Offerings

June 30, 2016 @ 1:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plumen, a UK-based energy-saving lightbulb manufacturer, has successfully secured its initial £500,000 funding goal through Crowdcube. The company launched the initiative earlier this month as it prepares to launch new products. As previously reported, Plumen revealed it created energy-saving lighting, using design and beauty to inspire adoption of sustainable… Read More

June 30, 2016 @ 8:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chief innovative officer of Brookstone, Lauren van Heerden, recently sat down at a panel hosted by Indiegogo to discuss how campaign organizers can bring their innovative projects to the retail brand’s stores. van Heerden revealed the following tips for three consumer categories: For Healthy Lifestyle:… Read More

June 30, 2016 @ 8:17 am By JD Alois  |  

JustUs, a new peer to peer lending platform focusing on the IF ISA space, is preparing to launch a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £1 million. According to the company, this is part of a larger “ambitious” funding round to raise a total £5.35… Read More

June 30, 2016 @ 8:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the devastating floods in West Virginia that have killed 28 residents and destroyed 1,200 homes, country superstar, Brad Paisley has launched a GoFundMe initiative to raise $1 million for the victims. Paisley, who is originally from the state, revealed on the campaign’s website: “On… Read More

June 29, 2016 @ 6:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

XTI Aircraft is a cool concept in aviation for vertical take-off and landing plane. The idea addresses a pain point for plane enthusiasts – the need to be near an airport.  Following a successful Testing the Waters (TTW) campaign where over $20 million in indicated… Read More

June 29, 2016 @ 3:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Indiegogo and Kickstarter-funded Ghostbusters documentary, Ghostheads, announced its official premiere date. The film was featured at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, which was held in New York City in April. Ghostheads’ synopsis reads: “Ghostheads is a documentary that explores the extreme side of the Ghostbusters fandom, and… Read More

June 29, 2016 @ 1:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Nightdive Studios launched a Kickstarter initiative to raise $900,000 for the remake of the 1994 PC sci-fi video game, System Shock. Less than 24 hours after its debut, the campaign has secured nearly $450,000 from over 7,000 backers. The game’s description reads: “System Shock was one… Read More

June 29, 2016 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indiegogo’s co-founder and chief development officer of Indiegogo, Danae Ringelmann, recently caught up with Inc. to discuss the crowdfunding platform’s most successful crowdfunding campaign, Flow Hive.     As previously reported, Flow is described as a revolutionary beehive invention, allowing anyone to harvest honey without… Read More

June 29, 2016 @ 10:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Sugru, moldable glue that takes a mundane product and makes it fun, had an epic crowdfunding found on Crowdcube last year.  The offer closed at £3.4 million garnering the participation of more than 2300 investors having raised the first £1 million in just four minutes. A… Read More

June 29, 2016 @ 3:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, investment crowdfunding platform Crowd of Angels announced the launch of its new growth funding round. The website is seeking a minimum of £196,000 (max £700,000) as it prepares to expand. Crowd for Angels reported it has helped to raise over £1.1 million for small growing companies… Read More

June 28, 2016 @ 3:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BoroughBox, a London curated distributor of artisanal produce, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on AngelsDen. The distributor, which has used the crowdfunding method through Seedrs and Crowd2Fund, was launched in the summer of 2014 by Andrew Lawson and is described as a specialist artisan and fine foods… Read More

June 28, 2016 @ 3:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a month after closing the highly successful Kickstarter initiative for the new game, Million Dollars, But…,  Rooster Teeth has begun the shipping process. Million Dollars, But… is described as a game that puts the player’s morals and imagination to test by posing the common… Read More

June 28, 2016 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, RealtyShares unveiled interesting data on crowdfunding projects that originate from the state of Florida. The website reports that it has leveraged its network of 20,000 investors to help fund more than 200 properties in Florida for $28.1 million. Mark Masterson, director of investments… Read More

June 28, 2016 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Crowdfunder UK announced What a Melon was named winner of the 2016 Crowdfunder Award. This award was offered during the UK and Ireland’s pitch competition,  VOOM 2016. According to Virgin Media Business, the competition gives entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized businesses the opportunity to… Read More

June 28, 2016 @ 9:13 am By JD Alois  |  

The Wheelys Café campaign launched on FundedByMe on Monday, June 27th, has confirmed more than €350,000 from 78 investors in the first 18 hours. This is according to information provided by FundedByme. Wheelys Inc is a Swedish Y Combinator startup operating “hi-tech organic bike cafés in 50 countries.”… Read More

June 27, 2016 @ 4:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its third Kickstarter campaign set to close on Wednesday, tech startup Pebble has successfully secured nearly $12 million from over 62,700 backers. Pebble launched the campaign on the funding portal last month to raise $1 million for its new products,  Pebble 2, Time 2, and… Read More

June 27, 2016 @ 3:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Olga Kurylenko has reportedly signed up to join the cast of the equity crowdfunding film, Salty. This news comes nearly two months after Antonio Banderas signed up to star in the upcoming movie. As previously reported, the project first appeared on SyndicateRoom in 2014. The offer allowed smaller… Read More

June 27, 2016 @ 2:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the weekend, crowdfunding portal GoFundMe announced that 175 initiatives have successfully raised over $150,000 for the victims of the West Virginia floods. The funding platform shared: ” On June 23, 2016, a historic flood hit West Virginia, leaving 24 individuals dead, destroying homes and… Read More

June 27, 2016 @ 2:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cool Mini of Not‘s 24th Kickstarter is continuing to find success! The initiative, which is for the company’s newest game, Massive Darkness, has surpassed $2 million thanks to over 14,000 backers. As previously reported, Massive Darkness is described as a dungeon crawl board game without a game master and… Read More

June 27, 2016 @ 12:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

San Francisco luxury sex toy startup, Crave, announced on Monday the closing of its Series B funding round. The round captured $1.3 million from various angel investors along with investment platforms CircleUp and AngelList. As previously reported, Crave raised $2.4 million from over 60 Angel investors… Read More