Offerings

September 3, 2015 @ 12:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mere hours of the closing of its Kickstarter initiative, fashion apparel BauBax Travel Jacket neared $9.1 million thanks to over 44,500 backers. The project has not only gained its fame by being a perfect piece of clothing for the outdoors, it also became the fourth most funded project… Read More

September 3, 2015 @ 11:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bubl Technology Inc., creators of the Bublcam, the world’s first fully spherical consumer camera, announces that following the close of its $4.6M Series Seed funding round including Samsung Ventures, J-Tech Capital and other strategic investors, it will perform organizational changes to its executive management team… Read More

September 3, 2015 @ 10:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, real estate crowdfunding platform EarlyShares launched a new equity investment opportunity available to accredited investors. The offering is for the redevelopment of the Shoppes at Godwin, a mixed use retail center in Midland Park, New Jersey. Accordia Realty Ventures LLC, the sponsor of the… Read More

September 3, 2015 @ 3:14 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

  The first real estate project in New York to be financed notably through crowdfunding, AKA United Nations, will open to guests starting Sept. 10, notes a recent story on BloombergBusiness. The extended-stay hotel-condominium on East 46th Street near Second Avenue cost $95 million to purchase and fix up… Read More

September 2, 2015 @ 11:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

EarlyShares keeps moving forward in the real estate crowdfunding space. Today the platform has announced a new investment opportunity for a mezzanine loan from Pillar, a Guggenhiem Partners affiliate.  The offer is described as “institutional quality” and is secured debt for the Racquet Club Apartments… Read More

September 2, 2015 @ 4:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

A little less than a year after receiving $802,812 on Kickstarter for their New York City Transit Authority Standards Manual project, artists Jesse Reed and Hamish Smyth have returned to the crowdfunding platform to raise $158,000 for the Reissue of the 1975 NASA Graphics Standards Manual. While revealing details about the project,… Read More

September 2, 2015 @ 4:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, former NFL wide receiver Mark Clayton took to crowdfunding platform Kickstarter with a mission to raise $75,000 for his new over-ear headphones, LIVV. Clayton teamed up with audio specialist Dale Lott to create the headphones for active lifestyles. The project’s description reads:… Read More

September 2, 2015 @ 2:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Visualsoft, an award-winning UK eCommerce agency, has launched a campaign on equity crowdfunding platform Growthfunders to raise£150,000 for its new tech startup, Hive. Originally designed for use within the Visualsoft office, Hive is a cloud-based software solution which measures employee engagement and has been developed… Read More

September 2, 2015 @ 12:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Navmii, the smart navigation and traffic app for drivers, announces on Wednesday the launch of its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Investors can help fund future product development to make Navmii the “ultimate, intuitive driving assistant.” The company aims to raise at least £1M, valuing the… Read More

September 2, 2015 @ 11:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday,  Indiegogo announced a new feature on its other platform, Indiegogo Life: A fundraising page dedicated to medical projects. The global crowdfunding platform declared: “Though the uninsured rate among US adults has dropped more than 4 percentage points since passage of the Affordable Care… Read More

September 2, 2015 @ 10:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crosswise, an innovator in cross-device identification mapping, announced today that it has closed a $3 million Series A round of financing led by Pereg Ventures with the participation of ZhenFund, Emerge and existing investors Giza Venture Capital, OurCrowd and Horizons Ventures. The company will use the… Read More

September 1, 2015 @ 4:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following its never-ending legal battle with Kickstarter,  crowdfunding platform ArtistShare has moved on and announced that it submitted recording for consideration to the 58th Grammy Awards. ArtistShare offered up seven new fan-funded recordings for consideration in the 58th Grammy Awards. Its previous recordings have received… Read More

September 1, 2015 @ 3:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Armello backers, the wait is over! The game, which was first introduced on Kickstarter last year by League of Geeks, is now available for PS4, Windows, Mac and Linux. The description of the game reads,”The King, once Armello’s wise and benevolent ruler, has fallen ill to a… Read More

September 1, 2015 @ 3:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kicking Bird Pte Ltd, a Singapore based film distribution and production house, announced plans to  launch a crowdfunding campaign on FundedByMe to raise funds for the production of the upcoming film Untot, a fictional horror film set in World War II starring Hayden Christensen of Star… Read More

September 1, 2015 @ 1:23 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

The problem: As coach travel (traveling via bus) becomes increasingly more popular in Europe, comprehensive information on itineraries, available seating and current ticket pricing have not been as readily accessible as information for airline tickets and rental cars. As a result, not only do roughly 65,000 European coach… Read More

September 1, 2015 @ 12:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Electronic powerhouse, Sony, recently announced that it has launched a crowdfunding campaign on its own platform, First Flight, to raise funds for the brand new smartwatch, Wena Wrist. Sony first debuted First Flight in June, which is dedicated to plans inside its company. The platform is said to not… Read More

September 1, 2015 @ 11:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) will release Kickstarter alum and award-winning film A BRAVE HEART: THE LIZZIE VELASQUEZ STORY on Friday, September 25th in the following cities: New York, Los Angeles, Austin, Washington D.C., Dallas, Houston, Philadelphia, Scottsdale/Phoenix, San Antonio, Minneapolis, San Francisco, and Chicago, as well as on Digital… Read More

September 1, 2015 @ 11:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Women Who Tech, which is on a mission to showcase and fund women-led startups, announced it will host the second Women Startup Challenge in New York City on November 9th at Microsoft in Times Square. Women Startup Challenge NYC, in partnership with Craig Newmark of craigslist… Read More

September 1, 2015 @ 11:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Fundrise has helped to finance a “Class A” apartment building in Salt Lake City, Utah.  The 158 unit building, called the Bonneville, is located in the Central City neighborhood of Salt Lake City.  According to Fundrise, investors participating in the offer… Read More

September 1, 2015 @ 7:53 am By JD Alois  |  

BrewDog and its “Equity for Punks” crowdfunding offer is now listed on Crowdcube in a “first” combined debt and equity capital raise.  The offer is marketed as the “Worlds Biggest [funding] Round”. According to Crowdcube, investors may purchase 2 shares of BrewDog stock for £95… Read More