Here are the newest startup raises that have been added to the KingsCrowd database. We’ve sorted them according to industry. For more information on a specific deal, just click the link provided.

Please note, these are not recommendations but are meant only to inform our readers of new investment opportunities.

Be sure and check back with KingsCrowd in the future. We will continue providing updates on each raise as it progresses, particularly if we feel they meet our criteria of being worthwhile as potential investments.

Alcohol, Tobacco, & Recreational Drugs

Bud Love

Bud Love is a retail company that makes herbal blends that are meant to be mixed with cannabis flowers. The blends are meant to give consumers more control over their smoking experience and subsequent buzz.

  • Valuation: $12 million
  • Platform: Wefunder
  • Founders: Roy Lipski
  • Minimum Investment: $100

 

Beauty & Personal Care

NWÄR STUDIOS

NWÄR STUDIOS is a boutique beauty studio in Chicago, Illinois that offers full-body waxing, specialty facials, and lash extension services. The business is also developing a new line of sustainable skincare products that will use zero waste packaging.

  • Interest rate: 11.25%
  • Platform: Honeycomb
  • Founders: Chandra Davis
  • Minimum Investment: $100

 

Business Services, Software, & Applications

Shire

Shire is building a platform for political campaigns and non-profits to organize projects and volunteers. The platform is built on open-source technology and organizes campaign communication, learning, volunteering, and apps in a central hub.

  • Valuation: $1.8 million
  • Platform: Wefunder
  • Founders: Samantha Boucher and Edward Monical-Vuylsteke
  • Minimum Investment: $100

 

Consumer Products, Goods & Services

Mythic Massage

Mythic Massage is an LGBTQIA-affirming and body-positive massage clinic in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company intends to pay off debt, improve the clinic space, and open a boutique gym for its clients.

  • Interest rate: 12.5%
  • Platform: Honeycomb
  • Founders: Maks Gomez
  • Minimum Investment: $100

 

JackBe

JackBe is an upcoming curbside drive-through grocer in Oklahoma. The company wants to reinvent the grocery shopping experience and hopes to expand nationwide.

  • Platform: Wefunder
  • Founders: Alex Ruhter, Christophe Dessaigne, Jennifer Neef, and Mitch Friesen
  • Minimum Investment: $100

 

Financial & Insurance Products & Services

EquityMultiple

EquityMultiple is an online platform for real estate investing. The company has more than 40,000 registered users and generated nearly $8.5 million in 2021 revenue.

  • Valuation: $90 million
  • Platform: Wefunder
  • Founders: Marious Sjulsen and Charles Clinton
  • Minimum Investment: $100

 

Fitness & Wellness

Liteboxer

Liteboxer is a virtual reality fitness platform for the metaverse. The company combines music and trainer programs to provide engaging virtual fitness programs for users.

  • Valuation: $82 million
  • Platform: StartEngine
  • Founders: Jeffrey William Morrin and Todd Dagres
  • Minimum Investment: $492.52

 

Food, Beverage, & Restaurants

REJOY

REJOY is a beverage company making plant-based drinks for hydration and energy. The company is expanding from canned beverages into powdered drink mixes to increase its online sales.

  • Valuation: $12 million
  • Platform: Wefunder
  • Founders: Martin Moresco, Diego Belbussi, and Sebastian Sanchez
  • Minimum Investment: $100

 

Snackrilege

Snackrilege makes vegan grab-and-go deli items that are available in select locations throughout the US. The company also runs an incubator kitchen that helps other vegan food businesses grow their operations.

  • Interest rate: 9.5%
  • Platform: SMBX
  • Founders: Clayton McCallard and Rosalind (Roz) McCallard
  • Minimum Investment: $10

 

Eva’s Wild

Eva’s Wild is combining sustainable sourcing, direct-to-consumer sales, and storytelling together to sustain the Bristol Bay salmon fishing industry. The company works with local salmon suppliers, provides salmon to consumers through a subscription service, and highlights the Bristol Bay community through multimedia projects.

  • Valuation: $5 million
  • Platform: Wefunder
  • Founders: Mark Titus and Mat Cerf
  • Minimum Investment: $100

 

Savorhood – Gettysburg

Savorhood is a proposed food multiplex that will support tourism for historic Gettysburg, PA. The company has already secured a building and needs funding for its renovation.

  • Interest rate: 9%
  • Platform: Wefunder
  • Founders: Steve Burton
  • Minimum Investment: $100

 

Spiked

Spiked uses patented technology to create alcohol-infused sorbets. The company plans to expand its distribution and develop other alcohol-infused frozen desserts.

