Offerings

June 22, 2016 @ 9:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With just two days left until its Crowdfunder UK campaign comes to an end, Scotland’s GlenWyvis Distillery has secured over £1.4 million from 1200 investors. As previously reported, GlenWyvis Distillery Community Benefit Society, based in the historic Highland town of Dingwall, is hoping to realize its long-held ambition to… Read More

June 21, 2016 @ 4:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Today’s the big day! Keiji Inafune and comcept USA’s Kickstarter project, Mighty No. 9, was finally delivered to North American and Asian backers after numerous delays. The game surfaced on the crowdfunding platform in summer 2013 and secured over $3.8 million from 62,000 backers. Unfortunately, there’s already been some major… Read More

June 21, 2016 @ 3:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Australia’s equity crowdfunding platform VentureCrowd announced the closing of Clearstate’s recent deal, which secured $1 million in four hours. The end-to-end property development company took to the funding portal to raise $900,000 for residential property development in Sydney. According to a press release provided… Read More

June 21, 2016 @ 1:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indie games developer, Flaming Fowl Studios, announced on Tuesday that it has decided to pull the plug on the Fable Fortune Kickstarter campaign. The initiative was launched last month to raise £250,000 for the Fable theme collectible card game. Fable Fortune is described as a free-to-play collectible card game (CCG) that… Read More

June 21, 2016 @ 12:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, crowdfunding platform Watsi has formed a new partnership with healthcare payments technology company Patientco to fund medical procedures throughout the world. According to the new partners, Patientco will pay it forward by donating $5 to Watsi for every attendee badge scanned at its 2016 Annual National Institute of the… Read More

June 21, 2016 @ 12:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Famed car service Uber recently launched its brand new super-fast delivery service, UberEats, in London. The service offers up menus have dishes from local spots that users love and the ones they have been looking to try. It is the same cashless payment as a regular… Read More

June 21, 2016 @ 11:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Social entrepreneur and CrowdRise ambassador, Mallory Brown, has launched a 24-Hour Impact Project through the crowdfunding platform to raise $30,000 as a way to help 30 women in Ethiopia to gain employment.   According to CrowdRise, Mallory is collaborating with local charities Begin with One and Children’s Hope… Read More

June 21, 2016 @ 10:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform CoAssets (NSX:CAX) announced on Tuesday its first deal in China has successfully funded through its local platform, CoAssets China, which was opened last month. According to CoAssets, the initiative was for the renovation of a private social venue in the Gulou District in Fuzhou,… Read More

June 20, 2016 @ 5:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Invesdor, an investment crowdfunding platform based in Helsinki, announced over the weekend that it has closed its self-running campaign. The portal launched the campaign last month with a mission to raise €750,000 and successfully secured €1.2M. Our own funding round is now closed. THANK YOU all… Read More

June 20, 2016 @ 3:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, BrewDog founders, Martin Dickie and James Watt, received MBEs in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. The company was started in the back of a van and has evolved into a powerhouse artisanal brewery. It has been known for its guerrilla marketing tactics and ability… Read More

June 20, 2016 @ 1:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the launch of its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, Porky’s BBQ announced that it has received funds from Saracens players Alistair Hargreaves and Chris Wyles. The company, which is currently looking to raise £650,000, was founded by husband and wife, Joy and Simon Brigg, who were former owners… Read More

June 20, 2016 @ 12:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Indiegogo success Canary announced it is expanding into Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and France. The company reported in just 15 months, it is now available in retail locations and for direct order in 15 countries. Canary had the most successful Indiegogo campaign of all time… Read More

June 20, 2016 @ 11:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the devastating death of British Labour Party politician, Helen Joanne “Jo” Cox, nearly 30,000 supporters have raised over £900,000 through the GoFundMe campaign, Jo Cox’s Fund, which was launched by her family and friends. On June 16th, Cox fatally shot and stabbed outside the library of Birstall, West Yorkshire, where she… Read More

June 18, 2016 @ 1:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after successfully securing its initial funding goal on Seedrs, London restaurant Pronto is quickly nearing £800,000. Pronto provides healthy meals delivered hot with a 25-minute free delivery. The restaurant revealed that it is looking to create delicious, affordable, quality meals that are healthy enough to… Read More

June 18, 2016 @ 11:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Temp staff provider ShiftPixy is hoping to soon trade on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker symbol PIXY but first, they are raising capital under Regulation A+.  ShiftPixy has enlisted WR Hambrecht as sole underwriter on a “best effort” basis to raise up to… Read More

June 18, 2016 @ 8:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Notion, a home monitoring system that is benefitting from the boom in the Internet of Things (IoT) development, announced earlier this month that it has secured $3.2 million during a seed round that was led by XL Innovate. Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm… Read More

June 17, 2016 @ 3:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Uni Market, an online marketplace that allows students to sell essential college supplies, has launched a Seedrs initiative to raise £70,000 as it prepares to expand. The marketplace now offers students an opportunity to sell items (such as textbooks, furniture, computers, etc.) for free. Students simply sign… Read More

June 17, 2016 @ 2:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Relevant Mix, the company behind Temptr, DatingBeyond and JustTXT, has recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £150,000 for user acquisition and feature developments. The company was founded in 2013 by Jack Knowles, a Dating Awards’ British entrepreneur of the year finalist. Relevant Mix… Read More

June 17, 2016 @ 12:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Crowdcube announced that the remaining Crowd10 campaigns have officially launched on its equity crowdfunding platform. This news comes just after one of the program’s initiatives, Local Vets, has successfully overfunded. Earlier this month, Crowdcube announced the launch of Crowd10, a new initiative from the funding platform’s affiliate, IdeaSquares. The… Read More

June 17, 2016 @ 11:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, crowdfunding portal Crowdfunder UK announced it has teamed up with InstantPrint to provide its projects with some “Instant Love” each month. The duo will be providing campaigns with a free poster design and print to help them spread their message to the world. The… Read More