Offerings

March 11, 2015 @ 8:33 am By JD Alois  |  

It’s a Router. It’s a Android Tablet. It’s Home Automation. Its Soap! And its Vapor! Serial crowdfunding project SOAP may have another issue on its hands.  Backers of the ill-fated project have created a petition on Change.org to enlist the Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman… Read More

March 11, 2015 @ 7:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the full subscription of their first £1m offer at the end of 2014, Property Crowd, which is considered the first UK real estate crowdfunding platform to operate under Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulations, announces the launch of a new £1m offer for Central London luxury… Read More

March 11, 2015 @ 2:32 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Families of wealth and institutional investors have a new guide to the peer-to-peer finance sector, thanks to the family office of Yves Saint Laurent co-founder Pierre Bergé, Shepherd Capital, and Paris-based alternative asset manager Eiffel Investment. Together, the two firms launched Eiffel eCapital, an asset management… Read More

March 10, 2015 @ 2:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, tensions rose at the University of Oklahoma when a video of the school’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity singing a racist chant hit the web. Within days, the university expelled two students involved and permanently shut down the fraternity. University of Oklahoma’s President Boren wrote in a statement: “To those… Read More

March 10, 2015 @ 12:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

University of Edinburgh spin-out company Parkure Ltd has successfully attracted over £75,000 in crowdfunding investment through ShareIn, the technology-focussed crowdfunding firm, to develop a cure for Parkinson’s disease. Parkure has opted to use equity crowdfunding to raise finance because traditional sources of funding are often… Read More

March 10, 2015 @ 11:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Advertising agency LRXD is partnering with Clayton Warwick, co-founder of The Music Ninja, and ONEHOPE Foundation to launch a crowdfunding platform that’s a mash-up of Spotify, Omaze and Kickstarter. Cadence & Cause is a new music platform that’s designed to create revenue for charities by connecting musicians and their fans… Read More

March 10, 2015 @ 10:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to share some big news to potential crowdfunding campaign backers, Kickstarter announced that its smartphone app will have a new Apple Pay feature. On Monday (March 9th), the platform’s Carol Benovic stated: “We’re happy to introduce an amazing new feature to the Kickstarter app that makes it even… Read More

March 10, 2015 @ 9:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FŪZ Designs, creators of the wildly popular Noke Padlock that gained international notoriety, is making a return to crowdfunding giant, Kickstarter, with its latest innovation, the Noke U-Lock. Designed for bikes, the Noke U-Lock is a tech accessory for urban cyclists and commuters. According to its description, by using… Read More

March 10, 2015 @ 8:14 am By JD Alois  |  

The CEO of JustPark, Alex Stephany, and Crowdcube co-founder Luke Lang teamed up yesterday to talk about crowdfunding and the sharing economy. JustPark is raising capital on Crowdcube right now and their funding round has hit it out of the park. JustPark connects drivers in need… Read More

March 9, 2015 @ 4:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The fans have spoken and RiffTrax has listened. Based on overwhelming fan demand, the San Diego company, Fathom Events and IGN are thrilled to announce multiple events, all at once, to keep devoted followers laughing throughout the year. Fans recently contributed through a Kickstarter campaign to help RiffTrax reach… Read More

March 9, 2015 @ 3:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Flow Hive, the beekeeping and honey making system that has captured the backing of thousands, is now the most funded campaign on Indiegogo of all time having raised about $5.3 million with over three weeks left on the offer. Ubuntu Edge raised $12.8 million for its smartphone… Read More

March 9, 2015 @ 3:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Setting out to create a documentary about the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller, executive producer of The Walking Dead, Gale Anne Hurd, has teamed up with director/producer Valerie Red-Horse and Valhalla Entertainment to launch a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. According to its description, Mankiller celebrates a leader who… Read More

March 9, 2015 @ 12:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to give fans a behind-the-scene look at his 1995 album, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, American rapper and member of the Wu-Tang Clan, Raekwon hit crowdfunding platform Fanbacked to raise funds for the record’s documentary. According to its description, The Purple Tape Files: The Documentary & Film is… Read More

March 9, 2015 @ 11:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking political interest to a whole new level, Brooklyn-based small product design studio and the creators of the 2008 Obama Action Figure, FCTRY, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise funds for new Barbie competitor, the Hilary Clinton figurine. The “ready for action figure” (not… Read More

March 9, 2015 @ 10:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Pocket, a new type of property developer, is seeking a raise of £1.5 million on Crowdcube offering investors the ability to earn 7.5% gross interest rate starting at £500.  The “Pocket Bond” is set for a 4 year term at which time investors may choose… Read More

March 9, 2015 @ 10:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mohu, creator of the self-dubbed world’s first paper-thin indoor HDTV antenna, announced on Monday that Mohu Channels is now available to the general public. As the considered first device of its kind to bring together Over-the-Air (OTA) broadcast TV content, streaming apps and web content in one… Read More

March 9, 2015 @ 8:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Stanford student, Jerming Gu, and his smart lock project, Sesame, have raised nearly $500,000 dollars after only a little over a week on crowdfunding giant, Kickstarter. Gu, founder of CANDY HOUSE Inc., is a mechanical engineering master candidate from Stanford University. Originall from Taiwan, he is a someone who… Read More

March 9, 2015 @ 4:27 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

A surprising chain of related facts: Gila monster lizards have poisonous saliva. A drug derived from it, Exenatide, acts like a natural hormone, helping diabetes patients produce their own insulin. And Venomtech is the first UK company to sell venoms in a form tailored for use by drug discovery companies, so that they… Read More

March 8, 2015 @ 7:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

The crowdfunding ecosystem continues to evolve allowing companies to prove concepts or services with crowd validation. Tech, while not the biggest money category, is one of the highest profile segments.  Hardware and crowdfunding is a perfect match.  Crowdfund Insider thought it would be interesting to review… Read More

March 7, 2015 @ 4:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE), a global conglomerate with its headquarters based in Tokyo, is a company valued at over $30 billion with hundreds of subsidiaries and thousands of product lines. Best known for its electronic products, Sony has not been known for innovation since it cooked up… Read More