Tagged: kickstarter

May 11, 2015 @ 11:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Kickstarter announced that it is ready to open its doors for inspired French inventors. The crowdfunding company stated: “We’re so excited to announce that Kickstarter is now open to French makers, innovators, filmmakers, chefs and creators of all types! French creators can start building… Read More

May 11, 2015 @ 10:03 am By JD Alois  |  

With four days to go in its Kickstarter campaign, BetterBack is nearing the $1 million crowdfunding mark with over 13,000 backers supporting the project. If it hits a million it will join a rather elite group of just over one hundred campaigns that have passed… Read More

May 9, 2015 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to give backers a “progress report,” the team of Kickstarter-success Exploding Kittens has unveiled playtest results of the game being played thousands of times. Last month, the game’s creators, the Oatmeal’s Matthew Inman along with Xbox’s Elan Lee and Shane Small, put the power… Read More

May 9, 2015 @ 4:10 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

No book teetering on your head as you slowly walk down the hallway, arms outstretched as if you were on a tightrope: BetterBack, a posture-improving product now overfunding on Kickstarter, says that wearing the company’s device just 15 minutes a day can retrain your default… Read More

May 8, 2015 @ 4:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chris Hansen’s Kickstarter project Hansen vs. Predator raced through its initial funding goal with 7 days left on the campaign clock. Nearly 1,000 backers have pledged over $77,000 in show of support for the new investigation to bring sexual predators to justice.  Clearing this goal means that a new investigation… Read More

May 8, 2015 @ 12:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Next Thing Co., an Oakland, California tech startup, launched a Kickstarter campaign on Thursday to raise $50,000 for its brand new only $9 computer, C.H.I.P. Within only 24 hours, the project has already raised well over its initial goal and currently sitting at nearly 200,000 thanks to… Read More

May 7, 2015 @ 4:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, New York-based developer, Impeller Studios, took to crowdfunding giant Kickstarter to raise $250,000 for the team-based PvP multiplayer space shooter,  STARFIGHTER INC.  STARFIGHTER INC is described as a Hardcore PvP multiplayer space warfare focused on pure, unadulterated tactical simulation combat. It is a hard-science… Read More

May 7, 2015 @ 1:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bobbleheads are trending! First Hilary Clinton, now emotional band member! On Thursday, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum launched a Kickstarter to produce bobbleheads of Roxanne Chalifoux, who became an online sensation when a TV camera captured her crying while playing the piccolo in Villanova’s band… Read More

May 7, 2015 @ 10:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Central Standard Timing announced that after two years and over a million dollars, which was given by Kickstarter backers, it will be unable to provide its famous watch, CST-01. The timepiece, which was dubbed the “thinnest watch in the world” was said to be 0.8 mm… Read More

May 6, 2015 @ 4:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

NetSuite Inc. (NYSE:  N), a cloud-based financials / ERP and omnichannel commerce software suites company, announced Pebble, smartwatch and wearables market disruptor, has deployed it to put in place a single unified cloud-based system which has the necessary sophisticated functionality, flexibility and scalability to support the company’s rapid growth. Pebble runs its… Read More

May 6, 2015 @ 4:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Each year, millions of backers hit crowdfunding platforms to raise funds for various projects: movies, technology, events… you name it, there’s a campaign for it. But what happens when the project’s organizers are unable to deliver? CBS correspondent, Michelle Miller, investigated the situation by chatting… Read More

May 6, 2015 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fuel3D, a developer of 3D scanning solutions, today announced a strategic investment and technology development agreement with In-Q-Tel (IQT), the not-for-profit investment firm that identifies innovative technology solutions to support the missions of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC). The investment will allow Fuel3D to further… Read More

May 6, 2015 @ 9:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to put up a fight against laziness, Washington-based startup iMovR hit Kickstarter to raise funds for its newest height-adjustable desk, the Upsilon model. Upsilon’s price ($399) changes the equation for people seeking relief from low back pain and other side effects of spending too many hours sitting…. Read More

May 5, 2015 @ 4:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to unveil a new way to charge smartphones, Columbus-based startup Nikola Labs announced at TechCrunch Disrupt that it is preparing to launch a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its new and impressive iPhone-exclusive case. According to Business Insider, the new case, which will cost $99, will… Read More

May 5, 2015 @ 2:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Helen Greiner, co-founder of the popular advanced technology company, iRobot, recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to capture $250,000 for her robotic startup, CyPhy Works, and its creation, the LVL 1 drone. What makes this  stand out from other drone competitors is that it is meant… Read More

May 5, 2015 @ 11:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kano, the computer you build and code yourself, launched the new version of its computer kit at the technology conference TechCrunch Disrupt. Now powered by the Raspberry Pi 2, the New Kano is six times faster, and loaded with games and projects that are learned,… Read More

May 4, 2015 @ 3:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

McSweeney’s, a San Francisco-based publishing house, launched a Kickstarter campaign on Monday seeking to raise $150,000 for its new projects. The company is looking to use the funds for the following: Summer Issue for The Believer Quarter Issue of Timothy McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern Support for humor website,… Read More

May 4, 2015 @ 1:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last Friday, new video game company Playtonic Games launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise only $175,000 for 90’s Banjo-Kazooie successor Yooka-Laylee.  Yooka-Laylee is an all-new 3D platforming adventure for consoles and PC. Revealing the backstory of the games, the Playtonic Games crew explained: “Back in the mid-90s, Steve ‘don’t… Read More

May 4, 2015 @ 9:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Way back in January 2013, Chicago-based startup Central Standard Timing launched a Kickstarter campaign for the CST-01 described as the “the world’s thinnest watch.” The cool looking mock ups, even with no production prototype, wooed many to support this project. The flexible cuff watch was said to be 0.8 mm thick and using… Read More

May 2, 2015 @ 7:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Despite what overly opinionated rocker Morrissey thinks, some artists actually enjoy using crowdfunding for their careers. Earlier this week, The Smith’s former bandmate revealed his distaste for crowdfunding and how he finds the method to be “desperate” and “insulting to fans”: “It is a desperate… Read More