Tagged: app

October 18, 2015 @ 4:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowded out by the huge announcement of AngelList signing a deal that will direct $400 million towards early stage startups made possible by CSC Upshot was the revelation the platform had launched a new App for startup jobs.  Described as like the Tinder for tech… Read More

October 16, 2015 @ 4:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Playrcart, a v-commerce business enabling checkout and payment to take place within its video player, recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £350,000 for the development of its mobile video app. Playrcart previously raised funds on Crowdcube and was even named the platform’s People’s Choice… Read More

September 30, 2015 @ 3:18 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Seeking to be “the first social network ever funded entirely by the people who use and love it,” BetterPet’s flagship product DogLand just launched their StartEngine equity crowdfunding campaign for a social network for dogs and those who love them. DogLand seeks to build the best dog community on… Read More

September 28, 2015 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the weekend app developer, Powered Now closed its second equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, officially raising a total of £574,770. Powered Now surpassed its initial target of £350,000 by 64% and this amount ensured Crowdcube was the first equity crowdfunding platform to smash the £100 million… Read More

September 14, 2015 @ 4:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this year, Parking innovator JustPark launched its equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube and immediately gained not only funding but a ton of attention. JustPark is seeking to lead the disruption of the £50 billion global parking market by allowing its customers to book off-street parking spaces online wherever and… Read More

August 28, 2015 @ 11:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Ready for an upgrade, crowdfunding platform Tilt announced the top five new features for its smartphone app. Co-founder and CEO of Tilt, James Beshara, declared in a blog post: “Tilt Nation! We’ve taken your feedback over the last few months, and we’re excited to announce… Read More

August 21, 2015 @ 10:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

divvi announced this week that it is planning to launch a $400,000 equity crowdfunding campaign through platform designbook.com. The company created a iOS mobile app that couples word of mouth recommendations with easily actionable sales links delivered in a text or email. Available on the Apple store, the app makes… Read More

August 14, 2015 @ 3:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BELI, a London-based startup, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise  £150,000 for its new restaurant app. The company, which was founded by Lanre Olaniba, is looking to provide an app that is dedicated to people with “busy lifestyles who believe their time is precious and… Read More

July 1, 2015 @ 11:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Edyn, the smart garden system that allows you to interact with and nurture your garden like never before, today announced general availability in North America for its flagship product, the Edyn Garden Sensor. Edyn educates users about their garden by collecting real-time data through the… Read More

June 26, 2015 @ 4:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to bring its latest product to life, New York startup and Kickstarter alum Mind Lab has returned to the crowdfunding giant to raise funds for weather station, Weather Point 2.0. Mind Lab’s Weather Point 2.0 is an individual keychain weather station. Measures temperature, humidity,… Read More

June 5, 2015 @ 5:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Kickstarter alum and smartwatch maker, Pebble, called out Apple for not releasing its already approved updated app to iTunes. During a recent update, the young company shared details about the situation and the progress it has made: “The Pebble Time iPhone app, as we’ve all noticed,… Read More

June 4, 2015 @ 2:50 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Swipe right on Tendr, and a beguiling bio of a company that converts footsteps into electricity might greet you. If you’re just not in the mood to help save the planet with this crowdfunding campaign, swipe left for a new prospect: Hummus Bros, a chain of restaurants and pop-ups… Read More

June 2, 2015 @ 1:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Virtual Piggy, Inc. (OTCQB: VPIG), provider of the award-winning payment technology Oink, today announced the release of its new and improved app, which will include peer-to-peer functionality allowing teens to receive deposits to their accounts for work or gifts from family and friends. Dr. Jo Webber, CEO… Read More

May 29, 2015 @ 12:54 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Valuation Placed at $100 Million. You might not expect a taxi to win on the racetrack, but Australian taxi app Ingogo is setting records for making the (funding) rounds. The company, launched in 2011, just announced that it closed A$12 million in a new funding round through… Read More

May 28, 2015 @ 6:06 am By JD Alois  |  

London based startup Cake launched an £ 800,000  Series A crowdfunding round on Crowdcube and they are off to a solid start having topped £300,000 in the first 24 hours. As of today, 21 investors have funded the round with the largest committing £100,000. The offer… Read More

May 19, 2015 @ 9:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, mobile phone app startup KIJINI, INC. debuted its Indiegogo campaign to finalize the development of its eponymous KIJINI, an iOS and Android program with a set of apps capable of deciphering the user’s voice to provide highly accurate information about critical aspects of… Read More

May 11, 2015 @ 2:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Birmingham-based mobile payment startup, Droplet, recently finished its crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. Originally seeking £500,000 for a 12.56% in equity, the company has successfully secured nearly £575,000. Droplet is a mobile payments app that allows users to pay without having to queue, and collect rewards on their phone each time they spend.  Supposedly, one of the reasons businesses love the startup is… Read More

April 30, 2015 @ 9:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Roominate, an award-winning line of wired building systems for girls aged six and up, just launched a new Kickstarter to take their technology to the next level with a new circuit system and app. During the first Kickstarter campaign in 2012, Roominate hit its funding… Read More

April 20, 2015 @ 4:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to put more criminals behind bars, London-based Facewatch recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to capture £500,000 for its multi-functional reporting platform. Founded in March 2010, Facewatch’s platform allows businesses, the police and the public to work together to help reduce high volume low-level acquisitive crime…. Read More

March 31, 2015 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

AppVested, an equity crowdfunding platform for mobile apps, is introducing its newest app, GenieGram, to AppVestors. AppVested is marketing GenieGram as a social greetings application that adds fun layers to messaging. The idea is to take the nostalgia and whimsy of snail mail and make… Read More