Offerings

March 5, 2015 @ 9:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Greek Orthodox theologian succumbs to injuries in Connecticut car crash. Fr. Matthew Baker died on Route 2 in Norwich after he lost control of his van in the snow. He is survived by six children and his stay-at-home wife who is now in the winter… Read More

March 5, 2015 @ 3:32 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

If the Chinese characters on your bottle of very fine wine recall bygone basketball games, here’s to Yao Ming. Luxury wine brand Yao Family Wines, founded by Yao Ming, retired basketball star with the Houston Rockets and a global humanitarian, is now crowdfunding on Crowdfunder, with a $3 million goal…. Read More

March 4, 2015 @ 9:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Menswear retailer The Idle Man quickly jumped out of the gate topping £500,000 in just two days of equity crowdfunding on Crowdcube.  The funding round benefited from a single private equity group that committed £449,990.  The balance was invested by 73 individual investors.  New investors… Read More

March 4, 2015 @ 4:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly 24 hours until its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter comes to an end, eZelleron, Inc.‘s portable power plant, kraftwerk has successfully raised over $1.6 million thanks to nearly 11,300 backers. As previously reported, the kraftwerks offers a new energy supply technology for mobile electronic devices. It is… Read More

March 4, 2015 @ 2:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bike thieves beware, the “unstealable bike” Yerka project is officially going from prototype into production with the help of its official Indiegogo campaign, which launched today. After receiving millions of views on YouTube for a video showcasing the Yerka and receiving more than 10,000 emails from… Read More

March 4, 2015 @ 12:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

More than seven billion people live on Earth. That’s seven billion hearts beating. Seven billion bodies breathing. Seven billion minds creating thoughts and ideas all over the world. Yet, so many face struggle everyday all around us. Even so, there is one thing that will… Read More

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

Hoping for another round of crowdfunding success, California-based 1Lss Inc. is excited to announce the official launch of their newest product, MagBak Case for iPhone, on Kickstarter. The team at 1Lss has created a minimalist protective case and mounting solution for the iPhone sure to revolutionize… Read More

March 4, 2015 @ 10:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

NeuroMetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NURO) announced that on the day after launching its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, its product Quell has exceeded the $100,000 initial goal. The company reported preorders for over 500 Quell devices. Demand exceeded company projections and the initial offer sold out in less than 6-hours. The… Read More

March 4, 2015 @ 9:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plymouth community projects and social enterprises will be able to tap into funds as part of a pioneering crowdfunding scheme launched today. Plymouth City Council has set aside £60,000 for projects on Crowdfund Plymouth, which was launched by crowdfunding platform, CrowdfunderUK Projects launching as part of Crowdfund… Read More

March 4, 2015 @ 1:55 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Living in London may be pricey, but then there’s getting around. To decrease the price and the hassle of Londoners’ commutes, CommuterClub is partnering with leading peer-to-peer funder RateSetter to offer major discounts on annual public transport tickets through low-cost payment plans. The campaign, hosted on UK crowdfunding platform Seedrs, is… Read More

March 3, 2015 @ 10:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Pebble Smartwatch has hit another crowdfunding home-run.  The first go of it knocked it out of the park back in back in 2012.  At that time $10.2 million was raised for the very first Pebble setting a high bar for other tech crowdfunding campaigns…. Read More

March 3, 2015 @ 4:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this morning, Tennessee-based Artiphon hit global crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to raise $75,000 for INSTRUMENT 1.The eye catching musical instrument surpassed its initial goal within only 5 hours and skyrocketed to over $100,000 thanks to nearly 300 backers. According to its campaign, INSTRUMENT 1 is a combination… Read More

March 3, 2015 @ 3:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in 2012, singer and songwriter Amanda Palmer hit crowdfunding giant Kickstarter for not only her first studio album, but also a tour and art book. Originally seeking $100,000, Palmer took home over $1 million thanks to nearly 25,000 backers/fans. Now, Palmer is back to… Read More

March 3, 2015 @ 2:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Silent Beacon, Inc., an innovator in personal protection, announced today that its personal safety app is now live, with the Silent Beacon device coming out next month. The startup surfaced last year on Indiegogo and has since raised well over $70,000 in pre-orders. Designed to… Read More

March 3, 2015 @ 1:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday (March 3rd), innovation acceleratorMade by Many and industrial design company Map have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for Hackable, a smart and responsive iPhone-connected ball for 6-10 year olds. The goal of the crowdfunding effort is to raise $100,000 to put Hackaball into production… Read More

March 3, 2015 @ 12:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Candy House launched a Kickstarter campaign for Sesame, an instant smart lock. Not only did the lock met its funding goal of $100,000 in nine hours, It has also raised over $400,000 from more than 3,000 backers in less than one week. Sesame allows users… Read More

March 3, 2015 @ 11:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

During his time at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, CEO of crowdfunding giant Indiegogo, Slava Rubin, weighed in on the success of tablet Jolla, which raised over $1 million on the famous platform just a few months ago. While chatting with ShinyShiny’s Holly Brockwell about Jolla,… Read More

March 3, 2015 @ 11:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kimbia, the single-day crowdfunding event platform for nonprofit organizations and higher education institutions, has released their Crowdfunding Donor Demographics Report. The report includes donor demographics from all 2014 Kimbia-powered giving day and crowdfunding events including the industry’s largest events such as Give Local America which raised… Read More

March 3, 2015 @ 10:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Starting today, runners and coaches can get their hands on Stryd, a wearable device to measure running power, through a campaign on crowdfunding giant, Kickstarter. Created by Princeton engineers and backed by some of the biggest names in endurance sports, Stryd gives runners a way to accurately measure… Read More

March 3, 2015 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday (March 3rd), Florida-based MsGenuity launched a reward-based crowdfunding portal developed solely for the mom and family consumer. The site enables both funding and consumer input into the development of innovative product designs, creative projects and worthy community events. By serving an untapped market,… Read More