Tagged: kickstarter

May 31, 2013 @ 8:40 am By VG 24/7  |  

Precursor COO Shawn Jackson was asked during a Reddit AMA whether the game would come to market if the Kickstarter did not reach its target. “Since we do not have any other source of funding, it is unlikely,” he said. “We will entertain all options to make… Read More

May 31, 2013 @ 8:38 am By T Magazine  |  

The Kickstarter co-founder Perry Chen understands how communities can fuel creativity. The artist Theaster Gates knows how creativity can invigorate a community. What happens when they put their heads together? At first glance, an Internet entrepreneur and an artist seem to operate in different creative… Read More

May 31, 2013 @ 8:36 am By Wired  |  

When Formlabs raised $2,945,885 on Kickstarter for its high resolution 3-D printer in October 2012, neither company was expecting a lawsuit. Still, 3D Systems, one of the biggest names in 3-D printing,sued both companies, accusing them of patent infringement. Debate swept the maker community — a 3-D printed Kickstarter project boycotted 3D… Read More

May 31, 2013 @ 8:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Just launched on Kickstarter is a crowdfunding project for a documentary film entitled “Kickstarted“.   In a poetic fashion the film is chronicling the meteoric rise of crowdfunding and the revolutionary change this innovation is bringing to entrepreneurs everywhere.  Organized by filmakers Jason Cooper and… Read More

May 30, 2013 @ 8:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a blow out crowfunding success, Pirate3D printer has hit their funding goal of $100,000 in 10 minutes. The 3D printer called “The Buccaneer”,  joins a growing group of 3D printers searching for funds on crowdfunding platforms.  The Palo Alto, California based company crowdfunded this… Read More

May 30, 2013 @ 8:38 am By AppAdvice  |  

For the first time in a little more than two months, the official KickstarteriPhone app has been updated. Version 1.2 of the app brings a slate of new features while squashing one problematic bug. Users can finally fill out project surveys directly from the app, which… Read More

May 30, 2013 @ 8:32 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Kickstarter is used to fund everything from the unimaginable to the completely absurd, and five projects on our radar today pretty much run that gamut. Here are five projects getting a lot of buzz this week… ARKYD: A Space Telescope for Everyone Planetary Resources is… Read More

May 30, 2013 @ 7:38 am By JD Alois  |  

The Worlds First Crowdfunded Telescope Planetary Resources, the asteroid mining company, launched a crowdfunding campaign for a space telescope which will provide unprecedented public access to space and place the most advanced exploration technology into the hands of students, scientists and a new generation of… Read More

May 29, 2013 @ 9:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Justin Baggot of Jockbrokers is the winner of  the $10,000 at the Access to Capital: Money to Mainstreet Event, sponsored by Dun & Bradstreet Credibility. Dun & Bradstreet Credibility  announced the winner of its Growing Chicago: $10K Business Plan Pitch Contest created for Illinois entrepreneurs… Read More

May 29, 2013 @ 2:00 pm By Cracked  |  

Recently, Kickstarter funded a Veronica Mars movie and a sequel to the beloved cult video game Planescape: Torment with record-breaking success. It’s become clear that we can directly influence the things that get created for our entertainment — if there’s a cool movie or game or album that we’d like to… Read More

May 29, 2013 @ 7:45 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Kickstarter’s stats crossed an impressive milestone yesterday: 100,000 projects launched on the platform since it went live in April of 2009. It’s official! Over 100K projects have launched on Kickstarter. Can’t wait to see what comes next! kickstarter.com/help/stats — Kickstarter (@kickstarter) May 28, 2013 About… Read More

May 28, 2013 @ 1:00 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

ProPublica is an independent non-profit journalistic organization based in New York that prides itself on publishing investigative journalism in the public’s interest. One of the next topics the folks at ProPublica want to tackle is the proliferation of unpaid internships in America. They’ve launched a… Read More

May 28, 2013 @ 12:00 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Kickstarted is the first documentary feature about the crowdfunding revolution that tells the inspiring and dramatic stories of the artists, makers and entrepreneurs who are harnessing the crowd to achieve the impossible. Jason Cooper and Jay Armitage have launched a Kickstarter campaign for their documentary about… Read More

May 28, 2013 @ 10:43 am By Charles Luzar  |  

We may not have our flying cars just yet, but a man from Southampton in the UK has developed a remote controlled version that looks pretty amazing. Behold the B, a remote-controlled flying car currently seeking backers on Kickstarter. The patent-pending design places four propellers within… Read More

May 28, 2013 @ 9:34 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Buccaneer 3D Printer by Pirate3D is preparing a Kickstarter launch set for May 30th, and they promise the “most affordable consumer 3D printer” on the market. From the press release… The Buccaneer® 3D printer has a list price of $347, and at half the… Read More

May 27, 2013 @ 11:41 am By Polygon  |  

The Kickstarter campaign for Heavy Gear Assault, Stompy Bot’s take on the Heavy Gear franchise, will feature single-player episodes and stretch goals, producer Vince McMullin announced. Heavy Gear Assault is a mech simulator that includes customization, melee combat and in-game corporate sponsorships. According to McMullin… Read More

May 27, 2013 @ 11:38 am By Mashable  |  

Ghost, an open-source blogging platform that hopes to shake up the personal publishing space, is nearing the end of its Kickstarter journey. Almost a month ago, Ghost launched with what seemed like an audacious goal: Raise £25,000 to help create a new web platform dedicated to publishing…. Read More

May 27, 2013 @ 11:06 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Greg Puciato is lead singer of popular hardcore act The Dillinger Escape Plan, and he had some pointed words about the crowdfunding space as it relates to artists and musicians. He basically makes an argument that asking for money as a prerequisite to making art… Read More

May 27, 2013 @ 5:21 am By Journal.ie  |  

Two Irish filmmakers want to know if thorium could be the answer to the world’s energy woes – and they havelaunched a Kickstarter campaign to raise enough money to finish a documentary on the topic. Frankie Fenton and Des Kelleher want to raise £40,000 so that… Read More

May 25, 2013 @ 6:53 pm By Wired  |  

All this time, I’ve been thinking about Ouya the wrong way. When the $99, Android-powered game console showed up on Kickstarter last year, I immediately preordered one. My thinking was that it would be interesting to see if a low-cost console that caters to indies could take… Read More