Tagged: indiegogo

December 8, 2015 @ 10:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fantem Technologies announces that it is a CES 2016 Innovation Award Honoree for Oomi, its smart home ecosystem. The Oomi, which debuted on Indiegogo earlier this year, is a complete smart home system that offers a wireless home security system, manages comfort and ambiance, and… Read More

December 6, 2015 @ 8:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

The revolving door of successful Kickstarter campaigns migrating to Indiegogo to extend product sales is continuing. Ravean, the “World’s First Heated Down Jacket with Mobile Charging” set out to raise a mere $100,000.  The project closed on Kickstarter last week at over $1.3 million driven by… Read More

December 5, 2015 @ 11:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Indiegogo sat down with various crowdfunding experts to discuss what the platform believes are the 8 best campaign practices. The website shared: “Are you ready to turn your idea into reality with a crowdfunding campaign? With preparation and the right strategies, you… Read More

December 3, 2015 @ 4:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Indiegogo unveiled a new calendar and checklist for crowdfunding campaign organizers. The global platform revealed: “Every day, the User Research and Campaign Strategist teams at Indiegogo work with real campaigners and analyze campaign strategies in order to find best practices for running a crowdfunding campaign…. Read More

December 3, 2015 @ 1:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Streetwise Media’s digital city news property, Chicago Inno, announced the winners of this year’s 50 on Fire Awards. While sharing details about the Fire Awards, Streetwise Media President, Leslie Garbarino, stated:  “Chicago’s innovation economy continues to grow every year in large part due to… Read More

December 2, 2015 @ 2:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Indiegogo co-founder and CEO Slava Rubin took to Product Hunt to chat with fans of the crowdfunding platform. Rubin shared: “My job is awesome because I get to empower people from all over the world to make the ideas they care about a… Read More

November 30, 2015 @ 3:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Gearing up for this year’s #GivingTuesday (December 1st), Generosity by Indiegogo announced that 296 campaigns and 17.9k donors have raised close to $2 million for towards the annual nonprofit event.  The platform revealed: “In 2014, 365 campaigns on Indiegogo raised over $10M for #GivingTuesday. We hope to… Read More

November 30, 2015 @ 8:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, CEO of Brookstone, Tom Via, sat down with CNBC to discuss the new partnership between the retailer and crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo. Earlier this month, Indiegogo revealed that campaign organizers will be able to submit their ideas directly to Brookstone’s partner page through its… Read More

November 28, 2015 @ 12:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sharing the real reason for the Thanksgiving holiday, employees of global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo revealed what they are truly thankful for. The website announced: “Happy Thanksgiving from everyone at Indiegogo! We asked the Indiegogo team what they are thankful for – what are you thankful… Read More

November 26, 2015 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

It’s that wonderful time of the year again! I don’t know about anyone else but I decided to get rid of my holiday decorating embargo about four days sooner that I expected and yes, I’m fully ready to tackle the nearly dozen of Christmas lists… Read More

November 25, 2015 @ 4:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Gearing up for the 2015 holiday season, Indiegogo has unveiled some gift ideas to help backers find the perfect items for their friends and families. The global crowdfunding platform shared: “We’ve got your end-of-year shopping covered: See products on Indiegogo currently shipping now.” Items on Indiegogo’s… Read More

November 25, 2015 @ 10:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Fenox Venture Capital announced it has invested in Indiegogo-success, Jibo, Inc. Jibo, which was founded by MIT Media Labs professor Cynthia Breazeal, helps the family stay connected and improves family communication — anything from lending a hand in managing your busy life… Read More

November 23, 2015 @ 12:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last year, Mass Fidelity Inc.’s Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for the Core Wireless Speaker System and Core Wireless Sub become the top crowdfunded Canadian company. Now, the company is ready to share details about its success with the funding method.   Noting what inspired the Core project, the company stated: “The Core is the… Read More

November 23, 2015 @ 9:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, retailer Brookstone announced the arrival of the Indiegogo success, Bluesmart carry-on smart, connected suitcase. Originally started as an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign, Bluesmart uses a combination of Bluetooth, GPS, and innovative technologies not found in other suitcases to do things other suitcases simply can’t…. Read More

November 23, 2015 @ 8:00 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

  In the wake of the recent passage of the final rules implementing Title III of the JOBS Act and Regulation CF, Indiegogo has been on my mind. And why not, they are one of the leaders in the US crowdfunding industry, focused on rewards… Read More

November 22, 2015 @ 6:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo is very proud of the fact that a good number of the projects that raise capital crowdfunding on their platform continue on to raise equity via venture capital. And they should be. The tally is substantial and is indicative of the importance of rewards… Read More

November 21, 2015 @ 11:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, the creators of the Indiegogo-success film, Miles Ahead, announced that it will be hitting theaters on April 1, 2016. This news comes just one month after its premiere at the 53rd annual New York Film Festival. Academy-Award nominated actor Don Cheadle launched a… Read More

November 20, 2015 @ 11:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With Thanksgiving less than one week away, Indiegogo shared details about a few campaigns that are showing the real reason for the holiday. The crowdfunding platform announced: “Thanksgiving is a national holiday filled with tradition, joy, food and gratitude. Every year, family members and loved… Read More

November 20, 2015 @ 10:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, crowdfunding platform Indiegogo announced that high-profile retailer Target has decided to showcase some of its projects at its San Francisco Open House store. According to Engadget, select devices from Indiegogo are set to show up in the retailer’s connected-home experiment. Indiegogo COO, David Mandelbrot, stated: “We… Read More

November 16, 2015 @ 12:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Indiegogo-success TrackR launched a new crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for the TrackR Atlas, an IoT device that automatically keeps track of all belongings tagged with TrackR bravo or other Bluetooth tracker.  The company shared that Atlas plugs into the user’s home or office… Read More