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February 6, 2014 @ 9:45 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Let’s begin with some stereotypes of the northwest, shall we? It’s more relevant than it may seem… [View the story “#HowSeattleRiots” on Storify] The #HowSeattleRiots hashtag became the place to be for laughs about how insanely well the Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl victory parade went. Not… Read More

February 5, 2014 @ 4:43 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Company Hopes to Use Funds to Grow Nationwide Retail Presence. Not one to resist tasting or reading about caramels (case in point, see NYT weekend 19 January “Seeking a Buttery Treat” about Breton caramels), one of the first Kickstarter crowdfunding campaigns to catch my eye was Boise,… Read More

February 5, 2014 @ 11:36 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Crowdfunding and health-related initiatives are invariably linked. Crowdfunding can drive funding for outreach programs, research and even specific surgeries, which was the goal of a FundRazr campaign launched by The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation. The campaign launched seeking $15,000 in order to pay for six… Read More

February 5, 2014 @ 9:43 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Australian rock band Twelve Foot Ninja took to Australia-based crowdfunding platform Pozible in an effort to crowdfund a music video. The campaign ended in May of 2013 after raising $52,600 on a goal of $45,000. The big news at the time was that the campaign… Read More

February 5, 2014 @ 9:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Poupée Couture Crowdfunding on Eureeca.com Hits Equity Goal in Just 10 Days. After capturing global recognition, Dubai based fashion accessories brand Poupée Couture has successfully crowdfunded using Eureeca.  The company was looking to raise $68,250 for 10% equity which they achieved in the first few days… Read More

February 4, 2014 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Pebble, the device that started the smartwatch craze, has finally released their much anticipated app store with iOS support. While some Pebble owners were disappointed the Android version did not ship simultaneously with the iOS version, the Android version in beta for developers was announced… Read More

February 3, 2014 @ 11:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Currently the most funded, active campaign on Kickstarter today,  RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance broke the $1 million mark (over £615,000) joining an elite crowdfunding group.  With more than 2 weeks left in the campaign the game has the potential to go much further.  Backers number… Read More

February 3, 2014 @ 11:09 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In late 2013, Helsinki-based video game studio Bugbear launched a Kickstarter campaign for their upcoming title, the ambiguously-named Next Car Game. The campaign sought $350,000 in funding, but it became clear shortly after launch that the stated funding goal was going to be a reach. The… Read More

February 3, 2014 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Kreyos Meteor smartwatch, the 3rd most successfully funded crowdfunding campaign on the Indiegogo platform ever, has announced another delay in shipping of their anticipated product.  In a backer update targeting their over 11,000 backers, the company explained their dilemma: Hi Everyone! As you may already… Read More

February 2, 2014 @ 12:27 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

  AMC has announced that presale tickets for the highly anticipated Veronica Mars feature-length flick will go on sale on February 14th via a page for the film on AMC’s web site. AMC is encouraging those interested in seeing the film to bookmark the page and… Read More

February 2, 2014 @ 11:55 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Shanghai-based video game development shop Spicy Horse and leader American McGee are fairly well known in the world of crowdfunding. The outfit has three Kickstarter campaigns under its belt. Two have succeeded while funding for a third was cancelled. The first of these projects to… Read More

February 1, 2014 @ 6:56 am By JD Alois  |  

TGC Continues with Self-Hosted Pretail Funding. Coming from The Game Creators (TGC), a privately owned UK company, FPS Creator Reloaded (FPSC Reloaded) has announced their beta launch of Oculus Rift integration.  The game development tools studio sees integration as an important strategic move as part… Read More

January 30, 2014 @ 11:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Pebble recently made some headlines (including here)for the release of a metal-encased version of their popular smartwatch. However, another recent development with the ubiquitous device stands to benefit new and current users alike: Pebble is going to launch their own Appstore. There are reportedly thousands of… Read More

January 29, 2014 @ 12:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Concierge Health for the Masses, PlushCare Looks to Innovate Primary Medical Care. Ryan McQuaid, a former head of product at AT&T mHealth, is launching a company to allow anyone to consult with Stanford trained Medical Doctors by mobile video, email or phone.  PlushCare wants to… Read More

January 29, 2014 @ 10:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Berkeley-based startup, Exogen Biotechnology, has launched a first of its kind “citizen science” crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for its new laboratory test to measure DNA breaks, which are the most lethal type of DNA damage and a potentially key indicator for overall health conditions. Launched… Read More

January 28, 2014 @ 9:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Fuel3D scanner raised over $300,000 in September 2013 through a highly successful crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter.  With early bird backers scheduled to receive their first products in April 2014, Fuel 3D continues to move forward to final production.   Fuel3D unveiled this week the first images… Read More

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

Glyph, a portable headset that creates a virtual retinal display and claims to create “sharp, stark images unlike you’ve seen before”, rocketed out of the gate on Kickstarter last week easily topping their quarter million goal.  It took just 24 hours for the crowdfunding campaign… Read More

January 26, 2014 @ 3:41 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Crowdfunded films were everywhere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Kickstarter alone fielded 20 alumni and Indiegogo chipped in six more. A complete list of Kickstarter-and-Indiegogo-funded entries are available in the following articles… Sundance Film Festival Includes 20 Kickstarter Funded Films for 2014 Indiegogo at… Read More

January 26, 2014 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has launched their very own venture fund to allow a  professional fund manager do all the hard work in creating a diversified portfolio. Crowdcube has partnered with Strathtay Ventures who have over 15 years’ worth of expertise and a strong track… Read More

January 25, 2014 @ 6:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

The 56th Annual Grammy Awards will take place this Sunday (January 25) featuring all of today’s favorite performers and then some.  Well as far as I am concerned – it is not the fact that Madonna will be performing live at the event but the… Read More