Tagged: mobile

April 25, 2016 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowd2Fund announced last week that it has launched a finance ISA app for savers and investors. According to the UK peer-to-peer lending platform, the iOS powered app allows savers and investors to build their ISA portfolio and manage existing investments more quickly and more efficiently than… Read More

April 21, 2016 @ 9:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Honeyfund, a crowdfunding platform dedicated to honeymoons, announced on Thursday that not only is it celebrating its 10th birthday, it is also debuting its new mobile app. The crowdfunding portal’s history reads: “Honeyfund was launched in 2006 after founders Sara and Josh Margulis discovered their own wedding… Read More

April 18, 2016 @ 4:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pocket App, a UK-based independent app developer, announced last week that it has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Best Use of Mobile Payment category of 2016’s The Drum Marketing on Mobile Awards (MOMAs). The company launched the campaign on Seedrs last month to raise  £750,000 in funding… Read More

April 5, 2016 @ 8:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Pocket App, a company that creates custom mobile apps, has quickly topped its £750,000 equity crowdfunding objective on Seedrs having garnered the backing of 321 investors with an average investment amount of about £2300.  Pre-money valuation was placed at £3.6 million. The investment offer is… Read More

March 10, 2016 @ 3:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week Primo Connect, a mobile communications company incubated by sister company Ultra Mobile, launched an initiative to “test the waters” regarding investor interest  on StartEngine. The company says it wants to “leapfrog” its competitors to become the world’s leading Over-The-Top (OTT) mobile carrier by allowing users… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 12:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Droplet, a fee-free mobile payment app startup, has launched its second equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with a mission to raise an additional £450,000 for its expansion plans.  Droplet’s app that allows users to pay without having to queue, and collect rewards on their phone each time they spend.  Supposedly, one of the… Read More

January 27, 2016 @ 4:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Crowdcube #FundedClub member JustPark announced it has teamed up with traffic and navigation app Waze to create its brand new Android app. Speaking about the app, the parking innovator shared in its blog: “The whole app has been completely redesigned and it’s crammed full… Read More

January 21, 2016 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Kickstarter announced the first version of its android app. The crowdfunding giant declared: “With Kickstarter for iPhone, iPad, and Android, you’ll have access to thousands of projects right in the palm of your hand. Explore, back, and share your favorites, wherever you are.” The… Read More

January 12, 2016 @ 11:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vyke, a UK-based mobile voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) startup, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £800,000 for its new voice-calling platform. According to Vyke, the new platform will allow users to create up to four additional mobile phone numbers with free… Read More

November 18, 2015 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Mobile live video platform, Hang w/, has launched a funding round through equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdfunder.  The company is a startup whose investors and advisors reportedly include 50 Cent, Timbaland, Jared Leto and more. Hang w/ offers patent-pending technology, which is ready to scale… Read More

October 23, 2015 @ 2:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, the UK-based cross-platform shopping app, Shop n Social, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £450,000 so that it can continue research and development. Shop n Social, which was founded this year by entrepreneur Ajit Gupta, is described as a “revolutionary new app” that… 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 16, 2015 @ 11:43 pm By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Orange Collecte, a service to enable private individuals and charities to finance their projects, has added a mobile twist to crowdfunding by launching one of Africa’s first mobile crowdfunding platforms. Launched in Côte d’Ivoire last week in partnership with French charity-giving site HelloAsso, Orange Collecte is linked to Orange’s existing… 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

June 1, 2015 @ 2:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

IFAN Financial, Inc. (OTCQB: IFAN), a designer, developer, and distributer of software to enable payments for mobile, tablet, or computer and peer-to-peer cash transfers, announced it has closed a funding agreement with NY-based Sea Otter Global Ventures, LLC, manager of SBI Investments, LLC (together, “Sea Otter”) for… 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 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

January 31, 2015 @ 12:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dashbon, a New Jersey-based tech startup, recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $50,000 for its new mobile boombox known as Flicks. According to its description, Flicks is a mobile “party powerhouse” that is perfect for indoor and outdoor fun because it’s 100%… Read More