  • Valuation: $12.6 million
  • Platform: Wefunder
  • Minimum Investment: $100

 

Amai

Amai makes edible and compostable cups as alternatives to single-use cups. The company is using upcycled food to create a sustainable and environmentally friendly manufacturing process for its cups.

  • Valuation: $10 million
  • Platform: Wefunder
  • Founders: Jeannine Davison
  • Minimum Investment: $100

 

Royal Caridea

Royal Caridea has developed technology to sustainably and continuously farm shrimp indoors. The company plans to open its first production system in Arizona.

  • Valuation: $8.8 million
  • Platform: Wefunder
  • Founders: Maurice Kemp and Michael Cunha
  • Minimum Investment: $100

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

Ruth Health

Ruth Health is creating a platform that centralizes maternal care needs from pregnancy to postpartum. The platform provides access to doulas, medical specialists, and evidence-based resources primarily through subscription packages.

  • Valuation: $15 million
  • Platform: Wefunder
  • Founders: Alison Greenberg and Audrey Wu
  • Minimum Investment: $100

 

CytexOrtho

CytexOrtho is a medical technology company that has developed a cartilage restoration implant. The implant is targeted for young patients experiencing joint pain and cartilage disease.

  • Valuation: $18.2 million
  • Platform: StartEngine
  • Founders: Bradley Estes, Franklin Moutos, and Farshid Guilak
  • Minimum Investment: $250

 

O2Boost

O2Boost has created powdered oxygen that can be taken as a supplement for health and energy benefits. The supplements remain stable even when mixed with liquid and offer quick oxygen absorption.

  • Valuation: $25 million
  • Platform: Netcapital
  • Founders: Brooks Bash
  • Minimum Investment: $100

 

DNALabs Canada

DNALabs uses genetic testing to provide medicine, lifestyle, and diet recommendations to consumers. The company is currently expanding from Canada into the US market.

  • Platform: Dalmore Group
  • Founders: Dr. Aaron Goldman and Michael Kerzner (Kerzner is not with the company anymore)
  • Minimum Investment: $900

 

Industrial Services

REGEN Industrial Hemp USA

REGEN has developed hemp harvesting, processing, and warehousing technology to support the needs of the industrial hemp sector. The company intends to bring industrial hemp production to a new level while maintaining ethical business practices.

 

Logistics, Delivery, & Supply Chain

CarlMichaels Transportation

CarlMichaels Transportation is a Texas-based trucking and shipping company. The business also supports efforts for social justice reform, helping women who have experienced domestic violence, and aiding youth and adolescent groups.

  • Valuation: $3.8 million
  • Platform: Mr. Crowd
  • Founders: Saraya Scott
  • Minimum Investment: $125

 

Media, Entertainment & Publishing

Invincible Entertainment Partners

Invincible Entertainment Partners is an independent film production and distribution company. The company now wants to launch its new streaming service, Galxy, which will pay users to watch content.

  • Valuation: $50 million
  • Platform: Wefunder
  • Founders: Thomas Ashley
  • Minimum Investment: $100

 

Country the Musical Company

Country the Musical Company plans to take the live musical performance of Country the Musical and use it as a jumping off point for country music-focused tv shows, podcasts, and live performances. The original musical, written by company founder Pete Wilke, received positive reviews when it was first performed.

  • Valuation: $5 million
  • Platform: TruCrowd
  • Founders: Pete Wilke
  • Minimum Investment: $100

 

The Striker

The Striker is an independent media company focused on covering American soccer. The company has more than 1,000 paid subscribers and an 80% conversion rate from its free trials.

  • Valuation: $12 million
  • Platform: Wefunder
  • Founders: Roberto Silva and Chris Bils
  • Minimum Investment: $250

 

Real Estate & Construction

Bratton Construction

Bratton Construction is a full service construction company that operates in Oregon, southern California, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington. The company provides opportunities to women and Black, Indigenous, and people of color workers while being a community leader.

  • Interest rate: 9.00%
  • Platform: SMBX
  • Founders: Sharon Maxwell
  • Minimum Investment: $10

 

Transportation, Automotive, Aviation, & Aerospace

Grass QOZF

GRASS QOZF has created a fund that enables investors to own shares in three unique firms that operate within government contracting and private aviation. The company intends to offer tax-free investments to many of its investors.

 

LiquidPiston

LiquidPiston is reinventing the internal combustion engine to be smaller, quieter, and more efficient. The company holds nearly 80 patents for its disruptive engine technology.

  • Platform: Dealmaker Securities
  • Founders: Alexander Shkolnik and Nikolay Shkolnik
  • Minimum Investment: $1,000