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Houston Rap Group Geto Boys Hits Kickstarter to Raise $100,000 For First Album in 10 Years

Ready to start making new music, Geto Boys has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for their new album. It is the first record the Houston-based band has started to develop in over 10 years. Sharing details about the campaign, the rapping trio (made up of  bandmates Scarface, Willie… Read More

Video Game “Yooka-Laylee” Nears $3M During the Finals Hours on Kickstarter

During the final hours of its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, Playtonic Games’ 3D platformer Yooka-Laylee successfully raised nearly $3 million thanks to over 66,000 backers. As previously reported, Yooka-Laylee is an all-new 3D platforming adventure for consoles and PC. Revealing the backstory of the games, the Playtonic Games crew… Read More

Cookbook Dedicated to Culinary Legend Paula Wolfert Launches on Kickstarter; Quickly Gains Popularity & Over $40,000

Seeking to honor culinary artist and Alzheimer’s advocate, Paula Wolfert, writer and editor Emily Kaiser Thelin has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $45,000 for a new biographical cookbook, UNFORGETTABLE: Bold Flavors from Paula Wolfert’s Renegade Life. The book will tell the incredible life story of Wolfert and… Read More

Kickstarter Video Game “Bloodstained” Ends Its Crowdfunding Run By Securing $5.5M

Just mere hours before its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter came to an end, already famous video game, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night had successfully secured over $5.5 million from 64,867 backers. As previously reported, Bloodstained is a 2D exploration-focused, side-scrolling platformer that features RPG and crafting elements. Inside the game… Read More

Update: CoolMiniOrNot’s “Zombicide: Black Plague” Surpasses $1.5M in Four Days on Kickstarter

Continuing to gain popularity by the day, Zombicide: Black Plague has garnished over $1.5 million dollars on Kickstarter thanks to 10,000 backers. As previously reported, the creator of the highly addictive Zombicide, CoolMiniOrNot, launched its eighteenth crowdfunding campaign on the platform  to raise $100,000 for the game on June 8th. Within less… Read More

RocketClub: Try Cool Products. Earn Shares in Startups

“It’s Time to Rethink Ownership.” RocketClub Allows Anyone to Earn Shares in Startups. RocketClub, a new spin on crowdfunding, launched their platform today.  The concept is simple: the crowd uses new products and services and in exchange for their feedback and participation, they earn shares in promising… Read More

Doppler Labs Secures Over $400,000 in Less Than Two Weeks on Kickstarter; Announces Investments from Live Nation Entertainment, WME & Universal Music Group

Earlier this month, Doppler Labs launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $250,000 for its new first in-ear system, the Here Active Listening System. The system is designed to let users instantly control and personalize your live audio environment. Here consists of two wireless, in-ear buds and a connected smartphone app that give… Read More

New York Times Best Selling Author Jane Green Hits Kickstarter For Her First Cookbook, “Good Taste”

Jane Green, the UK author of 16 New York Times bestselling novels and self-dubbed “slight-trained chef,” has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $45,000 for her first ever cookbook, Good Taste.   While describing the new book, Green stated: “Good Taste is filled with… Read More

Federal Trade Commission on Crowdfunding Scams

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settled charges today with a crowdfunding campaign creator that failed to deliver promised perks to backers. Erik Chevalier, doing business as the Forking Path Company, successfully raised over $122,000 from 1,246 backers.  Instead of using the money to fulfill his… Read More

FTC Settles on Crowdfunding Scam. Kickstarter Creator Spent Money on Personal Expenses

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today they had settled with a crowdfunding campaign creator after they determined that backer money  had been spent on personal expenses.  This was the very first FTC legal action against a crowdfunding campaign but it strikes an ominous note for all… Read More

Columbus Startup Nikola Labs Launches Kickstarter Campaign For RF-to-DC Converting iPhone 6 & Galaxy S6 Cases

After shocking the tech world last month at TechCrunch Disrupt New York with its technology, Nikola Labs has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $135,000 for its new phone case which powers your smartphone with wasted energy. Through an innovative partnership with The Ohio State University, the startup’s cases extend a… Read More

Brief: Kickstarter Alum Bunch O Balloons Partners Tinnus Enterprises and Zuru File Suit Alleging Patent Infringement

This week, Tinnus Enterprises, LLC and Zuru Ltd. filed a suit in U.S. Federal Court against Telebrands Corp. and Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. alleging infringement of U.S. Patent 9,051,066. In case number 6:15-cv-00551 filed in the Eastern District of Texas, the plaintiffs allege that Telebrands’… Read More

Brief: “Smite” Developer Hi-Rez Studios Hits Kickstarter to Raise $50M For New Game; Cancels & Admits It Was a Joke (Video)

On Tuesday, Hi-Rez Studios, the developer of the popular third-person action multiplayer video game Smite, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $50 million so that it can create a new game (or sort of) that makes fun of popular projects that have used the funding method…. Read More

CoolMiniOrNot Returns to Kickstarter With New Board Game Zombicide; Black Plague; Scores Over $1.2M In Less Than Two Days

They have returned! Creator of the highly addictive Zombicide, CoolMiniOrNot, has launched their eighteenth crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $100,000 for Zombicide: Black Plague on June 8th. Less than 48 hours into the new initiative, the project has successfully raised over $1.2 million thanks to 8,100 backers. Zombicide:… Read More

2nd Most Funded Kickstarter Marches Towards Fullfilment

The Coolest Cooler burst onto the crowdfunding scene hoping to raise a mere $50,000. A re-do of a failed Kickstarter project from the year prior, creator Ryan Grepper spent several months assessing what worked, and what went wrong, before re-launching his crowdfunding project that closed… Read More

Mobile Lifestyle Platform Daum Kakao Acquires Tangram Design Lab, the Creators of Kickstarter Success Smart Rope

Daum Kakao, the mobile lifestyle platform company behind Kakao Talk, announced the acquisition of Tangram Design Lab, taking a 51% stake in the UX design agency. Tangram Factory, the partner company and maker of Smart Rope, will continue to operate as an independent brand, with… Read More

Cyclist Apparel Startup Lumo Seeks £200,000 on Crowdcube Following Kickstarter Success

Lumo, a West Sussex-based apparel company for cyclist, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, to raise £200,000 for expansion. The startup previously made an appearance on reward platform Kickstarter and secured £74,118 from 458 backers. According to the company, Lumo designs jackets and bags for cyclists that… Read More

Irish Author & Filmmaker Colin Broderick Launches Kickstarter For New Film “Emerald City”

Colin Broderick, an author and filmmaker from Northern Ireland, has recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise funds for his upcoming film, Emerald City.  Emerald City is described as a dramatic movie about a hard-living crew of Irish construction workers in New York City who have reached the… Read More

Uwe Boll: “F**K Yourself” to Backers as Crowdfunding Campaigns Keep Failing (Video)

In an eloquent video posted to YouTube, Uwe Boll told backers to “F**K yourself” as his 3rd campaign failed. Boll is a German director, producer and screenwriter. You can view a list of his films here.  Having  failed to raise sufficient funding on Indiegogo, Boll… Read More

Kickstarter Success Protestify Renames to “Scopio”

After the launch of their beta site and a successful Kickstarter campaign, Scopio, formerly known as Protestify, entered the realm of breaking events this week in an attempt to connect social media-savvy users with global events and large campaigns. Although the young company has changed its… Read More

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