Tagged: indiegogo

November 12, 2013 @ 12:49 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Light Harmonic has done this crowdfunding thing before. Specifically, they completed a campaign to the tune of $303,000+ on Kickstarter in September of this year for the Geek Out, a digital-to-analog converter for laptops that aimed to pump up the tunes coming out of a… Read More

November 11, 2013 @ 11:34 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Imagine waving your hand over a certain spot on your car to unlock it, or high fiving a smartphone to share contact details. Sound ridiculous? It’s actually said to be possible now with an implantable NFC chip called the xNT, which is currently crowdfunding on… Read More

November 11, 2013 @ 10:54 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Snagger Tool is currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo, and although project creator and inventor Luke Geleynse has a long way to go if he hopes to hit his goal of $20,000, the tool looks really interesting and useful. Of course, Luke should know; he is… Read More

November 10, 2013 @ 12:21 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

A petition has been launched on Care2.com in an effort to get Indiegogo to remove a controversial campaign for anti-rape underwear. The petition was launched by Care2 user Sue Lee. The associated Indiegogo campaign sparked controversy as many took issue with the insinuation that underwear… Read More

November 9, 2013 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo recently hosted a Hardware Bootcamp for crowdfunders looking to raise funds for their manufactured product.  Production and operations management is really, really hard.  Even if you have a solid background in operations and tons of experience organizing a supply chain it is a lot… Read More

October 31, 2013 @ 8:18 am By JD Alois  |  

With Kickstarter preparing for their Australian invasion, home-grown and bootstrapped competitor Pozible is touting their Aussie roots along with their impressive success rate.  In a Halloween media release, Pozible pointedly clarified that out of the three biggest platforms globally Pozible’s project success rate is the… Read More

September 25, 2013 @ 9:25 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In a recent interview with The Wrap, Indiegogo co-founder Danae Ringelmann has a short discussion about what she says are the benefits of Indiegogo’s approach to crowdfunding as opposed to the competition. She explains that Indiegogo’s open approach makes the platform a great market testing… Read More

September 12, 2013 @ 7:27 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

This statement from Tomer Barel, PayPal VP of Risk Management, was posted yesterday and just shared with Crowdfund Insider. We’re posting this in it’s entirety and letting it speak for itself. TL;DR: it seems PayPal is about to get serious on fixing systemic issues regarding… Read More

September 6, 2013 @ 8:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Raindance Toronto’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Industry Party. What: Raindance@TIFF Industry Party and Pitch Contest When: Monday September, 9th, 2013 @ 7pm EST (to 12am EST) Where: Blackline Studios, 577 King West, Toronto Why: You love film (and want to meet John T. Trigonis)

August 21, 2013 @ 8:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo Cofounder Slava Rubin to ‘Demystify’ Crowdfunding in Presentation at the Kauffman Foundation View the live stream at http://new.livestream.com/kauffmanfoundation/slavarubin .

August 13, 2013 @ 10:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Vancouver’s City Session will have food, drinks, great company and of course…crowdfunding! Indiegogo’s Principal and Evangelist Adam Chapnick will address the crowd with helpful practices based on year’s of Indiegogo’s data — and local crowdfunders will share their tips and tricks for running a successful… Read More

May 12, 2013 @ 11:10 am By HeraldScotland  |  

IT was once a case of hoping for a sympathetic bank manager to back the next big idea. Now everyone from scientists to artists is turning to crowdfunding – appealing on the internet for ordinary people to back their dream project with cash. One of… Read More

April 3, 2013 @ 10:16 am By Salon  |  

I have an earnest and sincere question for the LGBT community: Do you support Pamela Geller? Geller, who is one of the most active proponents of anti-Muslim attitudes in the United States, rose to notoriety as one of the key instigators of the Park51 backlash, misrepresenting a proposed Islamic Community… Read More

March 25, 2013 @ 12:21 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

It appears that after a failed Indiegogo campaign, project creator Brian Richard has done some creative editing to his campaign as a way of “thanking” those who didn’t contribute to his project. (Explicit language follows… you’ve been warned) I thought I had a great idea… Read More

February 22, 2013 @ 5:24 pm By UticaOD  |  

Geoff Orlowski wants to take his filmmaking talents to the next level. The Whitesboro resident has been writing and making his own movies — from short films in college to his first feature film that he shot last year in Utica. To get to the… Read More

February 21, 2013 @ 7:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Wrappled has announced the launch of its online storefront, an online marketplace for successfully funded Kickstarter and Indiegogo projects. Crowdfunding projects have surged in popularity, sparking an array of new and innovative products geared towards consumers. While popular crowdfunding sites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo… Read More

February 10, 2013 @ 10:45 am By VentureBeat  |  

Brian Fargo. Tim Schafer. Chris Roberts. Chris Taylor. These designers are responsible for a number of noteworthy video games. And all four also have another thing in common — they’ve gone to Kickstarter to fund their latest projects. Path of Exile recently went into open… Read More

January 28, 2013 @ 3:32 am By Xconomy  |  

Most biotech pros will shrug, or chuckle, if you ask whether crowdfunding will transform life sciences financing in the U.S. This, after all, is an industry where you often need to raise at least $50 million or $100 million to even have a chance at developing a new… Read More

January 21, 2013 @ 7:41 am By USAToday  |  

In April, President Barack Obama signed the bipartisan Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act into law. The entrepreneurial community cheered, saying the law would help small businesses raise money during their most vulnerable periods, when companies try to move from early to late stage. “The thing… Read More

January 14, 2013 @ 8:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Self described as the Oscars of the Start Up & Tech World, TechCrunch’s 6th annual Crunchies Awards includes two leading crowdfunding sites:   both Kickstarter and Indiegogo are on the list as nominees for the Biggest Social Impact for 2012.  CrowdTilt is another crowdfunding site which… Read More