Offerings

April 4, 2015 @ 12:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Jordan based WeziWezi has claimed the most funded status on investment crowdfunding platform Eureeca.  The Arabic language “social entertainment platform” raised $242,957 from 35 investors.  The projected topped the second highest funding amount on Eureeca by over $80,000. WeziWezi sold 6.25% equity in the young… Read More

April 4, 2015 @ 11:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Billy Miller, who is known for his role on the hit soap opera television series, General Hospital, launched the crowdfunding campaign, Savannah Strain & Tigers Archery, on GoFundMe to raise $15,000 for his niece Savannah and her archery team. Sharing details about Miller took… Read More

April 4, 2015 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in February 2014, singer-songwriter Steve Grand took to Kickstarter with a mission to raise $81,000 for his first recorded album, All-American Boy. During its campaign run, the project captured over $326,000 from nearly 5,000. Now, not only has Grand successfully made the new album, it has also… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 4:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Buffalo, New York startup, Tiko, took to Kickstarter with a mission to raise only $100,000 for its innovative “unlike-the-rest” unibody 3D printer. Within the first two days, the project captured its initial goal, and now, just four days into the campaigning, the printer… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 3:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fairway America, an authority on small balance real estate (SBRE) pooled investment funds, today announced the launch of Silverado Income Fund I, LLC’s (“Silverado” or the “Fund”) $25M fund on SBREfunds, a crowdfunding marketplace that focuses exclusively on quality products and information in the pooled… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 2:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In recognizing April as Philanthropy Month, Missouri University of Science and Technology has announced campus-wide projects dedicated to serving the university’s community and also launched its crowdfunding platform, Crowdfunding.mst.edu, to encourage innovation. On Friday, the university announced: “April is Philanthropy Month at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Special events… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 1:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Scott Lancaster and Robert Ham, founders of the luxury timepiece company Lancaster Roberts, are excited to announce the launch of their first collection of luxury watches on global crowdfunding platform, Kickstarter. Three collections (First Edition range, Catena Series and Limited Edition Hirsch) of Lancaster Roberts luxury… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 12:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With her Billion Dollar Bully documentary gaining more funds through crowdfunding giant Kickstarter and even more attention in the media, Prost Production’s Kaylie Milliken sat down with Grub Street to share her thoughts about Yelp and the past scandals that surrounds the very popular review website. While discussing how she thought… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 11:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Sondors’ eBike campaign on Indiegogo finally came to end. The project surfaced back in February (originally known as Storm eBike) and was originally seeking only $75,000. During its final days on the global crowdfunding platform, the eBikes successfully captured over $5 million, making it… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 10:45 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Yodlee Interactive, a unit of Yodlee  which powers financial innovation by providing its APIs to developers, entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 innovators, announced its business has grown significantly in Australia and New Zealand in 2014. This traction demonstrates financial technology as a global burgeoning space, with businesses and… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 10:16 am By Erin Hobey  |  

OurCrowd has invested in Global Kinetics Corporation (GKC), an Australian medical IT company that has developed and is selling a proprietary tracking and analysis technology improving the management of Parkinson’s Disease (PD).  The campaign is set to close on 10 April, 2015. GKC was established in 2007 to commercialize innovative… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 10:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Gosnell campaign creator, Phelim McAleer, launched a project on Indiegogo to raise nearly $100,000 for their new production, FERGUSON, a play about the infamous shooting of black teenager, Michael Brown.  Sharing details about the project, McAleer wrote: “Thanks for having a look at the FERGUSON play. I think this is one of… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 9:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

It’s been a wild few weeks for Indiana. Last month, the state governor, Mike Pence, announced the Religious freedom restoration act, which states that a state or local government action may not substantially burden a person’s right to the exercise of religion unless it is demonstrated that applying… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 7:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Luxembourg based Direct Lending Investment, advised by Smart Lenders, has created the first US Dollar denominated security that is backed by peer to peer, or marketplace, funded loans.  As part of the process, Direct Lending Investment is using  Orchard’s analytics technology, according to information received… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 2:50 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Funding Circle, which claims to be the “world’s leading online marketplace lender exclusively focused on small business,” is in advanced talks with Temasek Holdings, a Singaporean sovereign wealth fund, to sell a stake in itself, according to Sky News. The move is part of a fundraising effort–to… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 2:08 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

MoneyPlace, Australia’s newest P2P lending market, has confirmed that it plans to begin trading in the June quarter, joining current popular platforms SocietyOne, RateSetter and ThinCats, according to BankingDay. The Melbourne-based company will focus on the personal loan market, with a minimum loan of $5,000 on three-year… Read More

April 2, 2015 @ 4:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly a week until their Con Man crowdfunding campaign comes to an end on Indiegogo, FireFly co-stars, Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion has successfully raised nearly $2.7 million for their new television show. Now, the fan favorite duo has unveiled a new funding goal, along with a surprise… Read More

April 2, 2015 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Team Impression Pi, a San Juan tech startup, took to crowdfunding platform Kickstarter last month to raise $75,000 for its virtual and augmented reality headset, Impression Pi. Within the past few weeks, the project has surpassed its initial goal and is currently nearing $160,000. Now… Read More

April 2, 2015 @ 2:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Codie, a startup with the mission to teach children the principles of coding, launched its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to produce toy robots that make learning coding tangible, real and fun. Co-founder and CEO of Codie, Adam Lipecz stated: “We believe that learning to code shouldn’t stop… Read More

April 2, 2015 @ 1:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just over a week ago, fans of Super Troopers received the exciting news that the film’s production crew, Broken Lizard, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise only $2 million for the upcoming sequel. Now, thanks to nearly 34,000 backers, the project has surpassed $3.2 million… Read More