Offerings

July 1, 2015 @ 11:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following it’s $2.5 million Series Seed Preferred round funded by Arsenal Capital Management, SYNEK (‘sin-eck’), the developer of the FDA-approved SYNEK Draft System – a portable countertop beer dispenser that can be filled from any tap – today launched its four-month-long Great North American Expedition tour that will visit 35… Read More

July 1, 2015 @ 10:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Extreme sport company Ruroc, is looking to broaden their business and move into other product sectors. So do they go to the bank for a loan? Nope. They are raising capital on Crowd2Fund and they are going with a revenue loan. Ruroc is creator of… Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 4:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Snowball Effect has stated that successfully funded Punakaiki Fund’s offer has been extended. Originally the equity raise had set a low bar minimum target of $200,000 NZD.  Recently the offer neared $2 million NZD but today Snowball communicated that retail investors sill had time to… Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 4:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Putting an end to a bad situation, the Girl Scouts of Western Washington launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise back the $100,000 a donor asked to be returned due to the organization welcoming transgender girls. While explaining details about the #ForEVERYGirl campaign, the organization… Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 3:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly 24 hours until his funding initiative on Kickstarter closes, Adam Nimoy (son of Star Trek legend Leonard Nimoy) and his documentary For the Love of Spock officially surpassed its initial $600,000 goal thanks to nearly 8,700 backers. Earlier this year, Adam and his father approached 455 Films to help produce… Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 3:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Giving employees a chance to share their ideas, tech giant Sony announced its very own crowdfunding platform, First Flight, that’s dedicated to plans inside its company. According to Wall Street Journal, although Sony has resolved its financial issues and expects to make a huge comeback… Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 1:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

P2Binvestor (P2Bi), a crowdlending platform that provides asset-based financing to the fastest-growing businesses, announced on Tuesday it will provide ongoing working capital to Ronco Holdings, Inc., a resource for foodies and at-home chefs worldwide, as the organization looks to scale its business to meet growing customer… Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 1:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Giving others an insight on the crowdfunding industry, Crowdcube’s Darren Westlake sat down with Business Money to discuss the UK platform and the funding method’s growth. During the interview, Westlake revealed that he is on a mission to bridge the gap between old school investors and new… Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 12:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In order to save Greece from its bad financial situation, a young Londoner named, Thom Feeney, has launched a nine-day crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise €1.6 billion so that the small country’s residents can be free of the crazy debt. Last week, the country missed its €1.6 billion ($1.8… Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 12:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Going a different direction when it comes to its latest funding round, Crowdcube alum and Italian Wine Cafe, Veeninvest Ltd. (trading as Veeno) has launched a Funding Tree campaign to raise £150,000 for seven new locations. Veeno is described as a chain of premium Italian wine bars… Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 10:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

A new craft gin distillery has opened in Sydney and its first batch was snapped up on Australia’s crowdfunding platform, Pozible. Poor Toms Gin, Sydney’s only distillery dedicated purely to making gin, has just begun production in Marrickville. The young business raised $25,000 in one day. It… Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 10:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Classy, the leading cloud-based fundraising platform that helps nonprofits and social enterprises mobilize and empower communities, today announced several major milestones, including an $18M growth round of funding led by Mithril Capital Management, the leading technology growth capital firm founded Ajay Royan and Peter Thiel…. Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 2:10 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

On an equity crowdfunding platform that launched the day that Regulation A+ allowed anyone to invest in early stage companies, Gigmor, Inc., a social networking platform for musicians, is among the first to carry out a crowdfunding campaign under the new regulation.  The “LinkedIn for the music industry,” Gigmor has… Read More

June 29, 2015 @ 4:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to start expanding, BrewDog announced on Monday its plans to open its North American headquarters and first production facility outside the UK in Canal Winchester, which is located in the Columbus, Ohio region. This news comes just weeks after the brewery revealed its keen interest… Read More

June 29, 2015 @ 1:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Exploding Kittens backers, get ready! This weekend, Oatmeal’s Matthew Inman along with Xbox’s Elan Lee and Shane Small, shared an update about when everyone can expect the highly anticipated card game. Exploding Kittens is a highly strategic kitty-powered version of Russian Roulette. Players take turns drawing cards until someone… Read More

June 29, 2015 @ 12:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, independent investment and business advisor Lance Wiggs and his team launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Snowball Effect to raise funds for their growing venture, Punakaiki Fund. Punakaiki Fund revealed that it invests in premier high-growth companies from New Zealand. The company has investments in… Read More

June 29, 2015 @ 10:30 am By JD Alois  |  

SeedUps Canada, a leading equity crowdfunding platform operating out of Calgary, is joining a growing number of platforms that are leveraging their own technology to self-crowdfund their company. SeedUps is reaching out to their growing number of users, and beyond, to capitalize on their first… Read More

June 29, 2015 @ 9:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the weekend, Indiegogo success film Batkid Begins debuted on the big screen to share the heroic story of six-year-old Miles Scott aka Batkid. Batkid Begins follows the events leading up to the day Batkid saved San Francisco and what happens when an event goes unintentionally viral. Ultimately,… Read More

June 28, 2015 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois  |  

truBrain is Equity Crowdfunding on Crowdfunder Now While I am a huge fan of caffeine I recognize that my favorite “supplement” has extreme limitations. Being awake does not equal being alert. Trust me, I know.  While there are plenty of trendy drinks that are high in… Read More

June 27, 2015 @ 12:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

RiverNorth Capital Management filed with the SEC to create a new fund labeled RiverNorth Marketplace Lending Corporation. The investment fund will invest in consumer and small business loans originated via marketplace or peer to peer lending platforms.  The fund will invest at least 80% of its… Read More