Offerings

March 1, 2016 @ 4:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Harmonix, the studio behind various popular games such as Rock Band, Dance Central, and Kickstarter project Amplitude, has launched a campaign on crowdfunding portal Fig to raise $1.5 million so that it can bring Rock Band 4 to PC. The company announced: “This past October, we released Rock… Read More

March 1, 2016 @ 2:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement that Mondo’s highly anticipated Crowdcube campaign would not be live today due to technical difficulties, CEO of the digital only challenger bank, Tom Blomfield, revealed the company will open share purchases this Thursday (March 3rd). Blomfield shared in an email this afternoon: “As… Read More

March 1, 2016 @ 2:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Kickstarter alum Kano announced its latest upgrade, Raspberry Pi 3. The DIY computer kit reportedly has new games and art-making challenges that are all sharable through Kano World, a creative community for tech beginners. Alex Klein, Kano founder and CEO, stated: “For three years,… Read More

March 1, 2016 @ 12:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

As public and private markets continue to blur, Euronext has commenced  trading of Domobios – a Belgian company that raised capital on equity crowdfunding platform MyMicroInvest. The securities began trading today on the Euronext Expert Market (Public Auction), an electronic trading platform for non-listed securities…. Read More

March 1, 2016 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The London Cocktail Club (LCC), which comprises of five London cocktail bars, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £750,000 to help continue its expansion.  Founded in 2008 by JJ Goodman, a winner of the world cocktail championship and James Hopkins founded LCC after… Read More

March 1, 2016 @ 9:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mondo, the digital only challenger bank, attempted to sell shares on Crowdcube yesterday but demand was so robust the site became overloaded causing a temporary halt to any sales.  Crowdcube has posted  a Status Page, saying they are sorry.. “The launch of the Mondo campaign… Read More

March 1, 2016 @ 7:24 am By Erin Hobey  |  

SOUNDBOKS got the party started after overfunding within three hours of its Kickstarter campaign launch. At this writing, the campaign has exceeded $133K with the help of over 278 backers for its loudest outdoor speaker on the market. Readers, please keep this product on the down low from… Read More

February 29, 2016 @ 4:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Elio Motors (OTCQX:ELIO), the first company to complete the full capital stack of a Regulation A+ equity crowdfunding round on Startengine to listed security on OTCQX, has seen a nice increase in share price since it became a publicly traded security. According to the OTCQX… Read More

February 29, 2016 @ 4:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up an update to backers of the highly funded Kickstarter project, Shenmue III, creator, Yu Suzuki, unveiled some new images of the game. Shenmue III is described as the true sequel to the classic open world action RPG games, Shenmue and Shenmue II.  The game’s story reads: “Ryo Hazuki has made his… Read More

February 29, 2016 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Dragon’s Den success and DIY firm, GripIt Fixings, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £1.5 million as a way to help fund international expansion plans. The company’s description reads: “GripIt is the ‘World’s Ultimate Plasterboard Fixing’, holding extreme loads of up to 225kg and is… Read More

February 29, 2016 @ 2:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UnaliWear and Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. announced on Monday the initial closing of UnaliWear’s $3.4 million Series Seed financing, led by a $1 million investment from Maxim Ventures.  This news comes just one year after UnaliWear secured over $110,000 on Kickstarter. The companies are working together on… Read More

February 29, 2016 @ 12:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Storm Sondors  launched a new crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise funds for his updated product the THIN Electric Bike. This is the 3rd crowdfunding campaign for Sondors, the first one on Indiegogo gained national notoriety for a lawsuit filed by Agency 2.0 as… Read More

February 29, 2016 @ 12:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

SharkDesign launched their NuDock product on Indiegogo last year where it quickly raised over $780,000. The cool looking power station was perfect for Apple fans combining docks for an iPhone, Apple Watch, spare battery and an LED light to present everything like tech-art. As the… Read More

February 29, 2016 @ 10:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, reportedly experienced some issues after large amounts of investors looked to put their money towards digital only bank, Mondo. Mondo, a UK based challenger bank, announced earlier this month that it was seeking to raise £6 million through the… Read More

February 27, 2016 @ 1:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a backer update emailed to supporters yesterday, the second most funded Kickstarter campaign delivered some disturbing news. In brief, Coolest Cooler has ran out of cash. The email, signed by Coolest Creator Ryan Grepper, danced around the subject a bit. Grepper stated; “However, this… Read More

February 26, 2016 @ 4:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

E-Sign, a UK-based electronic signature service provider has launched its third equity crowdfunding campaign through Crowdcube to raise £75,000. The company provides secure, encrypted document storage facilities for users with a full audit trail and signatory ID validation. The company’s services include: Keep track of progress,… Read More

February 26, 2016 @ 3:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until Candy Kittens’ Seedrs campaign was supposed to end, founder and Made in Chelsea star Jamie Laing announced that he was officially canceling the initiative after receiving support from a private investor. Available in seven different flavors, Candy Kittens are gluten free… Read More

February 26, 2016 @ 3:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BeautyKind, a beauty website, announced that it has filed an offering statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a Regulation A+ public offering to raise up to $10 million with a minimum raise of $5 million. The offer will be conducted by WR… Read More

February 26, 2016 @ 2:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, online ticketing platform, Fatsoma, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with a mission to raise £350,000. Within the first seven days, the campaign has successfully secured over £100,000.  Fatsoma, which was founded in 2005, offers a marketing solution for event organizers and venues…. Read More

February 26, 2016 @ 1:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the 88th annual Academy Awards (Oscars) airing this Sunday evening, Kickstarter joined in on the event’s festivities by celebrating crowdfunding creators that have been nominated. The famous portal  revealed that since 2011 at least one Kickstarter-funded film has been nominated for an Oscar each… Read More