Offerings

December 10, 2015 @ 10:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

After successfully securing $3 million during its latest seed funding round, wearable startup, TuringSense, and its partner, Hall of Fame coach Nick Bollettieri, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for its device, PIVOT. Sharing details about PIVOT, TuringSense stated: “Tennis, throughout its centuries-old history, hasn’t fully… Read More

December 10, 2015 @ 9:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Real estate investment firm Madison Marquette today announced the launch of Napa Valley’s “first-ever” crowdfunded real estate investment opportunity on RealCrowd. Founded in 1992, Madison Marquette’s targets infill retail and urban mixed-use real estate in major US gateway markets. Madison Marquette specializes in enhancing the value of its projects… Read More

December 9, 2015 @ 4:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing its new crowdfunding series “Campaign Prep Calendar,” Indiegogo shared the four things that every organizer should do a month before a campaign launch. The global platform shared: “Creating a compelling, informative and engaging campaign will help your potential backers learn more about your idea and… Read More

December 9, 2015 @ 11:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, crowdfunding platform EarlyShares announced it has launched a new equity investment offering for conversion of the Quincy Hotel in Washington, D.C., into Red Lion Hotels’ new upscale boutique brand, Hotel RL. Hotel RL is a new lifestyle brand positioned as the first “upscale three-star”… Read More

December 8, 2015 @ 4:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the holiday season already in full swing, Crowdcube unveils its 2015 holiday gift guide. The UK-based equity crowdfunding platform shared: “We’ve a whole host of fantastic present ideas for you this year, compiled entirely from companies that have funded on Crowdcube during 2015. This… Read More

December 8, 2015 @ 3:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following its recent success on crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo, Texas-based startup iBackPack announced the launch of its upcoming second campaign on Kickstarter. iBackPack has over fifty individual pockets, secret compartments and other decoy pockets. It provides the ability to track the exact location of the iBackPack through… Read More

December 8, 2015 @ 2:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise’s eREIT product sold out in hours when it launched launched. The first $1 million portion was swamped by demand that exceeded the subscription amount by 503%.  Tomorrow, according to Fundrise, the platform will open up the next $2 million investment round to fund the eREIT…. Read More

December 8, 2015 @ 2:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vitacon Incorporadora e Construtora, a real estate company based out of Brazil, has launcheda investment crowdfunding campaign on URBE.ME to raise funds of what’s considered the first building to be financed by the funding method, VN Cardoso de Melo. The financing of the real estate development… Read More

December 8, 2015 @ 11:52 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Lemonade Inc., experts to serve the world’s first peer-to-peer (P2P) insurance company,  just stepped out of “stealth mode” and into the limelight, to launch as the first P2P insurance company in the world.  The NYC-headquarted startup has secured $13 million funding in a round led by Aleph and Sequoia Capital…. Read More

December 8, 2015 @ 11:12 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Companisto, the German market leader in equity crowdfunding, has now become the first equity crowdfunding platform in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland to raise a total of over €25 million. Globally, equity crowdfunding is growing rapidly. This type of financing, based on private individuals’ teaming up and investing… Read More

December 7, 2015 @ 4:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the tragic shooting that took place in San Bernardino, California last week, the city’s mayor Carey Davis announced that a GoFundMe campaign has been launched for those involved in the devastating incident. The campaign’s description reads: “At 11:00 in the morning on December 2nd, two… Read More

December 7, 2015 @ 3:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just four days after launching a crowdfunding campaign on Fig for its highly anticipated video game, Psychonauts 2, Double Fine has successfully secured nearly $2 million from over 12,000 backers. The company turned to the funding method to raise $3.3 million towards the project. The description of… Read More

December 7, 2015 @ 1:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to make #GivingTuesday more than just a one-day event, crowdfunding platform YouCaring announced a new initiative called the Give Back Campaign.  Every Tuesday throughout the month of December, the website will be offering a total of $10,000 to its fundraiser community.  The campaign’s description reads:… Read More

December 7, 2015 @ 11:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kicking off its new How to Crowdfund series, crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder UK revealed the first step to using the funding method. The Crowdfunder UK team stated: “Most of the actual exposure and building of a movement around the project should happen outside the crowdfunding platform before the… Read More

December 7, 2015 @ 10:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until its epic Kickstarter campaign ends, Mystery Science Theater 3000 is currently nearing $4 million thanks to 32,000 backers. Creator Joel Hodgson teamed up with Shout! Factory to launch the campaign to bring back the hit series, which ended in 1999. The original $2 million… Read More

December 5, 2015 @ 6:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Teforia, creators of a smart tea infusing machine, has received a solid $5.1 million in seed funding.  Early investors include Upfront Ventures, Lemnos Labs, PreAngel and InnerSpring. Teforia ran a pretail campaign in October and apparently quickly sold out of a limited quantity of 500… Read More

December 5, 2015 @ 1:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, beverage distributor Crafters & Co. launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMe to raise $1 million. Crafters & Co’s CEO Hadleigh Petherick previously stated: “A successful raise for us means our suppliers will be able to concentrate on what they do best, making… Read More

December 5, 2015 @ 11:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Indiegogo sat down with various crowdfunding experts to discuss what the platform believes are the 8 best campaign practices. The website shared: “Are you ready to turn your idea into reality with a crowdfunding campaign? With preparation and the right strategies, you… Read More

December 4, 2015 @ 4:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to build excitement about the highly anticipated Kickstarter, Shenmue 3, creator Yu Suzuki revealed more of the game’s story in the latest update. While sharing details, Suzuki stated: “There are eleven chapters that make up the story of Shenmue, and those chapters are the basis for… Read More

December 4, 2015 @ 3:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Horror Equity Fund, Inc, an investment platform for solicitation and sale of funding solutions for pre-screened and professionally vetted Horror genre entertainment projects, announced on Thursday the launch of its new funding campaign on Crowdfunder to raise $750,000. Horror Equity Fund is not a production company. It offers… Read More