Offerings

January 4, 2014 @ 5:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

The past twelve months were good for global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo.  While they do not publicly release site statistics like their friendly competitor Kickstarter, Indiegogo had a pretty good year.  Indiegogo facilitates funding for a lot of very cool projects, businesses and causes.  I continue… Read More

January 3, 2014 @ 6:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding super-star Pebble Watch, the smartwatch that started it all, has tipped their hat to more tech coolness which they are gearing up to share at CES, on Monday, January 6, 2014 at 11AM PT (2PM EST).  Team Pebble has been kind enough to allow… Read More

January 3, 2014 @ 4:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Pirate3D launched their crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter earlier this year to raise funds for their 3D printer “Bucaneer”.  The campaign closed on June 29, 2o14 having raised an incredible $1,438,765 from 3520 backers.  Their initial target was to raise $100,000. Now move forward a few… Read More

January 3, 2014 @ 11:09 am By JD Alois  |  

The London Distillery Company (TLDC), a boutique artisanal spirits manufacturer, offered up 45% equity in their company for £250,000 on Crowdcube in March 2012.   Recently the company, founded by CEO Darren Rook, was featured on CNN Money as TLDC brings back the art of whisky… Read More

January 3, 2014 @ 9:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer-to-Peer commercial property lender Relendex is going after a third round of funding and they are crowdfunding now on Angels Den.  Relendex has already raised £1.6 Million in equity and management is looking to raise another £150,000.  The Relendex team states they have built their… Read More

January 3, 2014 @ 9:34 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Last night during E! News, the movie trailer for Veronica Mars was shown for the first time. The movie is slated to begin appearing in theaters across the United States on March 14th, 2014. There’s something about that big WB that appears in the first ten seconds… Read More

January 3, 2014 @ 8:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Woody Harrelson is of course best known for his many successful films and television characters including the recent mega-hit Hunger Games series.  What many people do not know is that he is also an avid environmentalist and entrepreneur.  Now you can add crowdfunder to Woody’s… Read More

January 2, 2014 @ 11:44 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Project Eternity was successfully crowdfunded on Kickstarter to the tune of almost $4 million. Now the game’s developer, Obsidian Entertainment, has released a gameplay trailer ahead of the game’s scheduled release sometime this year. The campaign page promised April of 2014, and by the looks… Read More

January 2, 2014 @ 10:36 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Vans Warped Tour is a yearly music and extreme sports festival that takes place every summer as it has for the past 18 years. Hundreds of bands have played the tour since inception, which aims to give kids access to over 80 bands in… Read More

January 2, 2014 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Academy Award nominated actor Mark Ruffalo is doing some grass-roots campaigning for Solar energy and he is partnering with Mosaic to get it done. In an emailed missive to Mosaic supporters the well known actor shared his ambition to place Solar energy at the top… Read More

January 1, 2014 @ 5:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding Campaign on Kickstarter Has Raised an Incredible $81,000  – 8 Times Goal. Opera singer, teacher and author Gabriel Wyner set out to raise a mere $10,000 on Kickstarter. He crushed that goal in just over 2 days.  His crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter which ends… Read More

December 31, 2013 @ 10:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Kickstarter has become a first funding choice for a growing number of films.  From big Hollywood hits like Veronica Mars to future classics like Kung Fury, crowdfunding will forever change the way films are funded.  For consecutive years Sundance, one of the most famous film… Read More

December 31, 2013 @ 9:57 am By JD Alois  |  

After Successful Kickstarter Crowdfunding Campaign, Audio Responsive Glasses Are Being Delivered to Backers. DropShades used the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to raise initial funding to cover the tooling expenses for their audio responsive glasses that cascade an array of LED lights up and down depending on… Read More

December 30, 2013 @ 10:31 am By Charles Luzar  |  

An Ontario couple has a crowdfunding campaign live on GoFundMe now. It seeks a goal of $7,000 to help fund the couple’s planned move to Scotland. Thus far they’ve raised just over $400 to put toward that goal. Recently a piece on the campaign ran… Read More

December 30, 2013 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

There have been multiple crowdfunding initiatives looking to raise funds for space based technologies or ventures.  From new propulsion techniques to incredible space telescopes, crowdfunding is being used to finance the exploration of space.  There have been multiple crowdfunding campaigns focused on the red-planet of… Read More

December 29, 2013 @ 4:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Gridiron Thunder, an “Awesome Indie Football Game for OUYA” was successfully crowdfunded on September 8, 2013 after enduring a contentious and controversial campaign on Kickstarter.  Raising $171,009 on a goal of $75,000 the organizer MogoTXT threatened legal action against one of the backers in the… Read More

December 29, 2013 @ 10:52 am By JD Alois  |  

TinyWorld, the social e-learning platform that wants to innovate the process of learning a second language beat their $50,000 goal on Monday, December 23, 2013.  With less than three days in the campaign on Indiegogo the project has set their stretch goal of hurdling $75,000…. Read More

December 28, 2013 @ 1:27 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

A woman from Vancouver, British Columbia recently took to Indiegogo to raise funds for a trip to Iran. Alaleh Sahabi was able to reconnect with her mother through Facebook and wanted to fly back to Iran to see her for the first time in over 20… Read More

December 28, 2013 @ 10:41 am By JD Alois  |  

The campaign creators for the campy 80’s style action film Kung Fury must still be in shock as they launched their crowdfunding campaign this past Thursday and rocketed past their $200,000 goal on Friday.  As of today the campaign, which is in their very first… Read More

December 27, 2013 @ 10:42 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Business Insider recently got their hands on an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset and tried some things like riding a virtual roller coaster and exploring the planets. Their reaction? Amazement across the board, which is becoming a trend for the Oculus Rift. The Rift will… Read More