New crowdfunder Liftoff fails to fly on first outing with eco-tour business

Wed, 02 Sep 2015

By Fiona Rotherham Sept. 3 (BusinessDesk) - Liftoff, a new crowd-funding platform has failed to fly with its first offer, raising just $2,500 of the $1.2 million sought. The campaign for Rainforest Experiences, which provides eco-tourism tours in the North Island’s Whirinaki Forest, fell well short this week of the minimum target of $600,000, attracting only three investors after 35 days. Liftoff’s website confirms the offer has closed but gives no indication of the outcome and an “oops an error” message flashes up when the offer is c...

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