Tagged: indiegogo

April 29, 2015 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

On April 8th CloudSolar celebrated its successful crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. The small company had hit 146% of its funding goal raising $446,706 for its project that allowed individuals to purchase solar panels on a remote CloudSolarFarm which would then sell energy back to the… Read More

April 28, 2015 @ 11:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo’s second most-funded campaign of all time has taken more twists and turns than one could imagine. From improbable crowdfunding mega-hit, delivered by a Californian surfer, to questions, controversy and accusations of contractual fraud.  Perhaps it is time for a touch of disbelief. The Storm eBike, quickly… Read More

April 28, 2015 @ 4:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With more than $450,000 raised by 6,000 contributors around the world to help those in Nepal following Saturday’s massive earthquake, Indiegogo has announced a new dedicated page for the cause’s campaigns. As previously reported, at least 3,617 people are now known to have died in a massive… Read More

April 28, 2015 @ 9:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

French startup Connected Cycle announced its Indiegogo campaign for the world’s first connected bike pedal has launched and hit its $50,000 funding goal within the first day. The autonomous pedal that garnered rave reviews at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show is slated to ship holiday 2015 to… Read More

April 27, 2015 @ 1:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the weekend, global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo announced the exciting news that it has created documentary archive program with ITN Source, which is dedicated to filmmakers seeking funds. The platform shared: “We’re launching a Documentary Archive Program which will give Indiegogo filmmakers direct access to… Read More

April 27, 2015 @ 12:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an effort to help those who were affected by this past weekend’s devastating earthquake in Nepal, five crowdfunding campaigns on Indiegogo have successfully captured over $100,000 for the cause. According to BBC, at least 3,617 people are now known to have died in a… Read More

April 25, 2015 @ 10:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sharing his thoughts about the growth in small businesses, Indiegogo’s CEO Slava Rubin discussed key myths about startups at Vator Splash in Oakland earlier this week. According to the Register, Rubin shared details about each myth, which can be found below: 1. Myth: It’s all… Read More

April 25, 2015 @ 9:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few days after “dog-namer” Aaron Schlechter announced that he would change the objective of his Kickstarter campaign (which was to help others name their fur babies) to purchasing the crowdfunding giant, copywriter at Barton F. Graf 9000, LLC in New York City, Martin Baker, unveiled his… Read More

April 24, 2015 @ 11:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up his insights on Israel’s crowdfunding progress, Indiegogo’s Marketing and Community Manager for Israel, Oren Simanian unveiled new details about the funding method and its future in the small country. During a recent update, Simanian wrote: “With quickly expanding innovations in technological fields including medical devices,… Read More

April 24, 2015 @ 10:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than 24 hours until its extremely popular crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo comes to an end, Super Troopers 2 has successfully secured over $4 million dollars. The production company announced the highly anticipated sequel just 14 years after the first film’s release at the 2001 Sundance… Read More

April 20, 2015 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Chris Olenik, founder of Agency 2.0 a well known marketing firm in the crowdfunding industry, has responded to the revelation that relationships have frayed between Storm Sondors and his firm. Agency 2.0 filed a “contractual fraud” lawsuit on April 9th and now Olenik has clarified… Read More

April 19, 2015 @ 6:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

While it is usually the big name crowdfunding campaign that capture headlines we do like to acknowledge some of the smaller projects that are looking for market approval or funding. Many of these are small businesses, or perhaps will become a small businesses if they generate… Read More

April 18, 2015 @ 7:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an effort to help those seeking money for medical/health campaigns, crowdfunding platform Indiegogo shared some tips on how these type projects can ultimately receive the funds they need. The popular funding platform’s Breanna DiGiammarino stated: “Crowdfunding proved an effective aid for the Villanova family, as well as thousands of others… Read More

April 17, 2015 @ 5:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Second Most Funded Campaign on Indiegogo Hit with Legal Challenge of “Contractual Fraud”. Last week in the Superior Court of California in Santa Monica, Agency 2.0 filed a contractual fraud suit against Pacific Storm, Inc, apparently the corporate entity behind the Sondors eBike crowdfunding campaign.  The listed… Read More

April 15, 2015 @ 3:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Crispin Sinclair Innovation launched Babel Bike, the self-titled “world’s safest bicycle,” on crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo. Featuring a revolutionary advanced safety cell, seat belts and steel foot protectors, the bike is designed to protect cyclists from the leading cause of road fatalities, offering them unparalleled protection… Read More

April 15, 2015 @ 12:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Making sure to end controversy before it even starts, crowdfunding giant Indiegogo quickly shut down a new campaign that was dedicated to Oklahoma reserve deputy Robert Bates, who is currently being investigated for fatally shooting 44-year-old Eric Harris. Time reports that Bates stated he mistook his hand… Read More

April 13, 2015 @ 3:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With only six more days until its record-breaking Indiegogo campaign comes to an end, Australia’s Flow Hive has successfully raised over $10 million thanks to nearly 28,000 backers. As previously reported, Flow Hive was created by father-son duo Cedar and Stuart Anderson and is considered… Read More

April 13, 2015 @ 1:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With his and Broken Lizard’s Indiegogo campaign, Super Troopers 2, continuing to near recording-breaking funds, director and co-star Jay Chandrasekhar sat down with NPR’s Tamara Keith to share more details about the highly anticipated sequel. As previously reported, Chandrasekhar and his Broken Lizard team took to Indiegogo last… Read More

April 13, 2015 @ 12:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Well, it’s official: Con Man and Super Troopers 2 have not only hit the record books at crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo, they each have become two of top most film projects in the funding methods history by beating out Zach Braff’s Wish I was Here.  Last week, Con Man finished its… Read More

April 13, 2015 @ 11:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an effort to increase transparency and trust, popular reward-based crowdfunding platform Indiegogo has launched new feature: campaign profile cards. Sharing details about the feature, Indiegogo’s Julian Wong stated: “At Indiegogo, we routinely gather feedback from users and use this information to help determine what features… Read More