June 24, 2014 @ 1:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Every day, entrepreneurs have turned to crowdfunding to fund their new business or product and are given two types of options for the campaign, all-or-nothing and flexible funding, also known as keep-it-all. Both possess great perks, but the key question for each campaign would be… Read More

April 11, 2014 @ 9:33 am By Charles Luzar  |  

We first reported on the crowdfunding campaign for Loomio in March. The forthcoming application aims to provide a social voting and implementation mechanism for ideas. The campaign is currently live on Crowdtilt Open and has raised over $80,000 on a $100,000 goal. The Loomio team… Read More

April 7, 2014 @ 9:36 am By Charles Luzar  |  

We’ve been keeping up with PandoDaily writer James Robinson’s (pictured) digging into HealBe’s Indiegogo campaign. It turns out that Robinson’s search is now leading him toward other Indiegogo campaigns seemingly with similar issues. A recent article dives into claims made during a campaign for the TellSpec, a device… Read More

March 10, 2014 @ 10:39 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Former NBA star and current analyst for TNT Shaquille O’Neal is crowdfunding on Indiegogo. The goal: to fund a sequel to Shaq Fu, a video game released in the mid-90’s. Even Shaq would admit that Shaq Fu was terrible, but take a look at the preview trailer… Read More

November 21, 2013 @ 8:30 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Roger Ebert is a beloved movie reviewer, famous for being half of the “Siskel & Ebert” duo that could make or break a movie producer’s day with a simple “thumbs up” or “thumbs down.” Steve James knows this all too well. He got his big… Read More

November 11, 2013 @ 10:54 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Snagger Tool is currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo, and although project creator and inventor Luke Geleynse has a long way to go if he hopes to hit his goal of $20,000, the tool looks really interesting and useful. Of course, Luke should know; he is… Read More

November 7, 2013 @ 10:35 am By Charles Luzar  |  

IgnitionDeck is a popular plugin for WordPress that turns WordPress installs into fully-functioning crowdfunding platforms. It is a solution that has been used in part by Star Citizen to raise a staggering $27 million and counting. The team behind the plugin recently published an article… Read More

October 29, 2013 @ 11:13 am By Charles Luzar  |  

We first reported on The Gun Box earlier this month. The tech-packed firearm storage device promised safe gun storage for backers. At the original time of writing the campaign had amassed $25,000, but has since added over $100,000 in funding to end the campaign just… Read More

October 18, 2013 @ 9:56 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Motivational Edge is a non-profit organization with the goal of encouraging youth in South Florida to achieve high academic standards, leveraging “culturally relevant arts” as a motivational platform. A campaign on Indiegogo is seeking $200,000 for the non-profit. The goal? To fund a new chapter… Read More

October 9, 2013 @ 9:08 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

The Gun Box aims to provide safe and secure storage for firearms. The project is currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo, seeking $100,000 in funding. We believe in responsible home defense and we know there are a lot of other people who think the same way. That’s… Read More

August 15, 2013 @ 11:04 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Subscription-based & pledge-based crowdfunding models could provide a new & exciting means of monetizing video content for YouTubers YouTube is a disruptive force in the world of video content and has long provided a means by which video content creators can monetize their hard work…. Read More

July 27, 2013 @ 2:08 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

A Toronto resident has a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. The goal? To buy Mobilicity, a no-contract Canadian wireless carrier. The ask? $400,000,000 Canadian. MobileSyrup.com explains the state of the young, embattled wireless carrier… Mobilicity, one of Canada’s newest carriers, has been on the block for months… Read More

July 24, 2013 @ 9:36 am By Charles Luzar  |  

GunByGun.org founder Ian Johnstone lost his father at age 10 to gun violence. Since then he’s been an advocate for removing guns from the streets in any way possible. Now he and co-founder Eric King Ph.D. have launched GunByGun.com in order to connect crowdfunding with community… Read More

March 6, 2013 @ 12:27 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

CrowdIt has announced their CrowdIt Launch Challenge, a contest that will reward the most successful project on their platform with an additional $10,000 in funds. CrowdIt is a new platform that is set to launch on June 4th, 2013. Crowdfunders have to submit their projects by… Read More

March 6, 2013 @ 10:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Indiegogo has cemented itself as the clear number two player in what is commonly called “rewards-based crowdfunding.” There are a host of reasons for this, but one thing in particular differentiates Indiegogo from Kickstarter in a big way: flexible funding campaigns. If you quickly look… Read More