Offerings

October 13, 2015 @ 3:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Elio Motors’ founder and CEO Paul Elio today said innovation can come from some of the simplest ideas, but can have world-altering results.  The entrepreneur made his remarks at TEDxDetroit, where he was one of nearly 50 visionary leaders who took the stage to inform… Read More

October 13, 2015 @ 1:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Excited to share more details about his company, LOVESPACE, Brett Akker sat down with equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to discuss the business’ growth and success. During his interview, Akker discussed LOVESPACE’s progress since it received the Startups Award in 2014: “A lot has happened in… Read More

October 13, 2015 @ 1:19 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

In the last weeks, not only has Companisto released a pivotal document on industry transparency but the platform has also posted promising results for recently launched Companisto campaigns.  With 54 days remaining on their Companisto campaign, MyCouchbox founders Sarah Haide and Clemens Walter have trounced their 100,000€ minimum goal, raising  over 132,460€ from… Read More

October 13, 2015 @ 12:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, UK-based Cauli Rice launched its second equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with a mission to raise  £500,000 to continue expansion. 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 for… Read More

October 13, 2015 @ 12:16 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

“This Joint Venture is a key step in CoAssets’ plans to expand throughout the ASEAN region. Javaland has been successfully operating in Indonesia for a decade, building solid relationships with both the investment community and government departments.” The real estate crowdfunding company CoAssets Pte Ltd, recently… Read More

October 13, 2015 @ 9:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than 24 hours until its crowdfunding campaign dedicated to Syrian Refugees comes to an end, Kickstarter has successfully secured over $1.6 million thanks to 26,000 backers. Last week, Kickstarter’s Yancey Strickler announced that the White House reached out and asked if its team… Read More

October 12, 2015 @ 11:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Skarp Laser Razor received the ban hammer from Kickstarter earlier today.  As shared in the comments from an earlier article, apparently the Skarp campaign was banned as Kickstarter deemed the project as in violation of its terms of operation.  As covered previously, Skarp did… Read More

October 12, 2015 @ 4:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the weekend, The New York Film Festival ended on a high note with the premiere of Indiegogo success, Miles Ahead.  As previously reported, Academy-Award nominated actor Don Cheadle launched a campaign on the global crowdfunding platform for the featured film, which focus on a few day days… Read More

October 12, 2015 @ 3:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to reveal some details about Star Citizen, actor Gary Oldman sat down to discuss what it felt like to work on the highly anticipated video game’s companion single-player spaceflight sim, Squadron 42. When Star Citizen surfaced in 2012, it immediately hit the spotlight and became one of the most popular… Read More

October 12, 2015 @ 1:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a month since cutting its Foremaker Kickstarter campaign short, Chinese 3D printing company, Zhuhai CTC Electronic announced there is a delayed release of the Inkjet 3D printer. The company stated on Monday: “We at Zhuhai CTC Electronic Co., Ltd. issued what… Read More

October 12, 2015 @ 12:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, UK-based CleanSpace, the movement for cleaner air,  announced the launch of the CleanSpace Tag, a device that uses revolutionary new Freevolt technology to help ensure a cleaner future, through a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdfunder.  The CleanSpace Tag is a portable air pollution… Read More

October 12, 2015 @ 11:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, officials at the University of Missouri (MU) announced the official kickoff of MU’s new comprehensive funding campaign, Mizzou: Our Time to Lead. The new comprehensive campaign will seek to raise $1.3 billion to support and advance the educational and research goals of Missouri’s flagship… Read More

October 11, 2015 @ 6:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

“The Death Star has a sick sound system” – Yahoo “The gravity defying speaker that floats above the rest” – Maxim “The OM/ONE is the Criss Angel of Bluetooth speakers” – NBC The above quotes are posted on the OM/ONE web site highlighting the media… Read More

October 10, 2015 @ 3:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

SyndicateRoom, one of the leading equity crowdfunding platforms in the UK, has revealed it has experienced its first company failure.  Soshi Games, which raised £285,000 in January 2014, recently entered into the liquidation process as the company has filed for bankruptcy. Investing in early stage companies… Read More

October 9, 2015 @ 10:41 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The People Versus Carmichael Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign continues to gain momentum as it swiftly passed the £106,140 mark with the help of over 5,955 backers. Fiona MacInnes and Tim Morrison’s original campaign was 102% funded on June 24, 2015. The purpose of the continued crowdfunding campaign… Read More

October 9, 2015 @ 9:35 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Cool flyer.  Traffic? What traffic? With 28 days remaining on its Seedmatch campaign, the Rotorvox Gyrocopter team led by CEO Ronald Schoppe is hovering near its ‎€500,000 target with over ‎€428,000 funding secured from over 329 investors. The Gyrocopter Rotorvox C2A with its full carbon monocoque, which is also used in Formula… Read More

October 9, 2015 @ 8:36 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Last month, Double Fine’s Tim Schafer, inXile’s Brian Fargo, and Obsidian’s Feargus Urquhart launched Fig, which focuses exclusively on video games. The platform allows the reward-based component as a way of “proving out a market, de-risking investment, getting investors more excited.” If investors see fans supporting… Read More

October 9, 2015 @ 8:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Online estate agency firm eMoov closed its equity crowdfunding campaign at £2,615,530, trouncing their initial goal of £1 million for a 5% stake in the firm. eMoov ended up selling 12.1& of the firm. eMoov stated the offer was the highest amount ever raised on… Read More

October 8, 2015 @ 11:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Award-winning Swedish beer maker, Train Station Brewery, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign today on FundedByMe. According to the campaign page, the brewery is offering 10% ownership in one of the most popular breweries in Scandinavia. Founded about four years ago by Colin Nordstrom and Simon… Read More

October 8, 2015 @ 11:06 am By Erin Hobey  |  

“Crowdfunding is the future of real estate financing,” commented Fundrise CEO and Co-Founder Ben Miller. Asserting the partnership as the first-ever crowdfunded commercial construction loan, Jay Maddox of the commercial real estate services company Avison Young brokered a deal with Fundrise which resulted in the real-estate platform’s providing Birtcher Anderson… Read More