Offerings

November 19, 2015 @ 8:12 am By Erin Hobey  |  

“Gartner reports that 2014 continued to see IT-centric platforms routinely being complemented, or replaced, with solutions with business-user-driven data discovery and interactive analysis techniques. We believe Panorama is well positioned to address this quickly growing market in general, and the fundamental market shift in particular.”… Read More

November 18, 2015 @ 4:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nonprofit crowdfunding platform, YouCaring, announced on Wednesday that it is partnering with the Eagle & Badge Foundation of Los Angeles, a nonprofit created by members of the Los Angeles Police Protective League and members of the community, raise funds for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)… Read More

November 18, 2015 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Mobile live video platform, Hang w/, has launched a funding round through equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdfunder.  The company is a startup whose investors and advisors reportedly include 50 Cent, Timbaland, Jared Leto and more. Hang w/ offers patent-pending technology, which is ready to scale… Read More

November 18, 2015 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

England wine producer, Chapel Down (EPIC: CDGP), announced on Wednesday that its beer and cider business, Curious Drinks Limited (“Curious Drinks”), has raised more than £1m through a placing and a crowdfunding campaign with Seedrs, one of the world’s leading equity crowdfunding platforms, surpassing its target… Read More

November 18, 2015 @ 1:24 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Berlin start-up TradeMachines,  the world’s largest meta search engine for industrial auctions, launched a 500,000€ equity crowdfunding campaign on Companisto yesterday.  In the first day, the startup secured over 158,874€ from over 164 investors toward its goal. Since 2013, TradeMachines has brokered machine sales worth €2 billion, Listing 30 %… Read More

November 18, 2015 @ 12:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

TuringSense, a Silicon Valley pioneer of wearable sports technology, announced this week that it secured $3 million during its latest seed funding round. Participating in the round were Angel Plus, ChinaRock Capital, Ideosource, SV Tech Ventures, Zen Water Capital, along with several serial entrepreneurs and angel investors…. Read More

November 18, 2015 @ 12:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, PicoBrew Inc.’s newest Kickstarter success, Pico successfully secured over $1 million thanks to 1550 backers. The company has now raised almost $2 million in crowdfunding pre-orders for its craft beer products. The Pico is described as a craft beer appliance for the home… Read More

November 18, 2015 @ 10:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  On Wednesday, the creators of the TriFan 600, XTI Aircraft Company, announced that it has been named a 2015 Popular Science “Best of What’s New” Award winner in the aerospace category. The TriFan 600 is a six-seat fixed-wing airplane with the speed, range and… Read More

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