Offerings

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

March 31, 2015 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

AppVested, an equity crowdfunding platform for mobile apps, is introducing its newest app, GenieGram, to AppVestors. AppVested is marketing GenieGram as a social greetings application that adds fun layers to messaging. The idea is to take the nostalgia and whimsy of snail mail and make… Read More

March 31, 2015 @ 9:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Today, GrapeSeed Wine Fund launched as the first company to marry consumers’ desire for choice and exclusivity with winemakers’ passion for creating distinctive, small production wines. Leveraging a crowdfunding model, GrapeSeed enables members, or “Partners,” to pay a subscription fee to fund one-of-a-kind wine projects… Read More

March 31, 2015 @ 9:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Symbid, an online funding platform for start-ups and small businesses, today announced its transaction volume since launching The Funding Network on March 4th. Over 50 companies were funded via The Funding Network™ for a total of $40.1 million in 22 days, creating the potential for future Symbid… Read More

March 31, 2015 @ 8:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Companisto has announced the closing of funding for Weissenhaus Grand Village & Spa at a record amount of € 7.5 million. The platform has claimed Europe’s largest crowdfunding campaign as approximately 1600 investors participated in the public offer. Crowdfunding of Weissenhaus was paused for a period… Read More

March 30, 2015 @ 3:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, New York based startup, Tiko, took to global crowdfunding platform Kickstarter with a mission to raise $100,000 for its brand new 3D printer. Within only an hour or so, the project captured over 80% of its initial goal from 600 backers. The creators… Read More

March 30, 2015 @ 11:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With more and more filmmakers looking to the crowd to fund their up and coming projects, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter gathered a few moviemakers to share their funding success tips. Kickstarter’s Niina Pollari wrote: “It can seem incredibly difficult to determine a realistic and attainable goal for… Read More

March 30, 2015 @ 11:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tired of having to lounge on uncomfortable chairs during a long layover? Anxious about missing a flight due to a “power nap?” Worry no more travelers, Podtime is ready to make its way to one of the busiest airports in the UK, Gatwick. The company launched an equity… Read More

March 30, 2015 @ 11:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Did the forthcoming launch of the Apple Watch boost Pebble and its most recent, record breaking, crowdfunding campaign for the Pebble Time? Well that is a good questions. The wearable tech industry is so new that having a high profile company like Apple jump into… Read More

March 30, 2015 @ 10:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in 2012 into 2013, Yashar Behzadi and Greg Moon, co-founders of San Francisco-based popSLATE, took to crowdfunding giant Indiegogo to raise $150,000 for their invention – the second screen case for smartphones. Within its 30-day run on Indiegogo, the project captured well over its… Read More

March 30, 2015 @ 9:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, New Zealand-based Invivo Wines announced the excited news that it has raised over $2 million NZD through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Snowball Effect. The wine startup’s campaign launched and almost immediately jumped to $1 million (doubling its initial $500,000 goal). Now, Invivo’s… Read More

March 28, 2015 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With Super Troopers 2 continuing to be a huge success on global crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo, director and star of the original comedy, Jay Chandrasekhar is ready to share details about the upcoming film and why Broken Lizard decided to turn to fans for funding help. In a recent essay, published… Read More

March 28, 2015 @ 8:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Baltimore non-profit organization, Section1, opened its new Series A funding round in hopes of revitalize a 3.5-acre abandon site in the city’s art scene under Jones Falls Expressway ready for public view. The organization is dedicated to transforming, vacant, underutilized, or derelict sites… Read More

March 28, 2015 @ 8:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With her second crowdfunding campaign, KitRex Pterodactyl, now seeking funds on Kickstarter, Lisa Glover is ready to share the process of creating the fun 3D paper dinosaurs. During a recent interview with Kickstarter, Glover revealed why she decided to return to the crowdfunding giant with her… Read More

March 28, 2015 @ 7:15 am By JD Alois  |  

The crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for Pebble’s new smartwatch has officially closed.  Pebble Time now stands as the most funded campaign ever on Kickstarter.  Pebble raised a total of $20,338,986 from 78,471 backers.  Pebble easily topped the previous record holder, Coolest Cooler, a   product… Read More

March 28, 2015 @ 7:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to expand its quickly growing (and already popular) business, central Brighton-based frozen yogurt startup, Lick, has hit crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to raise £200,000 and is offering  6.25% in equity. Lick  is all-natural, fat-free and made from 100% yogurt using the special method that its co-founders,… Read More