Offerings

February 3, 2015 @ 3:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Pono Music player is the 4th most crowdfunded campaign on Kickstarter ever.  The project raised a respectable $6.2 million back in April of 2014.  Over 18,000 backers pitched in to support this product created by rockstar legend Neil Young.  Pono went on to raise… Read More

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

Ready to give women everywhere a new online outlet, former Tumblr employee, Amber Gordon and her team have debuted a campaign on crowdfunding giant Kickstarter for their new website, Femsplain. Explaining details about the project, the team shared,“Femsplain is a fully functional, community-powered publisher founded in October… Read More

February 3, 2015 @ 12:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Pebble Watch, a poster child for the potential of crowdfunding to take a cool concept and turn into a consumer reality, has surpassed 1 million watches sold having topped 400k last year. This report comes on the eve of Apple’s most important product launch in… Read More

February 3, 2015 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

New crowdfunding platform, Save Our Legacy, hopes to give everyday people the opportunity to empower others and make the world a better place. Created to help individuals and organizations raise funds to produce videos, mini-documentaries and ads, Save Our Legacy launched today, providing an online space… Read More

February 3, 2015 @ 10:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate PeerRealty announced that its online investment platform is now open to the general public. The platform had previously been in private, invitation-only mode. CEO of PeerRealty, Jordan Fishfield  stated, “At PeerRealty, we believe that no investment portfolio can be truly diversified without a real estate… Read More

February 3, 2015 @ 10:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Cannabis crowdfunding platform CannaFundr has shared that New Frontier Financials has successfully raised $250,000 in seed capital (no pun intended) for its business that supports the nascent marijuana cultivation & consumption industry.  The offer was available to accredited investors only. New Frontier is a data company… Read More

February 3, 2015 @ 10:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Rooster Teeth launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to raise $50,000 for animator, Monty Oum after announcing he was being hospitalized for a medical emergency. The project raised well over $100,000 within its first day. While explaining the situation, Rooster Teeth’s Burnie… Read More

February 2, 2015 @ 4:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

CrowdProperty launched their real estate platform last fall. At the time management stated their first year target was £20 million in funding. CrowdProperty has now announced it a has successfully completed its first successful crowdfunding project with a total of £360,000 being loaned by 40… Read More

February 2, 2015 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday (January 29th), San Francisco-based Glow Headphones debuted its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. Seeking only $100,000, the new headphones quickly surpassed its initial and within four days raised nearly $270,000 from over 1,300 backers. According to its campaign’s website, Glow has been dubbed the world’s… Read More

February 2, 2015 @ 2:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wanting a new alternative to your car? Tired of dealing with the usually rush hour gridlock or paying for gas? With Storm Electronic Bike, users can enjoy a nice ride to work without having to deal with the traffic. On Sunday (February 1st), Storm eBike… Read More

February 2, 2015 @ 1:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly two weeks until their final album’s crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter comes to an end, the ladies of TLC have received news that Virgin Records’ chief creative officer, Ron Fair, has been dubbed the record’s executive producer. Crowdfund Insider reported that the TLC ladies, Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas… Read More

February 2, 2015 @ 12:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Wall Street Journal has announced that miniature Android gaming console, Ouya, was given a much needed funding boost from Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba. Sources revealed that Alibaba invested $10 million in Ouya last month and the two companies have discussed a plan to incorporate the… Read More

February 2, 2015 @ 11:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Saturday (January 31st), Rooster Teeth, the production studio behind Red vs. Blue and RWBY, hit GoFundMe to raise $50,000 for fellow animator, Monty Oum. Explaining the situation, Rooster Teeth’s Burnie Burns wrote, “It is with great regret that I inform you that our co-worker and… Read More

February 2, 2015 @ 10:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

It’s the story that continues to tug on heart strings, but it seems as though Zombie Cat’s “rise from the dead” tale isn’t as truthful as it seems. According to DailyMail, the miracle feline, also known as Bart, will not be returned as new information… Read More

February 2, 2015 @ 9:15 am By JD Alois  |  

  Leading investment crowdfunding portal Seedrs is claiming another “first”.  In a note to followers, CEO and co-founder Jeff Lynn stated; “I’m pleased to share that today Seedrs is launching the first-ever crowdfunding campaign for a company’s IPO.” It should be noted that SyndicateRoom claimed the… Read More

February 2, 2015 @ 8:32 am By JD Alois  |  

  Raising capital on investment crowdfunding platform Crowdcube, London based coffee perfectionists Taylor St Baristas has closed its mini-bond offer having topped its £1.5 million funding target.  According to Crowdcube, 504 investors contributed £1,864,000 for a security that generates an 8% annual rate of return… Read More

February 2, 2015 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Sweden based NOA Relaxation, an all natural beverage, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on FundedByMe and raised USD $ 180,000 in the first 3 minutes of going live on January 29th. The goal of raising $640,000 was quickly beat in two days and by day… Read More

February 1, 2015 @ 6:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

On Friday, the company behind SOAP, a do everything wireless router, issued a meandering press release that is more than a bit cringeworthy. Backing up a bit, Crowdfund Insider covered the first (of several) crowdfunding campaigns for SOAP back in March of 2014. There were… Read More

January 31, 2015 @ 6:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise co-founder Dan Miller recently chatted up one of their most interesting real estate crowdfunding deals yet:  3 World Trade Center. The project is a 2.5 million square foot class A office development put together by big name developer Silverstein Properties in downtown New York City. Silverstein… Read More

January 31, 2015 @ 12:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last Sunday evening, 67-year-old Alan Barnes was viciously attacked outside his home in Hillside Place in Low Fell. The older gentleman, who was born was numerous defects which include sight and growth problems, was knocked to the ground by the thug who attempted to rob… Read More