Tagged: kickstarter

May 10, 2016 @ 12:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Big news for Kickstarter filmmakers! The crowdfunding giant announced on Tuesday one million people have collectively backed more than 12,000 documentary film projects and more than 5,000 of those projects have been successfully funded. The Kickstarter team declared: “Thousands of documentary filmmakers have turned to… Read More

May 10, 2016 @ 9:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple months after successfully securing £1,362,780 through its Crowdcube initiative, UK-based shoe brand Vivobarefoot has launched a Kickstarter campaign with a mission to raise $100,000 so that it can bring its shoe, SAN-dal, to the U.S. To date, Vivobarefoot has reportedly sold over 1 million pairs of shoes…. Read More

May 9, 2016 @ 2:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This weekend, American premium cable and satellite television network, HBO, released a promotional video of Quincy Jones’ Kickstarter-funded comedy special, Burning the Light. Back in February, the crowdfunding campaign was launched Quincy’s friend and fellow comedian Nicole Blaine alongside her husband Mickey Blaine after they found out that… Read More

May 7, 2016 @ 1:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coolest Cooler announced on Thursday they had restarted the production line for Kickstarter supporters who signed up during their crowdfunding campaign. Coolest is the 2nd largest Kickstarter project ever after Pebble Watch, having raised more than $13 million almost two years ago. While some of… Read More

May 5, 2016 @ 1:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Seattle-based PicoBrew announced that it has secured $10 million, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), during an investment round that was led by Spring Creek Investment Management. Last year, the company successfully raised a grand total of $2,290,944 for three… Read More

May 4, 2016 @ 3:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

May the Fourth be with you! On Wednesday, movie artist Phil Tippett, alongside HappyGiant Studio, announced their new Kickstarter project, HoloGrid: Monster Battle, which is based on iconic holographic chess game that was seen in A New Hope (Star Wars IV)  Hologrid: Monster Battle is described as a game that… Read More

May 4, 2016 @ 12:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks until its Kickstarter campaign comes to an end, Dark Souls – The Board Game is currently nearing £2 million thanks to over 19,000 backers. Dark Souls – The Board Game is described as a strategically challenging, deeply immersive combat exploration game for 1-4 players set… Read More

May 3, 2016 @ 4:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Nextbit, a mobile developer that was created by former Google, Apple, Amazon, and HTC employees, announced that its Kickstarter success smartphone, Robin, is going to be available for $299 through Amazon starting May 4th and ending May 10th. Robin is described as a smartphone that brings… Read More

May 3, 2016 @ 3:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Kickstarter’s community education director, Stephanie Pereira, discuss the importance of attracting backers to campaigns during a new class on strategic storytelling.  The crowdfunding portal shared: “One of the best parts of working at Kickstarter is getting to talk to people about their ideas…. Read More

May 3, 2016 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, popular reward-based crowdfunding platform, Kickstarter, announced it has formed a partnership with the Brooklyn Comedy Festival to present its first-ever comedy short film festival, Shorts. The event will take place at the Nitehawk Cinema in Williamsburg on August 27th-28th.  Starting this Sunday (May 8th), Kickstarter… Read More

April 29, 2016 @ 3:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the celebration of its seventh birthday, Kickstarter announced that it has donated funds to four charities as part of its mission to create a more creative and equitable world. The crowdfunding portal shared: “When we reincorporated as a Public Benefit Corporation in September of 2015 we… Read More

April 29, 2016 @ 2:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bad news, De La Soul backers, the group has delayed its Kickstarter album And the Anonymous Nobody. Although the group originally announced the record would be released on April 29th, they recently revealed that they were moving the debut date to later this summer. Last spring, the hip hop… Read More

April 28, 2016 @ 6:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BlankMediaGames, the studio behind Kickstarter success video game Town of Salem, has launched a new campaign on the crowdfunding portal to raise $10,000 for a new card game version. Within 24 hours, not only did the game surpassed its initial goal quickly, it also reached $100,000. Town of Salem… Read More

April 28, 2016 @ 2:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Happy birthday, Kickstarter! Hard to believe that nearly a decades ago the crowdfunding giant was created to bring new and interesting projects to life. As part of the celebration, co-founder and CEO, Yancey Strickler, offered some details about the portal’s growth and success over the… Read More

April 27, 2016 @ 2:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Freezepop, a Boston-based electronic genre band, recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for its upcoming fifth full-length album. The group, which was found in 1999, has had its songs featured on Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and recently, the reboot to the Harmonix classic Amplitude, along… Read More

April 26, 2016 @ 4:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, UK-based Steamforged Games launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise £50,000 for Dark Souls – The Board Game. Not even five minutes into the initiative, the game surpassed its initial goal and in 24 hours hit £1 million. Now, just a week after the launch, the campaign… Read More

April 26, 2016 @ 1:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter released its 2015 transparency report. This report shares details about the year’s copyright and trademark claims. The funding platform stated: “Kickstarter is a space for creative people to present and find support for new and imaginative ideas. Like many sites entrusted with… Read More

April 25, 2016 @ 12:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Kickstarter announced it has teamed up with technology giant, Kodak for a new initiative to help creators who want to shoot their projects on motion picture film stock. The crowdfunding platform revealed that this partnership will provide creators with discounted film stock and support… Read More

April 23, 2016 @ 12:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coolest Cooler founder and creator Ryan Grepper recently offered an alternative to backers who have yet to receive their Kickstarter reward.  While having delivered over 20,000 coolers to backers, more than 30,000 remain in limbo as the company ran short of cash creating a critical… Read More

April 23, 2016 @ 11:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Litographs hit crowdfunding giant Kickstarter to raise funds for its scarves and t-shirt collections. The company offers up clothing and accessories that are created entirely from the text of books. While sharing details about its products, Lithographs revealed that it was started in… Read More