Offerings

February 2, 2016 @ 10:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, commercial real estate crowdfunding platform, iFunding, announced it has completed preferred equity financing for the construction of an 118-unit multifamily building, Eviva Midtown, in the Midtown District of downtown Sacramento, CA. The total project cost is $41 million. According to the funding portal,… Read More

February 2, 2016 @ 6:13 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Capital Cell is the first European equity crowdfunding platform specializing in biotech and  life sciences startups and companies.  Capital Cell links with entrepreneurs seeking funding with investors who want to invest their money in projects with a high growth potential. To date the Barcelona-based equity crowdfunding platform founded in 2015… Read More

February 1, 2016 @ 6:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, UK-based studio, Mantic Games, took to crowdfunding giant Kickstarter to raise $50,000 for its new game, The Walking Dead: All Out War. Within hours of the launch, the project smashed through the initial goal and is now nearly $200,000. The game, which is based on… Read More

February 1, 2016 @ 3:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Inkshares, a start-up crowdfunded book publisher, announced on Monday it will be expanding its partnership with Nerdist to include sister site, Geek & Sundry, for six fan-driven publishing contests throughout 2016.  According to the website, these contests will seek submissions in genres that speak to… Read More

February 1, 2016 @ 3:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Honesty is the best policy… even when the truth is actually pretty ugly. According to lead programmer of Kickstarter alum Ant Simulator, Eric Tereshinski, the video game and some of his other projects were unfortunately not meant to be – especially since some of his teammates weren’t… Read More

February 1, 2016 @ 1:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With Blue Mountain State: Rise of Thadland set to be unleashed to the world tomorrow (February 2nd), Alan Ritchson sat down to discuss the highly anticipated film. Eric Falconer, the creator of the popular television series, launched a crowdfunding campaign in early 2014 to help… Read More

February 1, 2016 @ 12:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Crowdcube announced #FundedClub members, ioLight and The Eden Project, have teamed up for a special collaboration. The equity crowdfunding platform stated: “Eden Project are enthusiastic supporters of fellow #FundedClub member ioLight and were excited by the opportunity to test the ioLight microscope. ioLight,… Read More

February 1, 2016 @ 11:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking time away from her recording studio schedule, singer and songwriter Monica Rizzio sat down to discuss her crowdfunding experience through PledgeMusic. Monica took to PledgeMusic to raise funds for her new album, Washashore Cowgirl. The album is set to release on March 6th. She noted that… Read More

February 1, 2016 @ 10:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Bad news, Sailfish Tablet backers, Jolla has pulled the plug on its Indiegogo project. The Finland-based startup made the announcement last week that the device just wasn’t meant to be. Back in Fall 2014, Jolla launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to raise $380,000 for… Read More

January 30, 2016 @ 1:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to offer up an update to Indiegogo backers of the high anticipated Super Troopers 2, actor and director Jay Chandrasekhar, announced the movie’s filming progress. Chandrasekhar shared: “Happy Winter.  It’s Jay here, and I know what you’re thinking: Where’s the f**king movie?   “Don’t worry…. Read More

January 30, 2016 @ 1:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Crowdcube #FundedClub member, StaySafe, announced that it was named a finalist for the Surrey Digital Awards in the “Best App” category for the second year running. The Surrey Digital Awards is considered the “first and only” digital awards scheme in Surrey. It celebrates… Read More

January 29, 2016 @ 4:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Creative England announced the latest milestone. The company revealed it is planning to launch an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £1 million for the venture capital fund Creative Seeds. Creative England has reportedly invested £25 million into 440 of the UK’s most exciting creative… Read More

January 29, 2016 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, newly Indiegogo success Hunky Dory premiered at the 2016 Slamdance festival. The event, which was held on January 22nd-29th in Park City, is described as a showcase for raw and innovative filmmaking self-governed –By Filmmakers, For Filmmakers.  The creators hit the crowdfunding platform last month with… Read More

January 29, 2016 @ 1:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking time away from his work on the set of Mystery Science Theater 3000, creator of the cult-classic Joel Hodgson sat down to discuss the show’s return and its crowdfunding success. During a recent interview with Blastr, Hodgson discussed the possibility that the Mystery Science Theater 3000 Kickstarter… Read More

January 29, 2016 @ 10:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dot London recently announced the winners of London’s Small Business Awards. Among the winners was Seedrs alum, Wonderush. The company was dubbed New Business of the Year 2015 recipient. Sharing details about Wonderush, Dot London stated: “Aiming to improve the lives of hardworking Londoners, this lifestyle… Read More

January 29, 2016 @ 10:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the launch of Wriggle’s second crowdfunding campaign, founder of the startup Rob Hall revealed the five things he’s learned from crowdfunding on Seedrs. Hall shared: “Here we are, 18 months down-the-line on Wriggle’s journey. As the Wriggle team prepares for phase two of growth,… Read More

January 28, 2016 @ 12:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to share more details about his Star Marine FPS project, Star Citizen creator Chris Roberts has decided to address fans about the game’s development.  According to ScreenRant, Star Marine promises to give players their first full sense of the game’s first-person shooter mode. It is described as a combination of… Read More

January 28, 2016 @ 10:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lazer Team, Rooster Teeth’s sci-fi film that captured over $2.3 million through crowdfunding platform Indiegogo, scored over $1 million in theatrical release pre-sales. This was done through the company’s partnership with crowdsourcing company, Tugg. Speaking about Tugg’s services, CEO Nicolas Gonda revealed to Deadline: “The… Read More

January 28, 2016 @ 9:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to help the residents of Flint, Michigan during their water crisis, over 8,000 supporters have taken to crowdfunding platform GoFundMe to raise $300,000 for 92 campaigns that are dedicated to the cause. The GoFundMe team shared: “Over the past several days, we have seen… Read More

January 28, 2016 @ 5:56 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Berlin-based startup LUUV is returning to the crowd after completing two successful crowdfunding campaigns on Indiegogo and Kickstarter which garnered over €360.000 in pre-orders to date, from more than 60 countries. solidLUUV was awarded with the “ISPO Product of the Year” Award 2015/2016. In addition, the jury of CES (Consumer Electronics Show)… Read More