Tagged: kickstarter

July 17, 2015 @ 3:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, London start-up Pavegen successfully secured over £2 million during its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company’s technology converts footsteps into electricity, making it possible to power services in high-footfall locations, as well as provide real-time data for analytics. While discussing Pavegen’s products, founder of Pavegen, Laurence Kemball-Cook, told Business Insider: “Each… Read More

July 17, 2015 @ 1:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Back in January of this year, Crowdfund Insider covered a patent lawsuit that sought to challenge many of the prominent US crowdfunding platforms in operation today.  This included both rewards/donations and investment crowdfunding platforms.  AlphaCap ventures, a company that has been described as a patent troll,… Read More

July 17, 2015 @ 1:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this year, Beijing-based Jide Technology hit Kickstarter with a mission to raise funds for its laptop, Remix. The device was described as an Android 4.4.2 based, 11.6” ultra-tablet that provides “the best” mobile productivity and communication experience for all of its users. During its funding round, Remix… Read More

July 16, 2015 @ 4:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nearly one year after Kickstarter success Wish I Was Here was released, Zach Braff sat down to reflect on the crowdfunding campaign. The Wish I Was Here  campaign launched on the crowdfunding giant’s platform in 2013 and captured $3.1 million from over 46,000 backers. Its synopsis reads: “A struggling actor,… Read More

July 16, 2015 @ 1:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly two days until Shenmue III’s ends its fantastic streak on Kickstarter, video game’s co-producer Cédric Biscay of Shibuya Productions’ sat down to share details about the popular project, including its history. During the discussion, Biscay discussed what caused him to create Shibuya: “At the very… Read More

July 15, 2015 @ 4:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to honor Chinese artist, Ai Weiwei, London’s Royal Academy of Arts (RA) has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $155,025 so that it can bring his tree sculptures to the Annenberg Courtyard from September to December 2015. The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) states that… Read More

July 15, 2015 @ 10:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an effort to bring a fan favorite video game to the small screen, Salt Lake City’s Aeipathy Industries has launched a Kickstarter to raise funds for an unlicensed Zelda animated series, Zeldamotion. Since its establishment in 2011, Aeipathy Industries has a variety of projects under development… Read More

July 14, 2015 @ 4:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few days ago,  Zach “Danger” Brown, the guy behind Kickstarter success “Potato Salad,” announced that the famous crowdfunding platform quickly removed his new campaign, which is to help him get his very own jet ski. Brown returned to Kickstarter to secure funds to purchase… Read More

July 13, 2015 @ 4:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

The gloves have come up with the Dot Bluetooth earbuds campaign. After raising $300,000 on Kickstarter the campaign was suspended by Kickstarter staff. Creator Ivan Kan quickly defended his product, one that had been called out by potential backers as a straight copy of products which… Read More

July 13, 2015 @ 2:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to honor one of the most popular scientists in the world, New York City producers David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg have hit Kickstarter to raise $650,000 for a new documentary dedicated to Bill Nye. While sharing details about the project, the duo wrote: “Bill Nye is on a… Read More

July 13, 2015 @ 12:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week until the game’s incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign comes to an end, Shenmue III’s creator Yu Suzuki and his team unveiled its website that is specifically for the online community. The website reads: “14 years have passed since the previous installment of Shenmue went on… Read More

July 13, 2015 @ 11:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Giving Hannibal fans a bit of hope after their beloved series was cancelled by NBC, executive producer Martha De Laurentiis stated crowdfunding campaign plans are possibly in the works. According to The Drum, Laurentiis confirmed at San Diego’s Comic Con this past weekend that Kickstarter has contacted her about the… Read More

July 12, 2015 @ 3:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Insider has published several articles on crowdfunding campaigns that appear to be repackaged Alibaba products. While not illegal, we believe this is not a transparent approach to crowdfunding and should not be tolerated. Today most creators operated in good faith and are attempting to be innovative… Read More

July 10, 2015 @ 4:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Looking to add more optimism into the world, artist and creator of “Things Could Be Worse” mugs Don Moyer launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $25,000. These porcelain mugs feature Moyer’s drawings of a traditional blue-willow paradise discombobulated by more than a dozen calamities, perils, and… Read More

July 10, 2015 @ 4:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last year, Zach “Danger” Brown, took Kickstarter by storm when he launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise $10 so he could make… a potato salad. Although he quickly gained popularity for his salad project (and even used the funds for a big event in Columbus,… Read More

July 10, 2015 @ 9:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CoolMiniOrNot announced that Zombicide: Black Plague has raised more than $4 million from 21,000 backers through Kickstarter. This makes Zombicide: Black Plague the highest funded board game in Kickstarter history. After launch on June 8th, Zombicide: Black Plague raised $1.2 million from eager backers in under 24 hours…. Read More

July 10, 2015 @ 1:32 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

A Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for new solar technology to build an underground park in New York has exceeded its goal, making the Lowline one of the most-funded public art projects on the platform, according to the campaign’s page. Here’s how the Lowline team envisions the project: It turns out… Read More

July 9, 2015 @ 4:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jewelbots, a New York City tech startup, recently launched a Kickstarter campaign with a mission to raise $30,000 for its self-titled friendship bracelet. Jewelbots is described as a technology-enabled jewelry for tween and teen girls. It is not only a great way to show off… Read More

July 9, 2015 @ 2:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Seattle-based Penny Arcade hit crowdfunding giant Kickstarter with a mission to raise $322,637 so that it can turn its comic Automata into an actual live action web series. Penny Arcade shared: “Six years ago, we release this comic. Since then, it’s spawned two addition mini-series (Blood &… Read More

July 8, 2015 @ 5:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the weekend, Tom Tomorrow, the creator of This Modern World, took to crowdfunding giant Kickstarter with a mission to raise $87,000 for the weekly cartoon’s 25th anniversary two-volume compilation. While chatting about his work over the years, Tomorrow stated: “I’m the creator of This Modern World, the weekly cartoon… Read More