Tagged: kickstarter

August 26, 2014 @ 9:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

With over 2 days remaining in the 57 day crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, Coolest Cooler topped Pebble Watch to become the most funded project on Kickstarter ever.  It has taken over two years for Pebble to be topped but it was inevitable that a project… Read More

August 26, 2014 @ 1:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wanderlust Productions—the independent film studio behind the cult hit trilogy “Finger of God”, “Furious Love” and “Father of Lights”—is poised to disrupt the entertainment industry’s long-established business model with the debut of its dynamic new documentary film “Holy Ghost”. Featuring a concert by Jake Hamilton… Read More

August 26, 2014 @ 1:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

It was over two years ago that Pebble smart watch rocked the wearable tech space as they raised capital via Kickstarter.  The final tally on the 37 day crowdfunding campaign closed at $10,266,845 with backers numbering at 68,929.  Pebble captured headlines around the world and… Read More

August 25, 2014 @ 9:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hoverbike, crowdfunding now on Kickstarter, is foreshadowing the future of travel.  If you take a moment to watch the pitch video – you will be convinced immediately.  Sure we have all seen the umpteen gazillion films that show maglev vehicles or hovercraft dominating the roadways but… Read More

August 25, 2014 @ 12:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready make a few changes to the famous nerdy scientist image, Yale University student Olivia Pavco-Giaccia has launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for her new  company, LabCandy. Originally seeking only $20,000 to create new lab gear, storybooks, and science activities for young girls, the growing… Read More

August 25, 2014 @ 11:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fresh off the closing of the Star Trek: Axanar crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, website dedicated to the famous sci-fi series, TrekMovie, sat down with producer and actor in the upcoming film, Alec Peters to discuss the project and his ultimate dream of creating a Star Trek film…. Read More

August 23, 2014 @ 2:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Setting out to bring the famous former NYC club, CBGB back to life, New York native David Godlis has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $30,000 so he can publish a limited edition book that is filled with high quality photographs from 1976-1979…. Read More

August 23, 2014 @ 9:21 am By JD Alois  |  

In a posting on the Diaspora blog entitled, “Islamic State Fighters on Diaspora*”, the site operators have clarified they cannot prevent anyone from using their software as multiple reports have been released indicating ISIS is actively using their platform. ISIS, or Islamic State of Iraq… Read More

August 22, 2014 @ 2:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Not letting a little speed bump get in the way of his automobile dreams, Australian native Matt Thomas launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to bring his small supercar startup, JOSS, back to life. According to Motor Authority, Thomas founded JOSS in 1998 with a… Read More

August 22, 2014 @ 8:35 am By JD Alois  |  

So the Food Category on Kickstarter is not their biggest category by far.  In fact Food sits in 7th place with a below average success rate of a bit over 34%. The largest category on Kickstarter is games (both video and board games) representing about… Read More

August 21, 2014 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

During the remaining hours of its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, Piano, Texas-based company Tinnus Enterprises raised $929,160 from 21,455 for its fun-for-all product, Bunch O Balloons. As previously reported, founder and father of eight, Josh Malone, took to the crowdfunding giant to raise only $10,000…. Read More

August 21, 2014 @ 10:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a day to go crowdfunding on Kickstarter, San Francisco-based Hello’s sleep-monitoring system, Sense, has raised $2,310,841 from over 18,500 backers. The device’s campaign launched on the crowdfunding giant last month and immediately caught so much attention due to its exciting features. As… Read More

August 21, 2014 @ 6:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to bring a highly addictive game to toy stores everywhere, Baltimore, MD-based Gnarwhal Studios has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for Slap .45. The new card game is considered a “wild west slap duel” for three to seven players. Slap .45 capture the… Read More

August 20, 2014 @ 4:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

While the crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter was pretty amazing the equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdfunder has rocketed through expectations.  PonoMusic, the vision of famed recording star Neil Young, took only 7 days to raise $6 million in equity.  On Kickstarter it took 35 days to… Read More

August 20, 2014 @ 4:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Project Perception Neuoron: Motion Capture, VR and VFX quickly raised over half of their crowdfunding campaign goal on Kickstarter as the professional community recognized the potential for the project. It is the goal of creating company Noitom to turn motion capture into a common tool even… Read More

August 20, 2014 @ 1:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Looking to others after an unfortunate budget situation, University of Connecticut second-year Ph.D. student, Sarah McAnulty, has decided to launch a new crowdfunding campaign for her studies of the Hawaiian bobtail squid. The nocturnal animal has developed a keen relationship with glowing bacteria known to… Read More

August 19, 2014 @ 4:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Square Enix Collective and Kitfox Games are delighted to announce that Moon Hunters, the pixel-art mythology-building RPG, will begin crowdfunding on Kickstarter next Tuesday, August 26th. Square Enix Collective is a curated platform that enables creators to post ideas, and gamers to judge whether those ideas… Read More

August 19, 2014 @ 1:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just five days until OwnPhone’s crowdfunding campaign comes to an end on Kickstarter, the revolutionary wireless 3D earbuds has managed to raise $648,466 from nearly 3,000. Initially setting out to raise $250,000, the project reached its goal within the first few days. Crowdfund Insider previously reported that OwnPhones… Read More

August 18, 2014 @ 8:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few hours after its crowdfunding debut on Kickstarter, FŪZ Designs‘ Noke has raised over $64,500 from 660 backers. The device is described as the “world’s first” Bluetooth padlock that will keep your possessions easily and safely secured without any worries. Stating the importance of this new… Read More

August 18, 2014 @ 2:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

A few days after a very awkward phone interview with gaming website, Kotaku, Night Trap’s executive producer and Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign creator, Tom Zito took to his own blog to post his thoughts about his past conflict with Nintendo. As previously reported, when asked by backers… Read More