Offerings

December 12, 2014 @ 2:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Vlogbrothers hosts Hank and John Green launched Project for Awesome’s annual crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. For those who don’t know about this funding event, Project for Awesome was started in 2007 when a group of video creators decided it would be good, for… Read More

December 12, 2014 @ 12:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Well, this is a first. Earlier this week, British journalist Vaughan Smith has hit Kickstarter to raise £100,000 so that he may build life-like statues of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange along with Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden. These statues are known as being part of… Read More

December 12, 2014 @ 12:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to do whatever it takes to stop the destruction of Ferguson, Missouri businesses, an initiative known as #FergusonRebuild has launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to help save many of the town’s shops after multiple riots, due to the jury’s decision to not indict… Read More

December 12, 2014 @ 11:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to bring a new type of lock to the market, electronic giant Sony has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Japan-based platform Makuake for the Qrio Smart Lock. According Gizmodo, the lock is described as the smallest of its kind and is considered a retofittable… Read More

December 12, 2014 @ 10:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hush, currently seeking funds though crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, has been dubbed the world’s first set of connected earplugs that wirelessly connects to a smartphone, to help people live and sleep when it’s noisy. Hush combines noise-masking earplugs with an app to isolate users from distractions… Read More

December 11, 2014 @ 3:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

A 60-day Kickstarter campaign from October 15th to December 7th resulted in 10,293 backers pledging more than $1.5 million dollars so GrowlerWerks could bring the uKeg to life. The little growler that could, made by four Portland, Ore., engineers, became the second most-funded project in Kickstarter’s food category and… Read More

December 11, 2014 @ 3:05 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

ReQuip, aiming to create a trusted, P2P mobile and web marketplace for buying and selling new and used sports gear, is focused on cycling, triathlon and outdoor adventure sports gear based in Austin, TX. Urged to think of reQwip as a “P2P marketplace for pre-owned REI… Read More

December 11, 2014 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Aqualibrium Garden is poised to enter the marketplace after raising over $153,000 in one of Kickstarter’s top 10 most successful food projects to date. This one-of-a-kind aquaponics system is bringing fresh, organic gardening into homes and promotes sustainable food production even in the smallest… Read More

December 11, 2014 @ 11:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Virtuix, the developer of the popular and highly anticipated Omni virtual reality treadmill, announced on Thursday (December 11th) that it has completed a $2.7 million investment round designed to support operations, fund working capital and accelerate research and development around the full virtual reality experience…. Read More

December 10, 2014 @ 4:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Showing support for Marie Gemmell and her two sons after they lost their lives in Monday morning’s Gaithersburg, Maryland plane crash, an identified friend of the family, Jennifer Miller, launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise $400,000 that will go towards the family so that they… Read More

December 10, 2014 @ 3:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This morning (December 10th), Detroit-based startup Hemingwrite debuted its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $250,000 for its self-titled distraction free digital typewriter. According to its description, the distraction-free writing tool combines the simplicity of a typewriter with cloud documents, e-paper display, and full-sized mechanical… Read More

December 10, 2014 @ 2:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Frankfurt-based iCradle launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $100,000 for its new connected biking system, COBI. The project immediately became a huge hit, scoring its initial goal within four days. It is currently at $165,676 thanks to 842. COBI is considered a “world-first”… Read More

December 10, 2014 @ 1:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this fall, “Girls” star Lena Dunham released her book Not that Kind of Girl. The new memoir exposed untold stories about the actress, including a sexual assault during her days at Oberlin College. Now, the man that was apparently involved in the situation, who is… Read More

December 10, 2014 @ 11:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jean Philippe “JP” Moulin, a renowned winemaker who has created champagne for some of the world’s most heralded labels, is developing his own range of champagnes with €500,000 in crowdfunding raised from wine aficionados on the NakedWines.com platform. A celebrated champagne-maker with decades of experience,… Read More

December 10, 2014 @ 9:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Children’s charity Kids Company is facing unprecedented numbers of vulnerable children and young people seeking their support this Christmas. To help them meet this challenge they have turned to alternative online fundraising platform Crowdfunder. They were surprised and moved by the kindness of the public… Read More

December 10, 2014 @ 9:07 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The startup POD Point, the UK’s leading network of electric vehicle charge points has raised over £1,227,000 for 7.04% equity on its current crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, the third largest to date on Seedrs. With a valuation of £16,217,236, the London-based startup produces electric vehicle (EV) charge points for home… Read More

December 10, 2014 @ 7:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Renewable energy crowdfunding platform Abundance is offering an end of the year special for investors participating in their largest crowdfunded solar investment ever.  All new and existing investors will receive a “2% uplift” to any investment between now and the end of the year.   The… Read More

December 9, 2014 @ 3:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Sunday (December 7th), a Seattle, Washington startup launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $50,000 for its notifier and fitness tracker, Uno Noteband. Within the first 48 hours, the cool device reached $41,755 from nearly 600 backers. According to the campaign’s website, the Uno… Read More

December 9, 2014 @ 1:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

After an intense outpouring of support by the global startup community, a crowdfunding campaign launched by the global humanitarian agency Mercy Corps to secure the future of Gaza Sky Geeks (GSG), Gaza’s first and only startup accelerator, has been extended through January 8. The Indiegogo campaign, GazaStarts, surpassed its initial fundraising goal of $70,000, raising… Read More

December 9, 2014 @ 12:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last Tuesday (December 2nd), Hong Kong-based Crazybaby hit global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to raise $100,000 for its levitating speaker system, Mars. Not only did the project make its way past the initial goal, it is closing in on $310,600 thanks to nearly 1,700 backers. As previously… Read More