Tagged: indiegogo

September 9, 2014 @ 8:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Trackr Bravo raised over $1.2 million crowdfunding on Indiegogo this past August.  The “thinnest item tracking device” joined a growing list of successful item finders that was rocketed into the public eye with the hugely successful Tile pretail crowdfunding campaign.  As an owner of several… Read More

September 8, 2014 @ 4:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly two weeks since its crowdfunding campaign launched on Indiegogo, the 2D film Hullabaloo has reached its initial $80,000 goal and has already raised nearly $240,000 from close to 6,000 backers. Crowdfund Insider previously reported that the film’s creators, who are a group of veteran… Read More

September 5, 2014 @ 4:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple months after its controversial crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo broke records, the production team for the film Gosnell has announced they have hired bestselling novelist Andrew Klavan to write the script about the infamous abortion doctor, Kermit Gosnell. According to the Hollywood Reporter,… Read More

September 5, 2014 @ 6:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Although 2D films are a thing of the past, according to Disney, a group of animators from the production giant have launched a $80,000 crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for their steampunk-themed short film Hullabaloo to life. Within a few days, the project surpassed its initial goal and… Read More

September 4, 2014 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo is doing their annual pilgrimage up north to Canada hitting the streets of Canada’s largest city for the Toronto International Film Festival or TIFF. As the cottagers slip back into their Fall routines one thing they may look forward to are the cool films… Read More

September 3, 2014 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

As part of an ongoing initiative to spur innovation across various sectors of the crowdfunding world, Indiegogo has formed a partnership with Icontrol’s OpenHome Labs incubator program.  Now smart home devices launching crowdfunding campaigns on Indiegogo will have special access to OpenHomes program including: mentoring,… Read More

September 2, 2014 @ 9:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Setting out to make the next best thing in home appliances, the developers at Zen have launched a new Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign on Sunday (August 31st) for its self-titled thermostat. The device is considered the first smart thermostat that “doesn’t think it’s smarter than you.”… Read More

September 2, 2014 @ 11:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Creators of the Reemo, the bracelet that does EVERYTHING, recently made its debut on Indiegogo to raise $50,000.  Imagine, being able to turn on or off any appliance with just the flick of your wrist. Now the Reemo, you are in control of what goes… Read More

August 30, 2014 @ 10:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ending its run on Indiegogo on an exciting note, California-based Stone Brewing Company reached $2,532,211 from 13,979 backers. Not only did it surpass its initial $1M goal, the campaign managed to break the crowdfunding giant’s record for most contributions to any campaign in the platform’s… Read More

August 28, 2014 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FŪZ Designs’ Noke is continuing to be a huge hit on Indiegogo! The Utah-based company launched the Bluetooth padlocks campaign on the crowdfunding giant on August 18th and it reached its initial $100,000 in a matter of days. Now, after only ten days, the project has… Read More

August 28, 2014 @ 11:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Indiegogo announced it will be opening a brand new Midwest satellite office in Chicago’s 1871. The organizations revealed they are teaming up to host a quarterly education session for those working in the building. According to the Chicago Tribune, the notion of… Read More

August 28, 2014 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding hit the radar when the two leading, rewards based crowdfunding platforms launched.  Indiegogo launched first in 2008 with Kickstarter following in 2009.  Kickstarter has always been fairly transparent in their data and approach.  They have a cool portion of their site that shows the… Read More

August 26, 2014 @ 11:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Stepping up to support the fight against all “male cancer,”  Bridesmaids actor Chris O’Dowd and fictional Family Guy star Peter Griffin took part in the Male Cancer Awareness Campaign’s SKYBALLS’ on crowdfunding giant, Indiegogo. The campaign was launched on Monday (August 25th) to raise £60,000 for… Read More

August 26, 2014 @ 7:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Giving backers another chance to contribute more funds, the creators of TouchPico’s Indiegogo campaign have extended its time crowdfunding on the platform. Originally set to close this Tuesday (August 26th), the project reached its initial $55,000 goal within the first 24 hours. As previously reported,… Read More

August 25, 2014 @ 6:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the weekend, the crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for The Fine Young Capitalists was randomly shut down on the platform without any indication as why it was cancelled. Sources reveal that the project was hacked. Luckily, Indiegogo stated on Monday (August 25th) that there was no breach… Read More

August 24, 2014 @ 11:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

uBiome raised just over $350,000 on Indiegogo back in February 2013.  The small company had set out to sequence the human microbiome.  The campaign organizers described the human environment, “like the rainforest, the healthy human microbiome is a balanced ecosystem. The correct balance of microbes… Read More

August 23, 2014 @ 7:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With only hours remained of its Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign, Peachtree Audio’s deepblue2 raised nearly $315,000 from close to 1,000 backers. Originally seeking only $63,000, the device reached its goal in a matter of days and continued to be a huge hit. deepblue2 uses a custom-developed… Read More

August 22, 2014 @ 3:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a posting on Facebook the elusive Steve Tan, founder of the Kreyos Smartwatch, responded to his critics.  For those of you who are just catching up now,  Kreyos launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo in 2013 that was hugely successful.  The campaign closed as… Read More

August 22, 2014 @ 7:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The “mysterious” comedian behind the Facebook Page, God, launched a Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign earlier this month to create billboard advertisements that support God and his love for gay people in the hometown of infamous religion organizations, Westboro Bapitst Church. The Topeka, Kansas-based “church” has been… Read More

August 22, 2014 @ 6:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week and a half left crowdfunding on Indiegogo, California-based Stone Brewing Company has reached another huge milestone pushing past $2 million with the support of over 12,000 backers. The brewery’s flexible funding campaign was launched last month with an initial goal of $1… Read More