Tagged: indiegogo

May 19, 2016 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, the casting crew of Indiegogo alum, Super Troopers 2, announced an update about the film’s progress – which included a very unique items. Last year, production studio Broken Lizard announced the sequel just 14 years after the first film’s release at the 2001 Sundance Festival…. Read More

May 19, 2016 @ 1:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Captain America: Civil War directors, Anthony and Joseph Russo, announced they have joined forces with writer/director Jay Alvarez to produce Indiegogo funding project, Dizzy Pursuit. Alvarez and his team hit the crowdfunding platform earlier this week to raise nearly $30,000 for the production of the film. Dizzy Pursuit is described… Read More

May 17, 2016 @ 4:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Humans of New York took to Indiegogo’s Geneorsity platform to raise $1 million for pediatric cancer research. The nonprofit organization teamed up with the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for this new project.  Founder of Human’s of New York, Brandon Stanton stated that key… Read More

May 13, 2016 @ 11:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo announced the top ten campaigns of 2016. This is very unusual considering it isn’t even half way through the year quite yet, but the website stated that it has seen so many unique initiatives that really, it was just time… Read More

May 11, 2016 @ 11:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Indiegogo alum, Jibo, Inc. announced that it has formed a partnership with BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe to create a new family experience on the robot’s platform. BANDAI is known for its work on PAC-MAN.  David Aubert, MIS director and project leader of BANDAI NAMCO… Read More

May 11, 2016 @ 10:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Late last year, Paramount and CBS announced they have filed a lawsuit against independent Star Trek film, Axanar. The film has raised over $1 million through Indiegogo and Kickstarter campaigns. The production was considered a feature film, but was to be broken down into four episodes following the four acts of the script. Paramount and… Read More

May 6, 2016 @ 4:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Humans of New York launched its 8th crowdfunding initiative through Indiegogo’s Generosity platform to raise $1 million for pediatric cancer research. The nonprofit organization teamed up with the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for this new project.  Sharing details about the project, Humans of New… Read More

May 6, 2016 @ 3:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, motion picture production and distribution giant, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), announced that the super popular web series Con-Man is heading to new video streaming platform, Comic-Con HQ, this summer. Last year, Firefly duo, Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk took to Indiegogo with a mission to raise funds for the web… Read More

May 5, 2016 @ 12:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Next Tuesday, global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo will present 12 Things Crowdfunding Filmmakers Need For A Successful Campaign in New York City.  The funding portal stated: “Millions of creators have turned to crowdfunding over the last few years to bring their scripts to screens. Join Indiegogo’s Head… Read More

May 5, 2016 @ 9:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Danae Ringelmann, co-founder of global platform Indiegogo, recently sat down with Inc. to discuss which crowdfunding project is in fact her favorite. During her interview, Ringelmann stated: “You know, I’m an underdog person. I always like rooting for the underdog, the crazy ideas, the ones… Read More

May 4, 2016 @ 10:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Keen Home is doing it right. The company is the creator of a smart home air vent. Sexy it is not. Practical and money saving it is. Back in 2014, Keen started with a relatively small crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. Keen co-founders Ryan Fant and… Read More

May 4, 2016 @ 10:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In celebration of Mother’s Day, crowdfunding portal Indiegogo sat down with various “mom entrepreneurs” to discuss how they juggle motherhood while continuing to make products and organizations. The global platform declared: “This Mother’s Day, we’re going to do something different. Besides showing you all of… Read More

May 3, 2016 @ 9:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo unveiled seven key stats on campaign perks. The website stated that perks were created as a way to encourage backers to support an initiative. These range from tangible products (DVDs), personal (thank you tweets, notes, etc.) or an experience… Read More

May 1, 2016 @ 7:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

CarVi ran a successful campaign on Indiegogo last year. The project raised just over $100,000 to help fund their “connected car technology.” CarVi was supposed to ship last August. As with many campaigns, CarVi is more than a bit late. The last update for Indiegogo… Read More

April 27, 2016 @ 4:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, director of Ugly Americans, Aaron Augenblick, and his team at Augenblick Studios, hit global crowdfunding Indiegogo to raise $100,000 for his latest project, Adventures of Drunky.  The rated-R adult animated film’s synopsis reads: “The Adventures of Drunky is about a hapless barfly named Drunky (Sam Rockwell)…. Read More

April 27, 2016 @ 1:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, crowdfunding portal Indiegogo announced it is updating its campaign creating experience. The redesign offers creators a chance to reveal who they are, what they are creating and why they are raising money in a cleaner, more organized way. The funding platform shared: “Every day, we talk to… Read More

April 26, 2016 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Touchjet, a company that creates interactive Android touch technology on a large and portable scale, has been announced as a Gold Edison Award winner. The Edison Awards is notably inspired by Thomas Edison’s persistence and inventiveness, honors the most innovative, creative and ingenious products and business… Read More

April 24, 2016 @ 4:16 pm By Barry James  |  

    What defines crowdfunding now – and in the future? Danae Ringelmann commenced a quest to redefine and redesign funding with an entrepreneurial journey that began in 2001. She has been a driving force behind the team that co-founded and launched the first of the… Read More

April 23, 2016 @ 11:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than 24 hours until its highly successful Indiegogo campaign comes to an end, upcoming film Code 8 has successfully secured nearly $1.7 million thanks to over 19,000 backers. The film, which was introduced to the global crowdfunding portal by Arrow stars Robbie and Stephen Amell, takes place in a… Read More

April 23, 2016 @ 11:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the premiere of Miles Ahead in New York City and Los Angeles, actor and director Don Cheadle chatted with Vice about the Indiegogo project’s creation and his appreciation for the musician Miles Davis. Academy-Award nominated actor launched a campaign on the global crowdfunding platform for the… Read More