Offerings

October 8, 2013 @ 10:01 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The second campaign for Reaper Miniature Bones is just a week in at the time of writing, but already the campaign has raised almost $1.5 million on Kickstarter. This is especially remarkable when considering the first campaign for these small gaming miniatures raised over $3.4… Read More

October 7, 2013 @ 3:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

This is the 5th Kickstarter campaign the team at Mantic Games has run and it seems that have it down pat.  Their initial goal of crowdunding $50,000 was crushed on day one within minutes of launching.  As of today they are over $224,000 raised with… Read More

October 7, 2013 @ 10:36 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The DoorBot was the first campaign on product-centric crowdfunding platform Christie Street. It was also the first success on the platform, having raised over a quarter of a million dollars. RELATED: As ChristieStreet Prepares Launch, Crowd Feedback Means An Improved DoorBot For Backers Now the team… Read More

October 7, 2013 @ 9:40 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Enough is enough.  The crime in lower Rockridge north and west of the Rockridge BART station is completely out of hand.  My neighbor two doors down was mugged walking home from BART at night.  My neighbors next door were mugged midday.  My neighbors across the… Read More

October 6, 2013 @ 1:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

“Classified:  The Edward Snowden Story” has already raised $87,700 on their own crowdfunding site.  Add to that amount $746,050 raised via Bitcoin and project creators Travis Doering and Jason Bourque are well on their way to crowdfund their $1.7 Million goal. Bourque will be the… Read More

October 6, 2013 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Lumawake has a fascinating crowdfunding history.  We originally discovered this product in 2012. The concept was the brainchild of Greg Laugle who came up with the idea way back in 1997.  He was working through college and he barely got any sleep. He loathed the… Read More

October 5, 2013 @ 4:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

As we reported back in September, Glen James came across a backpack full of cash and checks in the amount of $40,000.  Mr. James, who happens to be homeless, did the right thing and turned over the large some of money to the authorities.  This… Read More

October 3, 2013 @ 3:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Announces $3 Million in Funding from True Ventures The Memoto Lifelogging camera successfully crowdfunded their “Lifelogging camera” on Kickstarter almost one year ago.  The team from Stockholm, Sweden raised $550,189 on a goal of $50,000.  The simple device they developed clips on y0ur shirt and… Read More

October 3, 2013 @ 10:59 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Peachy Printer is a small form factor 3D printer raising money on Kickstarter. The Canadian project launched with a goal of $50,000 CAD, but to date it has raised over 10 times that goal with 17 days left in the campaign. We want to… Read More

October 3, 2013 @ 8:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Hybra Advance Technology is Asking for Votes to Support Sound Band in Inuit’s Contest The Sound Band headset, which produces audio without using speakers, found crowdfunding success on Kickstarter raising funds well past their goal closing at $547,125.  The Traverse City, Michigan based company expects… Read More

October 2, 2013 @ 3:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Canadian platform FundRazr wants to be known as the easy to use crowdfunding platform for everyone.  They have been doing a pretty fantastic job of achieving this goal.  Recently they were tapped for a new television show about crowdfunding.  Earlier this year, Fundrazr announced having… Read More

October 2, 2013 @ 9:32 am By Charles Luzar  |  

$3,845,170. That is how much cash Mighty No. 9 was able to raise from 67,226 backers in just 31 days on Kickstarter. That is about $125,000 a day. The average contribution: $57.20. When combined with funds raised off of Kickstarter through PayPal contributions, the total actually stretched… Read More

October 1, 2013 @ 8:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

No matter where you are in the world there are no strangers when you are traveling, only friends you haven’t met. After founding a top 50 digital marketing company, Allan Karl decided it was time for a change.  His change consisted of traveling around the… Read More

October 1, 2013 @ 11:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Space Qube, an innovator in the temporary or “pop-up” shopping space for premium shopping locations is looking to crowdfund capital and they are going to Seedrs to facilitate the equity offering. Launching today the Southhampton based company is looking to offer 35% equity in the… Read More

October 1, 2013 @ 10:55 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Kickstarter campaign for Mighty No. 9 is in its final hours. With a fitting 9 hours to go at the time of writing, the campaign has raised over $3.4 million. This puts it about $800,000 short of the second all-time game-related Kickstarter campaign, Torment: Tides… Read More

September 30, 2013 @ 10:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube Surpasses £13  Million Raised to Date for 70 UK Businesses As previously reported Hab Housing, raising equity on equity platform Crowdcube, was set to become the most funded offering on the UK based platform having surpassed the previous mark of £1.5 Million.  The housing… Read More

September 30, 2013 @ 8:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Skoll Foundation, founded in 1999 to generate change large scale change by aiding innovators, is partnering with The Huffington Post to launch a crowdfunding challenge entitled “Skoll Social Entrepreneurs Challenge”.  The partnership is working with charity crowdfunding platform Crowdrise.  The competition runs until November… Read More

September 30, 2013 @ 12:14 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

UK-based Abundance Generation is a platform with an innovative spin on crowdfunding that focuses on renewable energy projects. In short, investors contribute as little as £5 in order to secure a portion of the long-term returns on a green energy installation. In practice, investors are buying debentures,… Read More

September 29, 2013 @ 11:34 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Accolade Security Network is a Virginia-based security services provider. ASN provides both armed and unarmed security for residential security, nightlife and government detail. ASN recently took to RocketHub in an effort to fund an effort they’re calling The Warfighter Initiative. The campaign is seeking $25,000… Read More

September 28, 2013 @ 2:00 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

The story starts with Carmageddon: Reincarnation, a game that was fully funded on Kickstarter to the tune of over $625,000. It ends with backers having their voice be heard on the subject of downloadable content for the game. Game developer Stainless Games expressed in a recent… Read More