Tagged: kickstarter

September 14, 2014 @ 10:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Kickstarter film success Wish I Was Here received mixed reviews over the past couple months, and now Zach Braff has started to discuss the film’s popularity along with his project on the crowdfunding platform.  During an interview with the New Zealand Herald and on Reddit, the former Scrubs star has spoken… Read More

September 13, 2014 @ 3:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

“The Carry Less, Adventure More: Survival Belt” crowdfunding campaign by El Dorado Hills-based company Slidebelts has easily beat its $160,000 stretch goal on Kickstarter and a new multi-tool buckle is now available. The project’s backers can now obtain “The Hunter” buckle, which features a unique multi-tool. The… Read More

September 13, 2014 @ 7:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up a new way to create art, London-based Poligon has launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for its self-titled sculptures. The foldable metal sculptures are known to be inspired by the animal kingdom. Explaining the cool art kit, the Poligon team noted, “We’ve created a… Read More

September 12, 2014 @ 10:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter comes to an end, FŪZ Designs’ Noke has raised $550,258 thanks to its 5,200 backers. The Noke, which was dubbed as the world’s “first” bluetooth padlock, will keep all of the user’s possessions easily and safely… Read More

September 12, 2014 @ 8:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday (September 10th), New York City resident Saar Shai launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for his board game, King Down. Not only did it surpass its initial $50,000 goal, the game has already raised over $76,000 during its first 24 hours on the… Read More

September 11, 2014 @ 10:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kickstarter staff pick, Perception Neuron has “sailed” past their $250,000 crowdfunding goal and now stands at over half a million dollars on the final day of its crowdfunding campaign. Organizers pointed out that Perception Neuron now is the largest crowdfunding campaign from China ever –… Read More

September 10, 2014 @ 12:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In celebration of its first year live in Canada, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter took a look back at the last twelve months. Last year, the platform revealed its excitement of the Canadian launch by declaring, “We’re thrilled that Kickstarter is now available to creators in Canada…. Read More

September 9, 2014 @ 3:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to put an end to the use of single-use water bottles, Melbourne, Australia-based memobottle has launched a $15,000 crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its self-titled bottles. According to its campaign website, the memobottle is resembles a piece of paper and is a slim, premium design… Read More

September 8, 2014 @ 4:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week Re/Code posted that Android gaming platform Ouya was on the sales block. It sounded like it was almost a matter of time before an acquiring company swept in and scooped up a twitching carcass of a gaming platform.  To quote Re/Code; “Ouya, the… Read More

September 8, 2014 @ 2:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Yogventures backers, rejoice! Your patience is finally being paid off. According to GameStop, the makers of the failed video game have finally reached an agreement that will make everyone that supported the game super happy. According to the video game shop, along with the free codes they… Read More

September 8, 2014 @ 10:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Putting an end to the frustration of dead batteries everywhere, Slovenia-based company Oivo has raised $17,054 from over 400 backers for its self-titled iPhone backup charger during its $50,000 crowdfunding campaign’s first week on Kickstarter. The Oivo is a iPhone charged disguised as a key… Read More

September 6, 2014 @ 2:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

University of California San Diego Computer Science and Engineering alumni Lindsey Handley, with the startup company ThoughtSTEM, launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign earlier this week to raise $50,000 for a new video game which will help teach children how to code. CodeSpells provides a coding… Read More

September 6, 2014 @ 9:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Andover, MA-based company Blink close its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its wireless home monitoring and alert system. The project originally sought to raise $200,000 but successfully reached $1,069,386 all thanks to 6,879 backers. Blink has been dubbed the first ultra-affordable smart… Read More

September 5, 2014 @ 4:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple months after its controversial crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo broke records, the production team for the film Gosnell has announced they have hired bestselling novelist Andrew Klavan to write the script about the infamous abortion doctor, Kermit Gosnell. According to the Hollywood Reporter,… Read More

September 5, 2014 @ 1:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the FCC preparing to close public comments on its net neutrality proposal, crowdfunding giant, Kickstarter, is teaming up with Mozilla, Namescheap, Reddit, Etsy, Foursquare, Vimeo, and other major Internet companies to raise awareness about the situation by declaring to be “Day of Action.” According… Read More

September 5, 2014 @ 12:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to change the way music lovers enjoy their favorite tunes, San Francisco-based Vrb has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its brand new self-titled Bluetooth headphones. Originally seeking only $16,000, the project has already received over $29,000 from more than 200 backers within the first… Read More

September 5, 2014 @ 11:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wanderlust Productions, the independent film studio behind the hit God Adventure trilogy FINGER OF GOD, FURIOUS LOVE, and FATHER OF LIGHTS, is challenging Hollywood’s established business model with the debut of its Kickstarter-funded, faith film for Millennials, HOLY GHOST. On Saturday, September 6th, Wanderlust Productions will proudly present… Read More

September 4, 2014 @ 4:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

There have been numerous cool crowdfunding campaigns to fund the next awesome rid.  Now we have something new from, Great Scott Technology, a company that has developed a foldable – standing bike.  Jim Gibson, Chris Wlezien, and Sean Hannon launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for their… Read More

September 4, 2014 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Soen Audio, producers of stunning sound from amazingly small spaces, launches their truly portable and mountable Transit XS pocket-sized Bluetooth speaker available today on Kickstarter. The ultimate solution for portability in audio, the Transit XS packs high quality sound in a one-inch thin speaker. Transit… Read More

September 4, 2014 @ 12:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taiwan-based inventor, Jeremy Shu, has turned to the Kickstarter crowd to fund his new project, Mozbii. The device has been dubbed the world’s first color picking stylus and was seeking to raise only $30,000. Within one week, the Mozbii crowdfunding campaign hit its goals and… Read More