Offerings

November 18, 2015 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Back in December 2014, British company Torquing Group took to Kickstarter with a mission to raise funds for its new nano “smart” drone, Zano. The project was met with backer enthusiasm and excitement as it secured a grand total of £2,335,119 ($3,550,665.20 USD). The Zano… Read More

November 18, 2015 @ 9:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

iFunding, a commercial real estate crowdfunding platform, announced on Wednesday that it has repaid its largest commercial loan to date for an investment in a $55 million construction project for two Courtyard Marriott hotels and a major office building located in Stamford, Connecticut. While iFunding… Read More

November 17, 2015 @ 1:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, UK-based artisan produce market, Sourced Market, launched a Crowdcube bond to offer customers, foodies, provenance pioneers and financial gurus the opportunity to become a part of the future of this exciting and fast-growing business. The company is aiming to raise at least £750,000 through the equity… Read More

November 17, 2015 @ 9:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Squadrone System announced it has shipped its widely known autonomous drone, Hexo+, to the US market and abroad. Initially launched through a Kickstarter campaign, where it closed out at $1.3 million from over 2,300 backers in July 2014, HEXO+ was designed with the user… Read More

November 16, 2015 @ 3:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Despite capturing £3.7 million during its record-breaking Crowdcube campaign earlier this year, UK-based parking innovator JustPark has unfortunately laid off some of its employees. Sources close to Just Park (formerly ParkatmyHouse.com) revealed to Business Insider that 20 out of 44 employees have been let go from the company, which was founded… Read More

November 16, 2015 @ 3:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than one week until its equity crowdfunding campaign comes to an end, burrito & taco chain Chilango has successfully secured over £1.8 million dollars. Chilango launched its aptly named Burrito Bond in 2014.  The mini-bond security offered investors an 8% annual return over a four-year period…. Read More

November 16, 2015 @ 1:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Shaken, a UK-based cocktail brand, recently launched its second campaign through equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs, with a mission to raise £100,000, which will go towards expansion of its monthly subscription services. Shaken, which was launched in 2014, has been producing boxes of cocktail ingredients and recipes that are… Read More

November 16, 2015 @ 12:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Indiegogo-success TrackR launched a new crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for the TrackR Atlas, an IoT device that automatically keeps track of all belongings tagged with TrackR bravo or other Bluetooth tracker.  The company shared that Atlas plugs into the user’s home or office… Read More

November 16, 2015 @ 10:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Indiegogo announced that it has formed a new partnership with retailer, Brookstone, in an effort to bring more crowdfunding products into the market faster. The global crowdfunding platform revealed that campaign organizers will now be able to submit their ideas directly to Brookstone’s… Read More

November 16, 2015 @ 10:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Kickstarter alum, Blink, announced it has raised an additional $5.8 million from private investors. The DIY smart home monitor surfaced on the crowdfunding platform in 2014 and secured over $1 million from nearly 7,000 backers. Peter Besen, CEO of Immedia, the company behind the… Read More

November 16, 2015 @ 9:48 am By Erin Hobey  |  

  “Throughout the course’s seven weeks, students will explore different sub-industries within the FinTech space, including consumer finance, payments, trading and cryptocurrencies.” The Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship and the Finance Group at the MIT Sloan School of Management, in collaboration with the MIT… Read More

November 16, 2015 @ 7:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Robot Dragonfly Drone Fails to Take Flight There are plenty of examples of rewards-based crowdfunding campaigns that failed to deliver. It is part of the risk a backer shoulders when they commit their funds. Today, as the ecosystem has evolved, many projects are becoming more… Read More

November 14, 2015 @ 11:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube caught up with one of its #FundedClub members, Cornwall-based The Eden Project, to discuss its progress and crowdfunding success. Described as the world’s largest indoor rainforest, the Eden Project sought to raise capital with a £1 million mini-bond offer. Crowdcube noted:… Read More

November 14, 2015 @ 10:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fairway America, LLC (“Fairway”), a Portland-based real estate asset, finance advisory and investment firm, announced its client, Voyager Pacific Capital (“Voyager”) launched its second SBREfund in the past 12 months. Fairway played the lead role in consulting, advising and guiding the structure and formation of… Read More

November 14, 2015 @ 10:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Joanna Leigh from Boston has admitted to scamming almost $40,000 following the wake of the Boston Marathon Bombing tragedy. Leigh pleaded guilty to all charges after previously denying she had committed fraud.  Leigh took money from a variety of sources including the One Fund Boston,… Read More

November 13, 2015 @ 4:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, creator of the cult classic Mystery Science Theater 3000, Joel Hodgson, teamed up with Shout! Factory to launch a Kickstarter campaign with a mission to raise $2 million so that he could bring the show back to its rightful glory. Now, Hodgson is… Read More

November 13, 2015 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Angels Like Rebels, a new platform that is dedicated to empowering musical artists through crowdfunding and crowd-marketing, announced that more than 30,000 fans have pledged over $500,000 towards 22 selected musicians just one week after launching on November 5th. Alexander Volgin, founder of Angels… Read More

November 13, 2015 @ 2:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced that research revealed that its bonds are notably “increasing the interesting rate.” The UK-based website shared: “The bonds on Crowdcube enable our crowd of over 220,000 people the opportunity to invest in more established businesses. In return, investors are receiving… Read More

November 13, 2015 @ 1:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK based fitness startup 1Rebel has returned to equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube with a mission to raise an additional £1.5 million for expansion. 1Rebel, which was co-founders James Balfour and Giles Dean, is a new fitness venture by the same team that founded Fitness First and Jatomi Fitness…. Read More

November 13, 2015 @ 10:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FutureRising.com, an online platform that finds, develops and connects the best graduates with the UK’s creative industries looking for new talent, announced on Thursday the launch of its crowdfunding campaign through Seedrs. The funding will be used to grow the team and platform capability allowing… Read More