Tagged: indiegogo

March 12, 2015 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The fans have spoken, and they want more of Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion! The former FireFly co-stars have taken crowdfunding giant, Indiegogo, by force this week with their new web series, Con Man. Originally seeking only $425,000, the acting duo have quickly surpassed the initial goal… Read More

March 11, 2015 @ 11:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to bring their new project to life, Firefly duo, Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk has hit global crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo to raise $425,000 for Con Man. Sharing details about the web series, show’s creator, writer, and director Tudyk told Entertainment Weekly: “It’s about the convention world. My character, Wray Nerely,… Read More

March 11, 2015 @ 8:33 am By JD Alois  |  

It’s a Router. It’s a Android Tablet. It’s Home Automation. Its Soap! And its Vapor! Serial crowdfunding project SOAP may have another issue on its hands.  Backers of the ill-fated project have created a petition on Change.org to enlist the Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman… Read More

March 10, 2015 @ 2:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, tensions rose at the University of Oklahoma when a video of the school’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity singing a racist chant hit the web. Within days, the university expelled two students involved and permanently shut down the fraternity. University of Oklahoma’s President Boren wrote in a statement: “To those… Read More

March 7, 2015 @ 4:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE), a global conglomerate with its headquarters based in Tokyo, is a company valued at over $30 billion with hundreds of subsidiaries and thousands of product lines. Best known for its electronic products, Sony has not been known for innovation since it cooked up… Read More

March 7, 2015 @ 10:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Rocketbook is the easiest way for people who prefer handwritten notes to also enjoy the ease and convenience of organized cloud storage. Joe Lemay, the CEO of Rocket Innovations, announced his newest product yesterday at Launch Festival in San Francisco, California. Rocketbook went live on… Read More

March 5, 2015 @ 3:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FirstBuild, GE Appliances’ new global co-creation community, will showcase its Indiegogo project Paragon Induction Cooktop along with Chantal cookware at the International Home + Housewares Show on March 7th-10th at McCormick Place in Chicago. FirstBuild and Chantal have partnered to bundle cutting-edge mobile technology with… Read More

March 5, 2015 @ 2:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Revealing what he expects in the future of crowdfunding, co-founder and CEO of Indiegogo Slava Rubin stated that he believes a single project using the funding method will generate more than $1 billion by end of this decade. During his recent interview with TrustedReviews, Rubin… Read More

March 5, 2015 @ 1:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up some advice on how to receive crowdfunding success, award-winning producer and UK film and creative at Indiegogo, Miranda Fleming sat down with Aesthetica Short Film Festival to discuss key strategies to earning the cash filmmakers need for their projects. During her interview, Fleming revealed… Read More

March 5, 2015 @ 11:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

iTraq, the newest geolocation device that does not use GPS or Bluetooth to track valuables, announces its Indiegogo stretch crowdfunding goal of $500,000 to add a rechargeable feature. iTraq’s use of cellular towers makes it stand out amongst other tracking devices that limit tracking to… Read More

March 4, 2015 @ 2:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bike thieves beware, the “unstealable bike” Yerka project is officially going from prototype into production with the help of its official Indiegogo campaign, which launched today. After receiving millions of views on YouTube for a video showcasing the Yerka and receiving more than 10,000 emails from… Read More

March 4, 2015 @ 10:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

NeuroMetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NURO) announced that on the day after launching its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, its product Quell has exceeded the $100,000 initial goal. The company reported preorders for over 500 Quell devices. Demand exceeded company projections and the initial offer sold out in less than 6-hours. The… Read More

March 3, 2015 @ 2:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Silent Beacon, Inc., an innovator in personal protection, announced today that its personal safety app is now live, with the Silent Beacon device coming out next month. The startup surfaced last year on Indiegogo and has since raised well over $70,000 in pre-orders. Designed to… Read More

March 3, 2015 @ 11:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

During his time at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, CEO of crowdfunding giant Indiegogo, Slava Rubin, weighed in on the success of tablet Jolla, which raised over $1 million on the famous platform just a few months ago. While chatting with ShinyShiny’s Holly Brockwell about Jolla,… Read More

March 2, 2015 @ 3:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

According to Indiegogo, the Flow Hive project is the new record holder for the largest internatial crowdfunding campaign ever on the global platform.  The Australian based project has raised an impressive $4.2 million in just 9 days.  Over 10,000 backers have committed funding so far.  This amount… Read More

March 2, 2015 @ 2:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Switchmate, a hardware startup striving to simplify the home automation space, launched an Indiegogo campaign for their simple light automation solution. Unlike other smart lights, Switchmate requires no complicated rewiring or installation – it’s a sleek, minimalist lighting attachment that magnetically snaps on to any standard… Read More

March 2, 2015 @ 9:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday (March 2nd), NeuroMetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NURO) announced the launch of its campaign on global crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo for a new wearable pain relief product, Quell. Frank McGillin, SVP and General Manager of Consumer Health at NeuroMetrix explained the campaign objective: “We are new to… Read More

February 28, 2015 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Germany-based FlexCharger hit crowdfunding giant Kickstarter to raise only $10,000 for its self-dubbed “world’s most versatile charger.” Within only a few days, the project has not only gained its initial goal, it has captured well over $80,000 from nearly 950 backers. According… Read More

February 27, 2015 @ 4:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to be a huge success on crowdfunding giant, Indiegogo, unique beehive invention, Flow, has successfully raised $3,548,885 thanks to over 6,000 backers. As previously reported, Flow was created by father-son duo Cedar and Stuart Anderson and is considered a “revolutionary” beehive invention that allows its users to… Read More

February 27, 2015 @ 3:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking help from devoted readers, editor of Wings Over Scotland, Stuart Campbell launched a campaign on global platform Indiegogo to keep the pro-Scottish Independent news website alive. Sharing details about the campaign, Campbell stated: “Well, it’s that time of year again, readers. After last year’s heartbreaking… Read More