Offerings

July 25, 2014 @ 3:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, we reported popular YouTube channel Yogscast announced the cancellation of the famous Kickstarter-success Yogventures after the developers were unable to create the game that was promised. Now, an update that was recently published has given backers a bit more information as to what really… Read More

July 25, 2014 @ 1:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Oh how time flies.  It was only earlier this week the digerati was contemplating what exactly Jordan Bishop was crowdfunding in a pretail campaign on Crowdtilt. After a posting on Medium and launching his mystery campaign, Jordan ended up selling 692 of the unknown product…. Read More

July 25, 2014 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few hours after the launch of its equity crowdfunding campaign on CrowdBnk, London-based Kipferl easily bested its funding goal of £125,000. The coffee house and restaurant has been bringing Viennese food to North London’s Angel neighborhood for over a decade. Now that the campaign has… Read More

July 25, 2014 @ 10:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nearly five days into its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, PeachTree’s new item, deepblue2, raises $167,947 from 521 backers. The device is marketed as the “ultimate” Bluetooth speaker and is a 440-watt aptX acoustic suspensive speaker with a massive 6.5″ woofer. It is also noted as… Read More

July 25, 2014 @ 8:25 am By Erin Hobey  |  

AVEQIA invites groups to cook together with Michelin-starred chefs and bond. AVEQIA invites groups to cook together with Michelin-starred chefs and bond through their shared gastronomic journey. The AVEQIA brand first opened in Stockholm and now has its eyes on the London market. Its UK flagship and… Read More

July 25, 2014 @ 7:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Studio MONO is setting out for a funding venture for its video game InSomnia. The video game studio launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter and within 24 hours, the campaign raised well past its $70,000 goal and reached over $92,268 from close to 3,559 backers…. Read More

July 24, 2014 @ 8:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

A Vanderbilt University student by the name of Cassie Wessely launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe earlier this month to raise funds to stay in the Nashville based university to finish her biomedical engineering degree. Following her mother’s death, Wessely was informed that due to… Read More

July 24, 2014 @ 6:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Green Dragon House P2P Loan Facilitates 120 New Flats. UK based peer to peer lending LendInvest has stated that its world record breaking P2P loan has now been repaid.  The £4.1 million loan on a commercial building in Croydon was noted as one of the… Read More

July 24, 2014 @ 5:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Claims of Russian Interference and Death Threats as Campaign is Re-Launched on Areal web site. Just a few days after Kickstarter pulled the plug on the bizarre crowdfunding campaign for West Games’ Areal, the video gaming studio reveals even more drama has been involved in… Read More

July 24, 2014 @ 4:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In only a few days, investors on the equity crowdfunding platform Companisto, invested almost €1.8 million in the superlative five-star resort Weissenhaus Grand Village Resort & Spa situated by the Baltic Sea. The offer on Companisto launched earlier this month and it rocketed to over €200,000 immediately showing… Read More

July 24, 2014 @ 1:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The crowdfunding campaign for the new quick-fill water balloon hose attachment, Bunch O Balloons, is now live on Kickstarter. Since launch on Tuesday (July 22nd), the campaign has quickly hurdled the $10,000 goal as more than 3000 supporters contributed over  $120,000. The system allows users to… Read More

July 24, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Vessyl Cup, a project in the midst of a pretail crowdfunding campaign, has shared they have passed by the $1 million mark.  The smart cup project was announced this past June by San Francisco based Mark One with an original target of raising $50,000 in… Read More

July 24, 2014 @ 11:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Nicola Horlick is a well known name in the halls of finance in the United Kingdom.  Nicola captured the title of City “Superwoman” as she balanced on the high wire act of an elite career in finance while simultaneously raising six children. After starting at… Read More

July 24, 2014 @ 11:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

NASCAR driver, Alex Bowman, along with his racing team, BKRacing, announced on Thursday (July 24th) their support of a new crowdfunding campaign on Crowdtilt known as Bitcoin23 that is currently seeking funds to bring a Bitcoin-brand race car to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Running… Read More

July 24, 2014 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Highlighting the risk of investing in startups, goodz GmbH, a Berlin based company that did an equity crowdfunding round this past Spring, has filed for bankruptcy. goodz was an “e-boutique”, launched in February 2014, that featured cutting edge products in a curated e-commerce platform that… Read More

July 23, 2014 @ 11:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Frame Again hit the “biggest mover by percentage raised” status soon after appearing on BBC’s Dragon Den.  The startup up quickly surpassed their £20,000 crowdfunding goal on Seedrs. Co-founders Jake Hayman and Joe Kenyon appeared on the long running show offering up 20% equity in… Read More

July 23, 2014 @ 10:43 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Fitbit for Cars App Makes for a Smarter Car It’s no wonder that Techstars NYC’13 alum Dash was voted one of  Entrepreneur’s “10 Startups to Watch in 2014.” The startup’s app turns any car built after 1996 into a smart car.  As a self-avowed “hardware… Read More

July 23, 2014 @ 3:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pangaea Services, Inc. announced the launch of its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo on Tuesday (July 22nd) for its brand new product, The Defender. The device deters a prospective criminal with an array of self-defense features, including a 24/7 monitoring service, camera, strobing flash, siren, and… Read More

July 23, 2014 @ 2:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Jilliene Hellman, CEO of real estate crowdfunding platform Realty Mogul, hit the screens of CNBC this week as part of the press rounds sharing the success on closing the Hard Rock Hotel crowdfunding offer.  Jilliene shares details of the project that raised $1.5 million (as… Read More

July 23, 2014 @ 1:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Making sure he stays true to his word, Zach Braff shared embarrassing details about giving back to those who contributed to his “Wish I Was There” crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. During a recent interview, the former “Scrubs” star admitted he regrets agreeing to record voicemails… Read More