Offerings

October 31, 2015 @ 11:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

EdPlace, a UK-based online subscription service providing comprehensive curriculum coverage, has launched a Crowdcube initiative to raise £400,000 for the expansion of its services. The company shared that it empowers parents in their children’s education by providing adaptive learning resources in English, maths and science… Read More

October 31, 2015 @ 10:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With gun control being such a controversial topic these days, it’s no surprise that Indiegogo decided to pull the plug on the campaign for Salt Supply Company’s self-titled alternative gun. The weapon appeared on the platform this week and was described as a gun that… Read More

October 30, 2015 @ 2:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pimoroni, the creator of Raspberry Pi accessories and other maker products, is currently seeking £315,000 through equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to continue European expansion. The company, which was founded by Jonathan Williamson and Paul Beech, stated: “We launched the business off the back of our flagship… Read More

October 30, 2015 @ 2:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Aaron Krause, the founder of Shark Tank alum Scrub Daddy, has teamed up with creator of the Nifty MiniDrive, Piers Ridyard, to launch a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for a new device that will ensure that no one will ever have to worry about “saggy pants” ever… Read More

October 30, 2015 @ 12:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to make changes to its popular crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo announced it has rolled out some new features for backers and campaign creators. In a recent blog post, the Indiegogo team revealed that backers can now request refunds: “For the last two months, we’ve been… Read More

October 30, 2015 @ 10:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Elite Crowdfund announce the launch of its new equity crowdfunding platform. This announcement comes just as U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission makes the final decision to allow unaccredited investors to enter the crowdfunding market. Elite Crowdfund offers accredited, and potentially unaccredited pending the… Read More

October 29, 2015 @ 4:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to introduce their latest Nanoleaf project, Toronto-based inventors Gimmy Chu, Tom Rodinger, and Christain Yan have launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise funds for their voice-controlling light system, Nanoleaf Smarter Kit. The trio, who are self-proclaiming “tree-huggers” previously turned to Kickstarter for their… Read More

October 29, 2015 @ 2:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready for her next supernatural project, Juliet Landau launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise funds for her new vampire documentary, A Place Among the Unhead. Landau, who played the role as Drusilla on the Joss Whedon-created show Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, has teamed up with her husband, Deverill… Read More

October 29, 2015 @ 12:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks until its crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube comes to an end, London’s Cauli Rice has successfully secured over £700,000. Cauli Rice offers a low calorie and low GI rice replacement, with 80% fewer calories but with the same taste as white rice. It’s great… Read More

October 29, 2015 @ 12:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Gest, an Austin-based tech startup, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $100,000 for its self-titled wearable device that controls computers. The company shared: “Gest is a new way of working with your computer. It understands your hand and finger positions with… Read More

October 29, 2015 @ 12:35 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

  “This is a documentary for those who miss Dr. Maya Angelou’s voice, and for future generations who need to hear her impactful words. Help us memorialize Dr. Angelou––her work, her life, her legacy.” If readers haven’t yet had the opportunity to read Dr. Maya… Read More

October 29, 2015 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Teforia Claims “Best Cup of Tea You’ve Never Had” I am not certain what the Xbox has to do with making tea but there must be some sort of connection. But I must admit, the creators of Teforia have some serious cred in product design. They… Read More

October 29, 2015 @ 11:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, London Union, parent company of the highly successful Street Feast, launched a Seedrs initiative with a mission to raise £3.5 million for a world-class, permanent street food market in central London. Founded by Leon’s Henry Dimbleby and Street Feast’s Jonathan Downey, the company… Read More

October 28, 2015 @ 4:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

League of Geeks has released the first major post-launch update on Steam for Kickstarter success Armello. The PlayStation 4 and DRM-free versions of Armello will get the Armellians Roar update on Tuesday, Nov. 10. In response to requests from players and the press, the Armellians Roar… Read More

October 28, 2015 @ 10:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunder UK is preparing to offer shares to the crowd once again. As revealed in a recent blog post, Crowdfunder will launch an equity crowdfunding round in the very near term. According to Crowdfunder: Off the back of another year of exceptional growth, Crowdfunder is… Read More

October 28, 2015 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PicoBrew, Inc, creator of the PicoBrew Zymatic automatic beer brewing appliance, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise funds for its latest product, the PicoBrew Pico. Within 9 hours, the new device successfully crushed the $200,000 goal. While PicoBrew’s Zymatic product targets beer brewing… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 4:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mysource, a London-based B2B platform, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £400,000 to continue expansion. The company, which was established by Founder of the Ethical Fashion Forum Tamsin Lejeune, helps fashion professionals to do business better, by matching them with the… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 1:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, UK-based Wotwine? launched an equity crowdfunding on Seedrs to raise £400,000 for its iPhone and Android app that will help customers find wine at the best price. Wotwine?, which consists of eight Masters of Wine along with Sommeliers, winemakers, retailers and wine educators, is hoping… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 12:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With a record 29 pubs closing each week, communities are fighting back to keep their pubs open using the power of the crowd, including a group of volunteers in Somersham in the heart of rural Suffolk. The community behind the latest pub in the UK… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 12:16 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Last week Vulpine, a UK-based cycling clothing brand, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with a mission to raise £500,000 for product and international expansion.  The brand easily cycled past its goal, closing in on £845,00 as of this writing. Faced with the decision of continuing to overfund, Founder… Read More