Tagged: sports

July 20, 2015 @ 5:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an effort to fund their way to the Pan Am games, a group of Canadian handballers reportedly launched crowdfunding campaigns to help with the rather expensive trip. According to Yahoo! Sports, the handballers decided to looking into the funding method because of the high… Read More

July 1, 2015 @ 10:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Extreme sport company Ruroc, is looking to broaden their business and move into other product sectors. So do they go to the bank for a loan? Nope. They are raising capital on Crowd2Fund and they are going with a revenue loan. Ruroc is creator of… Read More

May 26, 2015 @ 10:16 am By JD Alois  |  

While banks remain slow to provide new loans for many types of businesses, sporting clubs may be a perfect match for crowdfunding.  The affinity between fans and supporters for their favorite club may provide a very viable avenue for raising capital in times of need. According to… Read More

April 24, 2015 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder UK announced a new partnership with Cornwall Cricket to help create a sustainable future for cricket in Cornwall after numbers dropped by 7% in 2014. The platform shared that The Cornwall Cricket Campaign is being launched to assist, educate and enable clubs… Read More

April 8, 2015 @ 11:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Sports crowdfunding site PledgeSports has raised over €80,000 on equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs and is seeking a total raise of €100,000.  This represents 5% equity in the young company with a pre-money valuation of €1,900,000. The Dublin, Ireland based site will use the new funding will… Read More

March 20, 2015 @ 1:53 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

The faster you go, the more you should demand from your helmet. (This may be why my days of mile-per-hour roller blading only required a good-fitting helmet from Costco.) For Ryan Shearman, founder and CEO of FUSAR Technologies and a lifelong motorcyclist, this principle was driven home as… Read More

March 10, 2015 @ 4:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, new crowdfunding platform FanAngel debuted for college athletes to receive funds from their biggest supporters – their fans! According to its description, FanAngel enables fans to directly and publicly influence the outcomes of their favorite players and teams by incentivizing them with money. These… Read More

January 20, 2015 @ 2:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With 2014-2015 winter sports season already underway, Israel-based RideOn has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $75,000 for its self-titled true augmented reality (AR) goggles. According to its campaign, the RideOn snowboard goggles are considered the world’s first true augmented reality (AR) goggles for skiing… Read More

January 9, 2015 @ 1:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last fall, Crowdfund Insider reported that the National Collegiate Athletic Association, also known as the NCAA was attempting to shut down a for-profit company known as FanPay, which was planning to launch a crowdfunding platform for pay-for-play college athletes. Despite these cease-and-desist letters from several schools and conferences, the… Read More

November 25, 2014 @ 9:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Sonim Technologies, Inc. announced today (November 25th) the start of the Limited Edition Sonim XP7 Extreme™ Android Smartphone crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. The rewards-based program targets active-sports enthusiasts who need a smartphone that meets their demanding lifestyle and can stand up to the most rigorous conditions that they… Read More

October 20, 2014 @ 7:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Force Impact Technologies announced today (October 20th) the launch of a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for its new mouthguard, FITGuard. It is known to solves the problem of athletes returning to play when there is a probability of head-injury. The FITGuard uses a clinically proven… Read More

October 14, 2014 @ 1:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sqor, Inc., the editorial and social platform focused exclusively on sports, announces the launch of a new crowdfunding platform that allows athletes to easily raise money via the site. Crowdfunding on Sqor may be used by athletes to finance training and upcoming competitions, or to bring… Read More

July 21, 2014 @ 9:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Birds Patented Shuttlcock Seeks £130,000 on Equity Crowdfunding Platform SyndicateRoom. Designing a better synthetic shuttle is a big deal in the Badminton industry. In the United Kingdom there are over 2000 local clubs and roughly five million players just in the UK. For those of… Read More

July 1, 2014 @ 10:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Once you think about it – its quite obvious. The University of Hawaii has the highest cost in the nation for their collegiate sport teams.  While it may be great to lives someplace with blue skies and warm weather year round (not to mention great… Read More

June 29, 2014 @ 6:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

This is a crowdfunding tale appropriate for the moment as the world gathers to root for their favorite national team while hundreds of millions are glued to their screens with the World Cup at hand.  Black Flash is a film about Laurie Cunningham, the first… Read More

June 21, 2014 @ 2:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ah, sweet summertime! June 21st is the initial first day of the Summer and what better way to celebrate the warm season than sharing some fun-in-the-sun crowdfunding projects? Looking for a pair of shorts to take rock on the beach or a new pair of… Read More

June 6, 2014 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Actor, comedian and talk show host Arsenio Hall launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo a couple weeks ago to raise a ridiculous $1 billion to buy the Los Angeles Clippers from infamous Donald Sterling. Perhaps Arsenio was hoping for a new day job as his… Read More

May 14, 2014 @ 5:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Alchemy Global, known as the first investment crowdfunding platform in the sports and entertainment market that matches accredited investors with growth companies, announced on Wednesday Storelli Sports, 110% Play Harder and Apera as its first three client companies on the portal. The three established companies will use… Read More

May 6, 2014 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Alchemy Global, the first crowdfunding platform in the sports and entertainment market that matches accredited investors with growing companies, announced on Monday it formally launched with the closing of its investment round. The platform brings a powerful blend of experienced brand and company builders along with… Read More

April 17, 2014 @ 8:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Jumbow has announced their official launch and partnership with the Tiger Woods Foundation. Consumers can go online and pay as little as $10 for a chance to win one-on-one experiences with iconic athletes, celebrities and more, and get 100% of their donation back. “We are… Read More