Tagged: kickstarter

June 24, 2015 @ 10:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Squadrone System, the company behind first autonomous flying camera, HEXO+, today announced it has secured an investment of $3 million from Living Water Investment Corp., bringing its total investment amount to date to $5 million. The funding will allow the company to finance the industrial development… Read More

June 23, 2015 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than three days until its Kickstarter comes to an end, famous science educator Bill Nye and The Planetary Society‘s LightSail project has successfully surpassed over $1 million thanks to nearly 20,000 backers. LightSail is described as a citizen-funded project by The Planetary Society, which is self-dubbed… Read More

June 23, 2015 @ 1:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, California technology company, Keyboardio, took to crowdfunding giant Kickstarter with a mission to raise $120,000 for its new unique keyboard, the Model 01. The Model 01 consists of a hardwood body, mechanical switches and custom-sculpted keycaps. It’s described as “a keyboard for uncompromising… Read More

June 23, 2015 @ 11:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sharing details about his Kickstarter success Wasteland 2, video game developer Brian Fargo sat down to chat about the highly anticipated RPG and his experience with the crowdfunding giant at last week’s E3 event. According to its campaign, Wasteland 2 is described as the direct sequel to… Read More

June 22, 2015 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Dacuda launched its PocketScan product to the public. The limited Kickstarter edition of PocketScan is now available on shop.dacuda.com. Until July 19th, a limited amount of PocketScans will be sold at $99 instead of $169 as a special launch promotion. The public launch happens exactly one year after PocketScan’s successful Kickstarter campaign,… Read More

June 22, 2015 @ 2:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking time away from his record-breaking Shenmue III Kickstarter campaign, creator of the franchise, Yu Suzuki, conducted a Reddit AMA over the weekend to chat about the upcoming game. Shenmue III surfaced on the crowdfunding giant just a week ago and gained over $3 million in… Read More

June 22, 2015 @ 11:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Kickstarter poster-child, Pebble Smartwatch, states that Pebble Time, its next iteration of the smartwatch, is now available for pre-order for anyone. The wearable company stated that Kickstarter rewards were nearly completed and they were shifting to retail sales.  Pebble Time is available via Best Buy… Read More

June 20, 2015 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to be a huge success on Kickstarter, Shenmue III has secured over $3.3 million from nearly 43,000 backers in just five days. The game is described as the true sequel to the classic open world action RPG games, Shenmue and Shenmue II Not only has Shenmue III continued to be a huge hit with the crowd,… Read More

June 20, 2015 @ 8:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, New York City couple Alex Daly and Hamish Smyth hit crowdfunding giant Kickstarter with a mission to raise $29,800 for their “Big Apple” subway station posters. As a Kickstarter exclusive, the posters are 11 Pantone sport color limited and are licensed by… Read More

June 19, 2015 @ 3:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to enjoy the success of his new Kickstarter documentary project, For the Love of Spock, Adam Nimoy, the son of Star Trek star Leonard Nimoy, shared details about the new film. As previously reported, the film is dedicated to beloved sci-fi character and  will also explore the incredible career and… Read More

June 19, 2015 @ 12:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FlyFit, Inc., a provider of wearable technology, was invited to join The 2015 COMPUTEX Taiwan Cloud EXPO as a valued alliance partner of Acer BYOC (Build Your Own Cloud) ecosystem. This news comes nearly a year and half after the startup raised $123,817 during its Kickstarter… Read More

June 19, 2015 @ 11:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With her Kickstarter campaign continuing to quickly garnish funds, author Jane Green sat down with media outlet, Galley Cat, to discuss her new cookbook and turning to crowdfunding for help. During the interview, Green shared details about why she decided to self-publish her cookbook by… Read More

June 18, 2015 @ 1:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

During the final hours of its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, Helen Greiner’s CyPhy Works successfully secured over $900,000 from 1,514 backers for its product, the LVL 1 drone. As previously reported, the drone is designed to be 100% user-friendly and accessible to just about anyone, including new drone… Read More

June 18, 2015 @ 11:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just three days after its widely popular Kickstarter campaign launch, critics of Shenmue III have announced that the video game is already making history by breaking records. According to Guinness World Records, Shenmue III only took  1 hour 42 minutes to reach $1 million goal on the crowdfunding giant’s… Read More

June 17, 2015 @ 1:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

As Shenmue III continues to be a huge success on Kickstarter, it seems as though a “copy cat” is looking to cash in on the excitement as well. Someone by the name of “Ryan Nets” created a campaign on Kickstarter’s rival, Indiegogo that was loking to raise… Read More

June 16, 2015 @ 1:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Ys Net Inc, represented by video game designer and producer, Yu Suzuki, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $2 million for the production of  highly anticipated Shenmue III. Within less than two days of its launch, the initiative successfully surpassed its initial goal. Shenmue… Read More

June 16, 2015 @ 12:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing its global expansion, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter announced that it has opened shop for five European countries: Austria, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, and Switzerland. Kickstarter revealed on Tuesday: “We’re thrilled to announce that Kickstarter is now available to creators in five more European countries: Austria, Belgium,… Read More

June 16, 2015 @ 11:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On the heels of winning Inc. Magazine’s 2015 Best In Class Design award, New York-based Priority Bicycles successfully funded their second Kickstarter campaign. The campaign launches a new line of innovative kids bicycles, the Priority Start, which re-imagines the cycling experience for both children and parents. Reaching its funding goal… Read More

June 16, 2015 @ 8:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Etsy is pushing into crowdfunding.  The wildly successful independent makers platform is launching a crowdfunding pilot program that melds e-commerce and the ability to raise capital prior to a product launch. This comes after a successful IPO that saw shares rocket to $30 shares only… Read More

June 16, 2015 @ 12:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Blue Mountain State, a popular television series that was apparently cancelled far too soon, launched a crowdfunding campaign in early 2014 to help finance a feature length film.  The project closed on Kickstarter at over $1.9 million in funding with the backing of 23,999 committed… Read More