Offerings

April 21, 2015 @ 2:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking the help from his fans, Surfer Blood’s Thomas Fekete launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to raise $76,000 for his medical bills. The alternative rock band’s guitarist revealed the news that he was diagnosed with the rare cancer, which continues to spread throughout his body:… Read More

April 21, 2015 @ 10:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Untapt, Inc., an automated recruiting platform that exclusively focused on connecting financial services companies with top tech talent, today announced the completion of a $3 million Series A Preferred Stock financing led by Tsai Capital Corporation and its affiliates. The round also included participation from SenaHill Investment… Read More

April 21, 2015 @ 10:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

MyTime, the convenient way to book appointments online with over two million businesses nationwide, announced today it has raised $9.25 million in Series B financing. The company will use this funding to expand its sales and operations team and move deeper into merchant services with… Read More

April 21, 2015 @ 8:53 am By Erin Hobey  |  

XpresSpa, a leading health and wellness outlet in U.S. airports,  that offers many services such as massages and skin care, as well as products such as microbead massage pillows is nearing the end of its growth equity crowdfunding round on OurCrowd. The company seeks to raise $4,480,000 – $5,600,000… Read More

April 21, 2015 @ 8:23 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Prodigy Network, one of  the most prominent real estate crowdfunding firms, aims to combine shared workspace and short-term rental apartments, according to the The Real Deal.  The firm hopes to launch the concept, sources said, at three locations in Manhattan: 17 John Street, a project that generated $35 million in… Read More

April 20, 2015 @ 4:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to put more criminals behind bars, London-based Facewatch recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to capture £500,000 for its multi-functional reporting platform. Founded in March 2010, Facewatch’s platform allows businesses, the police and the public to work together to help reduce high volume low-level acquisitive crime…. Read More

April 20, 2015 @ 3:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, transportation giant Uber Detroit announced the launch of the #UberPartnerKen Movement, which was to help a GoFundMe campaign for one of its drivers, Ken Broskey, as he tries to pay off his mortgage before he passes away from cancer. As previously reported, Uber announced that it… Read More

April 20, 2015 @ 2:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Grammy-winning music producer Tamara Saviano has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for a new documentary that focuses on the life of famous folk singer, musician, songwriter, recording artist, and performer, Guy Clark. Per its synopsis, Without Getting Killed or Caught: The Life and Music of… Read More

April 20, 2015 @ 11:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to bring a new service to smartphones, UK-based SALLON launched a crowdfunding campaign on Funding Tree for its new salon booking and networking mobile app. According to its description, SALLON app works on the same principles as transportation booking app, Uber. This new network is perfect for city dwellers who… Read More

April 20, 2015 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Chris Olenik, founder of Agency 2.0 a well known marketing firm in the crowdfunding industry, has responded to the revelation that relationships have frayed between Storm Sondors and his firm. Agency 2.0 filed a “contractual fraud” lawsuit on April 9th and now Olenik has clarified… Read More

April 18, 2015 @ 7:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an effort to help those seeking money for medical/health campaigns, crowdfunding platform Indiegogo shared some tips on how these type projects can ultimately receive the funds they need. The popular funding platform’s Breanna DiGiammarino stated: “Crowdfunding proved an effective aid for the Villanova family, as well as thousands of others… Read More

April 18, 2015 @ 7:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to rescue the state of California from its devastating drought, 84-year-old actor William Shatner has announced plans to launch a $30 billion crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for a pipeline that will bring water to the endangered state. During an interview with Yahoo! Shatner stated: “California’s in the midst of… Read More

April 17, 2015 @ 5:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Second Most Funded Campaign on Indiegogo Hit with Legal Challenge of “Contractual Fraud”. Last week in the Superior Court of California in Santa Monica, Agency 2.0 filed a contractual fraud suit against Pacific Storm, Inc, apparently the corporate entity behind the Sondors eBike crowdfunding campaign.  The listed… Read More

April 17, 2015 @ 1:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking support for the battle against the disease, Alzheimer’s, Knocked Up star Seth Rogen has joined forces with Crowdrise to raise funds for his charity organization Hilarity for Charity during the Crowdrise Holiday Challenge. Hilarity for Charity is an organization that takes a new approach to fighting… Read More

April 17, 2015 @ 1:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks until its Kickstarter campaign comes to end, Tiko3D’s self-titled 3D printer has successfully raised more than $2 million thanks to nearly 11,600 backers. The creators of the Tiko Unibody 3D Printer designed the device to make it high quality and easy… Read More

April 17, 2015 @ 12:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, singer and songwriter Amanda Palmer launched a crowdfunding campaign on Patreon to raise funds for her upcoming projects, which consists of making new art and traveling to Berlin, Germany to record an album in German. The new projects surfaced just two years after she captured… Read More

April 17, 2015 @ 10:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Nashville-based Kickshark debuted a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its new 11 port USB-C docking station, HydraDock, for the new Apple Retina MacBook. Supporting networking, storage, interconnects, and most importantly displays, the HydraDock is the only available docking product for the new MacBook. While sharing details… Read More

April 17, 2015 @ 9:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Barracuda luggage, the new fully-collapsible carry-on with built-in tray, ergonomic swivel handle, advanced GSM-GPRS technology, easy open flap and USB charger, has doubled its crowdfunding goal on Kickstarter in just two days since launch; raising over $40,000 in the process. Co-founder and operations at Barracuda, Kiran Bhogadi,… Read More

April 17, 2015 @ 2:03 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Beijing-based peer-to-peer lender Yirendai.com plans to raise about $300 million in a U.S. initial public offering, notes a recent BloombergBusiness story, citing people with knowledge of the matter. If the IPO takes place, Yirendai could become the first Chinese online-loan platform to list overseas, following the likes of offerings by U.S…. Read More

April 16, 2015 @ 4:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Chairman of Cornwall’s Crowdfunder, Rob Love, will head up the #VOOM: Pitch to Rich panel in Brighton, in search of the best business minds across the UK Virgin Media Business’ Pitch to Rich 2015 competition to award Britain’s biggest ever business prize will be kick started… Read More