Tagged: kickstarter

April 21, 2017 @ 2:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its Custom Fit Sandal Kickstarter campaign set to close in less than 24 hours, Wiivv has successfully secured nearly $525,000 from more than 4650 backers for the project. The California startup launched the campaign last month and was seeking to raise a minimum of $250,000…. Read More

April 21, 2017 @ 11:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kickstarter’s first head of music, Molly Neuman, announced on Friday it hit a new crowdfunding milestone. The portal has helped 25,000 music projects successfully secured their funding targets. According to Neuman, 22,702 independent creators behind the projects have recorded albums, funded tours, founded labels, premiered… Read More

April 17, 2017 @ 1:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Kickstarter announced an ongoing collaboration with New Museum, which is located in New York City. The crowdfunding platform stated: “Today, we’re pleased to announce an ongoing collaboration with the New Museum in New York City, showcasing an array of inventive projects that got started… Read More

April 17, 2017 @ 11:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just two weeks after launching its Pico C Kickstarter campaign, PicoBrew unveiled its latest product, the distilling attachment PicoStill, which is compatible with the company’s Pico countertop brewing appliances and Zymatic professional grade appliance. According to the Seattle-based startup, PicoStill is described as a device topped with… Read More

April 16, 2017 @ 3:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

First Successful Arbitration Settlement Against a Crowdfunding Scofflaw Prominent crowdfunding marketing firm Funded Today is perhaps the most successful agency in their space today. Having helped to direct more than 300 perk-based crowdfunding campaigns to financial success, Funded Today has now been instrumental in raising… Read More

April 15, 2017 @ 12:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly two weeks until the Gloomhaven second printing Kickstarter campaign is set to close, Isaac Childres’ latest board game project has surpassed $2 million thanks to more than 22,000 backers. Gloomhaven is described as a cooperative card-drive game of combat of 1-4 players. The game’s… Read More

April 14, 2017 @ 3:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a year and a half after raising over $5.7 million through crowdfunding giant Kickstarter, Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return finally made its debut on Netflix.  Back in November 2015, Joel Hodgson, the creator of Mystery Science Theater 3000, launched a crowdfunding campaign… Read More

April 14, 2017 @ 10:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple days after launching a Kickstarter for its Jim Henson exhibit project, New York’s Museum of Moving Image has successfully secured its initial $40,000 funding target and is nearing $70,000 thanks to over 930 backers. The campaign was launched earlier this week and… Read More

April 13, 2017 @ 4:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, all-girl music group TLC premiered the first single from their Kickstarter-funded album. The new song, which is called “Way Back,” features Snoop Dogg. Bandmate, Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, shared on her Twitter. Yes The Time Has Come #WAYBACK Single f/ #SnoopDogg Tomm #iheart #BigBoi Show 10am/pst… Read More

April 13, 2017 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival set to kick off next week in New York City, crowdfunding platform Kickstarter announced the funded film projects that are making their way to this year’s event. According to the funding portal, fourteen Kickstarter-funded films will debut at the… Read More

April 12, 2017 @ 11:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its second Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign set to close next week, Wiivv has successfully secured $300,000 for its new custom fit sandal project. The initiative was launched last month, seeking $250,000. As previously reported, Wiivv Custom Fit Sandals are digitally mapped from users’ smartphone. Wiivvs are notably… Read More

April 11, 2017 @ 5:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking a page from the Smithsonian Museum’s playbook, New York’s Museum of Moving Image has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for a new Jim Henson Exhibit. The organization stated it is seeking a minimum of $40,000 for the exhibition, which will explore the world… Read More

April 8, 2017 @ 10:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than one week after launching the Gloomhaven (Second Printing) Kickstarter campaign, Isaac Childres’ project has successfully secured nearly $1.6 million from more than 17,300 backers. The original Gloomhaven campaign successfully secured $386,104 from 4,904 backers in September 2015. As previously reported, Gloomhaven is described as a cooperative card-drive… Read More

April 7, 2017 @ 11:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bionics company that creates custom 3D printed gear, Wiivv, has returned to crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. The company is seeking $250,000 for its new custom fit sandals. This new campaign comes less than two months after Wiivv secured $4 million during its Series A funding round and… Read More

April 5, 2017 @ 2:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, board game creator Isaac Childres took to crowdfunding giant Kickstarter to raise $100,000 for the second printing of his previous crowdfunding project, Gloomhaven. Within a matter of 24 hours, the initiative surpassed its initial target quickly (five minutes reportedly) and has so far… Read More

April 4, 2017 @ 3:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Kickstarter announced the launch of Guest Pledging. This new feature will be offered to those who choose not to create an account with the funding portal and will contribute to projects as a Guest. While sharing details about Guest Pledging, Kickstarter stated: “One… Read More

April 4, 2017 @ 1:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bill Diggins, the manager of the TLC, announced on Tuesday the all-girl group’s Kickstarter-funded album is set to be released on June 30th. This news comes just two years after the project secured $430,255 from 4,201 backers. As previously reported, TLC hit the crowdfunding platform in 2015 to raise… Read More

April 4, 2017 @ 1:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than 48 hours after launching the Pico C Kickstarter campaign, PicoBrew has surpassed the project’s initial $350,000 funding target and now nearing $500,000 thanks to 1,500 backers. The company reports that Pico Model C is a smart craft beer brewing appliance that allows anyone to… Read More

April 4, 2017 @ 9:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Success! CoolMiniOrNot’s 26th Kickstarter campaign, which is dedicated to the company’s latest board Rising Sun, has successfully closed with more than $4.2 million from 31,262 backers. Rising Sun is described as a 3 to 5 player board game that is set in feudal Japan. The… Read More

April 3, 2017 @ 10:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seattle-based startup PicoBrew announced on Monday the launch of its fourth reward-based crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. The company is currently seeking $350,000 for its latest craft brewing product, C and has already secured more than $115,000 thanks to nearly 400 backers. While sharing details about… Read More