Offerings

March 13, 2015 @ 9:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday (March 11th), Seattle mothers Jennifer Muhm and Malorie Catchpole took to crowdfunding giant Kickstarter to raise $50,000 for their new all-girl clothing line, buddingSTEM. buddingSTEM is notably unique because it is a complete line of girls’ clothes celebrating science, space, dinosaurs, and basically helps to drop the… Read More

March 13, 2015 @ 8:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, former SEC lawyer and now Forbes columnist, Edward Siedle, launched a crowdfunding platform, Investigate My Retirement Plan, which is dedicated to helping participants to investigate retirement pensions. According to Pensions & Investments, Siedle noted that through the new platform participants in defined… Read More

March 13, 2015 @ 2:18 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

It’s a site reminiscent of CraigsList, but gone mobile (and without the Missed Connections): SellShed, a New Zealand startup, is a free mobile app that matches buyers and sellers in their local communities for online trading. The company is now aiming to raise $500,000 through equity crowdfunding,… Read More

March 12, 2015 @ 4:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to raise funds for his Back to the Future project, New York City director, Jason Aron, has launched a second crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $50,000 for the documentary, Back in Time.  Sharing key details about the project, Aron stated: “Put simply, [Back in Time is] the… Read More

March 12, 2015 @ 2:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday (March 11th), The Actors Fund took to crowdfunding giant, Kickstarter to bring back the magic of the recently canceled series, Smash, with a one-night concert called BOMBSHELL.  According to its description, BOMBSHELL is the Marilyn Monroe musical created in NBC’s Golden Globe-nominated television series, Smash.  The original songs were written… Read More

March 12, 2015 @ 1:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Rocketbook, the cloud-integrated notebook that can be erased and reused after popping it into the microwave for 30 second, exceeded its funding goal by 1100%, raising over $235,000 in a matter of days on global crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo. In response to overwhelming demand from the Android community,… Read More

March 12, 2015 @ 12:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeks to help a friend in need, UFC alum, Wes Sims has hit GoFundMe to raise $100,000 for his longtime training partner and notably “The Godfather of Ground and Pound ” Mark Coleman. Stating what made him turn to the crowdfunding platform for help, Sim wrote:… Read More

March 12, 2015 @ 12:14 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Luxury wine brand Yao Family Wines, founded and owned (25%)  by  retired Houston Rockets basketball star and  humanitarian Yao Ming, has raised over $2,020,000  toward its  $3 million crowdfunding goal on Crowdfunder.  Pre-money valued at $15M, Yao Family Wines develops, produces, markets and sells Napa Valley wine brands in… Read More

March 12, 2015 @ 12:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Not just child’s play…Tangible Kids and Osmo, the breakout kids hardware tech device that was named one of the best inventions of 2014 by Time Magazine, announced its next experience, Masterpiece. With this launch, the company again seeks to revolutionize the way we learn and think about… Read More

March 12, 2015 @ 11:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist, marked the fourth anniversary of his craigconnects initiative this week, citing a host of accomplishments since starting the initiative in 2011. The initiative is Newmark’s personal, Web-based effort to promote and enhance the use of technology and social media for philanthropy and… Read More

March 12, 2015 @ 11:31 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Freygeist has developed a globally unique e-bike that combines all advantages of a modern e-bike with the design and weight of a conventional bicycle for the first time. Freygeist is one of the first companies to focus on the promising global market of urban mobility…. Read More

March 12, 2015 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

It has become one of the most popular campaigns to ever hit Indiegogo and has even captured nearly $6 million from over 13,000 backers, but it seems that not everyone has jumped on the Flow Hive bandwagon. According to HuffPo, American apiarists have stated that the Flow… Read More

March 12, 2015 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The fans have spoken, and they want more of Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion! The former FireFly co-stars have taken crowdfunding giant, Indiegogo, by force this week with their new web series, Con Man. Originally seeking only $425,000, the acting duo have quickly surpassed the initial goal… Read More

March 12, 2015 @ 2:25 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

The vote by Companisto investors had a higher turnout than the last German Bundestag (German Parliament) election: 93.79 percent. Of those who voted to accept a shares redemption offer from crowdfunded startup 5 CUPS and some sugar, 98.41 percent chose the redemption offer–which included a 45 percent investment return, according to a… Read More

March 11, 2015 @ 4:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CrowdPress, a crowdfunding platform built exclusively for the creative community, announced this week the launch a public beta version of its website on March 25th, 2015, with a full version coming later this year. CrowdPress provides artists, photographers, and designers around the world with a unique platform… Read More

March 11, 2015 @ 3:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, old school media outlet, The New York Times, and Kickstarter announced that they have formed a partnership to present a new video channel that’s dedicated to the films that were funded through the global crowdfunding platform. The description of “Made with Kickstarter” reads: “A… Read More

March 11, 2015 @ 11:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to bring their new project to life, Firefly duo, Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk has hit global crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo to raise $425,000 for Con Man. Sharing details about the web series, show’s creator, writer, and director Tudyk told Entertainment Weekly: “It’s about the convention world. My character, Wray Nerely,… Read More

March 11, 2015 @ 11:02 am By Erin Hobey  |  

As a solution to delivering IT projects faster, with better quality, and more cost-effectively, Aries TCO developed ACE, a rapid application generator that builds screens, data structures, and entire applications for as many platforms as templates provided. From one configuration, consumers can create iOS, Android, and web applications with just a click… allowing a… Read More

March 11, 2015 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Russian journal and founder/editor-in-chief of the Kommersant Newspaper, Vladimir Yakovlev, turned to crowdfunding giant Kickstarter with a brand new project that will hopefully improve the media in his country. Explaining details about the campaign, Yakovlev stated: “Russia today is torn by hatred caused by a… Read More

March 11, 2015 @ 9:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last spring, Lehigh Valley, PA artist, Lisa Glover, hit Kickstarter for her project, KitRex. She used custom-made steel die to cut the complex dinosaur shapes out of Bristol board to make the kits. Originally setting out to raise $8,000, Glover and her dinos took home over $100,000 thanks… Read More