Offerings

January 18, 2016 @ 1:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Never afraid to hit the good (and mostly bad) spotlight, former Celebrity Big Brother contestant and reality star, Tila Tequila, has launched a GoFundMe campaign so that fans can help her buy a new house and furniture. Tequila (using her given name Nguyen) wrote: “The reason why I… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 10:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Kickstarter alum Pebble took to its blog to take a look back at 2015 (i.e. one of its historic years). Pebble hit Kickstarter for the second time last year for its new watch and surpassed its initial goal within just mere hours. By the… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 9:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Crowdcube alum and #FundedClub member ioLight announced that it will be demonstrating its Magnificent Mobile Microscope at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester on January 21st and 22nd. As previously reported, ioLight took to Crowdcube in September for the microscope and surpassed its initial £150,000… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Crowdfunder UK announced details about crowdfunding campaign, Bootcamp 2016. The reward-based crowdfunding platform stated that Bootcamp is an intensive three-week campaign, hosted by the Crowdfunder Academy to get new projects into shape throughout January. Each day, industry experts will be on hand to reveal the… Read More

January 16, 2016 @ 12:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, film acquisition and distribution company FilmRise announced it has acquired the rights to Star Wars documentary Elstree 1976. The film surfaced on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter and made its theatrical debut at the 2015 London Film Festival. Elstree1976, which was directed by John Spira, shares the behind-the-scene… Read More

January 16, 2016 @ 12:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, design and production company Strong & Co. launched a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise funds for its new project, a live immerse theatre show that brings Summer to Winter in London, called Summerland. The company shared: “Winters in Europe are long and… Read More

January 16, 2016 @ 11:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to help projects get more attention on its platform, Kickstarter offered 21 tips on how organizers can share their campaigns on the internet. The crowdfunding giant share: “We know that promoting a personal project can feel tough. If your project’s campaign hits a temporary… Read More

January 16, 2016 @ 7:00 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Leonard Nimoy–the man behind the beloved character “Spock” in the classic series “Star Trek”–may have passed away last year, but his kids are making sure that their father remains a presence on film. Nimoy’s daughter Julie Nimoy and husband David Knight have just launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo about Nimoy… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 6:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Elio Motors founder Paul Elio recently chatted about his company and the Regulation A+ equity crowdfunding offer at the Auto Show that is nearing its end on February 1st. Elio stated in the video that pre-orders stand at about 48,000 indicating around $325 million in… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 3:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, affordable housing developer Pocket announced it is extending its second mini bond on Crowdcube, which was launched last month.  As previously reported, Pocket aims to raise the funds as part of it helping even more middle-income Londoners get their foot on the housing ladder.  The launch… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 1:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Crowdcube announced some exciting news about its #FundedClub member Tempus Energy. The equity crowdfunding platform declared in its blog: “Tempus Energy, which raised over £600,000 from 235 investors on Crowdcube last summer, has secured a further £3.78m of funding. This latest investment round,… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 12:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, online marketplace platform EQUITYMULITPLE announced its second equity investment opportunity, which is a $12.9 million cash-flowing industrial park located in St. Petersburg, Florida. This launch comes on the heels of the company’s successful equity raise for its first project: Bushwack Capital’s $7.1 million development… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 11:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a year after its highly successful Indiegogo initiative came to an end, Canadian audio technology startup, Mass Fidelity, announced that its wireless speaker system, The Core, is now available for purchase. The project successfully secured over $1.5 million through the campaign… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 10:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking some time away from the recording schedule, TLC bandmate Chilli sat down with Billboard magazine to share some details about the upcoming and highly anticipated Kickstarter album. Last year, all-girl group TLC took to crowdfunding giant with a mission to raise $150,000 for their… Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 5:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after Blue Mountain State: The Ride of Thadland’s first clip was released, entertainment giant Lionsgate unleashed the highly anticipated film’s official trailer. Eric Falconer, the creator of the popular television series, launched a crowdfunding campaign in early 2014 to help finance its feature-length film…. Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Indiegogo success OhMiBod announced it was named winner of the “Digital Health and Fitness Product” category at the International CES 2016 “Best of CES Awards.” The startup won for its new Lovelife krush Kegel exerciser. The new Lovelifekrush is connected via BLE 4.0 (Bluetooth Low Energy)… Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 1:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kickstarter announced that according to some new stats, 978,000 have pledged over $1.44 million to game campaigns on its crowdfunding platform.  The crowdfunding giant declared: “Kickstarter loves games, and we know you do, too. But this year, we were blown away by the sheer force… Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, online marketplace for real estate investing, RealtyMogul.com, announced $16.875M bridge loan and $1.5M preferred equity investment, which facilitated the acquisition of an office building in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.  The sponsor is Schaumburg-based Helios Properties and the facility is a non-recourse loan with proceeds being used… Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 10:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Giroptic, Bloom Technologies, and Sphero are the finalists in the Extreme Tech Challenge delivered this past week at CES. The threesome will have the opportunity to zip over to Necker Island to cliff dive and kiteboard with Richard Branson. They will also have the opportunity… Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 10:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Broken Lizard, the studio behind the cult classic Super Troopers, recently offered up a new update for the film’s upcoming sequel. Earlier this year, Broken Lizard announced the sequel just 14 years after the first film’s release at the 2001 Sundance Festival. The crew revealed that… Read More