Tagged: indiegogo

December 2, 2013 @ 11:08 am By Charles Luzar  |  

It’s enough to make you sick. A UK man named James Howells was cleaning house and decided to throw away an old hard drive he hadn’t used in years, figuring any files he needed were already transferred to his new laptop. The problem? The hard… Read More

November 30, 2013 @ 2:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

John Trigonis, Indiegogo’s Campaign Specialist for Film and Video, was caught on video giving a brief pitch for his book on “Crowdfunding for Filmmakers: The Way to a Successful Film Campaign”.  The publication shares his tactics for how to launch a successful film campaign which… Read More

November 29, 2013 @ 12:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

As part of their partnership for #GivingTuesday, “worlds largest crowdfunding platform” Indiegogo is offering $1 for every $20 contribution as part of an effort to amplify year end giving.  #Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving at the beginning of the holiday season.  The… Read More

November 29, 2013 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Wireless Apple iPhone charger iQi crowdfunding on Indiegogo was scheduled to end their campaign this weekend but organizers have decided to extend the campaign by 30 days.  The funding goal was originally set to raise $30,000 but that was easily passed and stands at over… Read More

November 26, 2013 @ 9:47 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Young Turks is a long-running online news program that was launched in 2002 as a source of politically progressive news and commentary. The program and its team are currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo to build a new studio, and they can now begin to celebrate… Read More

November 25, 2013 @ 12:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Calling all Crowdfunders! Are you preparing your next Indiegogo campaign? Receive the inside scoop about how to set it up for success! We’re hosting an Indiegogo Lab to share best practices around a campaign’s perks, pitch, and promotion. Our Campaign Specialists have reviewed and advised… Read More

November 25, 2013 @ 12:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

This event will feature a panel comprising representatives from Equity and Rewards based crowdfunding platforms and entrepreneurs who have successfully completed both equity and rewards based campaigns. Each entrepreneur will open with their own personal story of how they went about their campaign and what… Read More

November 25, 2013 @ 11:28 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Inman News | Real estate crowdfunding: why it’s a big deal Real estate is a nice vertical in the crowdfunding space, and I’m particularly excited about the opportunities the niche brings to non-accredited investors who may not have the means to invest in real estate… Read More

November 25, 2013 @ 9:39 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Knix Wear and founder Joanna Griffiths raised over $60,000 on Indiegogo after seeking a goal of just $40,000. Indiegogo recently collaborated with Griffiths on a video detailing the company’s story and how rewards-based crowdfunding helped Griffiths grow the brand and push Knix Wear’s product into Hudson’s… Read More

November 23, 2013 @ 8:51 am By Charles Luzar  |  

AR Wear’s Indiegogo campaign ended in the overnight hours and did manage to be fully funded by the time all was said and done. This despite some serious backlash in the press and in the blogosphere over what some were calling the “modern-day chastity belt.”… Read More

November 22, 2013 @ 3:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding on Indiegogo is something truly unique:  A William Shatner Mechanical watch called “Passages”.  Unfortunately the watch is not scheduled to ship until March 2014 so it cannot be a special stocking stuffer for this holiday season – but it may be worth the wait…. Read More

November 22, 2013 @ 7:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Film marketplace IndieReign, which allows filmmakers to self-distribute and sell their content directly to fans online, has formed a partnership with rewards based crowdfunding platform Indiegogo. Now filmmakers may decide to leverage the services for their projects and help capture extra support and coverage during… Read More

November 20, 2013 @ 11:53 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Danae Ringelmann released an article via CNBC yesterday that lauds equity crowdfunding as a solution that could help in “making fundraising more efficient and fair.” The piece is a deep dive into the functional effects of the proposed SEC rules surrounding Section 4(a)(6) of the… Read More

November 20, 2013 @ 9:40 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Game developer Broken Rules is currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo for their game Secrets of Rætikon. The campaign is flexibly funded and has 65 hours to go at the time of writing, having raised just over $10,000 on a $40,000 goal. Recently a hacker compromised the group’s PayPal… Read More

November 19, 2013 @ 10:51 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Scott Hall and Aurelian Smith, Jr. are both former pro wrestlers, better known by the names Razor Ramon and Jake “The Snake” Roberts. Both have fallen on hard times after long careers in pro wrestling. Hall and Roberts alike have succumbed to the ravages wrestling… Read More

November 18, 2013 @ 10:03 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The creators of webseries Batgirl: Spoiled were disappointed to find themselves on the wrong end of a cease & desist from Warner Bros. Entertainment, who currently owns the rights to the Batman likeness and franchise. Indiegogo promptly removed the campaign page and the project’s creators are now… Read More

November 15, 2013 @ 12:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo has announced their support of the #GivingTuesday movement.  The initiative strives to create a global day of giving at the beginning of the holiday season. In its first year (2012), it activated over 2,500 partners and increased online giving by 50%. Indiegogo has the… Read More

November 15, 2013 @ 11:51 am By Charles Luzar  |  

99designs is a San Francisco-based crowdsourcing web site for graphic and web design work. The site boasts a community of over 250,000 participating designers. Many of these participating designers are based in the Philippines, which was just ravaged by Typhoon Haiyan. Now the team at… Read More

November 14, 2013 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo has experienced some pretty phenomenal success in tech crowdfunding. Their largest campaign to date  for any category – remains the Ubuntu Edge.   This next generation smartphone raised almost $13 Million but fell far short of their $32 Milllion goal.  While their crowdfunding campaign… Read More

November 13, 2013 @ 8:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Medical “tri-corder” device Scanadu raised $1,664,574 on Indiegogo this past July.  Their goal of raising $100,00 was crushed as 8523 backers rushed to support the medical device and their crowdfunding campaign.  Scanadu was Indigogo’s highest grossing campaign at that time. Now with a proven success… Read More