Offerings

March 3, 2016 @ 11:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Genesis Mining has filed a form D (506(c)) with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch the “world’s first” Bitcoin mining fund. The fund is listed under Logos Capital Fund LLP with a minimum investment of $25,000. The new Bitcoin fund will target accredited investors… Read More

March 3, 2016 @ 9:35 am By JD Alois  |  

If you were able to purchase shares of Mondo Bank on Crowdcube – Congratulations.  But if you blinked and did not register at exactly 1PM GMT sorry.  You are out of luck. Mondo Bank raised £1 million from investors in just 96 seconds. This is… Read More

March 3, 2016 @ 7:41 am By JD Alois  |  

After a challenging problem of too much demand and not enough supply,  Mondo is back on Crowdcube today to allow smaller investors the opportunity to invest in the possible future of banking. RELATED: Mondo Bank Raises £1 Million in 96 Seconds. Sets Equity Crowdfunding Record At… Read More

March 2, 2016 @ 4:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just one week before its Kickstarter comes to an end, Cyanide and Happiness’ new card game, Joking Hazard, has secured $2.1 million thanks to 45,000 backers. For those who haven’t heard about this new game, Joking Hazard is described as an offensive card game. Each… Read More

March 2, 2016 @ 3:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a Google Hangout for Kickstarter backers of the Coolest Cooler, creator Ryan Grepper announced that he has decided to seek additional capital for his company via equity crowdfunding platform CircleUp. Grepper stated they were seeking $15 million in total during the online raise. He… Read More

March 2, 2016 @ 2:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, technology startup Eight (formerly known as Luna) announced it has closed $6 million in seed funding with participation from investors such as Y Combinator, Yunqui Partners, Azure Capital, Cota Capital, Comcast Ventures, Vast Ventures, Stanford University, Galvanize Ventures, Y Combinator partner and Scribd co-founder Jared Friedman. … Read More

March 2, 2016 @ 1:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Colorado-based XTI Aircraft Co. (XTI) announced it has extended its TriFan 600 campaign on StartEngine. This was after the company secured $20.6 million in non-binding expressions of interest. XTI has designed a 6 seater, vertical take-off and landing aircraft that has the potential to… Read More

March 2, 2016 @ 12:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Kickstarter announced it was opening creator community space “Campus” for everyone. “Campus” was reportedly created a year ago  and allowed creators to connect with one another through the community to ask for advice and trade insights about the creative process. The crowdfunding giant… Read More

March 2, 2016 @ 10:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Crowdfunder UK announced its “Leap Into Action” contest as a way to change the meaning and purpose of Leap Day (February 29th). The UK-based portal revealed:  “February 29. The one day every four years, as tradition has it, that women drop to one knee… Read More

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