Tagged: indiegogo

June 18, 2015 @ 3:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In order to keep the business running after legal woes, Los Angeles-based restaurant Alma has launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise $40,000. Alma, which has been operated by chef Ari Taymor and owner Ashleigh Parsons, was opened in 2012 for less than $50,000. The duo… Read More

June 18, 2015 @ 12:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in April, Star Trek legend George Takei debuted a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for his project, Allegiance. As previously reported, The musical is described as an “epic’ multi-generational story about Japanese Kimura family (mainly the tale about the brother and sister Sammy and Kei). Their journey will take them… Read More

June 18, 2015 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Canada-based startup Myle Electronics took to crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to raise $50,000 for its new wearable “thought catcher” device, TAP. TAP is lightweight, about the size of coat button, and easily attaches to a user’s clothing or other accessory for convenient access. It… Read More

June 18, 2015 @ 8:42 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Fresh from its successful late 2014 Indiegogo campaign for its Lantern reciever which raised more than $637K from 6,642 backers,  New York-based Outernet Hardware has returned to the crowd, this time on its private fundraise on Fundable.  Outernet, ‘Humanity’s Public Library,’ enables anyone to receive data anywhere in… Read More

June 17, 2015 @ 1:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

As Shenmue III continues to be a huge success on Kickstarter, it seems as though a “copy cat” is looking to cash in on the excitement as well. Someone by the name of “Ryan Nets” created a campaign on Kickstarter’s rival, Indiegogo that was loking to raise… Read More

June 17, 2015 @ 10:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In honor of the LGBTQ pride month, Indiegogo announced a special event for the community, which will be held this Thursday at its headquarters in San Francisco. Global crowdfunding platform shared: “We will feature a panel where a few individuals discuss their perspective on what it’s… Read More

June 17, 2015 @ 9:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global payment gateway BlueSnap announced today that Sensibo, maker of a smart air conditioning system, has chosen BlueSnap to process eCommerce payments globally. In the first month with BlueSnap, Sensibo has already accepted orders from customers in 35 countries. Sensibo is a device that connects… Read More

June 16, 2015 @ 4:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo comes to an end, Fantem’s Oomi Smart Home has successfully raised over $1.6 millions thanks to 2,600 backers. As previously reported, Oomi offers users the ability to simply control and monitor their home’s lighting, ambiance,… Read More

June 16, 2015 @ 8:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Etsy is pushing into crowdfunding.  The wildly successful independent makers platform is launching a crowdfunding pilot program that melds e-commerce and the ability to raise capital prior to a product launch. This comes after a successful IPO that saw shares rocket to $30 shares only… Read More

June 15, 2015 @ 5:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Despite its recent unkept promises and a band of skeptical Android users, Utah-based Saygus has recently launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise $1 million for its anticipated  mobile smartphone, V-SQUARED. For those who don’t know, the V-SQUARED (also referred as the V2) has been a “big deal” for almost a year due… Read More

June 15, 2015 @ 2:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the weekend, numerous storms hit the city of Tbilisi, Georgia and caused not only destruction and flooding, but also caused the deaths of 12 people and destroyed the zoo/dog shelter, thus freeing most of the animals, including hippos and bears. Now, a new crowdfunding campaign… Read More

June 15, 2015 @ 12:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nineties fan favorite, The Crystal Maze, is ready to return to the small screen! The popular UK game show appeared on crowdfunding platform Indiegogo with a mission to raise £500,000 to bring itself back to its former glory as a “live immersive experience.” The creators… Read More

June 15, 2015 @ 9:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

NeuroMetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NURO) announced the full commercial launch of Quell, which is now available on the its product website at QuellRelief.com and at select physicians’ offices. Earlier this year, the device had debuted through a pre-order campaign on Indiegogo and met its $100,000 goal in less than two days. It achieved… Read More

June 13, 2015 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Indiegogo-success LH Labs returned to the global crowdfunding platform to raise $28,880 for its new, mitra high resolution DAC and headphone amplifier, Geek Out V2. Within only 25 days, the project surpassed its initial goal and has since gained over $224,000 thanks to… Read More

June 12, 2015 @ 4:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to share with the world the story about one of the most famous captains in the Star Trek franchise, Rigel 7 Productions has hit global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to secure $50,000 for the film Star Trek: Captain Pike.  The new film is about Captain Pike as he first… Read More

June 10, 2015 @ 4:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Adult website, Pornhub, is going where no website has gone before. The online destination for adult entertainment announced it has launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise $3.4M the first adult film in space, Sexploration. The  campaign will run through the next 60 days, is looking to raise $3.4M to fund the maiden… Read More

June 8, 2015 @ 12:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last year, Wong Fu Productions, a Los Angeles-based production company, took to global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to raise $200,000 for its first feature film, Everything Before Us. During its 30-day funding round, the flick not only secured its initial goal, it also reached nearly $360,000 thanks to… Read More

June 8, 2015 @ 11:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an effort to help up and coming organizations get off the ground, Change.org and Indiegogo are joining forces to give step by step best practices in how to build and activate a community for causes. The platforms shared: “We’ll dive into the specific tactics and… Read More

June 8, 2015 @ 9:43 am By JD Alois  |  

In an eloquent video posted to YouTube, Uwe Boll told backers to “F**K yourself” as his 3rd campaign failed. Boll is a German director, producer and screenwriter. You can view a list of his films here.  Having  failed to raise sufficient funding on Indiegogo, Boll… Read More

June 8, 2015 @ 2:35 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Depending on the ultimate goal, just maintaining a company’s current position can be success enough — a bit like treading water to keep from drowning. But the trouble comes when the company loses momentum. The latest update for tech blog ReadWrite has taken a “darker turn,” writes TechCrunch, en route to the… Read More