Offerings

February 12, 2014 @ 9:52 am By JD Alois  |  

The Pocket Drone is your very own personal robot.  I know that someday everyone will have multiple personal robots beyond the roomba but I find it fascinating when consumer products get even closer to this goal.  Airdroids is one of these companies creating these new… Read More

February 11, 2014 @ 10:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Worth Foundation crowdfunding campaign to raise funds on Seedrs as part of a competition to find the best young retail / e-commerce business in the United Kingdom now stands at just under £300,000.  The original target of raising £200,o00 was easily beaten in the first… Read More

February 11, 2014 @ 10:01 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

[new_royalslider id=”15″] Dressing in crowdfunded culture is even easier for men. There are many, many options; highlighted below include successful kickstarter campaigns, most of which morphed into dynamic product lines. [*Full pretail/retail disclosure: some items are still in production, and hence, untested. Others’ crowdfunding campaigns… Read More

February 11, 2014 @ 2:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

URB-E  a compact, scooter like “e-vehicle” that caught quite a bit of press when they showed up at CES 2014 this year has launched their anticipated crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo.  Having only launched this past Sunday the campaign has already raised over $24,000 towards their… Read More

February 11, 2014 @ 11:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding on Angels Den, Flavourly Raises Target of £116,000 in First Day. Flavourly launched yesterday, Monday, February 10th, with a significant number of Angels interested in investing in the business and the innovative young startup reached target in fewer than 24 hours. Flavourly founder Ryan… Read More

February 11, 2014 @ 9:42 am By Charles Luzar  |  

UPDATE: This Kickstarter campaign was cancelled at approximately 1:30 PM EST. The reason for the cancellation comes via a backer update posted today… Thank you for your support of Jeremy Spencer’s tour and music. We have received some truly unfortunate news from Jeremy and have… Read More

February 11, 2014 @ 8:08 am By Fiona Swan  |  

Editor’s Note:  Sian’s Plan is raising £100,000 on Seedrs representing 12.5% equity in the startup.  Fiona Swan is the COO of the company.  The Belfast based company supports healthy eating for busy families with their online tools.  Sian has already completed a first round of… Read More

February 11, 2014 @ 7:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Fuel 3D Raised Over $325,000 Crowdfunding on Kickstarter.  Will Announce Further Funding. Fuel 3D continues to march towards production with first round devices scheduled to ship this April.  The developer of 3D scanning solutions, has announced its plans to impress the audience as the company prepares to exhibit… Read More

February 11, 2014 @ 7:05 am By Erin Hobey  |  

315 backers quickly joined Kori and Matt Wallace’s crowdfunding campaign on kickstarter , helping their ‘Chups  project surpass their $12,000 goal by nearly $4K with more than three weeks to go. The Wallace’s ketchup recipes feature everything but what Americans have typically expected from their… Read More

February 10, 2014 @ 2:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Raising Equity on SyndicateRoom e-Go Aeroplanes Raises £650,000 in Capital. Investors have contributed over £650,000 into the first British company to design and build a new type of aircraft in decades. The makers of the e-Go aircraft has attracted a solid level of investment via… Read More

February 10, 2014 @ 9:45 am By Charles Luzar  |  

According to a recent backer update, Star Citizen was prominently featured in a recent article in PC Games magazine in Germany. Cloud Imperium urged all of their German fans to pick up a copy, but they also shared some artwork that was featured in the article. If the… Read More

February 10, 2014 @ 9:18 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Saying a web site is the Match.com or Airbnb of some niche has become a bit clichè, but in the case of Geostellar it is probably most apt to call it the Kayak of solar installations. Part search engine and part matchmaking service, Geostellar aims… Read More

February 9, 2014 @ 9:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Jive Bike, by Jam Vehicles LTD, was recognized by equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube as the product of the year for 2013.  Jive is an electric, folding and chinless city bicycle that is perfect for urban commuters. The company raised £160,05 from 57 investors in early… Read More

February 9, 2014 @ 6:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

British biotech firm QuantuMDx is prepping to launch a crowdfunding campaign to support development and clinical trials of our handheld DNA sequencer described as a handheld lab. This device is said to diagnose infectious disease in under 15 minutes, tell a healthworker exactly which drug… Read More

February 9, 2014 @ 6:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding Platform for independent media IndieVoices has announced a new structure for campaign funding in an effort to more closely align backers and campaign creators commitment to a project.  Called “Phased Flexible Funding” campaigns will now allow funding to be raised in stages thus allowing… Read More

February 9, 2014 @ 9:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Online food discovery startup, Flavourly, is expected to break crowdfunding records when it launches on Angels Den on Monday, February 10, 2014. Flavourly, which intends to turn over a million pounds this year, intends on raising £116k by crowdfunding on Angels Den. But at a… Read More

February 9, 2014 @ 8:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Called, “The Coolest Collection of Crafters in the Land”, Company Raises Equity on Crowdcube. The New Craftsman launched their crowdfunding round of funding on February 6th 2014, the emerging luxury retail business wants to raise funds for the fit out and opening of their new… Read More

February 9, 2014 @ 7:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding on Indiegogo Mars One, which hopes to be the first private mission to Mars, is set to close at the end of the day short of hitting their $400,000 goal.  The campaign is a flexible funding project so all funds will be received by… Read More

February 8, 2014 @ 2:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding on equity platform Crowdcube, East End Manufacturing has closed their funding round raising £250,000 for 24.79% ownership in the company.  East End Manufacturing had initially targeted a raise of only £108,000 but was significantly over-subscribed.  Investors numbered 231 with the single largest amount being… Read More

February 8, 2014 @ 12:59 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

There are a bunch of interesting crowdfunding topics on Quora, so we wanted to round up a few of the best recent answers and share them here. First, how can crowdfunders use expensive rewards to find success? Some thoughts… Read Quote of Kevin Flint’s answer… Read More