Tagged: kickstarter

May 27, 2015 @ 4:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, famous crowdfunding platform Kickstarter debuted the first crowdfunding campaigns from French inventors. Kickstarter announced: “Our European expansion continues! A few weeks ago we announced that Kickstarter was coming to France, and now the day has come for French projects to launch. We’re so excited to… Read More

May 27, 2015 @ 2:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to unleash their newest project, Boston’s The Deep End Games has launched a Kickstarter campaign for horror-themed video game, Perception.  The team, which is made up of developers of BioShock and DeadSpace, revealed that Perception offers a bold and fresh take on first person narrative games. The description reads: “Perception is a first-person narrative horror… Read More

May 26, 2015 @ 1:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Turning to the crowd for the second time, Good & Proper Tea recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £140,000 for expansion. The UK startup first appeared on rewards-based platform Kickstarter back in October 2012 and took home £14,682. This amount has helped the company create… Read More

May 26, 2015 @ 11:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Setting out to be the next big thing for virtual reality industry, California startup FOVE hit Kickstarter with a mission to raise $250,000 with its new self-titled device. Within only two days, FOVE’s initiative surpassed the initial goal and has since secured over $325,000 from nearly… Read More

May 26, 2015 @ 2:30 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Pavegen is turning footsteps into electricity–yet another reason to get in those 10,000 steps per day. The King’s Cross, London-based 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. And Pavegen is now… Read More

May 24, 2015 @ 11:34 am By JD Alois  |  

We all want to be able to charge our smartphones faster so when I saw the crowdfunding campaign for ChargeDoubler I thought this was a pretty cool campaign. The “original accelerator” claims up to 2X charging speeds for your iPhone or Android phone by allowing a… Read More

May 23, 2015 @ 2:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lima, hardware tech that was pitched as the “brain of your devices”, has just announced the shipping of its 1000th device.  In a typical crowdfunding campaign that would be a positive message but this one comes 18 months after the promised delivery date on a… Read More

May 22, 2015 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this spring, hip hop group De La Soul took to crowdfunding giant Kickstarter with a mission to raise only $110,000 for their new album. Within only hours of its launch, the initiative successfully secured its initial goal and by the end of its round… Read More

May 20, 2015 @ 9:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter announced that it was ready to open its doors to Spanish inventors that are looking to crowdfund for their projects. The platform revealed in its blog: “We’re so excited to announce that Kickstarter is now open to Spanish makers,… Read More

May 14, 2015 @ 6:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Netherlands-based studio 2Awesome Studio took to famous crowdfunding platform Kickstarter with a mission to raise €30,000 for its new video game Dimension Drive.  The game was described as comic book-styled space adventure set in a multidimensional universe. It features a teleportation mechanic that allows you to fight on two… Read More

May 13, 2015 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Archie Comics, the acclaimed and bestselling comic book publisher, recently launched a Kickstarter to raise $350,000 so that it can expand the world of Archie #1 with three new series. The series three new titles, launching over the next 18 months, include: JUGHEAD: Featuring the adventures of Archie’s… Read More

May 13, 2015 @ 12:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping his stardom will get a new space project off the ground, television host/science educator, Bill Nye and The Planetary Society are currently seeking to raise $200,000 on Kickstarter for solar sailing spacecraft, LightSail. LightSail is described as a citizen-funded project by The Planetary Society, which… Read More

May 13, 2015 @ 11:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Beloved children’s brand Reading Rainbow launched SKYBRARY, the all-new web-based digital library of hand-curated children’s books and story-driven educational video field trips, created for kids ages 2-9. Designed to entice and excite children’s natural sense of curiosity about their world, SKYBRARY delivers an adventure-based unlimited book reading and… Read More

May 13, 2015 @ 12:05 am By Barry James  |  

EU Poised to Tax Crowdfunding Campaigns Potentially Killing Off Source of SME Funding Will Crowdfunders from the US and across the world be caught in the crossfire as the EU quietly prepares to declare war on the Internet’s behemoths? The European Union is considering the… Read More

May 12, 2015 @ 2:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

German inventors, today’s the big day! Kickstarter has unveiled the first Germany-based projects to hit its crowdfunding platform. The funding giant revealed: “A few weeks ago we announced that German creators could start building projects, and today they launched them to the world. We’re so… Read More

May 12, 2015 @ 1:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Giving fans an insight in his latest project, Mae, comic book writer and artist Gene Ha sat down with Comic Alliance to share details about the new comic book and its Kickstarter success. As previously reported, Ha announced the project last month at C2E2 and noted that he has been… Read More

May 12, 2015 @ 12:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to unveil his latest project to fans, well-known video game designer/producer Koji Igarashi has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $500,000 for his creation, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.  Bloodstained is a 2D exploration-focused, side-scrolling platformer that features RPG and crafting elements. Inside the game players are playing as… Read More

May 12, 2015 @ 11:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With 2015’s most highly anticipated new tech product landing on the wrists of consumers around the world, it will be important for consumers that push the limits of their gear to protect their devices with a case that is rugged, functional, fashionable and most important,… Read More

May 12, 2015 @ 2:39 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Twitter recently banned harassing and violent language, such as direct threats and tweets promoting violence toward others. The company’s expanded policy is part of a growing recognition of online harassment issues, and the significant negative effects felt by victims (ex. Zelda Williams). Now, a platform providing real-time support to individuals experiencing online… Read More

May 11, 2015 @ 4:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, California-based The Mr. Everything Team launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $100,000 for its self-titled device. Mr. Everything is the all-in-one smart device charging station that includes Qi wireless charging, Bluetooth speakers, LED lighting, a utility box and a power bank that can charge everything… Read More