Offerings

July 19, 2016 @ 3:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indiegogo-funded series Her Story received a nomination for the 2016 Emmy Awards, which will be held on September 18th at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The series is described as a new media series that looks inside the dating lives of trans and queer women as they… Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 3:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Petcube, the company that keeps people connected with their pets, has returned to crowdfunding giant Kickstarter to raise $200,000 for its new cameras, Petcube Bites and Petcube Play. The startup previously secured $251,225 from 1,758 backers during its first crowdfunding campaign in 2013. The two interactive cameras… Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 1:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, a man by the name Marcus J. Ball took to the crowdfunding platform, Crowdfunder UK, to raise £100,000 to bring the pro-Brexit politicians to court for various charges and prevent Brexit from happening. This initiative, which is called #BrexitJustice, was launched just a… Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 1:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just two years after he famously launched a Kickstarter campaign to make… a potato salad… Zack “Danger” Brown has made his return to the public with his new cookbook, The Peace, Love & Potato Salad Cookbook.  The cookbook, which was co-written with Teresa Blackburn, was offered to… Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 12:16 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Overfunding and still campaigning….The German crowdfunding platform Companisto has four concurrent campaigns overfunding: Mineko, Cringle, eatclever, and poqit.berlin. Many readers may be familiar with the long and windy road involved when utility bills prove incorrect when outrageous sums are supposedly owed.  But what happens when… Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 12:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Apprentice runner-up Vana Koutsomitis is now looking to raise £120,000 for her dating app, DatePlay, through equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. DatePlay is described as an app that combines dating and games. It uses fun, easy-to-play games to learn more about the users and increase the… Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 9:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the deaths of three Baton Rouge police officers, supporters of the men launched individual GoFundMe campaigns and in less than two days, the initiatives have secured over $100,000 in total. CNN reported that on Sunday a man identified as Gavin Long of Kansas City… Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 8:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

JustUs, a new peer-to-peer lending platform focusing on the IF ISA space, announced on Tuesday that it has received backing from Chinese financial firm, GuanQun Investment. This news comes just a few weeks after JustUS announced it is preparing to launch a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to… Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 8:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube is in the midst of a self-crowdfunding round seeking an initial goal of raising £5 million.  In the first 24 hours, the platform raised over £6 million and is now in over-funding mode.  As it stands now, over 2450 investors have invested in the… Read More

July 18, 2016 @ 3:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, creator of intelligent bike light ICON,  See.Sense hit equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to raise £500,000 as it prepares to expand. Within a matter of days, the initiative secured over £400,000 thanks to 150 investors. Founded in 2013 by husband and wife team, Philip and… Read More

July 18, 2016 @ 2:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks left until SeedInvest initiative comes to an end, creators of the Omni platform, Virtuix, have raised over $6.6 million. The company launched the Regulation A+ funding round earlier this year and quickly secured $2.5 million from approximately 500 investors in 24… Read More

July 18, 2016 @ 11:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Crowdfunder UK announced it has created a new way for projects to secure additional funding and support to turn their ideas into reality. The crowdfunding platform is set to distribute funds, which is traditionally given by councils, brands, and community funds through grants… Read More

July 18, 2016 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few days after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, AngelsDen and Funding Circle’s alum, Verto Homes, has successfully secured its initial £1 million funding goal. The initiative is currently sitting at over £1.3M (with the largest investment being £500,000). As previously reported, the London-based builder designs, builds, and… Read More

July 18, 2016 @ 8:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the success of its Vessi Indiegogo campaign, the team of Whirlpool Corporation’s (NSYE: WHR) Division W Labs revealed details about the beer fermentor and dispenser with the global crowdfunding platform. As previously reported, the new beer fermentor and dispenser system notably ferments, carbonates and dispenses… Read More

July 17, 2016 @ 10:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube, the UKs largest investment crowdfunding platform by amount of capital raised, will launch its most recent self-crowdfunding round this coming Tuesday (July 19th) at 12Noon GMT.  To drum up support, Crowdcube is registering “expressions of interest” and to date, Crowdcube has tallied £50 million… Read More

July 16, 2016 @ 10:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, an inside source revealed to TechCrunch that the investors of Skully have removed founders, Marcus and Mitch Weller, from the company. This was announced after the multiple delays of their Indiegogo-funded project, AR-1 helmet. As previously reported, AR-1 is considered the world’s first augmented… Read More

July 16, 2016 @ 10:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Success! Zungle Panther sunglasses is finishing its Kickstarter run with over $1.9 million thanks to 11,000 backers. The Los Angeles startup launched a highly popular crowdfunding campaign last month to raise only $50,000 for the production of the eyewear. Zungle Panther offers users a wire free… Read More

July 15, 2016 @ 5:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdcube #FundedClub member, Droplet, announced on Friday it is officially “being withdrawn” and will be shutting down its services for good. Founded in 2011, Droplet was the creator of a fee-free mobile payment app, which allowed users to pay without having to queue, and collect rewards on their phone… Read More

July 15, 2016 @ 4:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Starbucks customers have taken to Payola to raise $50,000 as a way to convince the coffee giant to close its Trump Tower location. The initiative was reportedly stated by Ivan Pardo, the CEO of Buycott. The campaign’s description reads: “Many loyal Starbucks customers will be… Read More

July 15, 2016 @ 2:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based E-Rider has recently launched a Seedrs campaign with a mission to raise £120,000 as it prepares to add more products to its lineup. The company currently provides eco-friendly scooters, mopeds, and bikes. “The vehicles have been designed to provide forms of transport that work well with… Read More