Tagged: kickstarter

September 26, 2016 @ 11:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, co-founder and CEO of Kickstarter, Yancey Strickler, announced the official launch of the funding portal’s new project, The Creative Independent.  As previously reported, The Creative Independent is described as a “growing” archive of the creative processes and is on a mission to help… Read More

September 25, 2016 @ 9:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hidden Radio was an early Kickstarter success. Co-founded by John Van Den Nieuwenhuizen and Vitor Santa Maria their very first rewards project raised over $930,000 for a stylish blue-tooth connected radio. Over 5300 backers signed up to receive one or more of the speakers. The response was… Read More

September 24, 2016 @ 1:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With 25 more days until its Kickstarter comes to an end, Fidget Cube is on its way to attracting $5 million in funding. The vinyl desk toy hit the reward-based crowdfunding portal last month and scored over $3 million in a matter of weeks. Fidget… Read More

September 22, 2016 @ 4:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, the creators of the running app, Zombies, Run! returned to crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to raise £50,000 for its board game version. The team successfully secured over £55,000 for the app in 2011 from 3,464 backers. The new board game will allow 2 to… Read More

September 22, 2016 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than three weeks until Zane Lamprey’s ADV3NTURE Hoodie Kickstarter comes to an end, the former Chug’s host has successfully secured more than $700,000 from over 5,400 backers. Lamprey stated that he and his team spent the past two years re-inventing the Drinking Jacket, he secured… Read More

September 21, 2016 @ 8:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last time we visited the saga of the Coolest Cooler, creator Ryan Grepper was struggling to deliver on his backer commitments from his high-profile Kickstarter campaign. The determined Grepper promised to deliver all of the promised high-tech Coolers one way or another – but it was… Read More

September 19, 2016 @ 4:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sondors eBike creator Storm Sondors has filed a Form-C with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise capital for the Sondors Electric Car Company, a business created with the purpose of designing and developing an electric car labeled the “Model Sondors”. The filing states the… Read More

September 17, 2016 @ 12:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, the creators of the Kickstarter project Divinity: Original Sin 2 announced the highly anticipated video game has officially hit Steam Early Access. The game is a follow-up of the original, which first hit the crowdfunding platform in spring 2013 and is described as an Isometric cRPG… Read More

September 16, 2016 @ 5:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two years after launching his Drinking Jacket Kickstarter, which secured $574,630, host of National Geographic Channel’s Chug, Zane Lamprey, has returned to the crowdfunding giant to raise funds for his new Adv3nture Hoodie. Originally seeking $25,000, the project has already attracted nearly $500,000 from more than 3,800… Read More

September 16, 2016 @ 3:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Despite Mighty No. 9’s release being three months ago, some backers of the Kickstarter success are continuing to wait for their physical rewards. Mighty No. 9 first surfaced on the crowdfunding platform back in summer 2013 and secured over $3.8 million from 62,000 backers. The game was created by Keiji… Read More

September 15, 2016 @ 3:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the shut down of SCiO’s Kickstarter page, a Consumer Physics’ representative revealed the page wasn’t removed due to an intellectual property dispute, despite the information stated on the website. As previously reported, SCiO was described as “the world’s first affordable molecular sensor that fits in the palm… Read More

September 15, 2016 @ 2:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a month after launching its Kickstarter campaign, vinyl desk toy, Fidget Cube, has surprisingly surpassed $4.2 million thanks to more than 103,000 backers. The device surfaced on the crowdfunding giant last month, and its creators at Colorado-based Antsy Labs originally sought to raise only… Read More

September 14, 2016 @ 4:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, crowdfunding portal Kickstarter announced it was heading across the Atlantic for this year’s London Design Festival, which will be held on September 17th-25th. The citywide celebration features a range of designers who have brought their projects to Kickstarter. The funding platform declared: “Whether… Read More

September 14, 2016 @ 11:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Despite Isreali-based Consumer Physics, an OurCrowd portfolio company, announcing its Kickstarter project, SCiO, is being delivered to backers two years after successfully securing $2,762,571, the crowdfunding portal shut down the project’s page and revealed that Consumer Physics was hit with intellectual property dispute. SCiO was described as “the… Read More

September 13, 2016 @ 8:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, cycling apparel brand Lumo launched its second Kickstarter campaign to raise £30,000 for its near clothing with lights line. The company launched its first campaign on the crowdfunding platform in 2014 and captured £74,118 from 458 backers. It then turned to equity funding portal,… Read More

September 13, 2016 @ 8:21 am By Erin Hobey  |  

While Peak Design may have officially closed its most recent rockin’ Kickstarter campaign which raised for its Everyday Backpack Collection.  Founded by Peter Dering, Peak Design is still offering the Everyday Backpack (in 20L and 30L), Everyday Sling, and Everyday Tote, but now on Indiegogo’s InDemand. Funded to the… Read More

September 12, 2016 @ 4:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than nine months after pulling the plug on his Hero’s Song Kickstarter campaign, former Sony President, John Smedley, has relaunched the project on Indiegogo. The new campaign is seeking to raise $200,000. As reported, Hero’s Song is an open world rogue-like fantasy game that is done in 2D pixel… Read More

September 12, 2016 @ 3:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Adam Nimoy (son of Star Trek legend, Leonard Nimoy) released his Kickstarter-funded documentary For the Love of Spock. The film explores the incredible career and artistry of Leonard Nimoy. Back in Summer 2015, just a few months after Leonard’s passing, Adam took to the crowdfunding… Read More

September 12, 2016 @ 1:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fidget Cube, a high-quality desk toy designed to help people focus, has been a smash hit on Kickstarter. The device surfaced on the crowdfunding portal last month, and its creators at Colorado-based Antsy Labs originally sought to raise only $15,000. Within a matter of just weeks,… Read More

September 12, 2016 @ 10:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Filmmakers behind the Kickstarter-funded Bill Nye Documentary, David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg, are set to show exclusive clips of the upcoming film during their Kickstarter Q&A session this evening. The project surfaced on the crowdfunding portal in 2015 and captured $859,425 from 16,850 backers. Its description reads:… Read More