Offerings

September 10, 2015 @ 2:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

InvestX Capital Ltd., developers of a cross border platform that give investors access to retail size allotments of private equity and venture capital backed companies alongside institutional investors, announced today that it has opened up its second round financing on the Waverley – Powered by… Read More

September 10, 2015 @ 1:29 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

After being diagnosed with several medical conditions, Epicured Market Founder and President Jillian Bowman discovered the challenge of eating well, finding the correct ingredients for delicious recipes and preparing meals.  She searched for recipes and meal plans for hours every day, then spent just as long… Read More

September 10, 2015 @ 12:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

A little over a week and a half ago, New York-based graphic designers Jesse Reed and Hamish Smyth, who are best known for their New York City Transit Authority Standards Manual project, took to crowdfunding giant Kickstarter once again to raise funds so that they can re-issue the 1975 NASA… Read More

September 10, 2015 @ 9:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday morning, Ooooby, and their crowd, have shown equity crowdfunding can be about more than financial returns when the social enterprise hit their minimum target of $200,000. Last month, the New Zealand-based local food delivery service took to equity crowdfunding platform, PledgeMe, to raise $800,000 for expansion. Founder… Read More

September 10, 2015 @ 9:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, new lending marketplace, Twino, announced that it has seen €500,000 euros invested in its first four months of operation. Head of Marketing at Twino, Ieva Ozoliņa-Bērziņa, declared: “Twino’s observations show that the Latvian population’s creditworthiness is stable, as also demonstrated by studies carried out by… Read More

September 10, 2015 @ 6:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fundbox, a cash flow optimization tool for small businesses, announced today that it has underwritten its 15 millionth invoice while also completing its 7th consecutive quarter of at least 2x quarter-over-quarter revenue growth. The company also announced that it has raised an additional $50 million in… Read More

September 9, 2015 @ 3:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Seedrs unveiled a list of reasons why companies (both established and startups) should consider using equity crowdfunding as a way to receive funds from investors. Marketing Director of the crowdfunding platform, Alysia Wanczyk, shared: “There are so many different avenues for you to… Read More

September 9, 2015 @ 2:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few weeks into its Crowdcube campaign, the self-dubbed home of arts and crafts, Hochanda, has successfully surpassed its initial £1.9 million thanks to nearly 200 accredited investors. As previously reported, Hochanda, which its name is an acronym for “Home of Crafts Hobbies and Arts,”… Read More

September 9, 2015 @ 11:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Swedish native Rachel Brathen, who is an author, motivational speaker and international yoga teacher, launched a crowdfunding initiative on Kickstarter to raise $108,000 for oneOeight, her new online platform that is dedicated to “healing with a foundation in yoga.” The new platform will feature high quality video… Read More

September 9, 2015 @ 9:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In just two weeks, equity crowdfunders have reserved shares for more than $4 million through a StartEngine campaign to support development of an airplane with the speed, range, and comfort of a business jet and the ability to take off and land like a helicopter. XTI Aircraft… Read More

September 8, 2015 @ 6:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Elio Motors, one of the very first companies to leverage new Regulation A+ to “test the waters” and gage investor interest, will be sharing its experience tomorrow (September 9th) in a free Live Streamed event. Elio Motors listed its potential equity crowdfunding round on June… Read More

September 8, 2015 @ 4:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Feel Free, a Selby-based company that specializes in gluten-free treats, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £200,000 for the production of its award-winning donuts. The company, which was founded by Sally and Stuart Allister, shared: “At Feel Free our aim is to disrupt peoples perceptions of… Read More

September 8, 2015 @ 3:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Airship Syndicate, which consists of  Vigil Games’ co-founders Joe Madureira, Ryan Stefanelli and former developers, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $500,000 for the new game, Battle Chasers: Nightwar.  Battle Chasers: Nightwar is described as a classic JRPG (Japanese role-playing game) combat meets action packed dungeons and… Read More

September 8, 2015 @ 2:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Lawrence Lessig, a Harvard Professor, iconoclast, and creator of MayDay PAC, announced to the world that he was looking to raise $1 million to become the next president of the United States. He declared that he was currently seeking the nomination of the Democratic… Read More

September 8, 2015 @ 1:39 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Wheely cool! Wheely good time! If memory serves correctly, I do not recall a Ferris Wheel in the city excepting during the summer/early fall in Central Park and, naturally, on Coney Island.  This absence will change when the $500M New York Wheel project led by North… Read More

September 8, 2015 @ 12:34 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Named a ‘Disruptor of the Year’ by the FT, eMoov is an online estate agent platform backed by James Caan, Maxfield Capital and Episode 1, the VC behind Zoopla and LOVEFiLM. Challenging the property sector, the company charges a fixed-rate, lower fee, which, according to the… Read More

September 8, 2015 @ 9:00 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

  First, Indiegogo and Shock Top asked everyone to drop a brick in their toilet, as part of their partnership to battle the California drought. Now comes round 2 of the program, with funding for a new invention: EvaDrop, a water-saving shower head. Americans use more than… Read More

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

Real estate crowdfunding platform iFunding announced on Tuesday that it has raised a total of $4 million for two real estate projects located in Asbury Park, New Jersey from investors nationwide. After the success of raising iFunding’s largest deal, $3.2 million for 301 Memorial Drive,… Read More

September 7, 2015 @ 12:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, UK equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced it has joined forces with organization TechBike to help bring literacy and gender equality in education. Crowdcube’s Matt Cooper declared in a recent blog post: “Like many of the Crowdcube team I’m an avid cyclist which is why we’re… Read More

September 7, 2015 @ 10:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Hackney-based fashion brand Wool and the Gang took to equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube with a mission to raise £750,000 to continue expansion into the U.S. Market. Wool and the Gang, which was founded in 2008 by co-founders Aurelie Popper and Jade Harwood, is noted to empower… Read More