Tagged: kickstarter

March 16, 2015 @ 1:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking funds for his new product, Philadelphia resident Devon Greco launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $150,000 for neurofeedback glasses, Narbis. Narbis is a new wearable brain training technology with revolutionary dry sensors that measure brainwaves and send these signals to electrochromic lenses, giving users… Read More

March 16, 2015 @ 12:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With SXSW fest 2015 in full swing, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that 1 in 3 films at the big event were funded by crowdfunding giant, Kickstarter. According to the media outlet, 28 films that are playing at SXSW were funded by successful Kickstarter campaigns. Each film… Read More

March 15, 2015 @ 5:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lima, a crowdfunding project that promised to create your own virtual cloud based storage system – using your own hardware, successfully raised over $1.2 million crowdfunding on Kickstarter back in 2013. The funding goal was set at $69,000 – an amount that was topped in just 12… Read More

March 14, 2015 @ 12:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Inmoji, Inc., a company that connects consumers with their favorite brands through peer-to-peer, in-message, “powered” Inmoji, announced it has partnered with Wi-Fi first mobile telecom leader textPlus to provide branded, clickable emoji icons for their 70 million active users. The new functionality will debut later this month… Read More

March 14, 2015 @ 11:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Sunday, March 29th, Fairfield, Connecticut’s The Fairfield Theatre Company (FTC) will welcome the new project from songwriters Lucy Kaplansky and Richard Shindell to StageOne at 7:30 p.m. with very special guests, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams. As solo artists, Lucy Kaplansky and Richard Shindell have been making… Read More

March 13, 2015 @ 4:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an effort to help stray felines find their forever homes, Washington DC resident Kanchan Singh has launched a Kickstarter campaign for her Crumbs & Whiskers Cat Café. Sharing details about the cat situation in the US capital, Singh wrote: “Washington D.C. has a lot of… Read More

March 13, 2015 @ 3:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pebble gave Twitter followers a good laugh during Apple’s media event on this past Monday as Apple revealed additional details on their forthcoming smartwatch. The Kickstarter-success (and continues to be) took a humorous approach regarding Apple’s typically big media circus as they schmoozed the media and Apple fans…. Read More

March 13, 2015 @ 1:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Miami, Florida startup Kabaccha Shoes took to crowdfunding giant Kickstarter with a goal of $25,000. Within only 24 hours, the project raised the initial goal and since then it has hit over $380,000 thanks to nearly 1,500 backers. Kabaccha Shoes are described as ultralight, comfortable… Read More

March 13, 2015 @ 11:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

A team of West Point graduates recently launched a $1 million crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to build a device that detects and identifies improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from a safe, standoff distance. The device uses newly-patented, cutting-edge terahertz technology, known as SEED (Stimulated Emission Enhanced… Read More

March 13, 2015 @ 9:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday (March 11th), Seattle mothers Jennifer Muhm and Malorie Catchpole took to crowdfunding giant Kickstarter to raise $50,000 for their new all-girl clothing line, buddingSTEM. buddingSTEM is notably unique because it is a complete line of girls’ clothes celebrating science, space, dinosaurs, and basically helps to drop the… Read More

March 12, 2015 @ 4:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to raise funds for his Back to the Future project, New York City director, Jason Aron, has launched a second crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $50,000 for the documentary, Back in Time.  Sharing key details about the project, Aron stated: “Put simply, [Back in Time is] the… Read More

March 12, 2015 @ 2:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday (March 11th), The Actors Fund took to crowdfunding giant, Kickstarter to bring back the magic of the recently canceled series, Smash, with a one-night concert called BOMBSHELL.  According to its description, BOMBSHELL is the Marilyn Monroe musical created in NBC’s Golden Globe-nominated television series, Smash.  The original songs were written… Read More

March 11, 2015 @ 3:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, old school media outlet, The New York Times, and Kickstarter announced that they have formed a partnership to present a new video channel that’s dedicated to the films that were funded through the global crowdfunding platform. The description of “Made with Kickstarter” reads: “A… Read More

March 11, 2015 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Russian journal and founder/editor-in-chief of the Kommersant Newspaper, Vladimir Yakovlev, turned to crowdfunding giant Kickstarter with a brand new project that will hopefully improve the media in his country. Explaining details about the campaign, Yakovlev stated: “Russia today is torn by hatred caused by a… Read More

March 11, 2015 @ 9:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last spring, Lehigh Valley, PA artist, Lisa Glover, hit Kickstarter for her project, KitRex. She used custom-made steel die to cut the complex dinosaur shapes out of Bristol board to make the kits. Originally setting out to raise $8,000, Glover and her dinos took home over $100,000 thanks… Read More

March 11, 2015 @ 8:33 am By JD Alois  |  

It’s a Router. It’s a Android Tablet. It’s Home Automation. Its Soap! And its Vapor! Serial crowdfunding project SOAP may have another issue on its hands.  Backers of the ill-fated project have created a petition on Change.org to enlist the Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman… Read More

March 10, 2015 @ 10:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to share some big news to potential crowdfunding campaign backers, Kickstarter announced that its smartphone app will have a new Apple Pay feature. On Monday (March 9th), the platform’s Carol Benovic stated: “We’re happy to introduce an amazing new feature to the Kickstarter app that makes it even… Read More

March 10, 2015 @ 9:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FŪZ Designs, creators of the wildly popular Noke Padlock that gained international notoriety, is making a return to crowdfunding giant, Kickstarter, with its latest innovation, the Noke U-Lock. Designed for bikes, the Noke U-Lock is a tech accessory for urban cyclists and commuters. According to its description, by using… Read More

March 9, 2015 @ 3:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Setting out to create a documentary about the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller, executive producer of The Walking Dead, Gale Anne Hurd, has teamed up with director/producer Valerie Red-Horse and Valhalla Entertainment to launch a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. According to its description, Mankiller celebrates a leader who… Read More

March 9, 2015 @ 11:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking political interest to a whole new level, Brooklyn-based small product design studio and the creators of the 2008 Obama Action Figure, FCTRY, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise funds for new Barbie competitor, the Hilary Clinton figurine. The “ready for action figure” (not… Read More