Offerings

April 24, 2015 @ 12:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Well, this seems legit. Campaign organizer, Aaron Schlechter, recently took to Kickstarter to raise funds so that he can name people’s dogs. Creative? Yes. Realistic? Not so much. Unfortunately, the crowdfunding giant informed the ambitious name-creator that his project didn’t fit in any of its… Read More

April 24, 2015 @ 10:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the recent prediction that it’ll have a “record breaking” year, Crowdcube unveiled a new infographic to reflect the key statistics and facts about its investment crowdfunding platform’s growth. Last week, Crowdcube announced that it is expecting to have an exciting 2015 following the success of Q1 funding.  The first quarter saw… Read More

April 24, 2015 @ 10:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than 24 hours until its extremely popular crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo comes to an end, Super Troopers 2 has successfully secured over $4 million dollars. The production company announced the highly anticipated sequel just 14 years after the first film’s release at the 2001 Sundance… Read More

April 24, 2015 @ 3:14 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Without the cloud, a PC or having to pay a single fee, MEEM, a charger cord that automatically backs up the personal data from your phone when it is charged, is now crowdfunding on Crowdcube. The company is also negotiating with a leading multinational company to… Read More

April 23, 2015 @ 4:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, London’s Hybrid Air Vehicles took to equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, to raise £2 million for the largest aircraft in the world is a low-carbon, low-noise, low-pollution, Airlander 10. Now with just three weeks until its project comes to an end, the company has successfully secured… Read More

April 23, 2015 @ 2:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dash Robotics, makers of hand-held, bio-inspired robots that are easy and fun for anyone to build, has secured $1.4 million in a round of seed funding led by IronFire Capital. Following the release of its beta robot kit in 2014, which sold out in less than two weeks through… Read More

April 23, 2015 @ 1:39 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Looking for fairest of them all? Map My Beauty, a new app which seeks to share personalized beauty tips at the swipe of a smartphone screen to help users find their outer beauty. Raising funds in a closed Fundable campaign, the app harnesses the trifecta of beauty, selfies, and cutting-edge technology… Read More

April 23, 2015 @ 1:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Goodwill Industries of Central Florida recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for its “Solar for Good” initiative, which is aimed at generating sustainable energy by installing rooftop arrays at nine of the nonprofit’s locations. The nonprofit expects to save nearly $9.6 million – and divert nearly… Read More

April 23, 2015 @ 12:38 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

In conjunction with the launch of its Indiegogo campaign, Fantem announced feature additions to its Oomi smart home system which successfully pre-tailed on Indiegogo in January, including a redesigned controller and a unique multisensor. The new controller, Oomi Touch, is encased in edge-to-edge glass and… Read More

April 23, 2015 @ 12:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this year, founders of the London-based Levantine restaurant Hummus Bros., Christian Mouysset and Ronen Givon, issued a bond on crowdfunding platform Crowd2Fund to raise £150,000.  During the course of the campaign, Hummus Bros. successfully captured over £174,000 from 54 investors. Now, Mouysset is ready to share details about the restaurant’s experience… Read More

April 23, 2015 @ 9:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The first investment crowdfunding project in Texas is now open to investors. San Antonio-based technology start-up MassVenture, Texas’ first approved investment crowdfunding portal, launched the state’s first ever Texas investment crowdfunding project. Located in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, this project will allow any Texan to… Read More

April 22, 2015 @ 2:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In celebration of Earth Day, a new, environmentally friendly cold-pressed juice company called Eden Juices launched a line of fruit and vegetable juices through a Kickstarter campaign. Made from imperfectly shaped fruits and vegetables, Eden helps to remind consumers to appreciate natural resources and celebrate… Read More

April 22, 2015 @ 2:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to offer tips to creating the perfect garden, London startup Shoot has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £350,000 for its gardening website. Explaining the website’s importance, the Shoot team stated: “Everyone loves being in a beautiful garden. However, most of us just… Read More

April 22, 2015 @ 1:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In celebration of their 20th anniversary, the bandmates of Solas have debuted a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to bring back past and present members to create a new studio album. Solas is the quintessential Irish-American band that plays Irish traditional music as well as original compositions, sometimes demonstrating an… Read More

April 22, 2015 @ 12:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the record-breaking campaign for Vesper, an award-winning vibrator necklace, CRAVE is delighted to make both the Flex Programmable series and the Flex Greatest Hits series available on crowdfunding platform, Tilt. With Flex Programmable, CRAVE introduces a first-of-its kind application for a limited number of… Read More

April 22, 2015 @ 10:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Established brewery BrewDog is going to the raise capital once again but this time they are going big.  Their Equity for Punks pitch is seeking £25 million in crowdfunding which will be the largest equity crowdfunding round in the UK to date. This is the… Read More

April 22, 2015 @ 9:25 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Last fall I interviewed FlashFunders Co-Founder Vincent Bradley to learn more about his newly launched, no-fee equity funding platform.  In the months following, Bradley and his team have stewarded startups and streamlined their process. The platform recently reached a major milestone: closing a major round… Read More

April 21, 2015 @ 4:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

RutanRC, a company formed to develop, manufacture and distribute innovative RC (radio controlled) model aircraft, announced today its launch of a Kickstarter campaign to fund the tooling, development and initial production of its first models; Burt Rutan’s SpaceShipOne (SS1) and White Knight (WK). Burt Rutanʼs… Read More

April 21, 2015 @ 3:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This morning, Montreal-based Mosaic Manufacturing launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $75,000  for its new product,The Palette. The Palette is a technology that transforms virtually every 3D printer on the market into a multi-color printer, and allows existing machines to create functional electronic parts. Mosaic designed the device… Read More

April 21, 2015 @ 3:06 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

With 40 days remaining on its Crowdfunder equity crowdfunding campaign, FAB Financial Inc. has raised over $2M of its $3M goal with a $10K minimum reservation.   Pre-valued at $15,000,000,  FAB Financial’s mission aims to help artists manage their finances and to make, market and monetize their… Read More