Offerings

July 23, 2015 @ 11:09 am By Erin Hobey  |  

In order to grow their startup best-selling stevia sweetened iced tea Naturbursche, entrepreneurs Britta Henkelmann and Dagmar Hemschenherm partnered with Companisto for their newly launched equity crowdfunding campaign.  Prevalued at 1,500,000 €, Naturbursche seeks to raise a minimum of 50,000€ on its campaign; in just two days,… Read More

July 23, 2015 @ 10:34 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Orios Venture Partners, an India-based early-stage VC firm floated by serial investor Rehan Yar Khan, announced a new US$150 million fund according to e27. The new fund (Fund II) will primarily focus on startups working in the fintech, B2B commerce, used merchandise and affordable products spaces, as well… Read More

July 23, 2015 @ 9:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SutroVax, a recently established biopharmaceutical vaccine company, announced on Thursday the completion of a $22 million Series A financing round. This round was led by Abingworth, the international investment group, with participation from Longitude Capital, Roche Venture Fund and CTI Life Sciences Fund. SutroVax is developing vaccines… Read More

July 23, 2015 @ 12:01 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

  Developed by music tech company Sunhouse, Sensory Percussion combines a hardware sensor that clamps to the side of drum with software to yield a new instrument that lets you control electronic sounds with your own drumsticks and drums. The device is now overfunding on Kickstarter after reaching its $80,000 goal, and… Read More

July 22, 2015 @ 5:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready for their big comeback, the bandmates of Sum 41 recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMusic for their new album. The band is making a comeback after last year incident, in which frontman Deryck Whibley was forced into a coma when his liver and kidneys collapsed. Immediately… Read More

July 22, 2015 @ 4:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this year,  Luna, a mattress cover that heats beds AND tracks sleep, launched on Indiegogo with a promise that it’ll help users sleep better for the price of $219. Originally seeking only $100,000, the comfy invention quickly surpassed the initial goal and by the campaign’s… Read More

July 22, 2015 @ 3:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Golden Pacific Capital is offering $10M equity participation in a professionally-managed, leveraged investment fund through real estate crowdfunding platform, Crowdflipr. This project is focused on the acquisition and rental of Kansas City (“KC”) single family residence (“SFR”) real estate. The KC Distressed SFR Fund is based on its… Read More

July 22, 2015 @ 12:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Booktrack, a technology company that enriches the eBook experience by adding movie-style soundtracks and ambient audio to eBooks, today announced it has closed a Series B investment round of $5 million with COENT Venture Partners and Sparkbox Ventures as two of the lead investors. Booktrack… Read More

July 22, 2015 @ 9:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bright.md, developer of a virtual care solution to improve efficiencies and reduce costs in the delivery of care for non-acute conditions, today announced that it has closed a $3.5 million Series A funding round. These funds will support continued market development for its healthcare software-as-a-service… Read More

July 22, 2015 @ 12:43 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

  The lights just shut off, flickered back on, and abruptly turned off again–no hope of just a quick power interruption. After bemoaning a world in which blackouts only seem to happen at night, you check the battery on your smartphone, hoping that you charged it before your digital… Read More

July 21, 2015 @ 4:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Sheffield, South Yorkshire-based Savvy Foods took to equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube with a mission to raise 50,000 for its preserved spreads brand. The brand, which was launched in 2013 by Jonathan Drury and Katie Owens, is described as a delicious and nutritious food source, designed… Read More

July 21, 2015 @ 3:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Credit Benchmark, the independent source of consensus credit risk information, today announces substantial new Series B funding and its expansion into the US. It is also set to launch its service to contributing banks, with the first release of its consensus data. The $20 million… Read More

July 21, 2015 @ 2:15 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Mara produces an award-winning range of shake-on seaweed seasonings – healthy salts – marketed as “Flavours of Scotland.” Best Producer Finalist in 2015 BBC Food & Farming Awards, Mara launched in London’s iconic upscale retailer Harrods in 2014 and is now on sale in M&S… Read More

July 21, 2015 @ 12:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Baubax, an apparel brand from Chicago, recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise only $20,000 for the TRAVEL JACKET. Within a week and a half, the project not only surpassed its initial goal, it has captured well over $1 million thanks to nearly… Read More

July 21, 2015 @ 11:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Lima, tech hardware described as a DropBox Killer, is finally shipping to the backers of a crowdfunding campaign that closed in the fall of 2013 raising over $1.2 million. Lima was an ambitious project that struggled to achieve its claims of providing an integrated personal cloud… Read More

July 21, 2015 @ 11:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, mountable glue company Sugru successfully raised over £3.5 million through UK’s equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube. The project broke two funding records – largest single investment (£1 million) and widest reach with shareholders found in 68 countries. Now, Sugru’s CEO Jane ni Dhulchaointigh is… Read More

July 20, 2015 @ 5:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an effort to fund their way to the Pan Am games, a group of Canadian handballers reportedly launched crowdfunding campaigns to help with the rather expensive trip. According to Yahoo! Sports, the handballers decided to looking into the funding method because of the high… Read More

July 20, 2015 @ 3:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in September 2012, Massachusetts-based Adapteva launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise funds for its invention, Parallella. The device is described as a “supercomputer for everyone” and its platform was built on the following principles: Open Access: Absolutely no NDAs or special access needed! All architecture and… Read More

July 20, 2015 @ 2:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, UK-technology company Extreme Fliers launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $75,000 for its new product, the Micro Drone 3.0. The device was built to be nothing like any other drone by combining expandable modular technology, sensor-assisted flying and a micro-gimbal for live streaming video. It is considered the… Read More

July 20, 2015 @ 1:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Julia Elliott-Brown, CEO and co-founder of UK brand Upper Street, recently shared how crowdfunding is perfect for female entrepreneurs. This past spring, Upper Street launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs and raised a total of £229,626. The London-based shoe label founded five years ago by Elliott Brown and Katy Chandler, aims to… Read More