Tagged: kickstarter

November 15, 2016 @ 5:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

San Francisco-based science initiative Project Blue has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $1 million for its space photograph telescope. The project hopes to discover a habitable planet orbiting a Sun like star (and perhaps one that is already inhabited). According to the… Read More

November 15, 2016 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Kickstarter CEO and co-founder, Yancey Strickler, announced the crowdfunding platform is now welcoming artists and creators to its website for the first time. In a blog post called Build Bridges, Not Walls, Yancey stated he and his team are now removing the barrier… Read More

November 15, 2016 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With Elan Lee and Matthew Inman’s Bears vs Babies Kickstarter campaign set to close on Thursday (November 17th), the hilarious card game has successfully captured more than $2.5 million from over 58,000 backers. Bears vs Babies is described as a card game with one goal: for… Read More

November 14, 2016 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its Kickstarter campaign set to close on Wednesday (November 16th), Smithsonian Institute has successfully secured nearly $350,000 for its “Conserve Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers” project. The organization launched the initiative last month originally seeking $300,000. The Ruby Slippers were made nearly 80 years ago for… Read More

November 10, 2016 @ 11:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With seven days left until the closing of its wildly popular Kickstarter campaign, Elan Lee and Matthew Inman’s new card game Bears vs Babies has secured more than $2.4 million from over 64,500 backers. Bears vs Babies is a card game with one goal: for players to create monsters… Read More

November 4, 2016 @ 3:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dame Products, a New York City startup, has recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise a minimum of $50,000 for its new vibrator, Fin. The project not only surpassed its initial funding target easily, it also is known as the first ever sex toy to… Read More

November 3, 2016 @ 10:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With just two weeks until its Kickstarter campaign comes to an end, hilarious card game Bears vs Babies has officially surpassed $2.1 million from more than 56,000 backers. Bears vs Babies, which was created by Elan Lee and Matthew Inman, the creators of Kickstarter success Exploding Kittens, is described… Read More

November 1, 2016 @ 10:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Kickstarter announced the launch of its new live video and real-time community engagement feature, Kickstarter Live. The funding portal revealed the feature was built in collaboration with Vancouver-based startup Huzza, and a select few creators have been beta testing Kickstarter Live over the past few… Read More

October 29, 2016 @ 10:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Elan Lee and Matthew Inman’s latest creation, Bears vs Babies, continues to attract backers to its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. The initiative was launched earlier this month by the duo, seeking only $10,000. Within a matter of days, the project successfully secured $1 million. Now the project… Read More

October 25, 2016 @ 3:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than 48 hours until its second Kickstarter comes to an end, Kano has secured nearly $600,000 from close to 2,200 backers. The tech startup launched the campaign last month to raise $500,000 for its new creative computer systems, which are the following: The Camera Kit: a… Read More

October 25, 2016 @ 11:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just one week after Elan Lee and Matthew Inman returned to Kickstarter to raise funds for Bears vs Babies, the hilarious card game has already secured nearly $1.5 million from more than 39,400 backers. The duo previously raised $8,782,571 from 219,382 backers on the crowdfunding platform for the hit card… Read More

October 24, 2016 @ 10:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Smithsonian Institute has successfully surpassed the $300,000 funding target for its Ruby Slippers Kickstarter. The organization launched the campaign just one week ago to secure the funds to help conserve the iconic Wizard of Oz props. The Ruby Slippers were made nearly 80 years ago… Read More

October 22, 2016 @ 4:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

This is another cautionary tale in the world of rewards-based crowdfunding.  Stikbox, a cool selfie-stick that raised money on Kickstarter in January of this year is being challenged with copies from China that are pretty much the same but far less expensive. The creator has… Read More

October 22, 2016 @ 2:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the closing of Adv3nture Hoodie’s epic Kickstarter campaign, creator Zane Lamprey decided to move the already popular piece of clothing to Indiegogo’s InDemand program. The Adv3nture Hoodie has a total of nine pockets, along with a sunglass holder, pillow conversion, bottle opener zipper, reflective cabling, reflective… Read More

October 21, 2016 @ 5:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

inXile Entertainment’s Wasteland 3 is on a roll! The video game has quickly surpassed $3 million from more than 16,000 backers on crowdfunding platform Fig. The studio launched the campaign earlier this month and was seeking to raise $2,750,000 to bring the highly anticipated game to life. Wasteland 3 is… Read More

October 21, 2016 @ 3:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after launching its latest Kickstarter to conserve the iconic Wizard of Oz Ruby Slippers, the Smithsonian Institute has already captured nearly $250,000 from more than 4,500 backers. The museum is currently seeking $300,000 for the project. As previously reported, the Smithsonian… Read More

October 20, 2016 @ 9:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two days after making its debut on Kickstarter, Elan Lee and Matthew Inman’s new card game Bears vs Babies has surpassed $1.1 million from over 30,000 backers. As previously reported, Bears vs Babies is described as a card game where players build handsome, incredible monsters who go… Read More

October 19, 2016 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than six hours until its epic crowdfunding campaign is set to close on Kickstarter, Antsy Labs’ Fidget Cube has successfully raised more than $6.4 million from nearly 154,000 backers. The vinyl desk toy has six sides that feature different ways that users can fidget, which… Read More

October 19, 2016 @ 11:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election nearing its final weeks, crowdfunding platform Kickstarter announced the launch of its Election Issues, which is described as a collection of political creations that are to spark conversation and action. The Kickstarter team stated: “Elections aren’t just about the… Read More

October 19, 2016 @ 10:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly one week until its second Kickstarter comes to an end, tech startup Kano has successfully secured its initial $500,000 funding target. The company launched the initiative last month for its new creative computer systems. Reportedly, the project received return support from backer Steve Wozniak, the… Read More