Offerings

September 28, 2015 @ 10:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BauBax, the creators of the already popular 15-feature travel jacket, has surpassed $10-million in total crowdfunding contributions. Following its record breaking Kickstarter campaign, BauBax has transitioned to Indiegogo InDemand where backers continue to take advantage of reduced pricing by pre-ordering. Yoganshi Shah, founder and Chief… Read More

September 28, 2015 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the weekend app developer, Powered Now closed its second equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, officially raising a total of £574,770. Powered Now surpassed its initial target of £350,000 by 64% and this amount ensured Crowdcube was the first equity crowdfunding platform to smash the £100 million… Read More

September 27, 2015 @ 6:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

EMOOV raised more than £2 million in early 2015.  The online estate agency caught the eye, and support, of Simon Murdoch’s VC firm Episode 1.  In late 2013 former Dragon James Caan signed on as an investor. Now as the offer on Crowdcube comes to… Read More

September 27, 2015 @ 4:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Iron Sky, the cult film, is back on Invesdor once again to raise more capital. We last heard from Iron Sky in 2014.  The camp classic film about Nazi’s who are hiding out on the moon, hit Invesdor to raise €150,000 to help finance the movie… Read More

September 27, 2015 @ 3:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

SeedInvest is one of the leading equity crowdfunding platforms that is leveraging recent rules created under the JOBS Act of 2012.  DSTLD (pronounced distilled), a “digitally focused” premium denim company, has quickly attracted over $7.3 million $7.7 million in investor interest under Reg A+.  As… Read More

September 26, 2015 @ 10:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, crowdfunding platform Crowdrise initiated its fourth 24 Hour Impact Project. This campaign was created to help change lives of certain individuals within 24 hours. According to News Medical, Crowdrise flew Saturday night personality, Nicole Myint, to El Campo, Honduras with the goal of helping… Read More

September 25, 2015 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Building some more hype for its Kickstarter success, Floating Record, Chicago-based startup Gramovox announced that former President of the United States, Bill Clinton, had the opportunity to see the device in action. Floating Record is described as a high-performance turntable that plays records vertically through… Read More

September 25, 2015 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

uBiome, a microbial genomics company, announced on Friday that it is supporting the prevention of oral disease, the most prevalent chronic disease in both children and adults in the United States, in three ways. The company is making a donation to the Smiles Across America… Read More

September 25, 2015 @ 10:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BorrowMyDoggy, a Southwark-based startup that connects dog owners with local dog lovers across the UK and Ireland for walks, sitting and happy holidays, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £575,000 to expand its services. The company, which was founded by dog lover Rikke Rosenlund, shared that through… Read More

September 24, 2015 @ 3:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in January 2014, video game production company Playdek launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise funds for its diverse tactical RPG, Unsong Story: Tale of the Guardians. Unsong Story was described as the spiritual successor in a storied line of epic tactical RPGs designed by Yasumi Matsuno (aka Final… Read More

September 24, 2015 @ 2:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to save one of Copenhagen’s historic businesses, Atheneums Venner (Atheneum’s Friends), a non-profit organization, has launched a campaign on Dutch crowdfunding platform Boomerang to raise $300,000 in order to keep the Atheneum bookshop from closing its doors for good. The bookshop was established in1874 and is… Read More

September 24, 2015 @ 1:27 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

The Oxford alum Tripr founders Nicholas Green,  Alexander Dru and Miraan Tabrez hope that readers and investors are going their way, as they launch their equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube for their social travel app that connects people going to the same place.  Seeking to raise £250,000 for 24.00% equity offered, the… Read More

September 24, 2015 @ 1:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, equity crowdfunding platform Mindfull Crowd announced that it is offering another unique investment opportunity to the public for startup, FloWater FloWater provides refreshing water through its high-tech, environmentally friendly Refill Stations that are helping to eliminate single water bottle waste. The company offers Mindfull Crowd investors a business with… Read More

September 24, 2015 @ 11:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fundrise, a real estate crowdfunding platform, has announced a new partnership with 306 7th Street LLC to provide $2 million in funding for an apartment repositioning in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn. The sponsor has hired JBS Project Management to oversee the development. Investors… Read More

September 23, 2015 @ 9:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just one week after Nextbit announced that Verizon will be offering its current Kickstarter project, Robin, one of the phone carrier’s competitors Sprint announced that it is working to make sure that the highly anticipated smartphone will work on its network. Robin intelligently adapts to the… Read More

September 23, 2015 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up their own tips and tricks to dominating crowdfunding campaigns, some of Kickstarter’s initiative organizers, including Pavan Bapu, Gramovox; Carla Hall, Carla’s Southern Kitchen; Jesse Thorn, Put This On; Jenn de la Vega, Hit PLAY on The Shortsleeves Cassette; and Andrew Ahn, Spa Night, sat down to discuss their experience with… Read More

September 23, 2015 @ 8:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, gluten-free food startup Kumara Fusion launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMe seeking up to $90,000 for expansion. The company was started when co-founders Olga Fernandez Txasko and Carlos Martinez became gluten intolerant and were starved for good gluten-free options. Now they are ready… Read More

September 22, 2015 @ 4:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until its Kickstarter campaign comes to an end, highly anticipated game Divinity: Original Sin 2 has successfully secured over $1.5 million. Divinity: Original Sin first hit the crowdfunding platform in spring 2013 and is described as an Isometric cRPG that can be played in single-player mode or cooperative… Read More

September 22, 2015 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to expand its distinctive storage business, Crowdcube success and 2014 Startup’s Crowdfunded Business of the Year Award winner, LOVESPACE, announced it has moved its headquarters from Kennington, South London, to the City. The company, which was founded by Streetcar co-founder and entrepreneur Brett Akker, won the award in… Read More

September 22, 2015 @ 2:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this spring, Seattle-based stove knob-maker, Meld, took to crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to raise $50,000 for self-titled temperature controlling stovetop knobs. The company, which consists of former Amazon, Pinterest, and RichRelevance employees, revealed that each knob is automated range and attaches to cooktops along with wirelessly communicates with a precision temperature… Read More