Offerings

June 9, 2016 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, crowdfunding platform, RealtyShares, announced that it has helped finance a significant portion of the outside equity required for the purchase of the Courtyard by Marriott Columbus West in Columbus, Ohio. The establishment secured nearly $1.5 million through the portal’s investors. Sharing details about the investment, Nav Athwal,… Read More

June 9, 2016 @ 10:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Full Circle Labs, the electronic tool developer behind the Kickstarter success and handheld, heated tool Retouch3D, announced on Thursday the launch of its campaign through equity crowdfunding platform, Invesdor. The company is seeking £200,000 as it prepares to expand its modular platform for handheld heated tools. According to… Read More

June 9, 2016 @ 9:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

New Zealand social enterprise, Eat My Lunch, is set to launch the first peer-to-peer (P2P) campaign through PledgeMe’s new lending platform, PledgeMe.Lend, next Monday (June 13th). This news comes less than a month after the crowdfunding portal revealed that the organization would be the first to… Read More

June 8, 2016 @ 3:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple months after its product, Sense, successfully secured $164,885 through its Kickstarter initiative, California startup Silk Labs announced that it is unfortunately no longer planning to make the intelligent camera and hub.  Sense was supposed to detect the user’s presence, recognize their voice and gestures,… Read More

June 8, 2016 @ 2:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tutts Clump Cider, a UK-based award-winning cider brand, is currently seeking £200,000 through its Seedrs initiative as it prepares to expand and upgrade its beverage line. The company, which was started ten years ago, offers up its very own “Proper Cider” that is made from 100% fresh pressed… Read More

June 8, 2016 @ 10:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Seedrs announced that blow LTD, described as uber for beauty, has received £500,000 from Unilever Venture during its highly successful equity crowdfunding. The company, which was co-founded by Fiona McIntosh (ex-Editor-in-Chief of Grazia and ELLE) and Dharmash Mistry, has delivered over 70,000 services with… Read More

June 7, 2016 @ 4:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after launching its already successful Crowdcube initiative, British Journal of Photography announced that Crowdratings has awarded the campaign with a gold rating. The publication revealed that it received with Gold (88%) for management, Gold (79%) for product, and Silver (69%) for investment… Read More

June 7, 2016 @ 3:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, new low-cost long-haul airliner, People Over Profit (POP), announced the airing of its first two TV commercials. The debut was revealed less than a week after the company launched its very own self-running crowdfunding campaign.  As previously reported, POP is not just considered the only airliner to… Read More

June 7, 2016 @ 2:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nearly three years after launching its crowdfunding platform in the country of Canada, Kickstarter unveiled its current favorite Canadian projects. In September of 2013, the funding portal revealed its excitement of the Canadian launch by declaring: “We’re thrilled that Kickstarter is now available to creators in Canada…. Read More

June 7, 2016 @ 1:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, HiyaCar’s second Seedrs initiative successfully surpassed its initial £100,000 crowdfunding goal. The company previously secured £349,470 on the equity portal last summer and decided to use the funding method once again and launched the campaign last month. HiyaCar, originally known as Ascendia, is described as a… Read More

June 7, 2016 @ 11:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Success! Just a few days after announcing its new brewery and first urban pub, West Berkshire Brewery’s extended Seedrs campaign is now overfunding. The company launched the initiative earlier this spring and was looking to raise £1.5 million. Founded in 1995, West Berkshire Brewery has produced… Read More

June 7, 2016 @ 8:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank solution for kids, goHenry, has become the largest ever crowdfunding round on Crowdcube closing at £3.99 million topping JustPark that raised £3.5 million in 2015.  Crowdcube states this is the 38th deal on their platform that has raised more than £1 million. The… Read More

June 6, 2016 @ 4:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to bring Peter Flannery’s novel, First And Only, to the big screen, a UK-based studio with the same name as the book has launched a Seedrs initiative to raise £120,000 for the film’s production. The thriller, which was published through Amazon, has had over 60,000 downloads since its… Read More

June 6, 2016 @ 3:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Porky’s BBQ, a London-based restaurant, recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £650,000 as it prepares to open two new locations. The company was founded by husband and wife, Joy and Simon Brigg, who were former owners of Fogg’s Restaurant. They started Porky’s after traveling to… Read More

June 6, 2016 @ 3:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks until its Kickstarter comes to an end, Chuck Palahniuk’s Lullaby film adaptation project has successfully secured its initial $250,000 goal. As previously reported, Oregon independent filmmaker, Josh Leake, and his team at Mindpollen Studios launched the Kickstarter initiative for the 2002 novel. Palahniuk is an American novelist and… Read More

June 6, 2016 @ 1:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Platonic Games officially confirmed that its Kickstarter success Yooka-Laylee is set to be released in the first quarter of 2017. Yooka-Laylee is an all-new 3D platforming adventure for consoles and PC. During its run on the crowdfunding giant’s platform, the video game successfully captured £2,090,104 from 73,206… Read More

June 6, 2016 @ 11:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pronto, a London-based restaurant that provides healthy meals delivered hot with a 25-minute free delivery, recently took to equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs with a mission to raise £689,000 as it prepares to expand its services throughout the famous UK city. The company has successfully secured its initial… Read More

June 6, 2016 @ 9:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

California-based food company, Back to the Roots, announced on Monday that it has secured $10 million during its new Series A Funding round, which was led by Acre Venture Partners and also includes funding from S2G Ventures and Red Sea Ventures. The company revealed that it has launched 10… Read More

June 4, 2016 @ 7:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Perhaps one of the most interesting rewards campaigns of all time, the De Halve Maan Beer pipeline is nearing completion. The project was launched last year by the Belgian brewer as it recognized driving tanker trucks through the crowded streets of historic Bruges was a growing… Read More

June 4, 2016 @ 11:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, virtual school-gate community, Classlist, announced that it has successfully secured its initial funding goal of £550,000 through equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, As previously reported, Classlist enables parent communities to work together on a wide range of family related activities. It also offers a private social network for each school… Read More