Offerings

February 22, 2014 @ 2:43 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

The Goji Smart Lock was fully-funded on Indiegogo in August of 2013, having raised over $313,000 on a $120,000 goal. Now the campaign is experiencing delays in shipping and some backers are not happy. According to the campaign page, Goji smart locks were originally slated… Read More

February 22, 2014 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Kingdom Come: Deliverance closed their crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter this week having raised an incredibly £1,106,371 (approximately $1.84 million).  Backers numbered a solid 35,384 that supported one of the most successful rewards based crowdfunding campaigns for 2014.  The project was organized by Czech Republic based… Read More

February 21, 2014 @ 12:02 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

EquityNet has announced a partnership with Dow Jones MarketWatch via Crowdnetic and North Capital Private Securities that seeks to allow issuers to “showcase their private offerings” on MarketWatch, CrowdWatch and other crowdfunding platforms. Privately-held businesses can use EquityNet’s new distribution network and patented technology to showcase… Read More

February 21, 2014 @ 11:40 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Virtuix found itself at the center of a revolutionary shift in the video game industry after they raised over $1.1 million on Kickstarter. The campaign funded the Virtuix Omni, an immersive treadmill-like device for gamers. According to a recent backer update, shipping has begun for… Read More

February 21, 2014 @ 11:23 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Various campaigns for wearable smart glasses have been launched via crowdfunding efforts. The latest comes from Boston-based Laforge Optical, who is seeking to crowdfund a pair of smart glasses for the optically challenged set. It’s called the Icis, and it’s a pair of smart glasses… Read More

February 21, 2014 @ 9:40 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Documentary on Nutritional Therapy for Cancer Beats Crowdfunding Goal. With 14 days to go, Sarah Mabrouk, Amy Thomasson and their Upwind Pictures team raised over $75,000 on their kickstarter campaign, surpassing their $68,000 minimum, to fund their film’s post-production costs.  The project met their goal on February… Read More

February 20, 2014 @ 12:52 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Abundance Generation is claiming a record for a crowdfunding campaign in the green energy space after a recent project raised £214,000 in just four days according to BusinessGreen. Renewable Energy Generation launched the project, dubbed REG High Down. The wind installation comprised of a single… Read More

February 20, 2014 @ 12:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Joshua Lucas Bernier, a 20 something blogger from Montreal, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe where he wants to raise $75,000 to purchase a Ferrari 360.  As a reward to anyone willing to help pay the way and help Josh purchase this super car… Read More

February 20, 2014 @ 11:50 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Back in December OurCrowd shared a list of six companies that had used the Isreali equity crowdfunding platform to raise over $1 million. NativeFlow topped that list at $2.1 million raised. Now it has been revealed that NativeFlow has raised $7.5 million to date. Jerusalem… Read More

February 20, 2014 @ 8:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Reports That Apple Has Purchased Sapphire Crystal Capacity. Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu,  has announced they have signed agreements to ship Ubuntu phones globally this year.  To manufacturers, Spanish based bq and China based Meizu, will be the first companies bringing these new Ubuntu based… Read More

February 20, 2014 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Dublin, Ireland based flat share company Roomsby is looking to raise £25,000 through BloomVC.com, a reward-based crowdfunding platform. Roomsby is an online-based marketplace for renters, created to make flat-sharing simple. The Irish entrepreneurs behind Roomsby are crowdfunding to develop a mobile app. Thomas McKeown, one… Read More

February 19, 2014 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Country artist Erika Cole is launching  a unique crowdfunding campaign on EarlyShares.  Erika, managed by Capri Nashville, has announced a hybrid funding campaign for both equity in her business and rewards for her fans. Erika is an acclaimed songwriter and vocalist, formally trained at Berklee… Read More

February 18, 2014 @ 7:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

CultureCrowd, an organization that helps the arts and creative industries with equity crowdfunding by connecting their audiences and developing new revenue streams, has declared the future has arrived and that 2013 will be noted as a turning point for crowdfunding and the arts. Back in… Read More

February 18, 2014 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Pretail Crowdfunding Campaign Launched that Adds Fashion to Function. Cuff is a startup company that wants to lead the revolution in wearable technology by providing a stylish, fashionable alternative to today’s current portfolio of drab offerings. Cuff unveiled today a first-of-its-kind selection of fashion wearables… Read More

February 18, 2014 @ 9:26 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Last updated Tuesday, February 18 @ 10:42 AM EST When I came across The Dash on Kickstarter, I thought it was a mistake. $2 million raised with 41 days to go? That is impressive even by Kickstarter’s standards. Munich, Germany-based Bragi LLC has raised this… Read More

February 18, 2014 @ 8:58 am By JD Alois  |  

P2P Lending Platform eMoneyUnion Raises £300,000 in Crowdfunding Round. eMoneyUnion successfully raised £300,000 on equity crowdfunding site Crowdcube and entered into “overfunding” mode.  The target was hit earlier today as 103 investors came together to finance this new company.  The largest single investment was for… Read More

February 17, 2014 @ 11:40 am By Charles Luzar  |  

After raising over $160,000 on Indiegogo, the iQi wireless charging device is now available online through fonesalesman.com. The device was reviewed on TechCrunch yesterday and was hit with some hard criticism about the reliability of the device, although it seems uncertain as to whether shortcomings should… Read More

February 17, 2014 @ 10:21 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Every day, 4,000 people die from AIDS. 35 million people around the world are currently living with HIV. It’s one of the great tragedies of our time. Now a group of scientists have gathered under the Immunity Project in hopes of eradicating the disease by… Read More

February 17, 2014 @ 8:55 am By JD Alois  |  

BeerBods, a company that delivers 12 beers to subscribers every 12 weeks, quickly raised their £100,000 crowdfunding goal in just one day and then continued over-funding hitting £150,000 in the next twelve hours. Launched in 2012, BeerBod’s original intent was to offer 15% equity in… Read More

February 16, 2014 @ 10:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Lovemark Monument of Love was supposed to raise $175,000 just in time for Valentines Day 2014.  Unfortunately the $175,000 target was a bit too steep and the project fell far short raising raising only $47,005. Fearing momentum was not quite there, the campaign organizers… Read More