Tagged: kickstarter

November 7, 2017 @ 2:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Kickstarter announced it has appointed Sarah Hromack as its first-ever Chief Culture Officer, and Jamie Wilkinson as its first-ever Chief Product Officer. The reward-based crowdfunding giant revealed that Hromack joined its team six weeks ago while Wilkinson joined two weeks ago. The platform also… Read More

November 1, 2017 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, DIY computer company and Kickstarter success Kano announced it secured $28 million during its Series B funding round, which was led by the Thames Trust and Breyer Capital, with participation from Index Ventures, the Stanford Engineering Venture Fund, LocalGlobe, Marc Benioff, John Makinson,… Read More

October 31, 2017 @ 8:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cheers, UK creators! On Tuesday, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter announced it was celebrating its five year anniversary in the British countryside. “Five years ago today a Kickstarter team was supposed to be over in the UK celebrating our first international expansion. Unfortunately, Hurricane Sandy trapped them in… Read More

October 17, 2017 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Kickstarter announced more than $10 million has been pledged towards journalism projects on its funding portal. The crowdfunding platform revealed in a blog post: “Since Kickstarter launched eight years ago, writers, photographers, and podcasters have used it to forge their own paths in… Read More

October 13, 2017 @ 11:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just two years after securing more than $3.3 million on Kickstarter for its carry-on luggage set, LA-based startup G-RO announced it is returning to the reward-based crowdfunding giant’s platform for its new companion bag line. While sharing details about the crowdfunding return, the G-RO team… Read More

October 2, 2017 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Research has recently been published that includes an interesting perspective on the rewards or pre-sale crowdfunding space. The report cautions campaign creators on what they should, or should not claim, in launching a project. According to the research, Kickstarter campaign creators must take note: pre-sale… Read More

September 19, 2017 @ 2:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global technology distributor Avnet (NYSE: AVT) announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with Dragon Innovation and Kickstarter to launch Hardware Studio. This new program includes Toolkit, a community site where creators may participate in tutorials and live webinars with industry experts before launching their… Read More

September 18, 2017 @ 2:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter announced the Fall 2017 Creators-in-Residence, a program that helps artists and creators to find the support and resources needed to turn their ideas into reality. “Earlier this year, we announced a trial run of a new Creators-in-Residence program. As part… Read More

September 13, 2017 @ 3:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, German coffee start-up Bonaverde completed its equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs. The company launched the campaign earlier this summer, seeking £750,000 and within the first month it surpassed its funding target and finished the round with more than £1.3 million. As previously reported, Bonaverde raised $681,461 from 2,254 backers on Kickstarter… Read More

September 12, 2017 @ 3:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Reward-based crowdfunding giant Kickstarter announced on Tuesday it has officially opened to creators in Japan. The funding portal stated that artists, authors, filmmakers, musicians, designers, and creators of all types may now launch projects and find support from its backer community. “Japanese culture embodies a… Read More

September 8, 2017 @ 12:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after launching its Kickstarter campaign for new video game Adventure Game, hilarious comic strip website, Cyanide & Happiness, scored its initial $300,000 funding target thanks to more than 8,500 backers. As previously reported, the Cyanide & Happiness team stated: “This is a first for… Read More

September 6, 2017 @ 12:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a year and a half after securing $3,246,588 for its hit game Joking Hazard, hilarious comic content website, Cyanide & Happiness has returned to reward-based crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to raise $300,000 for its new video game project, Adventure Game.  While sharing details about the new game, the Cyanide… Read More

August 18, 2017 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kickstarter announced this week that it will be launching in Japan next month Plans for the crowdfunding giant to make its Japanese debut were revealed earlier this year. According to The Verge, Japanese creators will be able to use the funding portal to attract backers… Read More

August 17, 2017 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding giant Kickstarter recently announced that for the second year it is teaming up with The Brooklyn Comedy Festival to present the annual Brooklyn Comedy Film Festival. According to Kickstarter, this year’s festival has been expanded from short films only to a week-long program that… Read More

August 14, 2017 @ 5:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ravean was a pretty popular pre-sale campaign on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. The company created fashionable clothing, most notably their heated down jackets. One of the Ravean campaigns raised $1.3 million back in 2015 and the company has continued to use rewards based platforms as a… Read More

August 14, 2017 @ 5:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a year and a half after securing $3,246,588 on Kickstarter for their hit card game, Joking Hazard, Cyanide & Happiness creators announced plans for their upcoming video game.  The news about the video game was announced through Cyanide & Happiness’ media outlets. It was revealed: The hilarious team at Cyanide… Read More

August 10, 2017 @ 10:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two months after announcing Kickstarter Gold, Kickstarter revealed that more than 60 of the most inventive creators in its history returned to the reward-based crowdfunding platform through the initiative. As previously reported, Kickstarter announced from June 20th through July 31st, artists, designers, musicians, and… Read More

August 9, 2017 @ 10:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

San Francisco-based mattress company Casper has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $25,000 for its new humidity fighting duvet. The launch of the funding round comes just a couple of months after Casper raised $170 million in venture funding. According to the company, the… Read More

August 8, 2017 @ 9:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based smart navigation for bikes brand Beeline has successfully secured its initial £100,000 from nearly 250 investors through its latest equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs.   Beeline’s describes its products as beautifully designed, affordable pieces of connected navigation hardware for urban cyclists that notably makes it easier,… Read More

August 2, 2017 @ 4:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following Yancey Stickler’s announced that he was stepping down as Kickstarter CEO position, the crowdfunding platform has revealed to Crowdfund Insider that the search for its new CEO is currently in the works. As previously reported, Strickler revealed details about his upcoming departure: “Today I’m announcing… Read More