Offerings

January 22, 2016 @ 4:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement that affordable housing developer Pocket has decided to extend its second mini bond on Crowdcube, the company not only celebrated that the initiative hit £1 million, it has also revealed that it is making a few changes to the bond as well.  As previously reported, Pocket aims… Read More

January 22, 2016 @ 12:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, crowdfunding platform PledgeMe announced details about its new feature, private campaigns. The New Zealand-based website shared: “While most Kiwis were at the bach over the holidays, Team PledgeMe were hard at work adding new features to the platform, inventing new products, and searching for… Read More

January 22, 2016 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, sat down with #FundedClub member 7billionideas to discuss the company’s growth since its success campaign ended. Crowdcube revealed that not only did 7billionideas secured £30,000 from 7 investors back in 2012, the startup also became one of the platform’s first… Read More

January 22, 2016 @ 8:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Axol Bioscience, a UK-based startup that specializes in human cell culture, has captured £600,000 through its equity crowdfunding round on SyndicateRoom in just over four weeks. The company is raising funds to dramatically accelerate revenue growth and international expansion, as well as to support further product… Read More

January 22, 2016 @ 1:04 am By JD Alois  |  

XTI Aircraft has received approval by the SEC to sell equity in its company under Regulation A+. The offer is now live on StartEngine for the next 30 days and is available to all investors – globally. XTI Aircraft has designed a 6 seater, vertical… Read More

January 21, 2016 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until its sci-fi/comedy Lazer Team premieres, Rooster Teeth has released details on where and when fans can see it. The film first hit Indiegogo in July 2014 to raise $650,000 and within three days raised well over $1M. By the end of its crowdfunding… Read More

January 21, 2016 @ 12:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last year, Hawaii-based company, Total Recall Technologies, filed a lawsuit against former employee and Oculus creator, Palmer Luckey, for breach of contract. Now, according to PCMag, U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco this week has rules that part of the lawsuit against Luckey, which… Read More

January 21, 2016 @ 11:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Get excited, Exploding Kittens fans – your favorite inappropriate cat-themed card game is now available for iPhones! Exploding Kittens, which successfully secured $8,782,571 from 219,382 backers on Kickstarter, is described as a highly strategic kitty-powered version of Russian Roulette. Players take turns drawing cards until someone draws an exploding kitten and… Read More

January 21, 2016 @ 1:49 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Now overfunding on Crowdcube, Primo is a smart-toy maker that aims to help young children learn computer coding before they can read. I can’t say that’s the order in which I learned these two skills (probably because the company was then but a spark in its founders’ eyes), but… Read More

January 20, 2016 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday,  Matt O’Brien, the author of Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas, announced that he has joined CrowdRise’s 24-Hour Impact Project to crowdfund $10,000 in 24-hours for the homeless population living in the flood tunnels, which have now been… Read More

January 20, 2016 @ 2:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than 24 hours until the 2016 Sundance Film Festival kicks off, Indiegogo announced details about the 5th annual Array Soiree, which will be hosted by Ava DuVernay, founder of Array, and Danae Ringelmann, co-founder and chief development officer of Indiegogo. The global crowdfunding platform… Read More

January 20, 2016 @ 12:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, the Pew Research Center released its new report that reveals details about journalism crowdfunding. The center stated that it has conducted a study of 658 journalism-related projects that were proposed on Kickstarter from April 28, 2009, to September 15, 2015. It stated that from Kickstarter’s… Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 4:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Cambridge-based Ethos launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £500,000 so that it can continue expansion of its yoga and fitness hybrid studios throughout the UK. Ethos, which was founded by Cambridge graduates Dr. Theo Koutroukides and Jennifer Hersch, is described as a chain… Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 2:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With Indiegogo success Lazer Team set to hit theaters on January 27th, Rooster Teeth’s Matt Hullum sat down to discuss the film and the company’s partnership with the video platform. During his interview, Hullum shared why Rooster Teeth decided to turn to Indiegogo for funds: “A feature… Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 1:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following his departure from Daybreak Games this past summer, former Sony president, John Smedley, has unveiled a new studio called Pixelmage Games. As part of the company’s launch, Smedley has debuted a Kickstarter for its first game, Hero’s Song. Hero’s Song is described an as open… Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 12:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

MyMicroInvest, the leading investment crowdfunding platform in Belgium, is hosting a unique event tomorrow where it will “eat its own dogfood”.  MyMicroInvest will seek to crowdfund itself to the tune of €1 million – in under one hour. The new capital will be utilized to finance… Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 12:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following its unsuccessful crowdfunding campaign on Pozible (which secured $324,511 out of its $3,275,000 goal), Australia’s Legion Music Festival has decided to cancel this year’s event.  The organizers stated: “We had hoped to let all our Pozible supporters know 24 hours before everyone else so that they had a… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 4:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

A new entry into the scooter market wants to challenge dominant manufacturer Piaggio on its’ home turf. And now ME Electric Scooter (or Scooter Elettrico ME in Italian) has a bit more capital to accomplish its goal. The campaign on Tip Ventures raised €300,000 from 10… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Oculus creator Palmer Luckey sat down to chat about his experience on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter and career decisions. During his interview, Luckey revealed that his career was never motivated by salary: “This may sound – everyone says this – but it’s not about the money…. Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 2:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

London’s black cabbies have taken to Crowdfunder UK with a mission to secure £600,000 as a way to challenge the Uber’s license to operate in the city. The Action for Cabbies campaign is on a mission to help save the iconic black cab trade and the… Read More