Offerings

January 21, 2015 @ 4:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few days after the launch of TLC’s Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign, sources close to the singing sensation, Katy Perry, have revealed she has donated $5,000 towards the all-girl band’s latest project. Crowdfund Insider reported on Monday that the TLC ladies, Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas and Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins,… Read More

January 21, 2015 @ 2:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last summer, California-based Skully launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo with a goal of $250,000 for its new smart helmet, AR-1. During its run on the global platform, the project quickly surpassed its initial goal and at the end raised $2.4 million from over 1,900 backers…. Read More

January 21, 2015 @ 1:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jibo, Inc., the creator of what’s considered the first family robot, announced on Wednesday (January 21st) it has raised $25.3M in Series A financing, led by RRE Ventures. Participating existing investor CRV, also the lead seed investor, and existing investors Fairhaven and Osage University Partners join… Read More

January 21, 2015 @ 11:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Amateur winemaker Tom Shula announced today he has secured $1M for an independent winemaking venture. Shula, a trained theoretical physicist, and now real estate broker “by day” plans to produce a 100 percent Merlot from Pickberry Vineyard, a unique 30-acre vineyard located on the northeast slope of Sonoma Mountain near Glen Ellen,… Read More

January 21, 2015 @ 10:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday (January 20th), Alchemiya, a premium online subscription-based video on demand platform for Muslim entertainment, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £60,000 so that it may expand its already growing services. According to the campaign, Alchemiya aims to present the world’s… Read More

January 21, 2015 @ 8:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Victory Park Capital (VPC), an asset management firm focused on middle market debt and equity investments, announced today that it will invest up to £150 million in loans originated by Assetz Capital under a new five year contract. Assetz Capital is a peer-to-peer lending platform that combines traditional… Read More

January 21, 2015 @ 8:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Wearable tech startup Ringly has collected a $5.1 million Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz.  The company ran a successful pretail funding campaign last summer easily topping their $60,000 goal.  The campaign was described at the time as the “most successful pre-sales campaign… Read More

January 20, 2015 @ 5:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday (January 20th), Matthew Inman, the creator of the popular website The Oatmeal, teamed up with Xbox’s Elan Lee and Shane Small to launch a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise only $10,000 for his card game, Exploding Kittens. Within only a few hours,… Read More

January 20, 2015 @ 4:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to help her family push through a tragic situation, Arizona woman Nicole Todman has launched a GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign to raise $250,000 for the family of her cousin, 36-year-old Erica Morale, who gave birth to quadruplets before she passed away a few hours later…. Read More

January 20, 2015 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Ready to bring an old fan favorite, Conan the Barbarian, back to the market, Las Vegas-based Monolith Board Games debuted a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter last week to raise $80,000 for its new board game Conan. Within only a few days, the project surpassed… Read More

January 20, 2015 @ 2:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With 2014-2015 winter sports season already underway, Israel-based RideOn has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $75,000 for its self-titled true augmented reality (AR) goggles. According to its campaign, the RideOn snowboard goggles are considered the world’s first true augmented reality (AR) goggles for skiing… Read More

January 20, 2015 @ 10:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday (January 20th), New York-based tech startup, Canary, announced former Google and Quantcast executive, Julio Pekarovic, as the new Chief Operating Officer at Canary. Julio brings over twenty years experience in leading finance organizations and business operations in hyper-growth technology companies. At Canary, he’ll… Read More

January 20, 2015 @ 10:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in the fall of 2013, original creator and lead designer of the original Mutant League Football & Hockey, Michael Mendheim, teamed up with Run Games to launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $750,000 so that they may bring the Football Heroes Engine… Read More

January 20, 2015 @ 8:20 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Denmark’s most beloved orchestra is known for being accessible—you may have seen the viral video of its musicians performing “Tango Jalousie” after eating the world’s hottest chili peppers, or perhaps caught them playing in a Copenhagen shopping mall. Now, the Danish National Chamber Orchestra (DNCO) has… Read More

January 19, 2015 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in June 2013, Kickstarter posted a letter to everyone regarding the crowdfunding giant’s campaign for a seduction guide – which was pulled from the platform after it was fully funded. A previously reported, the “Above the Game: A Guide to Getting Awesome with Women”… Read More

January 19, 2015 @ 12:15 pm By Midori Yoshimura  |  

2015 may be well under way, but Plant Growth Net Zero Aqualife, a completely organic, non-GMO, self-sustained shrimp farm, is still counting down: 12 more days before its Crowdfunder / Return on Change crowdfunding campaign closes on Jan. 31, 2015. The San Diego-based company seeks… Read More

January 19, 2015 @ 11:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to bring some new beats to their fans, the ladies of TLC have launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $150,000 for their fifth and final album. TLC started in the early 90’s and became a huge sensation throughout the years thanks to their… Read More

January 19, 2015 @ 12:14 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

For specialty coffee company Taylor St. Baristas, the crowdfunding cup runneth over. The London-based enterprise is now overfunding on Crowdcube, a leading investment crowdfunding platform, with less than a day left in the campaign. Taylor St. Baristas’ mini-bond, with an 8 percent interest rate, has… Read More

January 18, 2015 @ 7:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Trillion Fund, a renewable energy and social investment crowdfunding platform, has pushed into “overfunding” mode on Seedrs. The investment site launched an equity crowdfunding round last year seeking a raise of £500,000.  As of today 246 investors have committed to just over £536,000.  The offer… Read More

January 17, 2015 @ 11:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, London-based Business First Magazine debuted its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £75,000 so that it may expand it’s already growing publication. The publish is an established magazine that is seeking to celebrate the “spirit of enterprise” in the same way as U.S.’s… Read More