Tagged: indiegogo

September 30, 2016 @ 9:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Indiegogo announced it has teamed up with General Assembly, 500 Startups, TechStars, Startups.co, and Rent the Runway to present Startup Fundraising 101, a guide that reveals the pros and cons of finding funding. The guide will also walk readers through crowdfunding, bootstrapping, and even… Read More

September 29, 2016 @ 4:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Super Troopers 2 star Paul Soter announced that the highly anticipated comedy is heading into the post-production phase. In an update post, Soter stated that the cast and crew already had their wrap party, even though there was still about a week to… Read More

September 26, 2016 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

It’s official – there will be live bears in Super Troopers 2! After the upcoming comedy’s Indiegogo campaign surpassed $4.5 million, production studio Broken Lizard announced the animals will be making an appearance. Broken Lizard originally sought to raise $2 million for the highly anticipated sequel of… Read More

September 25, 2016 @ 9:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hidden Radio was an early Kickstarter success. Co-founded by John Van Den Nieuwenhuizen and Vitor Santa Maria their very first rewards project raised over $930,000 for a stylish blue-tooth connected radio. Over 5300 backers signed up to receive one or more of the speakers. The response was… Read More

September 21, 2016 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Broken Lizard, the production studio behind the anticipated comedy Super Troopers 2,  announced Hayes MacArthur, Tyler Labine, and Will Sasso has joined the Indiegogo-funded film’s cast. This news comes just days after Rob Lowe and Emmanuelle Chriqui were named as castmates. While the film’s plot is… Read More

September 21, 2016 @ 10:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Indiegogo announced it now supports Apple Pay on the web. Backers may use Apple Pay in the Safari web browser on iPhone, iPad, and Mac to back campaigns on the global crowdfunding platform. This news comes nearly two years after Indiegogo incorporated the… Read More

September 20, 2016 @ 3:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Yesterday, Crowdfund Insider published an article on the Jibo (since removed), a home robot that raised funding on Indiegogo back in 2014. A Jibo imposter page was posted on Indiegogo and was subsequently pulled by the crowdfunding platform’s Trust and Customer Happiness team. In error, an… Read More

September 20, 2016 @ 11:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Indiegogo announced its partner, Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW), is set to offer eligible entrepreneurs $1 million in flash funding. The global crowdfunding platform revealed, starting this October, eligible campaign organizers will have a shot at part of Arrow’s million dollar prize. As previously reported, Indiegogo and… Read More

September 19, 2016 @ 4:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sondors eBike creator Storm Sondors has filed a Form-C with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise capital for the Sondors Electric Car Company, a business created with the purpose of designing and developing an electric car labeled the “Model Sondors”. The filing states the… Read More

September 19, 2016 @ 2:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after announcing Rob Lowe has joined Super Troopers 2’s cast and the return of Marisa Coughlan, who played Officer Ursula Hanson, the Broken Lizard crew revealed Entourage’s Emmanuelle Chriqui has been named the hilarious comedy’s new leading lady. Broken Lizard previously announced the film just 14 years… Read More

September 15, 2016 @ 4:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo has quietly added a new vertical to its crowdfunding platform: sex toys and sexual wellness. We saw the new niche crowdfunding vertical emerge this past August to establish itself as a leading marketplace for cutting edge sexual toys and implements. The Indiegogo After Dark… Read More

September 12, 2016 @ 4:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than nine months after pulling the plug on his Hero’s Song Kickstarter campaign, former Sony President, John Smedley, has relaunched the project on Indiegogo. The new campaign is seeking to raise $200,000. As reported, Hero’s Song is an open world rogue-like fantasy game that is done in 2D pixel… Read More

September 12, 2016 @ 9:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, crowdfunding platform Indiegogo announced Humans of New York launched its ninth fundraiser on its platform, Generosity. The organization has raised fund for various organizations and events. This time, it has teamed up with the veteran group, Headstrong to raise $100,000. Now, less than two weeks later, the campaign… Read More

September 8, 2016 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Indiegogo and Hasbro announced Shark Tank star, Daymond John will be a guest judge for the Fall 2016 Gaming Challenge, now open to game designers in the U.S., U.K., Canada (excluding Quebec), France and Germany. The new contest notably offers independent game designers a prominent… Read More

September 8, 2016 @ 9:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Indiegogo announced the release of its new Campaign Marketing Workbook. The global crowdfunding platform stated the new workbook helps project creators organize all of the key stakeholders in their project along with set a strategy and schedule for when to reach out to them… Read More

September 3, 2016 @ 3:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Agency 2.0 was one of the very first marketing agencies in the rewards-based crowdfunding sector to get it right. Their participation in a campaign on either Indiegogo or Kickstarter almost guarantees success.  The years of honing their technique and perfecting their strategic approach to raising… Read More

August 31, 2016 @ 2:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Indiegogo announced Humans of New York have launched its ninth fundraiser on its platform, Generosity. The non-profit organization formed a partnership with The Headstrong Project to launch the initiative, which sought and secured $100,000 to support veterans in just four hours. “There are… Read More

August 27, 2016 @ 7:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The creators of the Indiegogo funded film, She Started It, recently announced it is set to be featured at the 2016 Mill Valley Film Festival, which will take place in San Rafael, California from October 6th to October 16th. She Started It is described as a documentary… Read More

August 26, 2016 @ 4:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Indiegogo co-founder Slava Rubin was announced as a keynote speaker for the upcoming Global Crowdfunding Convention (GCC), which is set to be held October 15-17th at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. GCC organizers predict that more than 1200 participants will… Read More

August 26, 2016 @ 3:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Pfizer announced Arizona startup, Alchemi Labs, was dubbed winner of its Get Old contest. Earlier this summer, the pharmaceutical giant announced it was teaming up with Indiegogo to launch the initiative, which highlights innovations that can make life “better” as people age. The “best of the… Read More