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May 30, 2014 @ 10:12 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Currently listed on RockThePost, San Francisco-based Ansa pitches itself as the safest place for personal conversations on iOS or Android operating systems. According to its pitch, Ansa is a pre-revenue/seed-stage product targeting the college-aged demographic in the $32 Billion Consumer Products industry. Ansa Founder Natalie… Read More

May 30, 2014 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

New York ­based retail startup Bindo, founded in 2011 by Jason Ngan and Brad Lauster has raised $1.8 million in an over-subscribed seed round for international expansion. The round is co-­led by well known investor Gary Vaynerchuk, and Singapore/Tokyo­ based East Ventures. Other investors include… Read More

May 30, 2014 @ 9:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than three days until its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo closes, the 21 Draw art book project has surpassed its goal of $40,000 and has brought in $127,190 from 1,971 backers. It was launched at the beginning of May and managed to receive the… Read More

May 29, 2014 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just eleven hours after the launch of its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, former PBS children’s series “Reading Rainbow” surpassed its initial $1,000,000 goal. LeVar Burton, who hosted the show from 1983 to 2006, decided to launch the campaign through the crowdfunding giant to bring the show… Read More

May 29, 2014 @ 12:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

First there were electric cars, now there are Solar Roadways. This revolutionary initiative to change the way we utilize the nation’s millions of miles of roadways, by turning them into power sources, just set the record for the highest number of individual funders during its… Read More

May 29, 2014 @ 11:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Odyssey Airlines, the new UK-based business-only carrier, announced today the unveiling of a crowdfunding campaign on U.S. platform Crowdfunder. It will run concurrently alongside with a similar funding on the UK-based platform Crowdcube, which launched earlier this month, with the combined initiative targeting £5… Read More

May 29, 2014 @ 8:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Turning to others for help, a Canadian family launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise funds for medical bills and to grant wishes from their little girl’s bucklist. Just four weeks ago, the family realized three-year-old Hadlie wasn’t as healthy as everyone thought she… Read More

May 29, 2014 @ 8:27 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Walking the crowdfunding catwalk looks easy for the nascent global sustainable fashion brand Front Row Society.  In their third crowdfunding round on Seedmatch, the fashion label quickly raised €28,000 with the help of thirty three investors, reaching 56% of their €50K goal.  The funding limit… Read More

May 28, 2014 @ 4:47 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Likeable Local, which offers an integrated software solution that allows small businesses and entrepreneurs to create, enhance and manage their social media presence, continues to raise convertible debt on AngelList. During its recent crowdfunding round, which closed on May 19th, Likeable Local raised $910,000 in… Read More

May 28, 2014 @ 2:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Comparison Chart of Competition Promotes MOD-t Advantage. New Matter, Inc. is breaking down barriers to widespread adoption of 3D printers for home use. On Wednesday (May 28), the company launched a 35-day crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to accept pre-orders for its new 3D printer, the… Read More

May 28, 2014 @ 2:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With only four days left in its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, the Solar Roadways project has crushed its $1 million goal, standing at over $1.4 million from more than 34,000 backers today. The fascinating project is looking to replace the U.S.’s concrete and asphalt roads… Read More

May 28, 2014 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Moonhouse, the world’s first art project on the moon, is now set to receive an additional boost in the form of crowdfunding to launch the red house with white corners into space. The project will serve as a symbol for making space accessible to… Read More

May 28, 2014 @ 9:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

GOkey, the multi-purpose electronic keychain accessary has reached the midpoint of its campaign on crowdfunding platform Indiegogo and has currently raised over 1,100% of its $40,000 funding goal. Now, in order to incentivize backers for their ongoing support, they have instituted a series of campaign… Read More

May 27, 2014 @ 10:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

ZeniMax Media Inc. and its subsidiary, id Software LLC, filed suit last  week against Oculus VR,  and its founder, Palmer Luckey, for “illegally misappropriating ZeniMax trade secrets relating to virtual reality technology, and infringing ZeniMax copyrights and trademarks”. ZeniMax is also asserting claims for breach… Read More

May 27, 2014 @ 10:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ah, summer. A time when students do not have to look at books, live in extremely small dorms, or have to struggle finding a spot at the library. But while some prepare to enjoy quality time by the pool or beach, two students from Dartmouth… Read More

May 27, 2014 @ 9:18 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Crowdsourcing, innovation and technology platform for the $100 billion horse industry ThoroBid, has listed its equity crowdfunding campaign on EarlyShares. The site is an online community for Thoroughbred racing fans and social handicapping tool that analyzes the behavior of the betting public and categorize races… Read More

May 27, 2014 @ 11:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With three weeks remaining, Anova Precision Cooker’s crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter has not only surpassed its initial $100,000 goal, but has reached $1,319,681 from 8,253 backers. The device is said to be used for cooking “sous vide” and allows anyone to produce high-end restaurant quality results…. Read More

May 27, 2014 @ 11:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

aWhere is set to launch a $4 million equity financing round on the investment crowdfunding platform AgFunder. The Colorado-based agtech company delivers hyperlocal weather data and recommendation to farmers. Its climate information service draws up exclusive data content and proprietary algorithms, and was developed to… Read More

May 27, 2014 @ 8:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Andrew Auernheimer, AKA “Weev” from his hacker days, went to prison for conspiracy to access a computer without authorization in regards to disclosing a public AT&T server that was sharing customer data.  The conviction was later vacated since apparently no circumvention of passwords had occurred… Read More

May 27, 2014 @ 7:32 am By JD Alois  |  

MyGoodness, a new crowdfunding platform that marries charity donations with exclusive opportunities,  has teamed up actor Samuel L. Jackson to raise awareness of male cancer. Captain America  has been tweeting to his 3.5m Twitter followers, engaging with users on Reddit and taking to social media the past… Read More