October 21, 2014 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Uber Entertainment, the creators of Kickstarter-success Planetary Annihilation, launched a crowdfunding campaign on the platform to raise $1.4M for its new video game Human Resources. Unfortunately, with a little more than two weeks left, the Washington-based company announced it was canceling the project. As previously… Read More

October 21, 2014 @ 9:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cooperative Platform of Sustainability Partnerships announced on Tuesday (October 21st) that it is donating 1 million equity shares, which will be used to recruit sustainability minded individuals and companies that share a desire for sustainability and to empower 1 billion people with a sustainability mechanism that converts… Read More

October 21, 2014 @ 9:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In one of Silicon Valley’s most remarkable (and eagerly anticipated) feats of innovation, a small but passionate team has resolved the issues surrounding hover technology by using magnetic field architecture (MFA™) to transmit electromagnetic energy more efficiently than ever before possible. As proof of concept,… Read More

October 20, 2014 @ 4:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Although it was a huge success on crowdfunding giant, Indiegogo, it seems Denmark-based company AIRTAME is now facing severe backlash from its backers not only after failing to set an actual delivery date, but also signing up for the platform’s new “forever funding” program. According… Read More

October 20, 2014 @ 2:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Creators of the SKULLY AR-1 smart motorcycle helmet are celebrating the end of its record-breaking Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for the AR-1, the world’s first augmented reality motorcycle helmet. Over the two-month project, 1,950 helmets were sold to motorcycle enthusiasts from 47 countries, grossing SKULLY $2,815,401 in sales, a total that… Read More

October 20, 2014 @ 1:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

America’s beer palate is changing, making people want GrowlerWerks’ uKeg. FourPortland beer-loving engineers invented a growler that keeps craft beer fresh, cold and carbonated. They also met their crowdfunding campaign goal of $75,000 within 34 hours on Kickstarter. A stretch goal of $120,000 was met within three days, the uKeg… Read More

October 20, 2014 @ 11:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Workers of the recently closed biscuit and cake-maker, Biscuiterie Jeannette, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Bulb in Town earlier last month to raise €50,000 to help save the 164-year-old Normandy brand. According to the Guardian, Jeannette de Caen, which has been in liquidation since December… Read More

October 20, 2014 @ 8:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Los Angeles-based Soen launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $20,000 for its Bluetooth speaker, Transit XS. The multi-colored speaker easily passed their goal and closed at just shy of $60,000 as 544 supporters signed up to back the project.  The device… Read More

October 20, 2014 @ 7:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Force Impact Technologies announced today (October 20th) the launch of a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for its new mouthguard, FITGuard. It is known to solves the problem of athletes returning to play when there is a probability of head-injury. The FITGuard uses a clinically proven… Read More

October 18, 2014 @ 8:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, crowdfunding platform Tilt announced the official launch of Tilt/Open Pre-Orders. It is considered the easiest way to turn any website, such as static, WordPress, Squarespace, SpaceCraft, or any other, into an online store, taking pre-orders, all by dropping in two lines of… Read More

October 17, 2014 @ 8:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Although it was a major hit on Kickstarter, even raising nearly $600,000 in a few days, tor hardware router anonabox has been struggling with major backlash since it hit the platform, and now the project has also been shut down by the crowdfunding giant. According to Wired,… Read More

October 17, 2014 @ 5:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to help the country of Nigeria grow its very own delicious tomatoes, two Harvard alums, Mira Mehta and Shane Kiernan, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter this week to raise $50,000 for their company, Tomato Jos. Although Nigerians love fresh tomatoes and tomato paste,… Read More

October 17, 2014 @ 4:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BOOMTOWN, a startup accelerator founded and operated by a group of media, marketing and technology veterans, announced earlier this week its second class of startups, which was composed of nine companies selected from more than 300 applicants. Selected companies are now participating in a 12-week… Read More

October 17, 2014 @ 3:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday (October 16th), One Spark, which has been dubbed as the “World’s Crowdfunding Festival,” announced it was forming its very own Creator Academy to help current and future project creators to achieve their goals, raise funds, and achieve the most value. The One spark… Read More

October 17, 2014 @ 2:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

As consumers continue to search for the truth behind the deadly Ebola virus, including cures and projects dedicated to Texas nurses Amber Vinson and Nina Pham, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) has revealed that are more scams continuing to surface.  As previously reported, the city of… Read More

October 17, 2014 @ 1:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitcoin-powered crowdfunding platform Swarm announced its first class of startups that will be featured on its website earlier this week. According to its description, Swarm is “Kickstarter powered by Bitcoin technology.” It allows regular people to fund the startups they like, while entrepreneurs raise more… Read More

October 17, 2014 @ 9:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just when you thought George A Romero’s The Night of the Living Dead was finally put to rest, his son, G Cameron Romero, has hit Indiegogo to crowdfund $30,000 for a prequel to the classic horror film. Origins, the next feature film of the “Romero Zombie,” is told… Read More

October 17, 2014 @ 8:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

“Fanvestors” will officially be earning some royalties from their investment in French artist Georgia Jane’s music crowdfunding campaign listed on Your Music Company (YMC). Those who backed Georgia Jane will collectively receive 5% of their total investment in the form of a check or an account credit… Read More

October 16, 2014 @ 5:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Amber Vinson, one of the Texas nurses that was treating Ebola patient Thomas Duncan, traveled between Dallas, Texas and Cleveland, Ohio before finding out she was positive for the virus. The situation grabbed public attention and caused total chaos in the Cleveland… Read More

October 16, 2014 @ 4:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online loan marketplace LendingTree has launched an ongoing study to track the range of Annual Percentage Rates (APRs) on personal loans offered to prospective borrowers on its marketplace, highlighting the money-saving benefits of comparison shopping for loan products. In the third quarter, borrowers with a… Read More