Offerings

September 27, 2016 @ 4:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The reboot of the beloved cult classic Mystery Science Theater 3000” is finally back in production! The creator of the hit series, Joel Hodgson, announced on Monday that the crew is back and ready to get started with filming. Hodgson and his team shared on… Read More

September 27, 2016 @ 2:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, GoFundMe announced nonprofit organization, Equality Florida, has raised a total of $9 million for the victims of the June 12th Pulse Nightclub attack in Orlando, Florida. It was reported that more than 120,000 donors have 120 countries contributed funds to the cause. Following… Read More

September 27, 2016 @ 9:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Duke Energy announced it has teamed up with DonorsChoose for a new classroom crowdfunding challenge. The company is set to match up to $200,000 to help Ohio and Kentucky teachers bring STEM projects (science, technology, engineering, and math) to the classrooms. Sharing details about… Read More

September 26, 2016 @ 4:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Söderlund International’s HUONE Hotel has successfully secured its initial €500,000 funding goal on Invesdor. The company has less than 48 hours until its initiative comes to an end. Huone is described as a meeting and events hotel, which means NO actual bedrooms. The hotel has won a total of six awards, including… Read More

September 26, 2016 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FilmDoo, an online video-on-demand platform, has successfully surpassed its initial £95,000 funding goal on Seedrs. The company took to the equity crowdfunding portal earlier this month and is now nearing £120,000 thanks to over 50 investors. Celebrating the milestone, the platform took to Twitter and announced: We… Read More

September 26, 2016 @ 2:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Playtonic Games, the creators of the Kickstarter-funded video game, Yooka Laylee, unveiled its new trailer that featured Yacht Club Games’ Shovel Knight as a guest star. Shovel Knight, which was also funded by the crowdfunding platform’s backers in 2013, is the main character in a 2D side-scrolling platform game…. Read More

September 26, 2016 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

It’s official – there will be live bears in Super Troopers 2! After the upcoming comedy’s Indiegogo campaign surpassed $4.5 million, production studio Broken Lizard announced the animals will be making an appearance. Broken Lizard originally sought to raise $2 million for the highly anticipated sequel of… Read More

September 26, 2016 @ 9:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, creators of the FIFA-backed tech platform and fitnesstech app, Train My Athlete, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £150,000 as they prepare to start marketing efforts to the American sports market and nonsporting institutions, including the NHS and private orthopedic… Read More

September 25, 2016 @ 9:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hidden Radio was an early Kickstarter success. Co-founded by John Van Den Nieuwenhuizen and Vitor Santa Maria their very first rewards project raised over $930,000 for a stylish blue-tooth connected radio. Over 5300 backers signed up to receive one or more of the speakers. The response was… Read More

September 25, 2016 @ 1:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Legion M is one of the early success stories of Reg CF investment crowdfunding. Legion M raised $1 million on Wefunder with the backing of over 3,000 individual investors – the most ever for a single Reg CF offer to date. Out of the 32… Read More

September 24, 2016 @ 1:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, UK-based Gower Brewery took to equity crowdfunding portal Crowdcube to raise £350,000 as it prepares to expand its keg products. The brewery has sold more than 700,000 pints of beer across five countries in the past 12 months alone. The company, which was established just… Read More

September 24, 2016 @ 1:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With 25 more days until its Kickstarter comes to an end, Fidget Cube is on its way to attracting $5 million in funding. The vinyl desk toy hit the reward-based crowdfunding portal last month and scored over $3 million in a matter of weeks. Fidget… Read More

September 23, 2016 @ 12:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canterbury Researchers from Knewe Biosystems Limited announced on Friday they are launching a campaign on New Zealand’s equity crowdfunding platform, PledgeMe. The company is seeking to raise funds to develop and patent a new prebiotic supplement to improve digestive ability in cows and other livestock. Sharing… Read More

September 23, 2016 @ 11:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  On Friday, Crowdcube alum Hybrid Air Vehicles announced it was nominated for the 2016  Wired Audi Innovation Awards. This award show is designed to highlight and celebrate people (or businesses) achieving extraordinary things. Hybrid Air Vehicles shared the exciting news on Twitter: We’ve been nominated for the #wiredaudiawards… Read More

September 23, 2016 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until its Invesdor campaign comes to an end, Söderlund International’s HUONE Hotel has secured nearly  €475,000. The unusual hotel is seeking a minimum of €500,000 for its new Singapore location. HUONE is described as a meeting and events hotel, which means NO actual bedrooms. Since its launch in 2012, HUONE… Read More

September 23, 2016 @ 9:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

London fintech startup, CityFALCON, recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £150,000 as it prepares for expansion of its personalized financial news feed. The company, which has received awards from Twitter, Ontario, UBS, SB, stated it is redefining how financial news is sourced,… Read More

September 22, 2016 @ 4:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, the creators of the running app, Zombies, Run! returned to crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to raise £50,000 for its board game version. The team successfully secured over £55,000 for the app in 2011 from 3,464 backers. The new board game will allow 2 to… Read More

September 22, 2016 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than three weeks until Zane Lamprey’s ADV3NTURE Hoodie Kickstarter comes to an end, the former Chug’s host has successfully secured more than $700,000 from over 5,400 backers. Lamprey stated that he and his team spent the past two years re-inventing the Drinking Jacket, he secured… Read More

September 22, 2016 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple of weeks after launching its Seedrs crowdfunding campaign, premium cranberry cider brand, Cranes, has successfully secured its initial £95,000 funding goal. As previously reported, the company’s drinks are 100% natural and offer a high juice content over 16%, has only 99 calories per bottle,… Read More

September 21, 2016 @ 8:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last time we visited the saga of the Coolest Cooler, creator Ryan Grepper was struggling to deliver on his backer commitments from his high-profile Kickstarter campaign. The determined Grepper promised to deliver all of the promised high-tech Coolers one way or another – but it was… Read More