Offerings

April 24, 2014 @ 2:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With only four days left until the end of its crowdfunding Kickstarter campaign, Me-Mover’s announced it has exceeded expectations and received $210,533 from 276 backers. As previously reported by Crowdfundinsider, the company was seeking to raise $100,000. The creators of the Me-Mover have taken a… Read More

April 24, 2014 @ 11:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Raising funds for a cause so close to him, American rapper Ryan Lewis launched the 30/30 Project campaign on Indiegogo and is seeking to raise $100,000 to help build HIV clinics in Malawi. During a recent interview, Mr. Lewis revealed that his mother, Julie Lewis,… Read More

April 24, 2014 @ 6:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Led by Tekton Ventures and Maveron are among the chief investors, Virtuix, the developer of the anticipated Omni virtual reality treadmill, has announced that it has completed a $3 million seed investment round designed to expand production and distribution of the Omni.   The fundraising initiative… Read More

April 23, 2014 @ 9:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to create the “perfect fit” trousers, Barbell Apparel launched its own denim campaign Kickstarter earlier this month.  The jeans are “made for your active lifestyle” and were designed by weight lifters, snowboards and rock climbers from Nevada, who grew tired and frustrated with the… Read More

April 23, 2014 @ 3:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sharing an exciting update about its recent crowdfunding campaign with Kickstarter, Creator of the  Micro Phone Lens Thomas Larson announced it more than doubled its $50,000 goal. The Micro Phone Lens is known as “the world’s first device that makes your phone or tablet comparable… Read More

April 23, 2014 @ 1:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just three hours into its equity crowdfund campaign on Crowdcube, Crowdfunder announced with over 200 investors, it reached its goal of £500,000. The website launched its fundraiser on Wednesday morning and was blown away when  £230,000 was pledged within 15 minutes. Crowdfunder’s  managing director Phil… Read More

April 23, 2014 @ 12:42 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

EarlyShares launched its first equity crowdfunding campaign with Miami-based BoatSetter, a pier-to-pier boat rental and boat services venture. To date, seventeen investors have provided anchor funds totaling just over $1 million of BoatSetters’ $2,225,000 equity and rewards-based campaign goal. Similar to Boatbound which connects renters to boat… Read More

April 23, 2014 @ 9:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Closing in on the £400,000 goal of its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, Chupamobile Limited announced its website Chupamobile has reached £354,060. The site is described as the “Amazon for buying and selling Apps and Games.” According to its idea statement, Chupamobile is “an online… Read More

April 23, 2014 @ 8:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Canadian microbiologist Elizabeth Bent has an idea that just might transform cancer therapy and she is looking for help by crowdfunding on RocketHub. About five months ago, Bent came across an intriguing study showing that certain types of bacteria in the human gut can reduce… Read More

April 23, 2014 @ 7:58 am By JD Alois  |  

American Homeowner Preservation will host a webinar to explore the company’s 2014A impact investing opportunity utilizing real estate crowdfunding. Jorge Newbery, founder and CEO of American Homeowner Preservation, will host a webinar Thursday April 24 at 3 PM EST detailing AHP’s latest investment opportunity, 2014A…. Read More

April 23, 2014 @ 12:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Only a few days before UK’s leading crowdfunding network Crowdfunder launched its own £500,000 campaign on Crowdcube, the website announced that charity NESTA is the first to pledge towards the equity fundraiser with £150,000. NESTA previously provided grand funds towards Crowdfunder as an early stage partner… Read More

April 22, 2014 @ 11:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

One of Pozible’s first crowdfunding campaigns from China smashed its target within a minute of launching.  Within 25 minutes the project creators behind the Gyenno One wristband were half way to selling out of their current stock. The base reward for a single watch was… Read More

April 22, 2014 @ 5:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lending his hand to help the film industry, Ben Affleck signed on to appear in the film “LADDIE.” The documentary made headlines earlier this month when it announced the launch of its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. It is an “exclusive look at the most influential… Read More

April 22, 2014 @ 1:10 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

In its concurrent fourth tranche of funding in past two years, Dealflicks has raised $750,000, with roughly $150,000 of it coming from Wefunder so far, bringing their total raise for their cumulative seed round up to $1,545,000. In past tranches, Dealflicks raised $115K in September… Read More

April 22, 2014 @ 12:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With  several more weeks to go in its crowdfunding campaign,  ZUtA Labs‘ “Mini Mobile Robotic Printer” has raised $430,521 on Kickstarter. The new device is “a printer that goes where you go and prints from your phone on any size page!” The company states, “Our printer is… Read More

April 22, 2014 @ 6:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

It may have failed on Kickstarter, but that isn’t stopping California-based Oak Park Brewing Co. from creating a crowdfunding campaign on its own website. While waiting for permits from the city of Sacramento, the company attempted to raise $30,000 on the Kickstarter platform earlier this… Read More

April 21, 2014 @ 6:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fresh off the announcement of The Eisner Awards nominations, Kickstarter announced three of its crowdfunding campaigns made the list. The projects were Dax Tran-Caffee’s “Failing Sky;” Brandon Perlow and Paul J. Mendoza’s “Watson and Holmes,” which was nominated twice; and Ben Acker and Ben Blacker’s… Read More

April 21, 2014 @ 5:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to raise capital through equity crowdfunding, Fresh2O is seeking  £50,000 for its clean water campaign.  Founded by Oscar award-winning photographer Candice Farmer, the company sells and distributes a range of water filters with an aim to “reduce poverty, improved health and prevent death by… Read More

April 21, 2014 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

It may have reached its goal of $50,000 through its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, but it seems the Jet-Getters’ developer tinyBuild may have found an investor afterall. While the project will move forward and spend time bringing those partners up to speed and hiring additional… Read More

April 21, 2014 @ 12:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

We originally reported on Time for Medicine this past March as the crowdfunding campaign on Syndicate Room quickly captured interest from investors. The University Hospital of Wales spin out that uses web and cloud technology to bring specialist diagnoses and treatments directly to the homes… Read More