Offerings

April 30, 2016 @ 11:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube sat down with #FundedClub member, Fourex, to discuss the company’s progress since its successful campaign last year. Back in March 2015, Fourex secured £670,760 from 424 investors during its Crowdcube run. The company’s self-service multi-currency note/coin exchange machines use image recognition technology… Read More

April 29, 2016 @ 2:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bad news, De La Soul backers, the group has delayed its Kickstarter album And the Anonymous Nobody. Although the group originally announced the record would be released on April 29th, they recently revealed that they were moving the debut date to later this summer. Last spring, the hip hop… Read More

April 29, 2016 @ 1:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, UK-based Powervault launched a Crowdcube campaign to raise £750,000 for its already award-winning home energy storage product. Powervault’s product reportedly reduces electricity bills and helps customers during black-outs. According to the company, the government says that energy storage is a game-changing technology which could save the… Read More

April 29, 2016 @ 10:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to change the way people listen to dance music, UK startup PUMP Audio has launched an crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £100,000 for its “club sound specific” headphones. Pump Audio reported that while other brands are seeking to produce what is called “flat frequency response,”… Read More

April 28, 2016 @ 6:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BlankMediaGames, the studio behind Kickstarter success video game Town of Salem, has launched a new campaign on the crowdfunding portal to raise $10,000 for a new card game version. Within 24 hours, not only did the game surpassed its initial goal quickly, it also reached $100,000. Town of Salem… Read More

April 28, 2016 @ 3:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Fundrise has introduced a second eREIT to their current offerings. The “Growth eREIT”, as one would expect, is intended to generate much higher returns at the end of the term. The current eREIT is an income generating vehicle and holds lower… Read More

April 28, 2016 @ 1:03 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

wiseAlpha, an online platform that allows people to invest in secured corporate loans of blue-chip British brand name companies such as Virgin Media, RAC, United Biscuits and Eddie Stobart, aims to give people the opportunity to earn a higher rate of interest and diversify their… Read More

April 28, 2016 @ 12:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, London-based Chinese takeaway restaurant, Zing Zing, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £350,000. Within a matter of a weeks, the initiative surpassed its initial goal and is currently nearly £500,000 thanks to over 275 investors. Among those who have pitched in… Read More

April 28, 2016 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, UK digital bank Tandem announced that it was launching a crowdfunding campaign to raise $1.4 million. This funding round is reportedly part of the company’s “co-founders” program, which allows customers to own shares of the business. Tandem aims to provide the most helpful, not the… Read More

April 28, 2016 @ 9:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Photocrowd, a global photography community, has recently launched a Crowdcube campaign to secure £450,000 for upcoming expansion products. The company’s platform, which is looking to become the Etsy for photography, connects, inspires, and gives photographers of all abilities an e-commerce platform from which to sell their best… Read More

April 27, 2016 @ 4:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, director of Ugly Americans, Aaron Augenblick, and his team at Augenblick Studios, hit global crowdfunding Indiegogo to raise $100,000 for his latest project, Adventures of Drunky.  The rated-R adult animated film’s synopsis reads: “The Adventures of Drunky is about a hapless barfly named Drunky (Sam Rockwell)…. Read More

April 27, 2016 @ 4:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Beulah London, a fashion company that has been been worn by celebrities such as Kate Middleton and Jessica Alba, has recently launched a crowdfunding initiative on SyndicateRoom to raise funds as it prepares to grow and expand. The brand, which was started by Lavinia Brennan and Middleton’s friend Lady… Read More

April 27, 2016 @ 2:51 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Companisto has provided a platform for several successful German food startups in the recent past, including MyCouchBox, Naturbursche and Foodist, and it looks as if eatclever will be joining their ranks if the first day of its campaign is an indicator.  In the hours since… Read More

April 27, 2016 @ 2:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Freezepop, a Boston-based electronic genre band, recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for its upcoming fifth full-length album. The group, which was found in 1999, has had its songs featured on Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and recently, the reboot to the Harmonix classic Amplitude, along… Read More

April 27, 2016 @ 12:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, UK-based job search engine, Adzuna announced it has launched its Best British Workplace of 2016 competition. The company previously secured over £2 during its equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. It has already attracts six million visitors a month, but wanted to increase that as part of… Read More

April 26, 2016 @ 4:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, UK-based Steamforged Games launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise £50,000 for Dark Souls – The Board Game. Not even five minutes into the initiative, the game surpassed its initial goal and in 24 hours hit £1 million. Now, just a week after the launch, the campaign… Read More

April 26, 2016 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Less than six months after it was acquired by mega brewer AB InBev, Crowdcube success Camden Town Brewery announced details about its second North London location. Camden Town Brewery revealed that it has signed a lease for a facility in Enfield, which will be… Read More

April 26, 2016 @ 3:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the weekend, Idler Academy took to equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to raise £125,000 as it prepares to expand its new online course programs. Founded by author Tom Hodgkinson, The Idler Academy is an publishing and events business that now offers on-demand education, which includes online courses in the liberal arts… Read More

April 26, 2016 @ 1:27 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

The US’ largest marketplace lender LendingClub Corp. is planning its first sale of bonds backed by its unsecured loans, reported the WSJ, seeking new funding sources in today’s challenging market. Working with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Jefferies Group on the offerings, LendingClub’s plans to discuss updates with potential investors as early as this week, reported the WSJ; Goldman… Read More

April 26, 2016 @ 12:53 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

RealtyMogul.com, one of the leading online marketplaces for real estate investing, announced the closing of a $1,000,000 equity investment in an industrial property in Glendale Heights, IL, within the Chicago metropolitan area. The sponsor for the acquisition is Clear Height Properties, a real estate investment and… Read More