Offerings

January 8, 2015 @ 10:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Symbid, one of the first investment crowdfunding platforms worldwide, has launched the campaign for Oscar-winning director Mike van Diem’s long-awaited film, The Surprise in association with A-Film Benelux. A romantic comedy focusing on assisted suicide, it is the first in a series of films to be… Read More

January 7, 2015 @ 4:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Sunday (January 4th), Germany-based startup eZelleron, Inc. debuted its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $500,000 for its portable power plant, kraftwerk. According to its campaign, the kraftwerks offers a new energy supply technology for mobile electronic devices. It is efficient and remains independent… Read More

January 7, 2015 @ 3:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to bring the second generation of ZBoards to the market, San Fransisco entrepreneurs Ben Forman and Geoff Larson have launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for the ZBoard 2. Originally seeking $50,000 the product quickly surpassed its initial goal and raised over $94,000 in… Read More

January 7, 2015 @ 3:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kickstarter superstar and do everything ear-bud headphones, Bragi Dash, made an appearance at CES yesterday.  The CES Award winning wearable was not only there to touch and see as creator & CEO Nikolaj Hviid allowed someone to take a pair for a test run.  Engadget was… Read More

January 7, 2015 @ 11:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo is at International CES in full force this year. Kate Drane, Ben Bateman and CEO & co-founder Slava Rubin (and others) are making the rounds and checking out the many products that have raised funding on their global crowdfunding platform. Yesterday Slava hosted a… Read More

January 7, 2015 @ 10:26 am By JD Alois  |  

P2P Global Investments has announced its intent to raise £200 million in a new funding round.  P2P Global Investments became the first ever P2P investment fund to trade shares on the LSE last summer (LSE:P2P).  At the time of the listing P2P Global stated its intent… Read More

January 7, 2015 @ 10:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking financial help for his father after an unfortunate incident on Mt. Kilimanjaro, Blake Ross has launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to raise $50,000 for medical expenses and to bring him back to his home in North Carolina. Explaining what happened, Blake wrote, “After summiting… Read More

January 7, 2015 @ 9:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Annual tech love-fest International CES is in full swing and there are gazillions of great crowdfunded products just about everywhere you look.  The gadget lovers at TechCrunch have taken the opportunity to announce their 15 finalists for its Hardware  Battlefield.  Every product must already have… Read More

January 7, 2015 @ 9:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Five leading female game developers in England named as recipients of Creative England match funding through a  crowdfunding campaign with Crowdfunder known as Queen of Code. Fareed, Lux & the Shadowmaker, Pocket Drakes, Star Catcher and Thinking are all innovative new game dev projects that featured… Read More

January 7, 2015 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Mill Residential not only became the first REIT to raise funding on an equity crowdfunding site but it is claiming the first crowdfunding investment to generate accessible returns for investors with its speedy listing on the London Stock Exchange AIM. Crowdfunding on Syndicate Room, Mill… Read More

January 6, 2015 @ 4:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Turning to the crowdfunding method for the second time, New York-based singer and songwriter Julia Nunes has launched Kickstarter campaign. Originally seeking only $25,000, the “Stay Awake” songstress has already raised close to $41,000 thanks to nearly 800 backers. Sharing details about the project Nunes stated,“I… Read More

January 6, 2015 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Friends of Friends Travel, also known as FOF, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £120,000 so that it will expand its quickly growing website. The startup has already been recognized by TIME Magazine, the NY Times, CBS News, and The Times newspaper… Read More

January 6, 2015 @ 2:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two days until its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter comes to an end, nearly 11,000 backers have raised £2,000,000 for  the autonomous, intelligent and swarming nano drone, Zano. As previously reported by Crowdfund Insider, Zano is a product envisioned by the British company Torquing Group…. Read More

January 6, 2015 @ 1:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to expand its MBA program from Northampton University to other schools through the UK and internationally, Universal Business School Oxford has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Currently seeking £150,000, the school is offering 20% equity to those who help fund the project…. Read More

January 6, 2015 @ 12:25 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

In its 2014 summary, WiSEED shared its growth:  37,700 members, 51 startups funded and  € 14 million in funds raised (a 100% increase from 2013).  Integral to its own growth and French crowdfunding became WiSEED’s involvement with financial regulations in October 2014: “After months of discussions with… Read More

January 5, 2015 @ 4:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The wait is ALMOST over! Keiji Inafune, the creator behind Mega Man and now Mighty No. 9’s Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign, announced he and his team are nearing the end of the game’s development. Mighty No. 9’s campaign was launched in 2013 and ended its run with a total of $3,845,170 from 67,226 backers, making it one… Read More

January 5, 2015 @ 4:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Matchstick today announced Flint, the first open software and open hardware video-streaming platform created with Mozilla’s Firefox OS inside. Flint aims to deliver highly interactive streaming and screen-to-screen experiences including two way interactivity, ad hoc and remote functionality. In addition to Flint, the company also… Read More

January 5, 2015 @ 2:01 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

“Imagine the work of Angry Woebots, Jim Mahfood, Junko Mizuno, kozyndan, Skinner, and Tara McPherson popping up from the page in magnificent detail before your eyes? That’s the experience readers will have when they crack open The Pop Up Art Book,” according to Poposition Press, referring to… Read More

January 5, 2015 @ 1:30 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

The StartUp Nation Scales Up. According to OurCrowd’s blog, “This past week, we waved 2014 goodbye and welcomed in the new year – but not without a bit of self reflection at what an amazing year it’s been for the Startup Nation. In 2014, Israel… Read More

January 5, 2015 @ 12:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ringing in the new year with a 2014 reflection, crowdfunding giant Indiegogo has unveiled its own list of films that made a difference in the past 12 months. Including in the list are the following: LIFE ITSELF: Directed by “HOOP DREAMS” filmmaker, Steve James, LIFE ITSELF is about the… Read More