Offerings

April 2, 2015 @ 11:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Smart toy and technology developer Elemental Path, creator of CogniToys, the first toys powered by IBM Watson, has surpassed its Kickstarter goal by 550 percent. Launched on February 16th, the campaign raised $275,000 and received support from 2,256 campaign backers. As a result of exceeding several funding stretch goals, Elemental Path will… Read More

April 2, 2015 @ 11:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Electric scooter technology startup company Johanson3 has taken in its first tranche of funding — announcing a $1.3 million Investment on Crowdfunder. The company aims to make commuting easier and safer; currently, the company is taking on new investors for launching its startup internationally from the… Read More

April 2, 2015 @ 10:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SnapPower announced that just 24 hours after debuting the SnapPower Charger campaign on the crowdfunding giant Kickstarter, the project has raised more than $350,000 from more than 8,500 backers, 10 times the company’s goal of $35,000. The SnapPower Charger is a USB charger built into the… Read More

April 2, 2015 @ 8:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

GenYrator, a millennial focused and founded equity crowdfunding platform, has launched its private beta concentrating initially on startups from USC, the alma mater of co-founder Sean Nasiri. GenYrator looks for emerging generation-y founded businesses with revenue that are not quite ready for institutional investors, and… Read More

April 2, 2015 @ 2:38 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Burgundy winery Domaine Chanzy, which was set to launch what Seedrs CEO Jeff Lynn called “the first crowdfunding campaign for a company’s IPO,” has postponed its campaign on the leading investment crowdfunding portal, according to a recent story on Harpers.co.uk. As Crowdfund Insider reported in February, the… Read More

April 1, 2015 @ 4:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Featuring fan favorite Kevin Sorbo (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, and Gene Rodenberry’s Andromeda), the first chapter in the three-movie series Mythica premiered on Monday exclusively on the multi-platform digital network CONtv. Filled with explosive action, magic, and drama, the first episode in the epic trilogy from sci-fi and action-adventure powerhouse… Read More

April 1, 2015 @ 4:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Perhaps this is in recognition of the multiple Mars Mission crowdfunding campaigns that have circulated in the past few years. Fundrise, a real estate crowdfunding platform, has posted an offer to invest in a Mars Colony.  So if you looking for some preferred equity in… Read More

April 1, 2015 @ 3:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to introduce a new stress-free service for online shopaholics, Windsor, UK-based CornerDrop took to equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs, with a mission to raise funds for a parcel collection point service that will be available to all online retailers, locations and customers. According to its campaign, CornerDrop seeks… Read More

April 1, 2015 @ 1:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Celebrating the first of April with some unusual news (or prank), global crowdfunding giant, Indiegogo unveiled a new service called Indiegogo Heat, which is dedicated to all “hot sauce” campaigns. The platform stated: “Building off the success of Indiegogo Life, we’ve decided to expand into the… Read More

April 1, 2015 @ 12:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With Star Citizen’s campaign continuing to be the most well known crowdfunding project on the web, creator Chris Roberts sat down with Wired to share details about the initiative and its success. As previously reported, when Star Citizen surfaced in 2012, it immediately hit the spotlight and became one of… Read More

April 1, 2015 @ 11:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Remember the days when working full-time and taking care of your kids wasn’t the biggest priorities in your life or when your morning started at 11 a.m.? Well, those days are not just things of the past now, at least that’s what two ambitious college students, Stu and Jon, are… Read More

April 1, 2015 @ 10:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

WAIT FOR IT … April Fools DAY! – It’s really a whopping 7%! Even on this day of practical jokes, it’s no laughing matter how few women can attract funding for their tech startups. Advocacy organization Women Who Tech revealed women-led tech startups attract only 7%… Read More

April 1, 2015 @ 10:12 am By Erin Hobey  |  

JD.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:JD), China’s leading online direct sales company, today announced its launch of a series of initiatives to help finance, develop and promote the creation of start-ups in China. The new JD Equity Crowdfunding platform, which builds upon JD.com’s success in the area of Internet finance, is expected to… Read More

April 1, 2015 @ 10:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Happy April! You know what that means – warmer weather, flowers blooming… practical jokes. On April 1st (known as April Fool’s Day) more pranks are pulled on and offline. With that said, I would like to share my favorite, funny and incredibly “Is this for real?”… Read More

April 1, 2015 @ 3:29 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Bigger than a football field, the largest aircraft in the world is a low-carbon, low-noise, low-pollution wonder that soars high. Hybrid Air Vehicles, its manufacturer, is hoping that Airlander 10’s crowdfunding campaign will also reach great heights. On investment crowdfunding platform Crowdcube, London-based Hybrid Air Vehicles on Tuesday launched a… Read More

March 31, 2015 @ 4:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, hip hop group De La Soul, which is known for their albums, 3 Feet High and Rising, De La Soul is Dead, and Stakes is High, took to global crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to raise $100,000 for their first ever studio album. Explaining details about… Read More

March 31, 2015 @ 2:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Until now, the wearables revolution in technology has centered mostly on health and fitness devices. Today it enters the realm of music with the Soundbrenner Pulse, the world’s first wearable device designed specifically for musicians. Engineered in Berlin by a team of entrepreneurial musicians and… Read More

March 31, 2015 @ 1:51 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

ExtraFunds, a loan servicing company within the short-term lending marketplace that has serviced over 42,000 consumer loans in five years, seeks  to raise at least $1 million through the Crowdfunder platform to dramatically expand business operations. The raised capital will be used for additional lead acquisition, marketing… Read More

March 31, 2015 @ 12:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hollywood legend Dennis Hopper’s final film is to be made 5 years after the stars death following a campaign launched on Kickstarter. The Last Film Festival has reached its goal today raising over $90,000. With funding now secured, Director Linda Yellen and team will push forward with post-production… Read More

March 31, 2015 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

3D 2.0 Inc. today announced the start of a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to bring a revolutionary new product to the 3D printing world: Retouch3D. Retouch3D is a hand-held heated tool with variable heat settings and interchangeable tips designed specifically for finishing 3D prints. Founder of 3D 2.0, Phil… Read More