Tagged: kickstarter

October 21, 2014 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Uber Entertainment, the creators of Kickstarter-success Planetary Annihilation, launched a crowdfunding campaign on the platform to raise $1.4M for its new video game Human Resources. Unfortunately, with a little more than two weeks left, the Washington-based company announced it was canceling the project. As previously… Read More

October 21, 2014 @ 9:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In one of Silicon Valley’s most remarkable (and eagerly anticipated) feats of innovation, a small but passionate team has resolved the issues surrounding hover technology by using magnetic field architecture (MFA™) to transmit electromagnetic energy more efficiently than ever before possible. As proof of concept,… Read More

October 20, 2014 @ 1:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

America’s beer palate is changing, making people want GrowlerWerks’ uKeg. FourPortland beer-loving engineers invented a growler that keeps craft beer fresh, cold and carbonated. They also met their crowdfunding campaign goal of $75,000 within 34 hours on Kickstarter. A stretch goal of $120,000 was met within three days, the uKeg… Read More

October 20, 2014 @ 8:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Los Angeles-based Soen launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $20,000 for its Bluetooth speaker, Transit XS. The multi-colored speaker easily passed their goal and closed at just shy of $60,000 as 544 supporters signed up to back the project.  The device… Read More

October 17, 2014 @ 8:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Although it was a major hit on Kickstarter, even raising nearly $600,000 in a few days, tor hardware router anonabox has been struggling with major backlash since it hit the platform, and now the project has also been shut down by the crowdfunding giant. According to Wired,… Read More

October 17, 2014 @ 5:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to help the country of Nigeria grow its very own delicious tomatoes, two Harvard alums, Mira Mehta and Shane Kiernan, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter this week to raise $50,000 for their company, Tomato Jos. Although Nigerians love fresh tomatoes and tomato paste,… Read More

October 17, 2014 @ 9:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just when you thought George A Romero’s The Night of the Living Dead was finally put to rest, his son, G Cameron Romero, has hit Indiegogo to crowdfund $30,000 for a prequel to the classic horror film. Origins, the next feature film of the “Romero Zombie,” is told… Read More

October 16, 2014 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vincent Pilot Ng, founder of Halo Belt, and his Bomber Barrel design team have hit Kickstarter to raise $15,0000 to create a timeless and stylish everyday bag suitable for carrying anything. Within only two days, the project surpassed its initial amount and have so far raised $46,730 thanks… Read More

October 16, 2014 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Historical Concord, Massachusetts’ Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House, which is known as the home of Little Women, launched a crowdfunding campaign last month on Kickstarter to raise $150,000 for a new documentary. The project has already raised $104,759 from 454 backers. The film will be an hour-long, PBS… Read More

October 15, 2014 @ 4:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Former Google product manager, Pierre Lebeau, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for what’s considered the world’s first ever HomePod, the KEECKER. Aiming to raise $100,000, the project has already gained a ton of popularity and has reached $78,812 from 87 backers with the first… Read More

October 15, 2014 @ 2:02 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Security systems are trending on Fundable.  Sentri has posted over $390,000 in pre-orders for its home security system.  After ending its successful Kickstarter campaign this past July, the startup linked with Fundable for its next funding round.  According to Fundable, Team Sentri led by  USC and… Read More

October 15, 2014 @ 12:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Sunday (October 12th), Chico, California resident, August Germar, hit Kickstarter with a crowdfunding campaign for his new for hardware router, the anonabox. The project, which was only seeking $7,500, has become so popular within the first three days that it has raised $527,572 from 8,137 backers…. Read More

October 15, 2014 @ 10:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to have another successful Kickstarter project, while offering up a new way to stay safe during an emergency, New York City startup WakaWaka launched a crowdfunding campaign on the global platform for its power and light first aid kit, Base. Originally seeking $70,000, the… Read More

October 14, 2014 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Rock legend Neil Young visited the studios of Mad Money to discuss his vision for the Pono Music player with investing maven Jim Cramer.  Not a single Booyah was given but there was a lot of love between the two as Cramer revealed he was… Read More

October 13, 2014 @ 1:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few days until their crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for short film No Touching comes to an end, the creators of the film, Will Pilgrim and Adam Davis, sat down with ComicBook.com to share details about the hopefully upcoming action/horror flick. According to the website,… Read More

October 13, 2014 @ 11:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

During the final days on the crowdfunding giant, Kickstarter, the creators of the single player real-time strategy game video game Flagship, Brad Jeffery and Matt J, announced they decided to pull the plug on the project’s campaign after only raising £48,945 out of its £95,000 goal. Although putting it on hiatus,… Read More

October 13, 2014 @ 10:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Kickstarter has always embraced the power of transparency.  There statistics are updated daily showing what types of crowdfunding is successful and which categories are not so much.  The company has gotten into the habit of doing quarterly updates and they just recently released some crowdfunding… Read More

October 13, 2014 @ 8:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Kickstarter record holder Coolest Cooler has announced the selection of factory to manufacturer the 60,000 plus coolers they intend to ship in the coming months.  Without giving a name and precise location, Coolest Cooler stated they opted out of domestic production due to the options… Read More

October 11, 2014 @ 12:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Every day, millions upon millions of people take to websites, like Pinterest, to find the best type of foods that are not only delicious but absolutely healthy. Being one of those people, I am always on a mission to remain 100% dedicated to my meal… Read More

October 11, 2014 @ 10:28 am By JD Alois  |  

The NYCTA Graphics Standards Manual closed yesterday on Kickstarter having raised an amazing $802,812 as design junkies flocked to support a somewhat unlikely crowdfunding home-run.  Over 6700 backers joined Pentagram designers Jesse Reed and Hamish Smyth  to fund a reissued book dedicated to Massimo Vignelli, Bob Noorda, and… Read More