Offerings

October 9, 2014 @ 6:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In celebration of 14th Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday, nonprofit organization Dalai Lama Foundation hit Indiegogo to raise $150,000 for an interactive, online experience about the history of the public figure and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Not only did it receive over $55,000 during its first week, two backers gave major… Read More

October 9, 2014 @ 3:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, administration at the Louvre announced they have started a crowdfunding campaign to raise €12.5 million purchase of a jeweled piece of 18th-century furniture, Teschen Table. According to the New York Times, the Teschen Table, which is also known as the “Table of Peace,”  was offered to… Read More

October 9, 2014 @ 3:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Twenty Something London, a popular online platform that showcases the independent businesses of London, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £160,000 to revamp and expand its popular website. Those who help fund the project will receive 7.40% in equity. The platform’s key mission is… Read More

October 9, 2014 @ 1:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Turning to their fans for funding support, Italian director Dario Argento along with his production team, which is led by producers Daniela Tully, Jeff Rogers and Rob Heydon, have teamed up with music legend Iggy Pop to launch a $250,000 crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for the upcoming… Read More

October 9, 2014 @ 12:39 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Packaging makes a difference, often the difference.  OurCrowd has invested in Highcon, dedicated to the development, manufacturing and marketing of its sophisticated, revolutionary digital creasing, cutting, and converting solution for the Direct-to-Pack Folding Carton sector, a $82 Billion folding carton market. The round is being led by… Read More

October 9, 2014 @ 11:46 am By Erin Hobey  |  

With atalanda there is no reason to wait for an order. Order online, enjoy a cup of coffee, open your door and receive your purchases at the startup’s regular shipping cost of 5,95 €.   Atalanda’s vision: “Order at the local dealer on the Internet,… Read More

October 9, 2014 @ 11:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday (October 9th), creators of the Chicago-based startup AMPY hit Kickstarter with a  crowdfunding campaign to raise $100,000 for its self-titled energy battery device. Not only has the new product attracted a lot of attention, it has been presented with the latest Proto Labs… Read More

October 9, 2014 @ 11:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

HearNotes Inc., creator of the first premium WireFree earbuds for superior mobile audio, announced today it is a finalist in the Fundable Crowd2Shelf contest sponsored by Staples Inc. After an avalanche of votes from consumers wanting to see the product on store shelves, HearNote is… Read More

October 9, 2014 @ 10:50 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The film A Billion Entrepreneurs has raised over $120,000 in the past four weeks for its Kickstarter campaign, hoping to reach its $200,000 goal by October 16th. The funds will be used to complete the movie that will serve as a resource for an educational program promoting entrepreneurship, purpose… Read More

October 9, 2014 @ 10:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up a new way to listen to music, Berkeley-based startup Axent Wear launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for its self-titled cat ear headphones. Seeking $250,000, the project hit nearly $247,000 by close 1,600 backers within the first 24 hours. Started by two UC Berkeley… Read More

October 9, 2014 @ 9:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Manchester-based tech startup WEDG launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise £71,000 for its self-titled personal cloud sharing device. Within only one week, the project surpassed its initial goal and is currently at £83,832 from 539 backers. Now the company announced its ready to start… Read More

October 8, 2014 @ 5:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The month of October brings the Halloween season, and as children prepare to dress up as fictitious monsters such as werewolves and vampires, real estate crowdfunding platform American Homeowner Preservation (“AHP”) is focusing on annihilating the real creeps plaguing communities: zombie foreclosures. These nuisances are homes abandoned… Read More

October 8, 2014 @ 3:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to bring battling robot competitions back to television and laptop screens everywhere, the creators of the RobotGames have launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for a brand new video series about fighting robots.  The new series will not only feature crashing robots, metal carnage, fire and… Read More

October 8, 2014 @ 2:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lending a hand to one of Liverpool’s well-known arts venues, singer/songwriter Sir Paul McCartney has announced his support towards famed concert hall, St. Luke’s Church. This news comes just a couple months after a crowdfunding campaign supporting the historic building hit CrowdfunderUK. As previously reported,… Read More

October 8, 2014 @ 1:44 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Fidel, a UK-based platform that allows customer-facing businesses primarily within Retail and Food & Beverage to set-up and run a sophisticated Customer Loyalty System,  recently launched its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube.  With the help of 12 investors, Fidel has already secured over £80K of its £230,000… Read More

October 8, 2014 @ 12:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Toronto-based tech startup, Mass Fidelity, debuted a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo last month for its new wireless speaker system, The Core, with a mission to raise only $48,000. During its 30-day run, the project exceeded its funding goal and also managed to receive $711,229 thanks to 2,000… Read More

October 8, 2014 @ 12:08 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Novi Security aims to be the world’s simplest and most accessible security system, giving users an affordable and powerful tool to monitor and protect their homes.  Privately fundraising on Fundable, Novi has raised $465K, 93% of its goal.  This past July, Novi wrapped up a… Read More

October 8, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

“Output Elegance”: Content Dictates Form on First AI Platform for Website Design, Ending Decades of Painfully Unaesthetic Site Design and Management After over three and a half years of building, the team behind the successful Kickstarter campaign NoFlo, launched The Grid today, AI software that enables… Read More

October 8, 2014 @ 11:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Comedian/actress Sarah Silverman and creative agency Droga5, co-creators of “The Great Schlep,” have reunited to create a new campaign called The Equal Payback Project, which launched on Wednesday (October 8th), to help close the wage gap between men and women. The National Women’s Law Center… Read More

October 8, 2014 @ 10:56 am By JD Alois  |  

According to a release, over one million supporters raised 18 million RMB in just 3 minutes on Baifa Youxi, a crowdfunding platform jointly created by iQIYI and Baidu this past September.  The project was for a film, “The Golden Era” by Ann Hui. On October 5, 2014,… Read More