Tagged: kickstarter

October 15, 2015 @ 2:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up an update to its backers, creators of the Kickstarter nano drone Zano, Torquing Group, announced details about shipping and schedules. While explaining how the process is going, Torquing Group’s Director Marketing and Business Development, Reece Crowther, stated: “Our EMS (Electronic Manufacturing Service) has… Read More

October 15, 2015 @ 9:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This evening, this year’s Kickstarter Film Festival is set to premiere in 32 theaters nationwide. The crowdfunding platform declared: “For one night only, 32 theaters across the country will be screening our biggest festival yet. We combed through thousands of the features, documentaries, and shorts… Read More

October 14, 2015 @ 8:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pirate3D has officially walked away from The Buccaneer printer project (for now). The 3D printing device first appeared on Kickstarter in 2013 and quickly gained nearly $1.5 million from 3,520 backers setting the pace for multiple 3D printer projects to follow. Estimated delivery for early backers?  February… Read More

October 14, 2015 @ 1:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Attention Mighty No. 9 backers: The wait is almost over! Just two years after being first announced, Keiji Inafune and Concept USA’s highly anticipated game has received an official release date. As previously reported, the game first appeared on Kickstarter back in 2013 and takes place in the… Read More

October 13, 2015 @ 9:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than 24 hours until its crowdfunding campaign dedicated to Syrian Refugees comes to an end, Kickstarter has successfully secured over $1.6 million thanks to 26,000 backers. Last week, Kickstarter’s Yancey Strickler announced that the White House reached out and asked if its team… Read More

October 12, 2015 @ 11:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Skarp Laser Razor received the ban hammer from Kickstarter earlier today.  As shared in the comments from an earlier article, apparently the Skarp campaign was banned as Kickstarter deemed the project as in violation of its terms of operation.  As covered previously, Skarp did… Read More

October 12, 2015 @ 1:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a month since cutting its Foremaker Kickstarter campaign short, Chinese 3D printing company, Zhuhai CTC Electronic announced there is a delayed release of the Inkjet 3D printer. The company stated on Monday: “We at Zhuhai CTC Electronic Co., Ltd. issued what… Read More

October 9, 2015 @ 11:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Another big Kickstarter crowdfunding success has made the decision to migrate its campaign to competitor Indiegogo following the end of the project on Kickstarter.  PUGZ, called the “worlds smallest wireless earbuds charged through your phone”, raised a hefty $1.43 million from over 10,000 backers on… Read More

October 8, 2015 @ 8:53 am By JD Alois  |  

The shaving / razor industry is pretty huge in the United States.  The shaving segment, according to Statista,  tops $3.6 billion annually including razors, cream etc.  Companies such as Bic, Schick and Gillette, have based a business off the demand for a product that is used… Read More

October 6, 2015 @ 8:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kickstarter is working with the White House once again. This time the project is a bit different though. Two weeks ago, the White House reached out to Kickstarter and asked if their platform could be utilized to aid in the refugee crisis that is besetting… Read More

October 5, 2015 @ 10:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Bragi Dash crowdfunding campaign raised a solid $3.39 million on a $260,000 goal. The in-ear wireless, smart headphones generated the support of almost 16,000 individuals. The Bragi Dash stands as the 21st most funded campaign of all time on Kickstarter.  If you measure against… Read More

September 30, 2015 @ 1:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to help the next generation of entrepreneurs, Kickstarter announced it has formed a partnership with the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. The crowdfunding platform declared in a recent blog post: “People are getting more and more into making things. From the White House to the… Read More

September 28, 2015 @ 10:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BauBax, the creators of the already popular 15-feature travel jacket, has surpassed $10-million in total crowdfunding contributions. Following its record breaking Kickstarter campaign, BauBax has transitioned to Indiegogo InDemand where backers continue to take advantage of reduced pricing by pre-ordering. Yoganshi Shah, founder and Chief… Read More

September 25, 2015 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Building some more hype for its Kickstarter success, Floating Record, Chicago-based startup Gramovox announced that former President of the United States, Bill Clinton, had the opportunity to see the device in action. Floating Record is described as a high-performance turntable that plays records vertically through… Read More

September 25, 2015 @ 2:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Adding more changes since becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), Kickstarter decided to nix one of its employee perks. According to Buzzfeed News,  the popular crowdfunding platform recently changed its vacation policy, which unfortunately means no more unlimited time off. A spokesperson of the company told the media outlet… Read More

September 25, 2015 @ 11:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to make a comeback from its past crowdfunding and functioning failures, privacy device developer Anonabox unveiled three new privacy products and announced its partnership with VPN Pro service provider, HideMyAss! Last fall, Crowdfund Insider shared details about the infamous Tor hardware router, Anonabox. The device… Read More

September 24, 2015 @ 3:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in January 2014, video game production company Playdek launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise funds for its diverse tactical RPG, Unsong Story: Tale of the Guardians. Unsong Story was described as the spiritual successor in a storied line of epic tactical RPGs designed by Yasumi Matsuno (aka Final… Read More

September 23, 2015 @ 9:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just one week after Nextbit announced that Verizon will be offering its current Kickstarter project, Robin, one of the phone carrier’s competitors Sprint announced that it is working to make sure that the highly anticipated smartphone will work on its network. Robin intelligently adapts to the… Read More

September 23, 2015 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up their own tips and tricks to dominating crowdfunding campaigns, some of Kickstarter’s initiative organizers, including Pavan Bapu, Gramovox; Carla Hall, Carla’s Southern Kitchen; Jesse Thorn, Put This On; Jenn de la Vega, Hit PLAY on The Shortsleeves Cassette; and Andrew Ahn, Spa Night, sat down to discuss their experience with… Read More

September 22, 2015 @ 4:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until its Kickstarter campaign comes to an end, highly anticipated game Divinity: Original Sin 2 has successfully secured over $1.5 million. Divinity: Original Sin first hit the crowdfunding platform in spring 2013 and is described as an Isometric cRPG that can be played in single-player mode or cooperative… Read More