Offerings

May 25, 2014 @ 2:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer-to-peer (P2P) site Landbay announced last week that it was no longer in beta and now is available for the wider public. The young company is a finance option for the UK’s  savers and investors who have struggled to secure low risk returns on rates… Read More

May 24, 2014 @ 2:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Described as the  “the definitive list of the United Kingdom’s 100 most exciting and innovative new companies launched in the last three years.”  The Startups 100 is a prominent group of young companies that are viewed having great potential for their innovative ways.  Crowdcube is part… Read More

May 24, 2014 @ 11:58 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Crowdfunding for Singapore-based RedMart nears its $5 million goal on AngelList. The grocer start-up seeks to raise funds as convertible debt during its most current round of funding. RedMart is online marketplace for household essentials with over 5,000 products in stock. The grocer offers competitive… Read More

May 24, 2014 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fresh off the closing of its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, Massachusetts-based video game  company Harmonix Music Systems beat its $775,000 goal for “Amplitude.” The video game is known as a “rhythm-action music game” for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation that is based on the 2003 cult classic…. Read More

May 23, 2014 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Excited to share the special news, American rapper Ryan Lewis took to his Twitter account on Thursday to announce the 30/30 Project, which will help build HIV clinics in Malawi, has smashed its original crowdfunding campaign goal on Indiegogo and raised $137,600 from 1,200 backers. Immediately… Read More

May 23, 2014 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

You know all those crazy and cool animated GIFs you see just about everywhere.  Posted on discussion boards and blogs spanning the internet – from avatars to witty comments…  A picture is worth a thousand words –  a great animated GIF does it 10 times… Read More

May 22, 2014 @ 11:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FC United of Manchester has smashed through their ambitious £46k fundraising target on the crowdfunding website Crowdfunder. All the funds will go towards the cost of their function room and kitchen at the new Broadhurst Park ground in Moston, currently under construction. 872 pledges, along… Read More

May 22, 2014 @ 5:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LevelUp, Inc.’s Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for Sabertron: Foam Swords with Electronic Scoring has successfully surpassed its $50,000 goal less than a week after it launched, fulfilling the swordplay dreams of backers who can now expect these high-tech toys to be deliver in time for the… Read More

May 22, 2014 @ 3:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Just several days ago the Amplitude crowdfunding campaign by Harmonix Music Systems appeared to be stuck in the slow lane.  Having raised a significant amount of their fixed funding campaign on Kickstarter the project was still far short of goal with only a week remaining…. Read More

May 22, 2014 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Osmo Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for Educational & Entertaining  Kids Game. Most parents with young children understand this challenge.  Young kids need to be comfortable using technology but you don’t want them transformed into “digital zombies” playing pointless games (do you hear me angrybirds?) or drooling… Read More

May 22, 2014 @ 8:40 am By Erin Hobey  |  

LOVESPACE, the UK’s first storage-by-the-box company, has raised £ 1,060,360 on Crowdcube, easily exceeding its £600K goal with the support of 208 investors. The start-up aims to help customers “live a bigger life, one box at a time.” At LOVESPACE, everyday is Boxing Day! LOVESPACE’s… Read More

May 21, 2014 @ 6:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ok – I still don’t completely know what exactly Sensibo is – except it can control air conditioners –  (not exactly very sexy) but the Sensibo team have put together an awesome pitch video.  This comes under the category of taking something practical and mundane… Read More

May 21, 2014 @ 12:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

As was widely reported this past weekend on these pages, and just about everyplace else, porn star Eden Alexander launched a crowdfunding campaign on GiveForward for a dire medical situation only to encounter the ban hammer as she allegedly transgressed the platforms terms of service…. Read More

May 21, 2014 @ 12:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to change the way computer and tablet users save files, Canada-based Kwelea, Inc. launched their $120,000 crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its product MBLOK.  The “memory card” is known as a “pocket-sized SSD with integrated Bluetooth technology that allows you to store and access data… Read More

May 21, 2014 @ 10:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Revolights, makers of revolutionary bike lights announced it has received $1 million of Series A funding in a round co-led by Sierra Angels and Sacramento Angels along with other funds. The company has been working to create a new standard in bicycle safety since 2011…. Read More

May 21, 2014 @ 10:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  With a little more than week until its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter closes, interactive panoramic CENTR Camera is edging closer to its $900,000 goal but standing at just over $500,000 – organizers have their work cut out for them in the final days of… Read More

May 20, 2014 @ 3:09 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

NewYork-based FreeATM has raised $805,000 on its equity crowdfunding campaign listed on SeedInvest ($770,000 Offline).  In FreeATM’s public campaign video, Co-Founder and CEO Clinton Townsend states the VC and crowdfunding goal of its 506(c) offering to be $1 million. FreeATM replaces replaces old ATM technology… Read More

May 20, 2014 @ 1:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Excited to share good news about their new product, the German-based startup GYMWATCH announced it has surpassed its $85k crowdfunding campaign goal on Indiegogo and raised over $136k to finance the production of the GYMWATCH Sensor. The company developed the patent-protected sensor that measures strength… Read More

May 20, 2014 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

It has made headlines for being both automatic and affordable, now Steven Yu’s brand-new StandDesk will be available to everyone thanks to the success of its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. The desk has managed to not only attract all kinds attention due to its impressive features… Read More

May 20, 2014 @ 7:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Realty Mogul has shared that it has successfully closed the crowdfunding offer for the Barstow Shopping Center, a 110,100 square foot Vons-anchored retail center located in Barstow, Calif. “With the completion of this offering, the company has enabled individual investors to participate in another significant… Read More