December 29, 2014 @ 1:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vonda Shepard, the singer behind the theme song for Ally McBeal, recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise funds for her fourteenth album Rookie. The campaign’s description reads, “Vonda Shepard is back with her eleventh studio album (and fourteenth overall), tentatively dubbed Rookie. It’s a title… Read More

December 29, 2014 @ 12:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Setting out to save one of Los Angeles’ Chinatown restaurants, co-owner of Starry Kitchen Nguyen Tran has announced that he and his wife, Thi Tran, are launching a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to continuing the restaurants growth. According to LA Times, Starry Kitchen is known… Read More

December 29, 2014 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With only a few more days until the world rings in the new year, UK’s reward-based crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder takes a time out to reflect on the successfully busy 2014 and the constant support backers gave to its campaigns. The Crowdfunder team stated, “Thanks to… Read More

December 29, 2014 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Arty Water Company, maker of Arty Artichoke Water, announced today that it is partnering with The Vegan Roadie, an exciting new travel and culinary web series premiering January 2015. The partnership marks an expansion into vegan and natural food markets across the United States. Arty… Read More

December 27, 2014 @ 10:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to expand its already successful business, Hackney, London-based The Good Egg has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £180,000. The restaurant is offering up 24% in equity to those who wish to help fund its project. Since January 2013, The Good… Read More

December 27, 2014 @ 9:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With only five more days until its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter comes to an end, iCradle’s COBI continues to be a huge success on Kickstarter by raising nearly $322,000 thanks to over 1,500 backers. As previously reported, COBI is considered a “world-first” in many ways. It’s… Read More

December 27, 2014 @ 9:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this year, filmmaker Steve James launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $150,000 for a new documentary dedicated to the life of movie critic Roger Ebert called Life Itself. The film is considered the first ever feature-length documentary on the life of Ebert and… Read More

December 26, 2014 @ 5:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, UK’s craft beer subscription service DeskBeers launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £80,000 for expansion. The company is offering backers 17% in equity and has even raised well over half of its initial goal. According to its campaign, Deskbeers’ key… Read More

December 26, 2014 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to help her terminally ill sister battle an extremely rare cancer, Louisiana resident Ann Marie Haynie has launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe called Love for Liza Fund. According to the campaign, Liza discovered she had Synovial Sarcoma, which is found in the joints of the arm, neck… Read More

December 26, 2014 @ 1:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With only seven more days until its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter comes to an end, the unique, eye-catching drink container Goat Mug has raised nearly $334,000 thanks to its 8,281 backers. As previously reported, The cup, which resembles a goat’s horn, supposedly helps the user enjoy… Read More

December 26, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in 2012, teenager Kaitlyn Smith weighed 414lbs and was seeking the help of doctors for a gastric bypass surgery so she may lose the unhealthy pounds she acquired over the years. After one unfortunate meeting with one doctor, Kaitlyn decided that she was going… Read More

December 26, 2014 @ 10:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Raindrop Drink, a London-based specialty functional drinks producer, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £150,000 for its new high impact drinks. According to its campaign, Raindrop Drinks offers a solution for providing high impact active ingredients in a drink that would… Read More

December 26, 2014 @ 8:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fresh off the closing of their hit Kickstarter campaign for the all-in-one 3D printer, Flux, creators and Taiwan college students Simon Ko and Jim Yu discussed the project and its future with Tech in Asia this week. Flux is described as an easy-to-use print that… Read More

December 24, 2014 @ 11:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Future Make, a Wilmington startup that invents new technological things to make life safer and colorful, recently hit crowdfunding giant Kickstarter with its brand new cool-ink 3D pen called Polyes Q1. According to the campaign, Polyes is considered the first 3D printing pen with blue light and… Read More

December 24, 2014 @ 10:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to help a homeless person in need, a California man by the name of Josh Lin has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise funds for Thomas, the man in the new video How Does a Homeless Man Spend $100. The video was created to see what… Read More

December 24, 2014 @ 9:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Traditionally, while independent film has an alternative means of distribution and profit, television has been kept under lock and key, with many gatekeepers along the way, preventing truly independent television from ever flourishing. That’s about to change. CrowdedReality.com, the niche crowdfunding platform, created by award… Read More

December 23, 2014 @ 4:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to give aspiring filmmakers a chance to see the ins and outs of crowdfunding, global platform Kickstarter has announced its upcoming workshops and discussions for film campaigning. The crowdfunding giant’s team explained,”Kickstarter has played a pivotal role in uniting audiences and filmmakers. Since it launched in… Read More

December 23, 2014 @ 2:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Individuals who have exhausted all their options of financing their needs have been thrown a lifeline of hope, following the launch of a new crowdfunding platform called Share and Raise. Share and Raise allows individuals to create crowdfunding campaigns for whatever need they may have. Individuals can… Read More

December 23, 2014 @ 1:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Data released today by the world’s first crowd funded property investment vehicle has revealed that appetite for its investment projects has significantly increased year-on-year. The House Crowd, based in Hale, has experienced an 800% increase in the speed at which each investment project is funded,… Read More

December 23, 2014 @ 11:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the 2014-2015 winter sports season underway, some athletes have decided to turn to crowdfunding for upcoming events. According to New York Times, one of the skiers using the funding method is freestyle skier, Keri Herman. The 32-year-old is ranked No. 1 in slopestyle and is… Read More