Tagged: indiegogo

January 12, 2016 @ 5:10 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Juniper’s latest research, Crowdfunding: Strategies & Impacts for Technology Markets 2015-2020, estimates that investments made in technology via crowdfunding platforms are set to increase sevenfold from an estimated $1.1 billion in 2015 to $8.2 billion by 2020. New data from Juniper Research, has found that the… Read More

January 11, 2016 @ 4:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Adam Sager, the CEO of home security company and Indiegogo success, Canary, recently revealed to Business Insider that the business has had a great year in terms of sales. While at CES last week, Sager, shared details about the past twelve months: “We’ve had an incredible year…. Read More

January 9, 2016 @ 8:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking time away from his duties at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), CEO of Indiegogo, Slava Rubin, chatted with Fox Business about the importance of the exhibit and how popular the global crowdfunding platform has become. Noting how big CES is to Indiegogo, Slava… Read More

January 8, 2016 @ 3:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, CEO of Indiegogo, Slava Rubin, sat down to with Forbes to discuss the global crowdfunding platform’s growth while revealing his predictions for the funding method. While revealing the differences between Indiegogo and other crowdfunding platforms, Slava explained: “There’s three things that separates us… Read More

January 7, 2016 @ 12:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Indiegogo success Bluesmart, announced that it will be debuting its the larger version of its luggage at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The company shared that the Bluesmart Check-in uses smart technology that provides people with the ultimate in hassle-free traveling, including real-time… Read More

January 6, 2016 @ 5:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indiegogo is targeting a new audience and it is not early stage firms. Indiegogo is going big by leveraging its experience and tool-kit with product launches and marketing of large corporations.  Indiegogo has already seen several successful corporate crowdfunding campaigns but as of today, they… Read More

January 6, 2016 @ 11:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Nearly two week ago, Humans of New York (HONY) founder, Brandon Stanton, launched a new crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo’s platform, Generosity, to raise $100,000 for eleven Syrian families looking to create a fresh start. Within hours of launch, the project secured well over its… Read More

January 6, 2016 @ 10:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Australian filmmaker Amy Browne debuted her recent project called Bee Collective. The film featured Indiegogo-success, Flow Hive. Flow Hive is the beekeeping and honey making system that has captured the backing of thousands. It received $12,487,629 last summer through the global crowdfunding platform. The documentary’s description reads:… Read More

January 5, 2016 @ 11:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) less than 24 hours away, Indiegogo has unveiled more details about the event and what fans can expect at the crowdfunding platform’s “Zone.” The Indiegogo team shared: “We’re bringing some truly inspiring and incredible crowdfunded startups and enterprise products… Read More

January 2, 2016 @ 11:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Back in Fall 2014, Finland-based, Jolla, launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to raise $380,000 for its new self-titled tablet. The unique tablet has been dubbed by the company as the world’s “first crowdsource tablet” to surface. Following the project’s success, Jolla returned to the global crowdfunding… Read More

December 30, 2015 @ 12:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, 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. It is feature film, but will be broken down into four episodes following the four acts of the script. California-based Axanar Productions previously… Read More

December 30, 2015 @ 12:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this summer, Chicago-based startup BauBax launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for its new self-titled travel jacket. The BauBax Travel Jacket is equipped with 15 features that makes it perfect for those traveling. Such features include a neck pillow, earphone holders, eye mask, phone… Read More

December 30, 2015 @ 12:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Gearing up for the 2016 calendar year, Indiegogo has unveiled the 10 Amazing Crowdfunding Pitch Videos of 2015. These projects were funded on the platform during the past twelve months. The global crowdfunding website shared in a blog post: “Did you know that crowdfunding campaigns… Read More

December 30, 2015 @ 10:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With crowdfunding continuing to gain more popularity by the day, co-founder and chief development officer of Indiegogo, Danae Ringelmann reveals to Foundr Magazine what inspired her to create the platform and how it has helped the funding method become what it is today. During her… Read More

December 29, 2015 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, the creators of the Indiegogo success film, Range 15, announced that the film’s world premiere trailer is scheduled to debut at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, which will be held in Park City, Utah on January 21-31st. The film launched on the global crowdfunding platform… Read More

December 29, 2015 @ 1:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, community and social video game platform Twin Galaxies launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $250,000 for its #Right2Game movement.  The company shared: “As a video game enthusiast or someone who knows video game players, you have likely encountered the pervasive, negative… Read More

December 29, 2015 @ 10:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Honoring George Takei for his performance in his Indiegogo project, Allegiance, media outlet Theater Mania has named the Star Trek alum one of 2015’s Best Broadway debuts. The list’s description reads: “One of the most exciting things about going to the theater frequently is being… Read More

December 29, 2015 @ 10:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to offer more tips for crowdfunding campaign organizers, Indiegogo has unveiled some advice about what to do after the initiative is done. The global platform shared: “Congratulations – you have officially run your very own crowdfunding campaign! For the past few months (or more!),… Read More

December 28, 2015 @ 10:11 am By JD Alois  |  

I just saw this video pop up into my Facebook timeline.  The video is about Seabin a “trashcan for the ocean”.  Basically, the device floats at water level and vacuums up anything floating nearby. Think of it as a jumbo sized pool cleaner except it is targeting… Read More

December 26, 2015 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  On Thursday, Humans of New York (HONY) founder, Brandon Stanton, launched a new crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo’s platform, Generosity, to raise $100,000 for eleven Syrian families looking to create a fresh start. Stanton and his team shared: “Earlier this month we profiled eleven Syrian… Read More