Tagged: kickstarter

June 15, 2015 @ 4:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

June 15, 2015 @ 10:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

June 13, 2015 @ 11:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

June 13, 2015 @ 10:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

June 12, 2015 @ 2:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

June 12, 2015 @ 10:58 am By JD Alois  |  

“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

June 12, 2015 @ 10:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

June 12, 2015 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

June 11, 2015 @ 9:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

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

June 11, 2015 @ 5:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

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

June 11, 2015 @ 3:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

June 11, 2015 @ 10:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

June 10, 2015 @ 1:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

June 9, 2015 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

June 9, 2015 @ 12:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

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

June 9, 2015 @ 11:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

June 8, 2015 @ 3:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

June 8, 2015 @ 1:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

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

June 8, 2015 @ 9:43 am By JD Alois  |  

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

June 6, 2015 @ 10:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

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