Offerings

December 3, 2013 @ 8:53 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Jon Shafer successfully crowdfunded his strategy game At The Gates on Kickstarter. The round closed in May of 2013 after having raised just over $106,000 on a goal of just $40,000. Shafer had some cred in the gaming world from being a designer on Civitization V… Read More

December 3, 2013 @ 8:41 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Think you need a world-changing idea to be successful in the world of crowdfunding? Think again. The COBURNS iPad stand is not world-changing. In fact, it is ridiculously simple. The minimalist iPad stands are made of exotic hardwoods, the lighter being a Bird’s eye Maple… Read More

December 2, 2013 @ 11:08 am By Charles Luzar  |  

It’s enough to make you sick. A UK man named James Howells was cleaning house and decided to throw away an old hard drive he hadn’t used in years, figuring any files he needed were already transferred to his new laptop. The problem? The hard… Read More

December 1, 2013 @ 7:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Alex Winter, famous for his character in Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, the Lost Boys and more, is crowdfunding a film on Kickstarter and the campaign has some really Excellent rewards. Deep Web: The Untold Story of Bitcoin and The Silk Road, is a documentary… Read More

December 1, 2013 @ 12:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

YouGiveGoods was launched in 2011.  Since their start they have hosted more than 2000 drives to help people in need.  YouGiveGoods acts as the conduit for getting goods from the people who want to help to the people who need the help. Their platform strives… Read More

November 30, 2013 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Over 2000 supporters came together to support the table-top game Aliens vs. Predators on Kickstarter.  The initial goal was to raise £35,000 but Prodos Games Ltd. from Warwickshire in the United Kingdom, easily cruised past that amount.   The final crowdfunding number closed at £379,141… Read More

November 29, 2013 @ 12:37 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Kickstarter and similar crowdfunding platforms are becoming the go-to way for proving a market for a hardware product. Today, we want to share four campaigns that are raising huge sums of money on Kickstarter. Some are in familiar verticals, like 3D printing and smartwatches, while… Read More

November 29, 2013 @ 12:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

As part of their partnership for #GivingTuesday, “worlds largest crowdfunding platform” Indiegogo is offering $1 for every $20 contribution as part of an effort to amplify year end giving.  #Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving at the beginning of the holiday season.  The… Read More

November 29, 2013 @ 10:44 am By Charles Luzar  |  

“Black Friday” is the term given to the Friday after Thanksgiving. It’s the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season and the day that many retailers go from being “in the red” to “in the black” for the first time all year. It’s also become… Read More

November 29, 2013 @ 9:48 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Argo Medical Technologoies Ltd. raised $1.28 million on OurCrowd in a round that ended earlier this year. The raise was to fund further development of their medical device, the ReWalk, which acts as a mechanized exoskeleton and allows paraplegics to walk again. The health benefits… Read More

November 29, 2013 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Wireless Apple iPhone charger iQi crowdfunding on Indiegogo was scheduled to end their campaign this weekend but organizers have decided to extend the campaign by 30 days.  The funding goal was originally set to raise $30,000 but that was easily passed and stands at over… Read More

November 29, 2013 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois  |  

The self-crowdfunding round on Seedrs was originally pegged to raise £500,000. As the announcement was promoted to registered investors on the platform it was clear that interest was high so the amount offered was bumped up to £750,000.  Now after less than a week of… Read More

November 27, 2013 @ 9:51 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The crowdfunding campaign for Play-i is in its final hours. The campaign launched seeking $250,000 to fund and prove a market for an interactive, cost-effective set of robots – named Bo and Yana – that would aid in teaching young children the basics of programming…. Read More

November 26, 2013 @ 11:23 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Could crowdfunding help to provide a better way to treat certain forms of cancer? This is the amazing question at the core of a crowdfunding campaign that aims to raise $500,000 in funding to complete a study aimed at providing a treatment for cancer that… Read More

November 26, 2013 @ 10:03 am By Charles Luzar  |  

If any other crowdfunding campaign raised $750,000 in one 24-hour period we’d be screaming it from the rooftops and celebrating a massive success. For Cloud Imperium Games and Star Citizen, it’s just another day at the office. Oh, and they raised over $650,000 on Saturday…. Read More

November 26, 2013 @ 9:47 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Young Turks is a long-running online news program that was launched in 2002 as a source of politically progressive news and commentary. The program and its team are currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo to build a new studio, and they can now begin to celebrate… Read More

November 25, 2013 @ 10:17 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Niche crowdfunding platforms are growing in popularity as some realize that a one-size-fits-all approach to crowdfunding isn’t always best. Pledgemusic is one such platform. The site launched in 2009 in an effort to cut the middlemen out of the music experience for the fan, allowing… Read More

November 25, 2013 @ 9:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Over £1 Million Funded on Goal of £750,000. In the ultimate validation of their crowdfunding platform, UK based equity crowdfunding site Seedrs set a goal to raise £750,000.  This was an increase in the initial target of raising £500,000 as investor demand was very robust…. Read More

November 24, 2013 @ 7:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs Becomes First Pan European Equity Platform. Simultaneously Enters Self Crowdfunding Round to Raise £750,000. One of Britain’s leading crowdfunding portals, Seedrs, has announced a major market expansion to offer cross-border equity crowdfunding in Europe.  The company had indicated market expansion was a priority earlier… Read More

November 23, 2013 @ 9:33 am By Charles Luzar  |  

A variety of crowdfunding efforts have been launched seeking funding for Ross Ulbricht’s legal defense fund. Ross Ulbricht recently made headlines when he was arrested in conjunction with an investigation into dark web drug marketplace SilkRoad. Ulbricht is accused of being “Dread Pirate Roberts,” the… Read More