Offerings

July 14, 2015 @ 3:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LUMO, a UK-based cyclist apparel startup, has successfully overfunded during its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company surfaced on the platform last month with a mission to raise 200,000 so that it can start expanding globally. The company notably designs jackets and bags for cyclists… Read More

July 14, 2015 @ 1:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Picwell, the company that focuses on providing a recommendation engine for health plan selection, today announced that it has closed its Series A round of funding totaling more than $4 million. MassMutual Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual), led the… Read More

July 14, 2015 @ 12:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an effort to give its customers new fuel of choice, biofuel, UK-based biodiesel manufacturer and supplier Fuller-Fuel has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Funding Tree to raise at least £110,000 for more advanced filling stations. According to its description,  Fuller-Fuel, which was founded by Paul Fullerton in… Read More

July 14, 2015 @ 11:29 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Started in 2001 in Old Spitalfields Market in London’s East End, Square Pie now is a leading name for gourmet pies in the UK. Supplying approximately 80 Tesco stores, Ocado.com and its own six London restaurants with its comfort foods, the fast-growing restaurant and grocery business last… Read More

July 14, 2015 @ 10:31 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Ablrate, the peer-to-peer lending platform that offers investors access to asset backed loans against aircraft transactions, has launched a new platform with a secondary market. Commenting on the new platform, CEO Ablrate David Bradley-Ward said, “The new Secondary Market is a culmination of feedback from investors and our… Read More

July 14, 2015 @ 9:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

New Zealand’s equity crowdfunding platform, PledgeMe, has met the minimum goal for its second funding round, securing the company at least $250,000 of investment last night. PledgeMe CEO, Anna Guenther, stated: “We are extremely happy to be able to grow crowdfunding in New Zealand with the… Read More

July 14, 2015 @ 7:37 am By JD Alois  |  

“We are on a mission to democratise the venture capital investment business” In a pivotal offer, VC firm Venrex will raise £ 1 million in capital on equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs allowing ordinary investors to join an investment fund that is typically reserved for the wealthy… Read More

July 13, 2015 @ 5:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform, CircleUp, recently revealed that it has secured $22 million so that it may invest in consumer brands that previously received funds through its site. According to TechCrunch, CircleUp’s funding round, The Consumer Growth Fund, is set to match investments made on its platform by others, but does… Read More

July 13, 2015 @ 4:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

The gloves have come up with the Dot Bluetooth earbuds campaign. After raising $300,000 on Kickstarter the campaign was suspended by Kickstarter staff. Creator Ivan Kan quickly defended his product, one that had been called out by potential backers as a straight copy of products which… Read More

July 13, 2015 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Now offering community shares, Crowdfunder’s first issue, Positive News, has raised £263,000 from its readers, supporters and journalists. The public support for this project reflects the growing trend for social investment across the UK – where communities are coming together to save their local pubs, develop community… Read More

July 13, 2015 @ 2:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to honor one of the most popular scientists in the world, New York City producers David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg have hit Kickstarter to raise $650,000 for a new documentary dedicated to Bill Nye. While sharing details about the project, the duo wrote: “Bill Nye is on a… Read More

July 13, 2015 @ 12:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week until the game’s incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign comes to an end, Shenmue III’s creator Yu Suzuki and his team unveiled its website that is specifically for the online community. The website reads: “14 years have passed since the previous installment of Shenmue went on… Read More

July 13, 2015 @ 12:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real Estate Value Advisors (REVA), based in Richmond, has listed REVA Raleigh Colonnade DST on EarlyShares as it seeks to raise $10,212,500 in equity crowdfunding. The building was originally purchased in January for $27.54 million. According to the offer page, investors are expected to see… Read More

July 13, 2015 @ 11:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Giving Hannibal fans a bit of hope after their beloved series was cancelled by NBC, executive producer Martha De Laurentiis stated crowdfunding campaign plans are possibly in the works. According to The Drum, Laurentiis confirmed at San Diego’s Comic Con this past weekend that Kickstarter has contacted her about the… Read More

July 13, 2015 @ 9:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Toronto’s Influitive announced it has closed $30.5M in a Series B round of funding led by Georgian Partners. Other investors in this round include OurCrowd, Atlas Venture, Docomo Capital, BDC Capital IT Venture Fund, and previous investors Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Illuminate Ventures, Resolute Ventures, Relay Ventures,… Read More

July 13, 2015 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Sugru, a unique type of mouldable glue that was listed by Time Magazine as one of the worlds top inventions in 2010 (beating the iPad no less), has closed its crowdfunding round on Crowdcube at over £3.5 million.  According to Crowdcube, 2700 investors from 68 countries… Read More

July 12, 2015 @ 3:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Commercial radio is under duress around the world. The advent of internet everywhere that allows easy streaming of the music you want to hear, where ever you may be, is crushing broadcast radio. Pitch in a few dollars and the commercials go away too.  Between… Read More

July 12, 2015 @ 3:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Insider has published several articles on crowdfunding campaigns that appear to be repackaged Alibaba products. While not illegal, we believe this is not a transparent approach to crowdfunding and should not be tolerated. Today most creators operated in good faith and are attempting to be innovative… Read More

July 12, 2015 @ 11:09 am By JD Alois  |  

  Commercial air travel really sucks these days. You pay high fares to wait in long lines, to sit in seats sized for children, only to endure endless hours of delays.  I fly a good amount and I could go on. I love to travel… Read More

July 11, 2015 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this year, Katy Perry’s Super Bowl performance, which featured dancing sharks, took the Internet by storm and inspired environmentalist David Lam to launch a campaign on Indiegogo to create costumes for fans everywhere. This was also to raise funds for the World Wildlife Fund, Wildlife Conservation Society… Read More