Offerings

September 21, 2016 @ 4:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vakay, a holiday search platform, recently launched a campaign on equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube. The company is seeking to raise £100,000 for the development of its website features and marketing. The new travel website, which was incorporated in 2015, offers users destination recommendations based on their budget… Read More

September 21, 2016 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Broken Lizard, the production studio behind the anticipated comedy Super Troopers 2,  announced Hayes MacArthur, Tyler Labine, and Will Sasso has joined the Indiegogo-funded film’s cast. This news comes just days after Rob Lowe and Emmanuelle Chriqui were named as castmates. While the film’s plot is… Read More

September 21, 2016 @ 2:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, World of Zing debuted its crowdfunding initiative on Crowdcube. The company is seeking £150,000. Launched in 2014 (although the company states it considers itself the pioneers of exotic and fine ingredients since 1968) by Pritesh Mody, World of Zing offers a range of both food… Read More

September 21, 2016 @ 12:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BurningNight Group, a city center bar chain, successfully raised over £500,000 within the first week of its crowdfunding campaign on UK’s peer-to-peer lending platform, Crowdstacker. The company is currently offering 7% p.a. interest to those investing in the £3.5 million raise. It is looking to expand its chain… Read More

September 21, 2016 @ 10:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Indiegogo announced it now supports Apple Pay on the web. Backers may use Apple Pay in the Safari web browser on iPhone, iPad, and Mac to back campaigns on the global crowdfunding platform. This news comes nearly two years after Indiegogo incorporated the… Read More

September 20, 2016 @ 4:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, UK-based startup FreeFlow Technologies returned to AngelsDen, seeking nearly £120,000 for the development of its light power to weight E-Bike System. The company raised £380,000 through its first equity crowdfunding campaign in 2014. Now, it has found success for the second time as has secured its… Read More

September 20, 2016 @ 3:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, London-based juice brand, Daily Dose, launched its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company was originally seeking a minimum of £75,000 and within a matter of days, the initiative successfully secured the funding goal. It is now nearly £113,000 thanks to over 160 investors. As previously… Read More

September 20, 2016 @ 3:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Yesterday, Crowdfund Insider published an article on the Jibo (since removed), a home robot that raised funding on Indiegogo back in 2014. A Jibo imposter page was posted on Indiegogo and was subsequently pulled by the crowdfunding platform’s Trust and Customer Happiness team. In error, an… Read More

September 20, 2016 @ 11:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Indiegogo announced its partner, Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW), is set to offer eligible entrepreneurs $1 million in flash funding. The global crowdfunding platform revealed, starting this October, eligible campaign organizers will have a shot at part of Arrow’s million dollar prize. As previously reported, Indiegogo and… Read More

September 20, 2016 @ 9:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple months after securing £695,680 from its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, UK-based energy-saving light bulb manufacturer, Plumen announced the launch of its new lightbulb, “Plumen 003.” The company has created energy-saving lighting, using design and beauty to inspire adoption of sustainable lighting technology. Plumen reported that an estimated… Read More

September 20, 2016 @ 7:11 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Not surprisingly Kumpan‘s über cool e-scooter is on fire on Companisto.  Now entering its second week, the Tykesson brothers’ plan to bring more e-scooters to the autobahn and the rest of Europe will become a reality.  To date Kumpan’s Companisto campaign has garnered more than 368,485€ from over… Read More

September 19, 2016 @ 9:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, RealtyShares announced over $200 million has been secured through its real estate crowdfunding platform from its network of investors for residential and commercial real estate projects across the country. The funding portal revealed that it connects more than 25,000 accredited and institutional investors with… Read More

September 19, 2016 @ 4:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sondors eBike creator Storm Sondors has filed a Form-C with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise capital for the Sondors Electric Car Company, a business created with the purpose of designing and developing an electric car labeled the “Model Sondors”. The filing states the… Read More

September 19, 2016 @ 3:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Electronic accessory brand and Amazon bestseller, iQualTech, announced on Monday it is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs this upcoming Wednesday. As previously reported, iQualTech offers a wide range of products (including Pill Speakers) that have been sold worldwide through Amazon, reaching customers in the… Read More

September 19, 2016 @ 2:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after announcing Rob Lowe has joined Super Troopers 2’s cast and the return of Marisa Coughlan, who played Officer Ursula Hanson, the Broken Lizard crew revealed Entourage’s Emmanuelle Chriqui has been named the hilarious comedy’s new leading lady. Broken Lizard previously announced the film just 14 years… Read More

September 19, 2016 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until its Crowdcube campaign comes to an end, London’s ethical womenswear brand, Birdsong, has successfully secured its initial £75,000 funding goal. As previously reported, the clothing company was founded by has made quite a name for itself by feminists Sarah Beckett and Sophie… Read More

September 17, 2016 @ 1:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Daily Dose, a juice company, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube this week to raise £75,000 to increase its online presence. The company is based in London and began trading earlier this year. It is currently stocked in numerous independent cafes and restaurants. The… Read More

September 17, 2016 @ 12:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, the creators of the Kickstarter project Divinity: Original Sin 2 announced the highly anticipated video game has officially hit Steam Early Access. The game is a follow-up of the original, which first hit the crowdfunding platform in spring 2013 and is described as an Isometric cRPG… Read More

September 16, 2016 @ 5:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

NextGen has scheduled its next live crowdfunding event. On September 21st (8pm ET),  NextGen Crowdfunding’s Interactive Ignition Event will present several crowdfunding campaigns live. Once again, everything will be livestreamed via the NextGen site and viewers will be given the opportunity to ask questions and… Read More

September 16, 2016 @ 5:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two years after launching his Drinking Jacket Kickstarter, which secured $574,630, host of National Geographic Channel’s Chug, Zane Lamprey, has returned to the crowdfunding giant to raise funds for his new Adv3nture Hoodie. Originally seeking $25,000, the project has already attracted nearly $500,000 from more than 3,800… Read More