Offerings

August 21, 2015 @ 2:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vanarama, a UK-based independent commercial vehicle broker, has launched a mini bond campaign on Crowdcube to raise £1.5 million. This is part of the company’s four-year plan to raise £3.4 million for its new commercial vehicle stock. Sharing details about the campaign, the Vanarama team shared: “The… Read More

August 21, 2015 @ 1:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bruce Campbell fans, listen up! the Evil Dead star has launched a crowdfunding campaign on  Kickstarter to raise $250,000 for the second season of his show Last Fan Standing.  Notably, Last Fan Standing filmed 10 episodes at 2 conventions with 4 episodes shot in New Orleans and 6… Read More

August 21, 2015 @ 1:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tossed, a chain of “vibrant” healthy eating restaurants, went to Seedrs to raise £750,000 for a 5.5% equity stake in the growing company that gave a pre-money valuation of £12.8 million.  The still open equity crowdfunding campaign is now over £1.2 million as over 630… Read More

August 21, 2015 @ 11:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after Humans of New York’s Brandon Stanton took to Indiegogo Life with his new project, Let’s Help Fatima End Bonded Labor, the initiative has successfully captured over $2.3 million thanks to 75,000 backers. Sharing details about the campaign, Stanton wrote: “Described as a modern-day… Read More

August 21, 2015 @ 10:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

divvi announced this week that it is planning to launch a $400,000 equity crowdfunding campaign through platform designbook.com. The company created a iOS mobile app that couples word of mouth recommendations with easily actionable sales links delivered in a text or email. Available on the Apple store, the app makes… Read More

August 21, 2015 @ 10:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fairway America (“Fairway”), an authority on small balance real estate (“SBRE”) pooled investment funds, announced today the launch of the Westland Apartment Fund LLC (the “Fund”) out of Portland, Oregon to managed by its client Westland Management Group, LLC (“WMG”). Westland Apartment Investors (“Westland”) was… Read More

August 21, 2015 @ 1:16 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

  Waking up to a screeching alarm clock–on the third try–from a fitful nap disguised as sleep, I’ve questioned the need for schedules. As one of the newest features for a campaign now crowdfunding on Kickstarter, BedJet v2 offers to make your alarm clock obsolete by working with… Read More

August 20, 2015 @ 6:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

House of Modern Living, or MoLi, is crowdfunding a loan on Crowd2Fund to power growth, acquire more apartments and invest in new platform tech. MoLi, soon to be rebranded as thesqua.re, targets corporate accommodations for travellers staying more than a few days.  MoLi currently manages… Read More

August 20, 2015 @ 3:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Colborne Communications announced that it has acquired Pubslush. This acquisition will go into effect on Monday, August 24th, and crowdfunding platform will continue to take submissions for book funding and pre-order campaigns. Since 1977, Colborne Communications has provided a variety of editing, design… Read More

August 20, 2015 @ 3:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nearly two months after its failed attempt to raise $100,000 on Indiegogo, German encrypted email startup, Lavaboom, announced that it is shutting down and has filed for bankruptcy. According to TechCrunch, CEO and co-founder Felix Müller-Irion admitted that Lavaboom intends to continue running its services until next… Read More

August 20, 2015 @ 12:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the closing of Grind’s bond campaign on Crowdcube, founder of the espresso and cocktail chain, David Abrahamovitch, sat down with Tech City News to share details about the project. During his interview, Abrahamovitch revealed why he and his team decided to use the crowdfunding… Read More

August 20, 2015 @ 11:22 am By Erin Hobey  |  

EarlyShares announced Downtown Las Vegas Redevelopment status updates: •On Wednesday, August 12, the sponsor Metroplex Group closed escrow and acquired the property •The building is now being marketed for lease through online and offline efforts, and the space is being shown to prospective tenants. LOIs have already been… Read More

August 20, 2015 @ 10:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BauBax, the self-dubbed world’s best travel jacket, has joined the Top 10 most funded Kickstarter campaigns of all-time by passing Reading Rainbow, which raised just over $5.4M in 2014. Already the most funded clothing item ever, BauBax has two weeks remaining in its campaign to… Read More

August 20, 2015 @ 9:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Camellia Network, a nonprofit crowdfunding and social support platform to help former foster children, has merged with national nonprofit Youth Villages to enhance and expand the service, Camellia Network founder and best-selling author Vanessa Diffenbaugh announced on Thursday. Diffenbaugh declared: “This is exciting news for all… Read More

August 20, 2015 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

For anyone who has been stuck in the parking lot known as the California Highway system, the Hyperloop is a dream come true. Yet the hurdles, both political and financial, seem insurmountable, but at least one determined group, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), continues to plow… Read More

August 19, 2015 @ 4:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Clippings.com, a UK-based marketplace for furniture, lighting and homeware, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £500,000 to change the way consumers see the design industry. The company, which was officially launched in 2013 by Despark’s Adel Zakout, has reportedly grown 21% month-on-month… Read More

August 19, 2015 @ 3:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just one week after its Kickstarter debut, the Nebia showerhead successfully raised $2 million. The project was originally seeking only $100,000 but achieved the initial within mere hours of its initiative’s launch. The Nebia Shower is a showerhead that you can install yourself.  The system claims to create a… Read More

August 19, 2015 @ 2:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Well, it’s official: The Smithsonian’s first crowdfunding campaign has officially ended… and it was a success! The organization announced last month that it has teamed up with Kickstarter to help fund a few projects. The first initiative was dedicated to Neil Armstrong’s famous spacesuit. The Smithsonian… Read More

August 19, 2015 @ 12:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Seeking to help organizers draw more attention to their projects, Indiegogo has revealed tips on how to get the press to cover campaigns. The crowdfunding platform stated: “We want every campaign on Indiegogo to be successful. Our team is constantly researching the best ways… Read More

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

Bubl Technology Inc., the creator of the fully spherical camera, Bublcam, announced on Wednesday it has officially completed its initial round of shipments, amounting to thousands of cameras to its Kickstarter backers and pre-order customers. Early adopters of this booming technology have shown great enthusiasm as… Read More