Tagged: kickstarter

December 27, 2016 @ 3:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peak Design, the company behind The Everyday Backpack, announced last week that 99% of its backpack, tote, and sling have successfully been shipped to Kickstarter backers. The project was launched on the crowdfunding platform earlier this summer and secured $6,565,782 from 26,359 backers. As previously reported, Peak… Read More

December 27, 2016 @ 11:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks until its popular crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter closes, Adam Poots’ latest project, Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5, has secured nearly $8.5 million from more than 15,700 backers. The initiative was launched last month and quickly raised its initial $100,000 funding target in a matter of… Read More

December 27, 2016 @ 8:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Several months after raising nearly $100,000 on Indiegogo for its fantasy action RPG game Hero’s Song, John Smedley’s new studio Pixelmage announced it was officially pulling the plug on the project and ceasing all operations. Smedley and his team originally set out to raise $800,000… Read More

December 23, 2016 @ 10:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the weeks after Pebble officially announced it was acquired by tech wearable giant Fitbit, the famous (now might be turning infamous) Kickstarter alum has continued to receive backlash from Pebble 2 backers for lack of refunds. Eric Migicovsky, the founder of Pebble, debuted the… Read More

December 19, 2016 @ 2:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter announced its engineering team has begun to open source its Android and iOS apps. The platform revealed that it is currently focused on writing well-tested code built with parts that can be easily understood on their own and it has adopted… Read More

December 13, 2016 @ 4:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Yooka-Laylee Kickstarter backers, the wait is ALMOST over! Playtonic Games announced on Tuesday that the highly anticipated video game is finally getting a release date. As previously reported, Yooka-Laylee is described as a 3D platforming adventure for consoles and PC. During its run on Kickstarter’s platform, the video game successfully captured… Read More

December 7, 2016 @ 2:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

After continuing to remain silent about Fitbit’s possible acquisition, famous Kickstarter alum Pebble announced to backers on Wednesday that the acquisition is officially happening. As previously reported, Eric Migicovsky, the founder of Pebble, debuted the wearable tech on Kickstarter’s crowdfunding platform in 2012.  Its first… Read More

December 7, 2016 @ 10:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two weeks after launching Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5’s already epic Kickstarter, board game developer Adam Poots has already scored well over $7 million for his latest project. The campaign quickly gained funding momentum and secured its initial $100,000 in a matter of minutes… Read More

December 3, 2016 @ 12:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than three months after securing $6,565,782 from 26,359 backers on Kickstarter for its latest project, The Everyday Backpack, Tote, and Sling, California-based Peak Design announced it has officially started to ship the highly anticipated products. The new Everyday collection now offers four bags, the Everyday Backpack… Read More

December 2, 2016 @ 12:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just one week after board game creator Adam Poots launched a Kickstarter campaign for Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5, the new game has successfully secured more than $6.4 million from over 13,275 backers. Poots raised $2,049,721 for the original Kingdom Death: Monster game from 5,410 backers in November 2012…. Read More

December 1, 2016 @ 8:04 am By JD Alois  |  

The Pebble Watch saga has become an epic tale of crowdfunding success and entrepreneurial struggle. Eric Migicovsky, the founder of Pebble, launched his wearable tech on Kickstarter in 2012.  The very first rewards campaign generated over $12 million “brought to life by 68,929 backers” proving… Read More

November 29, 2016 @ 9:12 pm By Jessica Pham  |  

November is National Entrepreneurship Month and Suffolk University in Boston celebrated by organizing experiential courses on crowdfunding.  During Global Entrepreneurship Week on November 14, students partaking in the programs launched campaigns on Kickstarter and Indiegogo to support their startups.  Seven startups and campaigns have launched… Read More

November 28, 2016 @ 11:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kingdom Death, a “boutique” nightmare horror tabletop game project created by board game creator Adam Poots, launched a Kickstarter campaign on Friday to raise $100,000 for the new game Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5. Within a matter of days, the initiative has successfully secured more than… Read More

November 26, 2016 @ 7:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, creators of the hilarious Kickstarter-funded card game Exploding Kittens, Elan Lee, Matthew Inman, and Shane Small announced the Russian Roulette-inspired game was getting its first expansion, known as “Imploding Kittens.” Exploding Kittens is described as a highly strategic kitty-powered version of Russian Roulette…. Read More

November 23, 2016 @ 10:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Kickstarter announced London’s Design Museum’s inaugural exhibition is set to show how designs are using its rewards-based crowdfunding platform. The funding portal revealed: “We’re proud that the museum’s inaugural exhibitions include a look at how designers are using Kickstarter to explore bold… Read More

November 21, 2016 @ 3:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just four years after the hit game, Double Fine Adventures, secured $3,336,371 from 87,142 backers on Kickstarter, Double Fine’s Tim Schafer announced all campaign perks have officially be shipped to backers. Double Fine, which was founded in 2000 by Schafer, has created some of the… Read More

November 19, 2016 @ 6:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Elan Lee and Matthew Inman, the creators Exploding Kittens, closed the Kickstarter campaign for the highly anticipated card game, Bears vs Babies, on Thursday evening. The project secured a total of $3,215,679 from 85,581 backers during its highly successful crowdfunding run. Playing the game is… Read More

November 18, 2016 @ 9:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

A little over two years after securing $247,379 on Kickstarter for its flagship product, Wearhaus Arc wireless headphones, San Francisco-based Wearhaus announced it raised $4 million during a Series A funding round. The company stated its Wearhaus Arc is a Bluetooth headset to allows friends… Read More

November 17, 2016 @ 1:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bears vs Babies, the hilarious card game created by the Exploding Kittens creators Elan Lee and Matthew Inman, is set to capture more than $3.1 million on funds from its Kickstarter campaign, which is set to close this evening. The card game has one goal: for players to create… Read More

November 17, 2016 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, a prototype-to-production platform for developing an Internet of Things (IoT) product and Kickstarter alum, Particle, announced it has secured $10.4 million during a Series A funding round, which was led by Root Ventures, O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, and Rincon Venture Partners. The company revealed it… Read More