Tagged: kickstarter

June 21, 2016 @ 9:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Kickstarter announced it has formed a new partnership with Guardian Live. The funding portal revealed since the UK launch in 2012, it has been overwhelmed with the creative projects from all over the community. It has even passed 100 million in funding for UK… Read More

June 18, 2016 @ 8:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Notion, a home monitoring system that is benefitting from the boom in the Internet of Things (IoT) development, announced earlier this month that it has secured $3.2 million during a seed round that was led by XL Innovate. Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm… Read More

June 17, 2016 @ 5:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kickstarter, despite its vow to never go public, quietly paid dividends to its shareholders this past March. This is according to a recent report by Bloomberg. In a world of tech measured solely by growth, and too frequently ongoing losses, Kickstarter did something a bit different… Read More

June 17, 2016 @ 4:57 pm By Bret Conkin  |  

As I wrote last week, Yemani Mason is the founder and CEO of a new real estate crowdfunding platform called VestMunity. He is an innovator offering a hub for regular folks to access investment opportunities previously out of reach, in this case, the rehabilitation and… Read More

June 17, 2016 @ 10:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two weeks after launching its 24th Kickstarter for the new game, Massive Darkness, Cool Mini of Not has captured over $1.4 million from nearly 17,800 backers in under two weeks. Massive Darkness is described as a dungeon crawl board game without a game master… Read More

June 15, 2016 @ 3:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a day after Pebble’s third Kickstarter campaign surpassed $11 million, the tech startup unveiled two special edition Pebble Time round smartwatches. Last month, Pebble took to the crowdfunding giant to raise funds for not one but three new wearable tech devices, which offers new ways… Read More

June 14, 2016 @ 11:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just three weeks after launching its third Kickstarter, tech startup Pebble has successfully secured over $11 million for its three new wearables, Pebble 2, Time 2, and Pebble Core, from nearly 58,000 backers. The devices offers new ways for users to enjoy the company’s famous technology: Pebble 2… Read More

June 13, 2016 @ 10:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based shoe brand and Crowdcube alum, Vivobarefoot, has successfully captured its initial $100,000 Kickstarter funding goal for the production of original bushman SAN-dals in Namibia As previously reported, the company launched the new crowdfunding campaign last month bring its shoe, SAN-dal, to the U.S. To date, Vivobarefoot has… Read More

June 11, 2016 @ 10:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nick Seluk, the cartoonist behind the multiple series, The Awkward Yeti, launched a Kickstarter earlier this month for his new card game, OrganATTACK. Originally seeking only $12,000, the project quick smashed its initial goal and is currently nearly $285,000 thanks to over 6,700 backers. OrganATTACK… Read More

June 10, 2016 @ 3:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

comcept USA, the studio behind the highly anticipated Kickstarter project, Mighty No. 9, announced this week the creation of the video game’s new character, the Vermilion Destroyer. The game surfaced on the crowdfunding platform in summer 2013 and secured over $3.8 million from 62,000 backers. It takes place… Read More

June 10, 2016 @ 11:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cool Mini or Not, the studio behind the hit board games Zombiecide, Relic Knights, Dogs of War, and Rum & Bones, hit Kickstarter earlier this week to raise $200,000 for its new gaming project, Massive Darkness. Within just a few days, the company’s 24th campaign on the crowdfunding platform not… Read More

June 10, 2016 @ 10:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Success! Rooster Teeth’s new board game, Million Dollars, But… The Game, has successfully secured $1,353,024 from 30,546 backers during its Kickstarter campaign. Last month, Rooster Teeth hit the crowdfunding giant to raise only $10,000 for the game’s creation and within mere hours of the campaign’s launch, the project raised… Read More

June 9, 2016 @ 4:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, tech startup Pebble released its new health wellness platform. This launch comes after the company successfully secured over $10.6 million during its third Kickstarter initiative. Last month, Pebble took to the crowdfunding giant to raise funds for not one but three new wearable… Read More

June 9, 2016 @ 10:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Full Circle Labs, the electronic tool developer behind the Kickstarter success and handheld, heated tool Retouch3D, announced on Thursday the launch of its campaign through equity crowdfunding platform, Invesdor. The company is seeking £200,000 as it prepares to expand its modular platform for handheld heated tools. According to… Read More

June 8, 2016 @ 3:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple months after its product, Sense, successfully secured $164,885 through its Kickstarter initiative, California startup Silk Labs announced that it is unfortunately no longer planning to make the intelligent camera and hub.  Sense was supposed to detect the user’s presence, recognize their voice and gestures,… Read More

June 7, 2016 @ 2:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nearly three years after launching its crowdfunding platform in the country of Canada, Kickstarter unveiled its current favorite Canadian projects. In September of 2013, the funding portal revealed its excitement of the Canadian launch by declaring: “We’re thrilled that Kickstarter is now available to creators in Canada…. Read More

June 6, 2016 @ 3:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks until its Kickstarter comes to an end, Chuck Palahniuk’s Lullaby film adaptation project has successfully secured its initial $250,000 goal. As previously reported, Oregon independent filmmaker, Josh Leake, and his team at Mindpollen Studios launched the Kickstarter initiative for the 2002 novel. Palahniuk is an American novelist and… Read More

June 6, 2016 @ 1:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Platonic Games officially confirmed that its Kickstarter success Yooka-Laylee is set to be released in the first quarter of 2017. Yooka-Laylee is an all-new 3D platforming adventure for consoles and PC. During its run on the crowdfunding giant’s platform, the video game successfully captured £2,090,104 from 73,206… Read More

June 3, 2016 @ 4:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, De La Soul released the first single of their Kickstarter-funded album, And The Anonymous Nobodies, called Pain. Back in 2015, the hip hop group took to the crowdfunding giant with a mission to raise only $110,000 for their new album. Within only hours of its launch, the initiative successfully… Read More

June 3, 2016 @ 11:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK startup, Beeline, has successfully raised over £500,000 through Seedrs for its connected navigation hardware for cyclists. The company took to the crowdfunding platform recently with a mission to raise £400,000. Previously, it secured £150,185 through reward-based crowdfunding platform, Kickstarter. Beeline’s product is described as a beautifully designed, affordable piece… Read More