Offerings

May 2, 2014 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to expand its already growing community, Floyd’s Jacksonville Center for the Arts is launching its own crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. The nonprofit art center is hoping to raise funds to meet a variety of needs, including a bedrock of an endowment. Sharing details about the… Read More

May 2, 2014 @ 8:05 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Launch Angels, a new investment platform based in Boston, is creating an early stage VC portfolio of women-led companies; the crowdfunding for the $500,000 first round has launched on SeedInvest, with a minimum of a $25,000 investment.  The minimum closing threshold is $250K. Launch Angels… Read More

May 1, 2014 @ 6:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Teaching the first class ever on social media analytics, Marquette University instructor Tim Cigelske and his students conducted seven different crowdfunding campaigns to get a closer look at the fundraising phenomenon. According to the class, the campaigns raised a total of $20,000 to support some… Read More

May 1, 2014 @ 1:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdtilt is proud to share that the Jamaican Bobsled Team has been recognized with a Webby Award for their ingenuity in using a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdtilt to fund their trip to the Sochi Olympics. Although the two-man bobsled team of Winston Watts and Marvin… Read More

May 1, 2014 @ 10:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

It’s been a long time coming, and now an representative from Oculus Rift virtual reality announced a headset for consumers may go on sale as early as next year. The Irvine, the management at Oculus VR and the company that was bought by Facebook for… Read More

May 1, 2014 @ 6:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

It may have been canceled in 2012 after only three seasons, but it seems fans of “Blue Mountain State” have not forgotten the hilarious television series just yet. Star of the show Alan Ritchson along with co-creators Chris Romano and Eric Falconer launched the “Blue… Read More

May 1, 2014 @ 6:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Exciting news for the online jewelry store Rare Pink. The company, who launched its crowdfunding campaign on Seedr, raised well over its £100,000 goal. Rare Pink is an online retailer of custom designed diamond jewelry and engagement rings that are traded from London and Hong… Read More

April 30, 2014 @ 3:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dealing with some drama surrounding a famous Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign, controversial Chinese actor Ai Weiwei is reportedly locked into a little bit of a spat with director  Jason Wishnow over the independent film “The Sandstorm,” a ten-minute movie about a smoggy, futuristic China where water… Read More

April 30, 2014 @ 2:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Giving children more reasons to be excited about dinosaurs, KitRex announced its very own crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter earlier this month to raise $8,000. The product is a flat-packed, paper dinosaur that consumers can construct by folding and tabbing together specially cut pieces of high-quality… Read More

April 30, 2014 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Online Solar Marketplace Geostellar Raises $1 Million Equity Crowdfunding Over Three Months. Geostellar, a leading online solar rooftop marketplace,  has closed a $1 million round of equity crowdfunding.  The company listed their offering with Return on Change, an online investment platform. The funding round was… Read More

April 30, 2014 @ 7:30 am By Erin Hobey  |  

London-based Minicabit has raised nearly 68% of its £150,000 funding goal, securing over £101K to date on its Seedrs’ equity crowdfunding campaign.  By setting the minimum investment level at a lowly £10, Founder and CEO Amer Hasan incites investments from cab owners, cab operators, cab… Read More

April 29, 2014 @ 5:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With only a few days left of its Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign,  League of Geeks’ new game “Armello” has almost reached its $200,000. The game takes players into a world of imagination as each play as a “hero” from one of fourt animal clans: rat, rabbit,… Read More

April 29, 2014 @ 2:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

UK’s crowdfunding programme CrowdBoxTV, has scheduled a Bluetooth smart tag, a sleek in home security system, and a robotic building set for this weeks presentation.  Entrepreneur and tech business advisor, Stella English, presents some of the latest pitch videos from the crowdfunding world while news… Read More

April 29, 2014 @ 2:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to mainstream its delicious products, BerryWhite launched its crowdfunding campaign to raise £300,000 on Crowdcube earlier this month. The company manufactures, markets and sells non-carbonated organic fruit drinks. The drinks are packaged in a 330ml glass bottle and certified organic. They are blended from naturalnon-GMO fruits,… Read More

April 29, 2014 @ 9:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just three days after launching its very own $1 million self crowdfunding campaign, The San Diego Opera proudly announced that it has made about 30% of its goal. Backers from all over the world have donated a total of $304,565 with 21 days left to go…. Read More

April 29, 2014 @ 7:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Funds Raised Will Go For Development of Tinder Style App to Connect Users. Car-sharing startup GoCarShare has launched a second Seedrs campaign with the aim of crowdfunding a Tinder-style app, but for car travel.  The company is looking to raise £75,000 for their second equity… Read More

April 29, 2014 @ 7:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Exciting news for Rufus Labs, its new invention the Rufus Cuff easily surpassed its crowdfunding goal of $200,000 on Indiegogo with plenty time left with the campaign . According to the company, the cuff is “an advanced wearable device with a revolutionary new take on wrist… Read More

April 28, 2014 @ 9:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Everyone needs stress relief.  Regardless of position or place we all have our moments.  We all have our varying strategies for dealing with stress, a quick jog in the park or a trip to the yoga class is good enough for most. But wouldn’t it… Read More

April 28, 2014 @ 5:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking help with its highly anticipated project, Kindematic launched its  $100,000 crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for its TinkerBots – and quickly beat their goal. The product is a “toy building set with easy-to-add robotics that make it possible for children and adults to create an… Read More

April 28, 2014 @ 3:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With just a few hours until its campaign is closed, Underground Games’ new boardgame Allegiances: A Realm Divided made $50K plus during its time on the crowdfunding giant Kickstarter. The game is a “fantasy-themed, tabletop board-game/card-game of strategy and tactics, where players assume the role… Read More