Tagged: indiegogo

July 28, 2016 @ 4:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chicago startup, Modobag, has recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise funds for its self-titled luggage. The project has successfully topped its initial $50,000 funding goal and is now nearing $200,000. What has attracted nearly 200 backers to the initiative? The tech company… Read More

July 26, 2016 @ 11:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Indiegogo announced it had formed a new partnership with Newegg. The tech-focused e-retailer is now set to offer order fulfillment and promotional support to select campaigns on the crowdfunding platform. David Mandelbrot, CEO of Indiegogo, previously stated: “We’re thrilled to partner with Newegg to provide… Read More

July 23, 2016 @ 8:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two weeks after launching its Indiegogo campaign, collaborative startup SuperMeat has successfully secured its $100,000 funding goal. The company, which consists of scientist, conscious meat eaters, vegans, environmentalists, and health advocates, launched the crowdfunding campaign to create a new system that will end… Read More

July 20, 2016 @ 11:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch and Baltimore Ravens quarterback Josh Johnson launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds to refurbish a city bus that will transport Bay Area youths to academic workshops that are provided by non-profit organization, Fam 1st Family.   Fam… Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 3:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indiegogo-funded series Her Story received a nomination for the 2016 Emmy Awards, which will be held on September 18th at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The series is described as a new media series that looks inside the dating lives of trans and queer women as they… Read More

July 18, 2016 @ 8:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the success of its Vessi Indiegogo campaign, the team of Whirlpool Corporation’s (NSYE: WHR) Division W Labs revealed details about the beer fermentor and dispenser with the global crowdfunding platform. As previously reported, the new beer fermentor and dispenser system notably ferments, carbonates and dispenses… Read More

July 16, 2016 @ 10:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, an inside source revealed to TechCrunch that the investors of Skully have removed founders, Marcus and Mitch Weller, from the company. This was announced after the multiple delays of their Indiegogo-funded project, AR-1 helmet. As previously reported, AR-1 is considered the world’s first augmented… Read More

July 14, 2016 @ 3:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SuperMeat, a collaborative startup that consists of scientists, conscious meat eaters, vegans, environmentalists and health advocates, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $100,000 for its new system that will end animal suffering in the meat production industry. SuperMeat is looking to use… Read More

July 7, 2016 @ 2:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Heineken launched a crowdfunding initiative on Indiegogo to raise $100,000 so that it may help restore the famous Miami Marine Stadium. The Dutch brewing company has formed a partnership with National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the City of Miami for this project…. Read More

July 7, 2016 @ 11:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Two years after successfully securing £374,213 through its Indiegogo campaign, Tens, the real life photo filtering sunglasses, has reportedly received a significant investment from famous entrepreneur and Virgin Group’s Sir Richard Branson. Tens, which was founded by Kris Reid, Marty Bell, and Tom Welsh,  offers sunglasses that lend an… Read More

July 6, 2016 @ 1:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, season one of the Indiegogo alum, Con Man, became available on Comic-Con HQ. This news comes less than two months after Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), announced that the super popular web series would make its way to the new video streaming platform. FireFly actors, Nathan Fillion, and Alan… Read More

July 5, 2016 @ 10:58 am By JD Alois  |  

GlassUp is a company that raised money  on Indiegogo back in 2013. The flexible funding goal of $150,000 was not met but over 500 backers kicked in almost $128,000.  The product, a  set of smartglasses designed to compete with the Google product that has since gone… Read More

July 1, 2016 @ 11:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nearly two and a half years after successfully securing over $1.2 million through Indiegogo, CEO of Airtame, Jonas Gyalokay, shared details about the company’s progress and development since the huge funding round. As previously reported, Airtame is hardware that was pitched as wireless HDMI for everyone –… Read More

June 30, 2016 @ 8:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chief innovative officer of Brookstone, Lauren van Heerden, recently sat down at a panel hosted by Indiegogo to discuss how campaign organizers can bring their innovative projects to the retail brand’s stores. van Heerden revealed the following tips for three consumer categories: For Healthy Lifestyle:… Read More

June 29, 2016 @ 3:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Indiegogo and Kickstarter-funded Ghostbusters documentary, Ghostheads, announced its official premiere date. The film was featured at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, which was held in New York City in April. Ghostheads’ synopsis reads: “Ghostheads is a documentary that explores the extreme side of the Ghostbusters fandom, and… Read More

June 29, 2016 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indiegogo’s co-founder and chief development officer of Indiegogo, Danae Ringelmann, recently caught up with Inc. to discuss the crowdfunding platform’s most successful crowdfunding campaign, Flow Hive.     As previously reported, Flow is described as a revolutionary beehive invention, allowing anyone to harvest honey without… Read More

June 24, 2016 @ 1:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

While enjoying Pride Month’s festivities, Indiegogo showed off its support for the LGBTQIA community in a fun way. The equity crowdfunding platform displayed colored post-its at its San Francisco headquarters. Indiegogo tweeted: Showing off our #pride with @3M post its! Stop by our office in… Read More

June 23, 2016 @ 4:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just six months after Paramount and CBS announced they have filed a lawsuit against Star Trek:Axanar for copyright infringement, creators of the crowdfunding success have unleashed the film’s first two trailers. The film has raised over $1 million through Indiegogo and Kickstarter campaigns. Although it is considered a feature film,… Read More

June 23, 2016 @ 3:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In celebration of Pride Month, Indiegogo has introduced a list of crowdfunding campaigns that support those in the LGBTQIA community on its sister site, Generosity. The global crowdfunding portal revealed on Twitter: For #Pride month we are spotlighting #LGBTQ#entrepreneurs & the impact on their communities… Read More

June 23, 2016 @ 10:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Co-founder and chief development officer of Indiegogo, Danae Ringelmann, recently sat down with CNBC to discuss the global crowdfunding platform’s growth over the years along with its beginning failures. During the interview, Ringelmann revealed that the funding portal was indeed rejected 90 times by venture capitalists before… Read More