Offerings

June 22, 2015 @ 10:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Sugru, raising equity on Crowdcube, rocketed past £1 Million in just 4 days earlier this month.  The crowdfunding campaign benefitted by a solid consumer base of users and an expanding retail network.  Sugru is moldable glue, described as 21st century duct tape.  Early on in… Read More

June 22, 2015 @ 9:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than 72 hours until its crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMe comes to an end, Powerhouse Wind has exceeded its initial $400,000 goal and secured over $428,000 thanks to nearly 100 backers. Powerhouse Wind revealed that it has spent the last five years completing research… Read More

June 20, 2015 @ 9:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-technology company Extreme Fliers recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $75,000 for its new product, the Micro Drone 3.0. Extreme Fliers built the Micro Drone 3.0 to be nothing like any other drone. It combines expandable modular technology, sensor-assisted flying and a micro-gimbal for… Read More

June 20, 2015 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to be a huge success on Kickstarter, Shenmue III has secured over $3.3 million from nearly 43,000 backers in just five days. The game is described as the true sequel to the classic open world action RPG games, Shenmue and Shenmue II Not only has Shenmue III continued to be a huge hit with the crowd,… Read More

June 20, 2015 @ 8:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, New York City couple Alex Daly and Hamish Smyth hit crowdfunding giant Kickstarter with a mission to raise $29,800 for their “Big Apple” subway station posters. As a Kickstarter exclusive, the posters are 11 Pantone sport color limited and are licensed by… Read More

June 19, 2015 @ 4:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

One of the ’90s pop singers is making a comeback! Mark McGrath, the lead singer of the band Sugar Ray, took to crowdfunding platform PledgeMusic to raise funds for his first solo extended play (EP). Revealing why he decided to turn to the crowd for assistance,… Read More

June 19, 2015 @ 3:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to enjoy the success of his new Kickstarter documentary project, For the Love of Spock, Adam Nimoy, the son of Star Trek star Leonard Nimoy, shared details about the new film. As previously reported, the film is dedicated to beloved sci-fi character and  will also explore the incredible career and… Read More

June 19, 2015 @ 12:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FlyFit, Inc., a provider of wearable technology, was invited to join The 2015 COMPUTEX Taiwan Cloud EXPO as a valued alliance partner of Acer BYOC (Build Your Own Cloud) ecosystem. This news comes nearly a year and half after the startup raised $123,817 during its Kickstarter… Read More

June 19, 2015 @ 11:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With her Kickstarter campaign continuing to quickly garnish funds, author Jane Green sat down with media outlet, Galley Cat, to discuss her new cookbook and turning to crowdfunding for help. During the interview, Green shared details about why she decided to self-publish her cookbook by… Read More

June 19, 2015 @ 11:14 am By JD Alois  |  

One of the positive points of Regulation A+ is the ability of potential issuers to publicly measure investor interest before committing to a full bore funding round. This “Test the Waters” process allows a company to advertise before going through the SEC registration process –… Read More

June 19, 2015 @ 10:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tamr, Inc., the company co-founded by database pioneer and 2014 ACM A.M. Turing Award winner Michael Stonebraker, Ph.D., today announced that it has raised $25.2 Million in Series B financing from Hewlett Packard Ventures; Thomson Reuters; MassMutual Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance… Read More

June 19, 2015 @ 9:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wanda Group, China’s commercial developer by sales, is trying its hand at internet finance in the form of their crowdfunding app “Stable Earner No. 1,” which launched earlier this month and succeeded in raising RMB5 billion in just three days, reportedly smashing a global crowdfunding record in the process. On Thursday, the… Read More

June 19, 2015 @ 9:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfundraiser announced the official release of Regulation A+ crowdfunding kickoff pricing for new companies seeking capital. As of today (June 19th), equity crowdfunding for both accredited and non-accredited investors is now legal. The deals that will begin registration with the SEC today will take a few months… Read More

June 19, 2015 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

OneVest, a New York based investment crowdfunding platform, has announced a Series A self-crowdfunding round – coordinated with the implementation of Title IV of the JOBS Act. The offer, a 506(c), is now live on the OneVest site.  OneVest stated they will be self-crowdfunding between… Read More

June 18, 2015 @ 11:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

BrewDog co-founder James Watt visited the studios of Max Keiser this week to share his equity crowdfunding odyssey which has been labeled EquityforPunks.  James starts off back in 2009 when the young brewery was looking for capital for their business yet there was none to… Read More

June 18, 2015 @ 4:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indiegogo success and wearable company Rufus Labs announced today the release of the Rufus Cuff EXO, a protective exoskeleton for the Rufus Cuff wrist communicator. Attaching the EXO to the Rufus Cuff body allows the wearable device to be water submersible, impact resistant and ruggedized for… Read More

June 18, 2015 @ 3:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In order to keep the business running after legal woes, Los Angeles-based restaurant Alma has launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise $40,000. Alma, which has been operated by chef Ari Taymor and owner Ashleigh Parsons, was opened in 2012 for less than $50,000. The duo… Read More

June 18, 2015 @ 1:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

During the final hours of its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, Helen Greiner’s CyPhy Works successfully secured over $900,000 from 1,514 backers for its product, the LVL 1 drone. As previously reported, the drone is designed to be 100% user-friendly and accessible to just about anyone, including new drone… Read More

June 18, 2015 @ 12:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in April, Star Trek legend George Takei debuted a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for his project, Allegiance. As previously reported, The musical is described as an “epic’ multi-generational story about Japanese Kimura family (mainly the tale about the brother and sister Sammy and Kei). Their journey will take them… Read More

June 18, 2015 @ 11:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sikka Software, a retail healthcare cloud platform, raised its Series C funding of $10.5 million led by OrbiMed with participation from its Series B investor, Sierra Ventures and Series A investor, ATA Ventures. This new capital will further accelerate Sikka to scale sales and marketing… Read More