Tagged: kickstarter

February 27, 2016 @ 8:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter announced a brand new feature called Recommendations. This section helps attract backers to campaigns that are more to their liking. Recommendations is described as a personalized entry point to discovering new projects that are specific to backers interests and tastes…. Read More

February 26, 2016 @ 1:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the 88th annual Academy Awards (Oscars) airing this Sunday evening, Kickstarter joined in on the event’s festivities by celebrating crowdfunding creators that have been nominated. The famous portal  revealed that since 2011 at least one Kickstarter-funded film has been nominated for an Oscar each… Read More

February 25, 2016 @ 10:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement that two animated Kickstarter-funded films have been recognized by The Academy, the crowdfunding giant’s film team has decided to reveal their cartoon movie favorites. Kickstarter’s Liz Cook, George Schmalz, and Dan Schoenbrun have put together a list of animated works that have… Read More

February 24, 2016 @ 11:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, creators of the Louis “Studs” Terkel Archive project launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter with a mission to raise $75,000. Terkel, who passed away in 2008, was a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and was host of Chicago’s WFMT radio show for nearly 50 years. Although the… Read More

February 23, 2016 @ 4:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a year after securing funds on Kickstarter, feminist blog, Femsplain, announced it has ceased publishing on new content. Former Tumblr employee, Amber Gordon and her team hit the crowdfunding giant in March 2015 for the fully functional, community-powered publisher. The description read: “We are… Read More

February 19, 2016 @ 1:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, California startup Silk Labs launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $100,000 for its new smart home hub, Sense. According to the company, Sense may detect the user’s presence, recognize their voice and gestures, learn their preferences and choreograph their connected device… Read More

February 18, 2016 @ 12:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, the original cast of the hit 1970s series Good Times launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise a whopping $1 million so that they can create a full-length reunion movie. The show, which aired from February 1974 to August 1979, was a spin-off… Read More

February 17, 2016 @ 2:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Kickstarter announced a brand new feature to its wildly popular crowdfunding platform called Community Tab. The portal shared: “Behind every successful campaign is a community of people who want to help the creator’s idea come to life. More than 10 million people from… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 5:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just one week after launching a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, popular webcomic Cyanide & Happiness has successfully secured nearly $1 million for its new card game, Joking Hazard.  Joking Hazard is described as an offensive card game. Each player competes to finish an awful comic strip out… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 3:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking some time away from her career and mother duties, former Dresden Dolls songstress, Amanda Palmer sat down to discuss her experience with the crowdfunding method. Back in 2012, Palmer hit Kickstarter for not only her first solo studio album, but also a tour and… Read More

February 13, 2016 @ 11:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kickstarter co-founder Charles Adler recently shared his thoughts on finding the portal and life since leaving the crowdfunding industry. Kickstarter is one of the largest and well known reward-based crowdfunding platforms in the world. It was founded by Adler, CEO Yancey Strickler and Perry Chen… Read More

February 12, 2016 @ 4:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up an update for Mystery Science Theater 3000 Kickstarter backers, Joel Hodgson has revealed some details about the cult classic’s return. Earlier this week, Hodgson explain the show has found a new office: “When our Kickstarter ended in December and we knew we were going… Read More

February 12, 2016 @ 11:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, 90’s hip-hop group, De La Soul, sat down with Rolling Stone to discuss the progress of their Kickstarter album, And The Anonymous Nobodies. As previously reported, De La Soul launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise funds for its new and highly anticipated album. While… Read More

February 12, 2016 @ 8:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Kickstarter announced it has formed a partnership with Berlinale Talents, which is an initiative of the Berlin International Festival (also known as Berlinale). This new collaboration is reportedly part of the crowdfunding platform’s ongoing initiative to provide education and mentorship opportunities for emerging… Read More

February 11, 2016 @ 12:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Founder of Kickstarter and Crowdcube alum LUMO, Doug Bairner, recently sat down to discuss the company’s recent crowdfunding success and clothing popularity. LUMO designs jackets and bags for cyclists that subtly incorporate ultra-high brightness LEDs. These lights are waterproof, washable and powered by a detachable USB-rechargeable battery… Read More

February 11, 2016 @ 11:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, popular webcomic Cyanide & Happiness launched a Kickstarter to raise $10,000 for its card game, Joking Hazard.  Within less than an hour of launch, the project managed to surpassed its initial target and now, two days later, it has achieved well over $550,000… Read More

February 10, 2016 @ 10:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the 58th annual Grammy Awards set to be held at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California this upcoming Monday, Kickstarter announced the nominees that were funded through its crowdfunding platform. The Kickstarter team shared: “On Kickstarter, we see Music projects for everything from just-starting-out demos… Read More

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

On Monday, Kickstarter celebrated the 100,000th project to be successfully funded on its crowdfunding platform by releasing 100 numbers behind those first 100,000 initiatives. The portal shared on its blog: “In the 6 years, 9 months, and 10 days since Kickstarter launched, much has changed and… Read More

February 8, 2016 @ 1:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the closing of its recent $3.1 million in seed funding led by Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), FitPay has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $120,000 for its Pebble contactless payment smartstraps. FitPay was founded by payment industry veterans Michael Orlando, Scott Stevelinck and Chris Orlando…. Read More

February 5, 2016 @ 12:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the release of Blue Mountain State: the Rise of Thadland, creator Eric Falconer announced Arizona State University as winner of the film’s college contest. During its run on Kickstarter, BMS enlisted universities across the country to support their project (and more than a few from outside the… Read More