Tagged: indiegogo

February 27, 2015 @ 11:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a month after announcing their startup has received $1.5 million in seed capital, creators of Indiegogo alum Skully have revealed the California company has raised $11 million during Series A funding. According to TechCrunch, Walden Riverwood Ventures and Intel Capital led the round, along with participation from Formation 8, Techstars, and Western… Read More

February 27, 2015 @ 9:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, WWE announced the launch of Superstars for Hope, a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, to benefit Special Olympics and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford in honor of Connor’s Cure. The announcement was made exclusively on Twitter by WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon, WWE Hall… Read More

February 26, 2015 @ 2:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking time away from his duties at crowdfunding giant, Indiegogo, CEO and co-founder of the platform, Slava Rubin sat down with Fortune magazine last week to weigh in on some of the best and strangely unique crowdfunding campaigns he has seen. During his interview, Rubin shared,”Well,… Read More

February 25, 2015 @ 3:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday (February 25th), Prong announced that the PWR Case is now available for the iPhone 6 via pre-order through its new crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to help iPhone 6 owners keep their phones charged all day — no cord required. The company also has begun shipping the… Read More

February 24, 2015 @ 12:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo has just promoted an existing team member to its senior executive bench.  The “worlds largest online funding platform” has announced that David Mandelbrot will be its new Chief Operating Officer.  In this role Mandelbrot will have oversight over “key” departments including; Product, Business Development, Design, Digital… Read More

February 23, 2015 @ 1:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Sunday (February 22nd) Australian father-son duo Cedar and Stuart Anderson debuted their new project on global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to raise $70,000 for their unique beehive invention, Flow. Within the first day, the campaign raised well over $1.9 million thanks to 5,000 backers. Flow is… Read More

February 23, 2015 @ 11:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Adding more hype towards the upcoming release of Indiegogo alum Lazer Team, YouTube Channel Rooster Teeth unveiled the film’s first teaser over the weekend. According to its synopsis, Lazer Team begins decades ago when the Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence project received a onetime signal from outer space, which was never decoded…. Read More

February 20, 2015 @ 4:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Helping a friend in need, filmmaker and actor Jon Favreau has announced his support for Roy Choi and Daniel Patterson’s new fast food restaurant Loco’l. According to ContactMusic, the cooking duo launched an Indiegogo campaign last month seeking funds for the Loco’l, which will “revolutionize” fast… Read More

February 20, 2015 @ 9:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last summer, news broke out that New York resident Eric Garner died after police officer Daniel Panaloe, put him in a chokehold. The death was apparently caused by Garner refusing the orders from Panaloe and other law enforcement official, Justin Damico. Since the shocking news (and video… Read More

February 19, 2015 @ 4:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last fall, global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo announced its new insurance feature that gives backers ease of mind when it comes to campaign scams. The new feature provides a refund if backers do not receive the finished product within three months of its estimated delivery date…. Read More

February 19, 2015 @ 3:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

iTraq announces the newest geolocation device available to consumers that allows for tracking anywhere there is cellular service has hit Indiegogo. The project launched on the global crowdfunding platform on Wednesday (February 18th) and immediately gained funding momentum, raising over $40,000 in less than two days…. Read More

February 17, 2015 @ 9:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Blast from the past. Parashoot was rocking up the crowdfunding ladder on Kickstarter way back in 2013.  The campaign for a wearable smart camera had topped $117,000 when the campaign was abruptly shut down.  Kickstarter, not always known for excessive disclosure, was quiet on… Read More

February 16, 2015 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last Wednesday (February 11th), Paris-based ElectricMood hit Indiegogo to raise $50,000 for its self-titled scooter. The project quickly soaked up the spotlight and surpassed its initial goal within 24 hours of its debut. The ElectricMood is described as not only the “greatest scooter ever,” it has… Read More

February 16, 2015 @ 3:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Sondors (previously Storm) eBike held its first demo day in Santa Monica, California yesterday. The prototype demo was organized as multiple questions, along side a damning review on Yahoo, cropped up questioning the viability of the eBike and campaign claims.  The demo was orchestrated… Read More

February 16, 2015 @ 10:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to bring more episodes to their devoted fans (and the city of New Orleans), the popular lesbian-themed drama series, Nikki & Nora, has made its way to Indiegogo once again for second season funds. Per its synopsis, Nikki & Nora follows two former NOPD officers that have turned… Read More

February 13, 2015 @ 11:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

ChargeAll, a California-based phone charging solutions company, announced on Friday (February 13th) it has rebranded as ChargeTech to emphasize its new 2015 line of smarter, faster phone charging products. Since its founding in 2011, the California based company has been creating solutions to the low battery problem with charging… Read More

February 12, 2015 @ 4:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Healbe Corporation, the creator of Healbe FLOW Technology and brands dedicated to making people’s lives happier, healthier, and easier, announce this week it has started shipping its original 100% automatic body manager, Healbe GoBe. The project hit crowdfunding giant Indiegogo in April 2014 and raised over $1 million from… Read More

February 12, 2015 @ 11:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Coolbox, the self-dubbed world’s most advanced toolbox, has been campaigning on crowdfunding giant Indiegogo since late January and has raised 330% of its initial $50,000 goal. The Coolbox offers consumers features they would expect from a classic toolbox, along with several unique additional features of the 21st century that… Read More

February 12, 2015 @ 11:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Clearing the air of any confusion that was caused by a Yahoo! article that questioned their project’s validity, the creators of Indiegogo-success Storm eBike addressed the story and its comments in the latest update. Storm eBike’s creator, Storm Sondors, stated: “First of all let me once again tell… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 3:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Venture Beat recently reported that on Thursday (February 5th), House Judiciary Chairman, Bob Goodlatte re-introduced the Innovative Act, which is considered a bipartisan bill that may stop “patent trolls” in their tracks. The Electronic Freedom Frontier describes a troll as; “A patent troll uses patents as legal… Read More