Offerings

August 25, 2015 @ 3:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Zendure, a Silicon Valley consumer electronics company, announced that its flagship product, the Zendure A5 external battery with 16,000mAh capacity, was selected by Titan Airways, a UK charter airline that specializes in VIP and corporate travel, to power the iPads in their EFBs (electronic flight bags)…. Read More

August 25, 2015 @ 2:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to change crowdfunding as we know it, game developer Pixeljam has launched a new platform dedicated to developers and other creative types. According to Cult of Mac, Pixeljam’s co-founder, Miles Tilmann, stated that the new “crowdfunding project’ is an experiment that’s an alternative to other… Read More

August 25, 2015 @ 12:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last year, LOVESPACE, a distinctive storage company founded by Streetcar co-founder and entrepreneur Brett Akker, won the Startup Awards’ Crowdfunded Business of the Year in 2014 after capturing over £1.2 million in early-stage funding and £1.6 million during its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Since… Read More

August 25, 2015 @ 12:36 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Sweet returns: Sawade investors who have their interest paid out in chocolate will receive annual interest of 12 % instead of 8 %. Last week the Berlin chocolatier Sawade embraced a new approach to growth financing, offering venture loans on Companisto. Venture loans are a new asset class for the… Read More

August 25, 2015 @ 12:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seveco Global Ltd. and Touchjet announced today that they have formed a partnership to develop and manufacture the Touchjet WAVE. Seveco will assist from initial conception through manufacturing, leveraging its expertise in flexible line manufacturing, real-time production and quality monitoring. In addition to this partnership,… Read More

August 25, 2015 @ 11:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

A group of business aviation visionaries today invited the world to help shape and own the future of flight. Starting today, aviation enthusiasts and crowdfunders nationwide are actively participating in the launch of XTI Aircraft Company’s (XTI) equity crowdfunding campaign on StartEngine, which is considered the first funding effort… Read More

August 25, 2015 @ 10:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

EarlyShares, a crowdfunding platform that gives accredited investors direct access to commercial real estate opportunities, has launched an equity investment offering for East 3rd Street, a Manhattan investment opportunity from Magnus Capital Partners. The deal, featuring 14.46% estimated investor IRR and 7.0% preferred return, gives EarlyShares… Read More

August 24, 2015 @ 5:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, President of  C.Y.C.I  (The Liberation of Christian and Yazidi Children of Iraq) and Québec resident, Steve Maman, took to crowdfunding platform GoFundMe with a mission to raise $2 million to free the Christian and Yazidi children in Iraq from the horrifying conditions they are… Read More

August 24, 2015 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few weeks after delivering Exploding Kittens to Kickstarter backers, creators Elan Lee, Matthew Inman, and Shane Small have unleashed the highly anticipated Russian Roulette game on Amazon. Exploding Kittens is described as a highly strategic kitty-powered version of Russian Roulette. Players take turns drawing cards until someone… Read More

August 24, 2015 @ 1:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In celebration of the annual Burning Man Festival, crowdfunding platform Indiegogo has unveiled the top 5 most creative Burning Man campaigns of this year. Originally based out of San Francisco’s Baker Beach, Burning Man is a week-long annual event that is held in the Black Rock… Read More

August 24, 2015 @ 12:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks until its second Crowdcube campaign comes to an end, tech start-up Powered Now has successfully surpassed its initial £350,000 target goal. Last month, Powered Now launched the campaign to raise the £350,000  in return for 10.8% equity for A (£10,000), B shares,… Read More

August 24, 2015 @ 11:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK reward-based crowdfunding platform, Crowdfunder UK, announced on Monday has formed a partnership with online printing website, instantprint, to help projects create posters, flyers and marketing materials to promote campaigns – and the ability to offer postcards and posters as rewards. Project owners will be offered an exclusive Crowdfunder deal to… Read More

August 24, 2015 @ 10:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese 3D printer manufacturer, Zhuhai CTC Electronic Co., Ltd. (CTC), has announced the cancelation of its Formaker all-in-one project on reward-based crowdfunding platform Kickstarter despite the initial success of the project, creating a big buzz across the industry. The Formaker, which debuted on Kickstarter at a… Read More

August 24, 2015 @ 10:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdcube is now presenting investors with output from Moody’s Analytics’ private company risk model to help them assess the bond investment opportunities listed on the site. Square Pie and Vanarama are the first to display the new Probability of Default (POD) figure that represents a probability that the business issuing the… Read More

August 24, 2015 @ 7:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Stockflare, an online investment advisor, quickly surpassed its £300,000 equity crowdfunding goal on Crowdcube and closed overfunded at over £442,000.  According to the listing page, 288 investors participated in the round that took just two weeks to fund. Crowdcube reports the equity crowdfunding was “underpinned”… Read More

August 23, 2015 @ 11:54 am By JD Alois  |  

North Drinkware set out to raise a mere $15,000 on Kickstarter for its Mt. Hood glassware.  The idea was pretty simple.  Create a 3D replica of Mt. Hood and form it in the bottom of pint glasses.  I will bet a good number of people… Read More

August 22, 2015 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Maidstone-based airbnb for cars Ascendia Drive launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise funds to disrupt the $60bn car hire industry. The company is described as a peer-to-peer car rental platform that allows users to “own their driving experience,” without owning the car. It helps drivers to find, review… Read More

August 22, 2015 @ 10:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Roadwater-based tech company Snugs launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £120,000 for its self-titled earphones. Snugs, which was founded by entrepreneur Paul Jobin, stated on its campaign description that it has created these earphones using 3D image scanning technology. They are custom… Read More

August 22, 2015 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, beehive management company, Plan Bee, announced that it has appointed consumer goods veteran Mark McDavid as chairman. It also revealed that it is planning to return to equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to raise £200,000 for expansion. According to Herald Scotland, a Wishaw-based company that focuses… Read More

August 21, 2015 @ 3:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just one day after Outer Wilds campaign was launched, new crowdfunding platform Fig has closed the investments portion of the project after the game secured $50,000 from investors (and $500,000 in investment interest). Outer Wilds, which was created by Mobius Digital’s creative director, Alex Beachum, is… Read More