54 am By JD Alois  |  

All four initial Reg CF crowdfunding offers listed by Indiegogo, via their partner platform MicroVentures, have hit their funding targets.  This comes after launching investment crowdfunding mid-November. The rapid funding success may be indicative of the traffic generating channel intrinsic to Indiegogo’s rewards-based platform.  Indiegogo… Read More

December 2, 2016 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday CrowdRise celebrated the 2016 #GivingTuesday with its annual Giving Tower Campaign. The crowdfunding platform announced $4 million was raised more than 1,100 participating charities competing for a $25,000 prize in the CrowdRise Giving Tower campaign. This year, the CrowdRise Giving Tower reportedly reached over… Read More

December 2, 2016 @ 9:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sushi Ninja, a New Plymouth-based restaurant, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMe with a mission to raise a minimum of $150,000 (max $250,000) for the fit-out of its new kaiten sushi conveyor-belt style diner at Centre City shopping center. Wife/husband co-owners of Sushi Ninja,… Read More

December 2, 2016 @ 8:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PrimaryBid, an online funding platform that enables investors to gain access to placings of AIM-listed companies, announced on Friday users of its platform contributed to an oversubscribed fundraising for Mobile Streams. According to PrimaryBid, Mobile Streams has conditionally raised gross proceeds of £2.2 million through… Read More

December 2, 2016 @ 7:06 am By JD Alois  |  

RealtyMogul.com has lowered the minimum necessary to invest in their first REIT or MogulREIT I to $1,000. Previously, the minimum investment was $2,500. RealtyMogul.com CEO Jilliene Helman said their goal was to give more investors the opportunity to invest in unique real estate investments on… Read More

December 1, 2016 @ 4:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CapitalRise, a London-based property investment platform, is launching its third deal with the chance for everyday savers to invest in a development of five townhouses and four apartments in Knightsbridge worth £106 million. The website has reportedly raised £1million for each of its first two offerings on… Read More

December 1, 2016 @ 3:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

RealtyShares announced on Thursday a total of  $5,144,000 has been raised through its real estate crowdfunding marketplace for the acquisition and development of four free-standing triple net (NNN) leased quick service restaurants in Nashville, Tennessee. According to RealtyShares, the tenants, which includes three Checkers and… Read More

December 1, 2016 @ 1:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly two weeks until its latest crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo comes to an end, Canadian audio technology company Mass Fidelity has raised nearly $170,000 for its new raD Wireless Multi-Room Speaker. Originally seeking $50,000, the company quickly secured $100,000 for the project. As previously reported, the raD, which… Read More

December 1, 2016 @ 10:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Teneno, a IT networks company, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company is currently seeking £150,000 for growth and development of its products.  The company, which is based in London and has offices in New York and Hyderabad, offers technology that simplifies… Read More

December 1, 2016 @ 8:04 am By JD Alois  |  

The Pebble Watch saga has become an epic tale of crowdfunding success and entrepreneurial struggle. Eric Migicovsky, the founder of Pebble, launched his wearable tech on Kickstarter in 2012.  The very first rewards campaign generated over $12 million “brought to life by 68,929 backers” proving… Read More

November 30, 2016 @ 4:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Campagna Motors, a Canada-based trike company, announced on Wednesday the launch of its Reg CF offering on crowdfunding portal, StartEngine. The company is currently seeking up to $1 million in funding as it prepares to expand across the U.S. Since 1988, Campagna Motors has continuously… Read More

November 30, 2016 @ 1:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, GoFundMe announced campaigns on its crowdfunding platform raised more than $7.4 million on #GivingTuesday 2016. The website confirmed it was the largest single day of giving in its history. GoFundMe confirmed the campaigns on its platform received a 46% increase in funds from… Read More

November 30, 2016 @ 11:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the 2016 #GivingTuesday, YouCaring announced its top 10 crowdfunding campaigns for the annual event, which was held yesterday (November 29th). The top 10 campaigns are listed below. Heat for the Sisters (Peekskill, NY): A group of nuns crowdfund to repair their convent. Yuan’s Dying… Read More

November 30, 2016 @ 11:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday evening, Craft brewery Innis & Gunn closed its successful equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with over £2.4 million in funding. The brewery secured its initial £1 million funding target within 72 hours of the initiative’s debut. Innis & Gunn has dubbed itself the second-largest craft brewer in… Read More

November 30, 2016 @ 9:02 am By JD Alois  |  

BrewDog is adding a new twist to its EquityforPunks USA crowdfunding round, and it is a bit of a gamble. The Scotland-based craft brewer will allow investors the opportunity to bet it all on the spin of a roulette wheel. Win, and you double your… Read More

November 29, 2016 @ 9:12 pm By Jessica Pham  |  

November is National Entrepreneurship Month and Suffolk University in Boston celebrated by organizing experiential courses on crowdfunding.  During Global Entrepreneurship Week on November 14, students partaking in the programs launched campaigns on Kickstarter and Indiegogo to support their startups.  Seven startups and campaigns have launched… Read More

November 29, 2016 @ 3:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Prior to this past Thanksgiving holiday, a Michaels Store in Chicago experienced a customer-service fiasco that was recorded by a bystander, named Jessie Grady.  For 30-minutes, Grady watched and recorded a woman who unleashed incredible vitriol on two employees (and everyone else in the store)…. Read More

November 29, 2016 @ 2:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sound Energy, a UK-based energy company, has raised a total of £26.9 million through PrimaryBid, an online funding platform that enables investors to gain access to placings of AIM-listed companies. PrimaryBid reportedly arranged £24.1 million fully underwritten fundraising for Sound Energy and then made a deal… Read More

November 29, 2016 @ 1:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Indiegogo funded startup OhMiBod announced the debut of its new wearable massager, the Club Vibe 3.OH. The company described the device as a vibrator that is designed to enhance couples’ intimacy, passion, and excitement without giving up privacy. Sharing details about the product,  Suki Dunham, founder of… Read More

November 29, 2016 @ 12:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Meetzoo, a company that aims to make business meetings more productive by combining business calendars with collaborative note taking and social networking, has successfully secured its initial equity crowdfunding campaign 150,000 funding target on Crowdcube. As previously reported, Meetzoo was launched earlier this year by entrepreneur… Read More