Offerings

September 19, 2013 @ 11:41 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Ouya #FreeTheGames Fund, an initiative to match funds raised via crowdfunding on Kickstarter, continues to be a lightning rod of controversy. We covered Gridiron Thunder, a game that raised over $170,000 on Kickstarter allegedly thanks to some friends in high places. The average contribution… Read More

September 19, 2013 @ 11:16 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Simplon.co is “an accelerated factory for web developers and digital entrepreneurs” based in France that aims to empower youth through web development apprenticeships. The outfit has now raised over $21,000, meeting their goal in a crowdfunding campaign on Ulule. Paying those who have been trained or… Read More

September 19, 2013 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

The Owlet Smart Baby Monitor was rejected by Kickstarter and decided to go the Selfstarter route to crowdfund their product.  The goal was to raise $100,000 and as of today – with several days left in the campaign – the project stands at over $140,000… Read More

September 18, 2013 @ 10:08 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Funding velocity for Mighty No. 9 has flattened out considerably after hitting Kickstarter like a ton of bricks on August 31st. The game raised over a million dollars within a few days and just hit two million a week ago. Now the game has hit… Read More

September 17, 2013 @ 9:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week on September 14th a homeless man, Glen James, came across a backpack full of cash and travelers checks.  He had discovered more than $40,000 – along with a passport – new Boston.  In light of such a windfall many people would quickly look… Read More

September 17, 2013 @ 6:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Based on a Roman design from AD 100, this “tongue cleanser” was originally sold 20 years ago when it captured some success while retailing at Harrods.  Now Amano is re-launching this oral hygiene device and they are raising equity on Seedrs. The company hopes to… Read More

September 16, 2013 @ 2:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

As reported earlier this month, Exeter based CrowdCanDo – a crowdfunding platform for events of all types – is crowdfunding on Seedrs.  The raise was for 10% equity for the crowdfunding platform.    The organizers were seeking £22,000 and they have hit their goal. The… Read More

September 16, 2013 @ 10:19 am By JD Alois  |  

  goCarShare is a marketplace for empty car seats.  Everyday there is an estimated 38 Million empty car seats travelling around Britain.  goCareShare wants to solve this dilemma of empty car seats, high prices for gasoline and the inconvenience of public transport by allowing “like… Read More

September 16, 2013 @ 9:24 am By JD Alois  |  

The Tower Records store on Sunset Strip in Southern California is under the threat of the wrecking ball.  While records seem novel when everyone downloads their music directly to their smartphone these days, this iconic Tower Records Store continues to have many fans and is… Read More

September 16, 2013 @ 1:14 am By JD Alois  |  

STEM virtual reality game controller set a crowdfunding goal of raising $250,000 this past Thursday and they hit this goal on the same day.   Standing at almost $500,000 only a few days into their campaign, the STEM system has the potential to enter the… Read More

September 15, 2013 @ 6:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Rather frequently we are approached with a crowdfunding campaign which is inspirational or just someone doing something good to help other people.  The humanitarian aspect of the power of crowdfunding is very important.  It is not just raising $10 Million for a very cool piece… Read More

September 14, 2013 @ 11:49 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Recently MogoTXT CEO Andrew Won told Joystiq that his Blitz-style NFL arcade game Gridiron Thunder will be released on September 30th. Won ignited a firestorm recently after threatening legal action against a backer via the commenting platform on Kickstarter. This was in the midst of his company’s… Read More

September 14, 2013 @ 11:34 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Juices+ is crowdfunding on Kickstarter. The campaign has already more than doubled a $40,000 goal for their premium USB phone charging cables. The campaign is just a few thousand dollars short of a big stretch goal that would unlock a gold anodized version of their… Read More

September 14, 2013 @ 9:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Oculus Rift crowdfunded over $2.4 Million on Kickstarter just over a year ago and remains one of the super-stars of crowdfunding.  Oculus went on to raise $16 Million in an A round of financing with some pretty big name supporters attached. While this soon to… Read More

September 13, 2013 @ 11:01 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Since the last time we compiled this list some interesting trends are emerging, not the least of which is the sheer dominance of gaming-related campaigns on the Kickstarter platform – both tabletop games and video games. Interestingly enough, none of the top 10 have changed,… Read More

September 12, 2013 @ 10:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

A multidisciplinary team of historians, anthropologists and archeologists associated with several universities have set out to solve a mystery of African coins found in Australia that pre-date the current “historic” discovery of the continent. The standard view of Australian history is that British explorer Captain… Read More

September 12, 2013 @ 7:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kickstarter announced today their entry into Canada was off to a booming start.  Already 125 projects have launched (This past Monday the official launch date they had several dozen) and they have 3,196 in the queue prepping to launch.  Not too bad, eh? From Medicine… Read More

September 12, 2013 @ 5:12 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

The Omate TrueSmart came under fire recently following a post on Google Plus that explained problems with the form factor of the device and promises the device’s manufacturers had made regarding the inclusion of the Google Play store. The TrueSmart has a week left until… Read More

September 12, 2013 @ 12:11 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

MyNewFinancialAdvisor, Inc. (MFNA) recently completed an over-subscribed Series A round, raising $1.5 million in part via crowdfunding. “This was a pleasant surprise for us and we are very excited about the opportunity that this raise represents on several fronts. It validated our business model in terms… Read More

September 12, 2013 @ 10:56 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Kickstarter campaign for Mighty No. 9 has hit $2 million with 19 days left. The campaign will spend the remainder of it’s lifecycle trying to ascend the all-time Kickstarter charts. It was only 9 days ago that we were covering the $1 million milestone,… Read More