Tagged: indiegogo

March 26, 2016 @ 9:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This evening, actor Don Cheadle will be heading to Cincinnati, Ohio premiere of his Indiegogo project, Miles Ahead. The film was reportedly filmed in the city in 2014 and tonight’s even will be taking place at Esquire Theatre in Clifton. Academy-Award nominated actor launched a campaign on the… Read More

March 25, 2016 @ 3:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just two days after Arrow stars Robbie and Stephen Amell launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for their new film, Code 8, the project has successfully secured its initial $200,000 and is now over $260,000 thanks to nearly 3,000 backers. As previously reported, the cousins took to the funding… Read More

March 25, 2016 @ 1:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Super Troopers star Erik Stolhanske offered up details about Super Troopers 2 Indiegogo perk, the International Beer Fest competition, which was held in Chicago last month. Stolhanske, who was known as “Rabbit” in the original film and now “Mink,” revealed in the campaign’s latest… Read More

March 25, 2016 @ 11:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, crowdfunding platform Indiegogo announced that it has teamed up with Google’s Primer App to present a “short lesson” on why email marketing is important for crowdfunding entrepreneurs. The funding portal declared: “Overall, we find that building momentum early can help set up a… Read More

March 25, 2016 @ 10:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, UK-based startup Roccbox hit global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to raise $100,000 for its self-titled stone baked pizza oven. Less than 12 hours of its debut, the project surpassed its initial goal. The Roccobox is described as an easy-to-use, 930°F (500°C) oven that cooks “restaurant… Read More

March 23, 2016 @ 1:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, food brand Triscuit announced that it was teaming up with television personality Giada De Laurentiis to flash fund over 50 artisanal food marker campaigns on Indiegogo. A total of $250,000 will be donated. Julia Nathan, brand manager for Triscuit, stated: “Triscuit was started in 1902 by an… Read More

March 23, 2016 @ 9:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, UK-based craft brewery, Brewgood, launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise £50,000 to turn its beer into clean drinking water. The company’s co-founders, Alan Mahon and Josh Littlejohn, revealed that they created the concept one evening while drinking a pint and discussing one of the… Read More

March 23, 2016 @ 8:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Arrow star Stephen Amell and his cousin, Robbie Amell, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to secure $200,000 for the new film, Code 8. Code 8’s description reads: “The film takes place in a world where 4% of the population are born with some type… Read More

March 21, 2016 @ 3:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Indiegogo alum Tower was named “Best Documentary” at the 2016 South By Southwest (SXSW) festival, which was held in Austin, Texas. The global crowdfunding platform described Tower, which was directed by Keith Maitland, as the following: “50 years ago, America’s first mass school shooting at the University of… Read More

March 18, 2016 @ 1:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in January, Finland-based startup, Jolla, made the tough announcement last week that its highly anticipated Sailfish Tablet just wasn’t meant to be. Back in Fall 2014, Jolla launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to raise $380,000 for its in-house tech. The unique tablet has been dubbed by the company… Read More

March 17, 2016 @ 4:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than 12 hours left until its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo comes to an end, Sondors has successfully secured over $1 million for its new THIN eBike. The initiative was launched last month, and the bulk amount ($449,000) was captured within 72 hours of its debut…. Read More

March 15, 2016 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just before its debut at the 2016 SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas on Saturday, Indiegogo project Asperger’s Are Us announced it was acquired by streaming giant, Netflix. Asperger’s Are Us is described as a documentary about the first comedy troupe consisting of openly autistic people. The… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 1:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

And the legal woes just keep on coming for crowdfunding success Axanar. Back in December 2015, film giants Paramount and CBS slapped the project with an infringement lawsuit. The companies have viewed the film as a violation of their intellectual property and filed a lawsuit in California… Read More

March 11, 2016 @ 10:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, the organizers of Silicon Valley Forum’s Women in Tech Festival announced the event will be taking place on March 30th at Microsoft’s campus in Mountain View, California. This is a full-day celebration of the achievements and accomplishments of women in tech. The Women in Tech Festival… Read More

March 11, 2016 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the 2016 SXSW Film Festival set to kick off in Austin, Texas today, global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo announced that 13 lucky films have selected for the famous annual event. Indiegogo noted that the projects being presented at SXSW include first-person shooter action film, HARDCORE HENRY… Read More

March 10, 2016 @ 12:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Unilever Foundry announced it has formed a new partnership with global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to help accelerate innovation.   Unilever is reportedly one of the first large-scale companies to tap into the power of crowdfunding to empower entrepreneurs to bring their concepts to market…. Read More

March 9, 2016 @ 1:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo announced details about its 2016 fellowship program with partner Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP). The Indiegogo Fellowship offers one artist/filmmaker a chance to receive six months of Community Workspace membership at the Made in NY Media Center by IFP. The center… Read More

March 8, 2016 @ 12:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, while celebrating International Women’s Day 2016, Indiegogo announced a new year-long initiative to support diversity in entrepreneurship. The funding portal will seek to offer extra support for women-run crowdfunding campaigns between now and March 2017.  The global crowdfunding portal stated: “Over eight years ago, we created… Read More

March 8, 2016 @ 9:01 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Venture for America Fellows announced its 5th Innovation Fund crowdfunding campaign in partnership with Indiegogo and sponsored by Barclays, gives access to $50,000 per year in grants for eleven Fellow-led projects. “We are grateful to Barclays and Indiegogo, who have offered up their expertise and resources to… Read More

March 7, 2016 @ 12:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Home security startup and Indiegogo success Canary recently announced that it has appointed Bob Stohrer as its new chief marketing officer. Stohrer reportedly joins Canary with more than 20 years of executive leadership experience for high-profile consumer brands across categories that included wireless and consumer… Read More