Offerings

December 19, 2015 @ 10:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, UK-based artisan produce market, Sourced Market announced it is extending its Crowdcube initiative after achieving its original £750,000 goal. Sourced Market is seeking to use the capital raised to bring the best of Britain’s small, artisan producers to prime locations in Marylebone and Victoria in 2016 – sites… Read More

December 19, 2015 @ 10:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to land back into good grace with some of Coolest Cooler backers, the creator of the highly anticipated Kickstarter cooler, Ryan Grepper, announced this week he and his team resolved the motor issues that are causing the product’s delivery setbacks. Grepper previously revealed that the… Read More

December 19, 2015 @ 9:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just hours after the closing of Mystery Science Theaters 3000’s epic Kickstarter campaign, creator of the cult series Joel Hodgson shared some details about the future of the show. In the campaign’s recent update, Hodgson shared: “When the clock ran out, our final combined total was $6,364,229!… Read More

December 19, 2015 @ 9:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the success of their Indiegogo campaign, creators of the cuddle + kind dolls, Jennifer and Derek Woodgate, sat down with the platform to discuss their crowdfunding success. According to global crowdfunding platform, Woodgates’ goal is to feed 1 million meals each year to children in need, providing… Read More

December 18, 2015 @ 4:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over two years after successfully securing over a million dollars on Kickstarter, castAR, formerly known as Technical Illusions, announced that once again it is delaying its delivery date. It was originally set to deliver its gaming system that provides holographic-like 3D images to users for… Read More

December 18, 2015 @ 2:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Rooster Teeth announced the official release date for the highly anticipated Indiegogo project, Lazer Team to be January 27, 2016 in theaters and on YouTube Red. The film first hit Indiegogo July 2014 to raise $650,000 and within three days raised well over $1M. By the end of… Read More

December 18, 2015 @ 1:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube held a special event that celebrated its #FundedClub members. The UK-based website shared: “During 2015 we raised over £115 million with over 300 raises, therefore we decided to celebrate with those businesses who had helped us reach this milestone…. Read More

December 18, 2015 @ 10:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this year, Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) announced that it has teamed up with crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to find the next hit face-to-face party game by launching a new contest called, the next great game challenge. Hasbro revealed that it is continuing to focus on connecting with the gaming… Read More

December 17, 2015 @ 6:00 pm By Mouna Aouri Langendorf  |  

These Innovative Entrepreneurs Beg to Differ Two weeks ago, I held a mentoring session for five brilliant startup teams led by female founders. The teams were busy preparing their pitches for the third CrowdfundHerLive event organized by Woomentum, an ecosystem and crowdfunding platform for women-led… Read More

December 17, 2015 @ 4:09 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

After successfully raising €150,000 in 7 days Drupal Social is now overfunding on Symbid to reach the €200.000 for 10% of its equity goal. To date, the platform has raised over €182,000 toward its new goal. Drupal Social’s parent company GoalGorilla is a digital agency that designs, develops and markets… Read More

December 17, 2015 @ 2:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering some last minute holiday ideas for its platform’s users, UK-based Seedrs unveiled its 2015 holiday gift guide. The website stated: “Still looking for the perfect gifts for your loved-ones this holiday season? Looking for yummy goodies to stock up on for your family and… Read More

December 17, 2015 @ 10:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Overstock, a publicly traded company managed by maverick CEO Patrick Byrne, has received SEC approval to regarding a plan to issues shares using Bitcoin Blockchain.  According to a filing with the SEC, the use of the “technology and distributed ledger technology by the Pro Securities… Read More

December 17, 2015 @ 9:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise has listed its first asset to be included in the new eREIT vehicle that allows non-accredited investors access to real estate crowdfunding offers. Fundrise has invested in a senior loan for the acquisition, and renovation, of a 2 unit condo project located in Long… Read More

December 16, 2015 @ 4:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Stylect (from style and select), described as Tinder for Shoes, has easily jogged past its £750,000 minimum funding goal on AngelsDen. The campaign launched on November 30th with 90% of funds already pledged – indicative of a trend in equity crowdfunding where much of the… Read More

December 16, 2015 @ 4:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, reward-based crowdfunding platform, Crowdfunder UK, announced that it has successfully secured over £1.3 million through its Crowdcube campaign. The Crowdfunder UK crew confirmed in a blog post: “More than 900 people invested in the crowdfunded share offer, which valued the company at over £15million,… Read More

December 16, 2015 @ 1:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to help startups with their crowdfunding campaigns, Seedrs unveiled some tips on how to create the perfect pitch video. On Wednesday, the UK-based equity crowdfunding platform revealed in a blog post: “When embarking on an equity crowdfunding campaign, there are a number of different… Read More

December 16, 2015 @ 11:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Give To Cure launched #RememberWhen, a new social media campaign that gives Alzheimer’s patients and their families new hope by uniting friends, communities and caregivers to aid in bringing memories back while creating an everlasting “digital memory bank.” Throughout the year, conversations with loved ones… Read More

December 16, 2015 @ 10:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, online media platform Med-X, Inc. (Med-X) announced the launch of an equity crowdfunding initiative on StartEngine as the next phase in the company’s fundraising strategy. The company announced late last month that it had been qualified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission… Read More

December 15, 2015 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, UK-based equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, announced exciting news about one of its alums, easyProperty. easyProperty was founded by Robert Ellice, with the support of Stelios Haji Ionnou, the billionaire founder of easyJet. The startup will post user’s potential rental property for free on its… Read More

December 15, 2015 @ 3:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Opening up about his experience with Indiegogo, RE-volv founder Andreas Karelas revealed how the global crowdfunding platform helped get the nonprofit organization, which finances community-based solar energy projects with a revolving fund, off the ground. Karelas first started brainstorming for RE-volv when he was laid… Read More