Offerings

February 12, 2015 @ 12:25 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Having quickly raised over $280,000 on Crowdfunder, Equities.com seeks to raise its $2M goal within the next 108 days. Equities.com aims to be the only global financial community that focuses on companies under $1B in market capitalization. The firm combine financial news and online engagement for our investors & corporate… Read More

February 12, 2015 @ 12:01 pm By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Touch – a firm handshake, lingering hug or maybe just a fist bump—is essential in the way we communicate with others. Devices such as smartphones and iPads have changed the means by which we talk or text with our networks, but touch still plays a… Read More

February 12, 2015 @ 11:46 am By Erin Hobey  |  

CoAssets, a crowdfunding site from Singapore that lists properties from around the world, has raised S$1 million (US$733,000) in series A funding from undisclosed investors. This values the company, believed to be the first real estate crowdfunding platform in Southeast Asia, at S$13 million, or… Read More

February 12, 2015 @ 11:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Clearing the air of any confusion that was caused by a Yahoo! article that questioned their project’s validity, the creators of Indiegogo-success Storm eBike addressed the story and its comments in the latest update. Storm eBike’s creator, Storm Sondors, stated: “First of all let me once again tell… Read More

February 12, 2015 @ 9:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday (February 10th), Waterloo, Canada-based Voltera launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $70,000 for its new self-titled protyping machine. Within only 35 minutes of its debut, the device impressively surpassed its initial goal and was quickly dubbed one of the crowdfunding giant’s staff pick…. Read More

February 12, 2015 @ 9:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Moff Band (Toy Fair 2015 Booth #3162), the wearable smart toy that turns a child’s every movement into realistic sounds, announces availability of the Moff Band on The Grommet (thegrommet.com), a curated, online marketplace and product launch platform. With its availability on The Grommet, Moff… Read More

February 12, 2015 @ 8:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nearly seven months after finding success on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, RRKIDZ, home of Reading Rainbow, has landed a new executive. Linda Benjamin has joined leading children’s media company as President of Global Strategy and Business Affairs. The news was announced by company co-founders Mark Wolfe and LeVar Burton.   Benjamin, most recently Executive… Read More

February 12, 2015 @ 8:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

“Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Look for Team, Team, Team. Stay away from too early stages where there is nothing you can really base you judgment on. Get a bad cop integrated in your investment decision making who will stop you when… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 4:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Washington D.C. moms, Rebecca Melsky and Eva St. Clair launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $35,000 for their new kids fashion company, Princess Awesome. The name may at first give a mind image of “typical” stereotype girly girl ensembles that will leave… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 3:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Venture Beat recently reported that on Thursday (February 5th), House Judiciary Chairman, Bob Goodlatte re-introduced the Innovative Act, which is considered a bipartisan bill that may stop “patent trolls” in their tracks. The Electronic Freedom Frontier describes a troll as; “A patent troll uses patents as legal… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 11:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding on Indiegogo, Storm eBike has zoomed past $3.1 million thanks to over nearly 1,400 backers. Storm is an all terrain bike that incorporates a high density lithium ion battery that will power you up to speeds of 20 miles per hour and up to… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking time away from her busy schedule, creator of Femsplain Amber Gordon sits down with Kickstarter to discuss more details about the quickly growing website. As previously reported, Femsplain is a fully functional, community-powered publisher founded in October 2014 to inspire change through storytelling. The website… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 9:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With only a few hours until its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter comes to an end, the very popular board game, Conan, is taking home at least $3 million thanks to nearly 15,000 backers. Conan is described as a miniature-based board games that pits on player, the overlord, who… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 8:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PicoBrew Inc., the company dedicated to technology for home craft beer creation and enjoyment, launched their second major product on Monday. KegSmarts,  the world’s smartest craft beer kegerator, was listed on crowdfunding giant, Kickstarter, Monday morning and within 28 hours had exceeded 100% of the… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 7:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

  David Haber is the co-founder, CEO and visionary behind Bond Street, an online lender that empowers small businesses by providing financing in a simple, transparent and fair way. Haber leads Bond Street’s overall company vision, strategy, fundraising and business development functions. Through Bond Street, Haber aims to… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 3:03 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

While you recharge your own batteries by relaxing on some sun-blessed beach, your cell phone could be powering up from the same solar source. StrongVolt‘s solar chargers work as fast as a wall outlet to power up USB devices, be they smartphones, tablets or GoPros…. Read More

February 10, 2015 @ 4:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On January 27, 2015, ZURU filed a complaint with the U.S District Court in New Jersey against Telebrands Corp. – Provisional Case No. 2:33-av-0001 – for Intellectual Property Infringement of Tinnus Enterprises‘ Bunch O Balloons. ZURU’s complaint is based on the contention that Telebrands Corp. is infringing Bunch O… Read More

February 10, 2015 @ 2:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

AMPL Labs announced on Tuesday (February 10th) it has exceeded the initial goal of its Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to support development of its innovative AMPL SmartBackpack, raising more than $125,000 in contributions in just four days. The self-dubbed “World’s Smartest Backpack” is considered an intelligent mobile charging system integrated into an… Read More

February 10, 2015 @ 1:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The streams have been crossed and the Keymaster and the Gatekeeper have come together! Cryptozoic Entertainment, creators of board and collectible card games, is bringing the world’s most highly respected group of paranormal investigators/exterminators to the table top with Ghostbusters: The Board Game. The game’s creators launched… Read More

February 10, 2015 @ 12:22 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Upper Street, the luxury made-to-order shoe firm,  has already secured over £46,750 of its £200,000 fundraising goal round on Seedrs for the 6.6% equity offered. Valued at £2,822,490, the London-based shoes label founded five years ago by Katy Chandler and Julia Elliott Brown aims to  revolutionize the way women shop for shoes… Read More