Tagged: energy

January 20, 2017 @ 7:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Barcelona-based clean energy startup Smalle Technologies, a company that wants to market a wave-powered electricity generator for buoys, has closed a €240,550 investment round on Crowdcube Spain. This is the third funding round for the University of Barcelona spin-off. In total, 157 people invested with… Read More

January 19, 2017 @ 11:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, Circuitree Cirrus successfully secured its initial £100,000 funding target and is nearly £150,000 thanks to nearly 180 investors. Circuitree Cirrus, which was founded in 2015, stated it created a smart battery allows intermittent solar energy to be captured and… Read More

January 5, 2017 @ 8:31 am By Jessica Pham  |  

Crowdfund Insider had a chance to interview EnergyFunders COO Casey Minshew about the online marketplace’s mission to evolve the way that capital investment and energy projects come together. Founded in 2013 and based in Houston, EnergyFunders describes itself as an online investment marketplace disrupting the energy… Read More

November 30, 2016 @ 7:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding is not just for startups. While originally anticipated as a vehicle to fund the next cool startup, crowdfunding is being utilized to finance a growing variety of businesses – large and small – and industries. So why not Oil & Gas? Crudefunders has… Read More

November 26, 2016 @ 6:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two months after installing the first Solar Roadways panels in Sandpoint, Idaho, creators of the Indiegogo project, Julie and Scott Brusaw, sat down to discuss the project and working with the crowdfunding platform’s partner, Arrow Electronics. Back in 2014, the project surfaced on… Read More

October 28, 2016 @ 5:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PrimaryBid, an online platform that provides private investors the opportunity to create their own placings on their own terms, announced on Friday that oil and gas energy company Mayan Energy Limited (AIM: MYN) has raised  £750,000 and has been dubbed the largest fundraising since its portal went live in 2015…. Read More

October 12, 2016 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

EnergyNest, a cost-efficient energy storage business based out of Norway, has launched an equity crowdfunding on Invesdor to raise 5,000,0000kr as it prepares for expansion. The company notably uses an energy storage system that has material known as HEATCRETE. This material was developed in cooperation with HeidelbergCement and has… Read More

June 20, 2016 @ 8:18 am By JD Alois  |  

“We encourage the European Commission’s endeavour to support Crowdfunding as a mean to access to finance for SMEs, especially regarding innovative businesses in the field of renewable energy.” Sustainable energy crowdfunding platform Citizenergy, along with multiple other stakeholders in the crowdfunding industry have come together… Read More

May 31, 2016 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, UK-based Powervault announced that it has decided to extend its third Crowdcube campaign for two more weeks. This news comes after the energy company successfully secured £1 million. The company announced in a recent update: “We have decided to extend our campaign until 10th June…. Read More

May 30, 2016 @ 11:01 am By Therese Torris  |  

The transition to sustainable energies, away from fossil fuel, is a political agenda that creates a huge need for capital investments. The role of crowdfunding in funding this transition was the topic of the 2nd annual European Crowdfunding Network (ECN) CrowdCamp that gathered 200 representatives… Read More

May 3, 2016 @ 11:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Climate change and renewable energy are two hot topics today. Policymakers and other stakeholders continue to debate the specifics while a growing majority of people view clean energy as an important and strategic goal for the world. The United Nations in their most recent report… Read More

May 3, 2016 @ 10:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Success! Less than a week after launching its third Crowdcube initiative, UK-based Powervault successfully secured its £750,000 goal. As previously reported, Powervault’s product reportedly reduces electricity bills and helps customers during black-outs. According to the company, the government says that energy storage is a game-changing technology which could save… Read More

March 21, 2016 @ 2:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly two weeks until its Crowdcube campaign comes to an end, WTT Energy has successfully secured over 900,000 for its patented fully scalable innovative energy harvesting system. As previously reported, the company created the system that converts any motion on land, sea and air into electricity. It as noted:… Read More

March 21, 2016 @ 7:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ergoe Energy Ltd, a UK-based energy startup, announced on Monday it has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £100,000 to develop its new app. The company is offering 13.49% in equity.  According to Ergoe Energy, the app enables domestic and small business users to switch energy… Read More

December 14, 2015 @ 10:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Abundance has just paid investors, an bi-annual event with one payment occuring towards the end of each year. The renewable energy funding platform states it paid £312,000 to 1700 investors in 6 of 15 projects financed to date. This brings the… Read More

August 21, 2015 @ 2:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Developer of solar projects Kong Sun Holdings based in Hong Kong went to the banks to finance a project in Mongolia.  Banks said no thanks so Kong Sun went online and raised a $161 million loan from Solarbao.  This is according to a recent report… Read More

May 30, 2015 @ 8:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

SolarPVExchange is the newest entry into the renewable energy crowdfunding space.  Launched on May 28th, the company just held its “Sunvest” launch party in Singapore this past week.  The platform is a crowdsource / crowdfunding hybrid and claims first in the region.  The site allows… Read More

May 19, 2015 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Novalogy, a wearable tech company, unveiled AYO, an advanced, scientifically backed wearable device which uses clinically backed lighting technology to actively improve sleep, increase energy levels and minimize jet lag. In tandem with its U.S. debut at Wearable World Congress 2015, an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign has launched to… Read More

April 2, 2015 @ 11:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Electric scooter technology startup company Johanson3 has taken in its first tranche of funding — announcing a $1.3 million Investment on Crowdfunder. The company aims to make commuting easier and safer; currently, the company is taking on new investors for launching its startup internationally from the… Read More

February 26, 2015 @ 9:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bid On Energy LLC, an energy brokering and consulting firm, is seeking investment capital from accredited investors through its EquityNet campaign. The company introduced its new reverse auction and aggregation platform for businesses in 2014. The system substantially lowers the rising cost of commercial electricity and… Read More