Offerings

July 11, 2015 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pin shape, a 3D printing community and marketplace, recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Fundable to raise $500,000 so that it may continue expansion of its printable model repository. Pinshape provides a global platform that is dedicated to any consumer that is looking to find and download… Read More

July 11, 2015 @ 8:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, global crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo, announced a new feature that is now available for all backers. “Shipping Now” is described as a new way to explore perks from popular Indiegogo campaigns. The platform shared: “We know individuals contribute to campaigns for several different reasons, one being… Read More

July 10, 2015 @ 4:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Looking to add more optimism into the world, artist and creator of “Things Could Be Worse” mugs Don Moyer launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $25,000. These porcelain mugs feature Moyer’s drawings of a traditional blue-willow paradise discombobulated by more than a dozen calamities, perils, and… Read More

July 10, 2015 @ 4:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last year, Zach “Danger” Brown, took Kickstarter by storm when he launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise $10 so he could make… a potato salad. Although he quickly gained popularity for his salad project (and even used the funds for a big event in Columbus,… Read More

July 10, 2015 @ 3:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to build up some hype for its online premiere, the Con Man crew hit up San Diego’s Comic Con this week alongside global crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo. Earlier this year,  Firefly duo, Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk took to Indiegogo with a mission to raise funds for the web… Read More

July 10, 2015 @ 1:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Axanar Productions, a film studio located in California, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo this week to raise funds for the first studio-quality independent film in the Star Trek  franchise. According to its description, Star Trek: Axanar is a feature film, but will be broken down into four… Read More

July 10, 2015 @ 10:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SeedInvest, an equity crowdfunding platform, announced on Friday that WayBetter, which runs the social dieting website, DietBet, successfully conducted one of the first “testing the waters” fund-raising campaigns under the new mini-IPO rules, which went into effect on June 19th. The company received $9.3 million of investment interest… Read More

July 10, 2015 @ 9:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CoolMiniOrNot announced that Zombicide: Black Plague has raised more than $4 million from 21,000 backers through Kickstarter. This makes Zombicide: Black Plague the highest funded board game in Kickstarter history. After launch on June 8th, Zombicide: Black Plague raised $1.2 million from eager backers in under 24 hours…. Read More

July 10, 2015 @ 1:32 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

A Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for new solar technology to build an underground park in New York has exceeded its goal, making the Lowline one of the most-funded public art projects on the platform, according to the campaign’s page. Here’s how the Lowline team envisions the project: It turns out… Read More

July 9, 2015 @ 6:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Orange is a global telecommunications company that has over 155,000 employees and generated over €39 billion in revenue last year. They don’t really need outside funding to launch a prototype landline phone – but they are using Ulule, France’s first crowdfunding platform to launch NeoRetro –… Read More

July 9, 2015 @ 4:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jewelbots, a New York City tech startup, recently launched a Kickstarter campaign with a mission to raise $30,000 for its self-titled friendship bracelet. Jewelbots is described as a technology-enabled jewelry for tween and teen girls. It is not only a great way to show off… Read More

July 9, 2015 @ 3:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to unveil his latest project, ex-Guns N’ Roses bandmate, Slash, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on FanBacked to raise funds for his new horror film The Hell Within. According to its description, The Hell Within, which was written by Midnight Meat Train’s Jeff Buhler, follows… Read More

July 9, 2015 @ 2:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Seattle-based Penny Arcade hit crowdfunding giant Kickstarter with a mission to raise $322,637 so that it can turn its comic Automata into an actual live action web series. Penny Arcade shared: “Six years ago, we release this comic. Since then, it’s spawned two addition mini-series (Blood &… Read More

July 9, 2015 @ 1:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

E-Car Club raised £100,000 on Crowdcube back in 2013. The company went on to raise further capital from “socially minded investors”, including some of the crowdfunding investors, and then received funding by Ignite Social Enterprise. Details of the transaction were not revealed. E-Car Club, launched… Read More

July 9, 2015 @ 1:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to bring new music to their fans, David Wax Museum has returned to Indiegogo with a crowdfunding campaign for their new album “Guesthouse.” The group, which was founded by David Wax and Suz Slezak in 2007 has tour both nationally and internationally over the past eight… Read More

July 9, 2015 @ 11:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With female entrepreneurs becoming a big topic in the crowdfunding world, equity platform Crowdcube weighed in on its experience with working with projects that involve women leaders. The UK platform shared: “Crowdcube is changing the status quo. We’re making investing and raising finance more accessible, affordable and rewarding… Read More

July 9, 2015 @ 2:17 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

  Qlipp, a smart tennis sensor that weighs only 8 grams, is now crowdfunding on Indiegogo, and has raised 90 percent of its $30,000 fixed funding goal. Developed by Singapore startup 9 Degrees Freedom, Qlipp offers insights into users’ speed, swing, ball spin and more, through real-time stroke… Read More

July 8, 2015 @ 5:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the weekend, Tom Tomorrow, the creator of This Modern World, took to crowdfunding giant Kickstarter with a mission to raise $87,000 for the weekly cartoon’s 25th anniversary two-volume compilation. While chatting about his work over the years, Tomorrow stated: “I’m the creator of This Modern World, the weekly cartoon… Read More

July 8, 2015 @ 3:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blue Frog Robotics, a French tech startup based out of Paris, launched a crowdfunding campaign on  Indiegogo this week with a mission to raise $100,000 for its new family companion robot, Buddy. Much like the recently Indiegogo-success family robot, Jibo, Buddy is a social robot that connects, protects,… Read More

July 8, 2015 @ 3:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hotcha, a Chinese takeout chain, recently launched a mini-bond on Crowdcube to raise £1 million so that it may expand and become a national chain in five years. Hotcha was established by chefs James Liang and Andy Chan in 2011. It is described as a branded Chinese takeaway chain with big ambitions… Read More