Offerings

August 8, 2016 @ 4:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Chapel Down Plc (ISDX: CDGP) announced there is currently an exchange of contracts on a 1.6-acre site located in Ashford, Kent for Curious Brew’s development. The company successfully secured £1,749,100 for the brewery late last year through equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs. As previously reported, Chapel… Read More

August 8, 2016 @ 4:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last month it was reported that Skully, a company launched to create a super cool augmented reality motorcycle helmut, had jettisoned its founders as investors had enough of the lack of progress and mismanagement. Yesterday, TechCrunch reported that Skully is no more. While the very… Read More

August 8, 2016 @ 2:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

LegionM is now the second Reg CF offer to hit $1 million. The offer was scheduled to close later this month but under the securities exemption, issuers may only raise up to $1 million. The first Reg CF offer to ring the million dollar bell… Read More

August 8, 2016 @ 12:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a month after launching a GoFundMe campaign for the West Virginia Flood Relief, country star, Brad Paisley, has donated $250,000 towards the cause. Paisley took to the crowdfunding portal to help his home state after a devastating flood killed 28 residents and… Read More

August 8, 2016 @ 11:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, property crowdfunding platform, Transcendent Real Estate (TRE), officially opened its doors for investors. The Manchester-based company currently offers direct equity investments in commercial real estate assets through the UK. Its first property is 43-45 Lever Street. The 13,182sq property is located at the… Read More

August 8, 2016 @ 11:39 am By JD Alois  |  

BrewDog and their Equity for Punks US campaign has topped $1 million in indications of interest in the first three days of going live on BankRoll. This is according to an email just sent out by the BrewDog team. According to the update; On Thursday… Read More

August 8, 2016 @ 10:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Sunday, Kickstarter announced its new Invent Newsletter, which is said to offer backers a way to stay up-to-date on invention projects, behind-the-scene stories and bold ideas from the design and tech pages. The funding portal stated the newsletter is a twice-a-month introduction of the… Read More

August 8, 2016 @ 9:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, XTI Aircraft Company (XTI) officially announced it has entered into a preliminary agreement with the Aerospace division of Honeywell International. Honeywell will supply the HTS900 engine for XTI’s first prototype, a two-thirds piloted subscale of the TriFan 600 vertical takeoff airplane. This announcement comes just… Read More

August 8, 2016 @ 8:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Movem, an online property portal that is described as the AirBnB of rental properties, is raising a minimum of £200,000 on Crowdcube for a 20% equity stake. After a few days of being live on the equity crowdfunding platform, Movem is about half-way to its funding… Read More

August 6, 2016 @ 1:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Rooster Teeth announced its Indiegogo project, Lazer Team, is officially getting a sequel that will premiere on YouTube Red in 2017. The film received over $2.3 million during its crowdfunding campaign in 2014 and raised an additional $1 million in theatrical release pre-sales…. Read More

August 6, 2016 @ 11:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Hebridean Food Company has successfully secured its initial £60,000 Crowdcube funding goal and has raised over £90,000 from 151 investors. The UK-based fresh soup distributor currently offers its soups and sauces in various stores, including Selfridges, Whole Foods Markets, and Aldi. As previously reported, Hebridean Food Co. revealed its… Read More

August 6, 2016 @ 10:04 am By JD Alois  |  

This is becoming a too consistent theme. Promising rewards crowdfunding project raises millions of dollars from thousands of backers only to deliver (if at all) a craptaculous product. In this case, it is the story of ONAGOFly – a drone project that raised $3,459,193 on… Read More

August 5, 2016 @ 5:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, SEC-registered equity crowdfunding platform, Jumpstart Micro, announced it has officially opened and debuted three offerings for Axe Digital, TravelBook App, and Treycent. This launch comes just a few months after Title III of the Jobs Act went officially into effect. Offering up details… Read More

August 5, 2016 @ 3:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hops & Grain, one of the very first companies to raise growth capital under Reg CF crowdfunding, has successfully raised $765,970 on Wefunder.  The San Marcos, Texas-based craft Brewery set a minimum funding goal of $50,000.  According to the campaign page, 405 investors participated in the… Read More

August 5, 2016 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the 2016 Summer Olympic Games set to kick off this evening in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, crowdfunding platform GoFundMe announced more than $750,000 has been raised for athletes’ training and traveling costs. GoFundMe CEO Rob Solomon shared: “More and more, athletes and sports teams—from Little… Read More

August 5, 2016 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two weeks after its Kickstarter debut, Mobvoi‘s Ticwatch 2 has successfully secured nearly $950,000 thanks to 5,100 backers. The Chinese tech startup launched the crowdfunding campaign for the new interactive watch and secured its initial $50,000 funding goal in ten minutes. As previously reported, Ticwatch… Read More

August 5, 2016 @ 1:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Brazilian writer, film director, and producer, Flavio Alves, launched a fundraising campaign on eBay to raise funds for his upcoming independent feature film, The Garden Left Behind. The new film stars Michael Madsen and centers around the story of a Mexican transgender woman that is living… Read More

August 5, 2016 @ 11:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Kickstarter success Formlabs announced it had secured $35 million during a Series B Funding Round, which was led by Foundry and Autodesk with participation from existing investors such as DFJ Growth, Pitango Venture Capital, and Pascal Cagni. Formlabs’ total investment to date is… Read More

August 5, 2016 @ 9:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, the team at MindGenius announced they have decided to extend their Crowdcube campaign. The UK tech startup took to the equity crowdfunding platform last month with a mission to raise £1 million as it prepares to debut its new online solution, Barvas. MindGenius has been… Read More

August 5, 2016 @ 8:08 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The robo-investor Wealthify plans to raise £1 million in capital from the crowd through Seedrs. Continuing its mission to democratize investing in the UK, the online investment service, which went live in April, plans to launch its public crowdfunding campaign on 12 September. Priority access will be given… Read More