Tagged: kickstarter

June 26, 2014 @ 3:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a week after WeTag’s iFind raised over $500,000 during its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, the platform has made the decision to suspend the project following the rise of doubts from its backers. As previously reported by Crowdfund Insider, the iFind is considered the “next generation item… Read More

June 26, 2014 @ 9:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On June 15, 2014 the team behind the new autonomous aerial camera, HEXO+, launched a crowdfunding project on Kickstarter with the goal of raising$50,000. Within 72 hours of the campaign’s launch, HEXO+ had reached over $500,000 in funding from early adopters, GoPro owners, gadget collectors, extreme sports enthusiasts and others… Read More

June 25, 2014 @ 3:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Misfit Shine, the popular activity tracker, raised over $840,000 on Indiegogo in 2013 – placing the campaign in the top ten campaigns on Indiegogo that year.  Pebble Watch raised over $10 million way back in 2012 on Kickstarter (the Jurassic period in rewards based crowdfunding) and… Read More

June 25, 2014 @ 3:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Exciting news for “Reading Rainbow” fans! The PBS show’s crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter has reached $4m from over 83,000 fans. The project has a week left until it comes to a close on the platform and its hoping to reach $5M. As previously reported, not only… Read More

June 25, 2014 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With just a day and a half until its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter comes to an end,  Lomography‘s Lomo’Instant Camera, which originally set out with an initial goal of only $100,000, has raised over $1,000,000 from close to 8,000 backers. The camera is considered the world’s… Read More

June 25, 2014 @ 12:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Creating a whole new way to enjoy music while staying in shape, Florida-based company FreeWavz launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter  for its smart earphones. The product has a built-in fitness monitoring and is 100% wire-free. Designed by ear, nose, and throat specialist, Dr. Hensen, Freewavz… Read More

June 23, 2014 @ 9:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Stepping out to introduce his new independent film “Da Sweet Blood of Jesus,” director Spike Lee attended the New York’s SVA Theater in Chelsea to debut the film on Sunday during the final day of the 18th annual American Black Film Festival. Last year, Mr. Lee… Read More

June 23, 2014 @ 10:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

It may be well known and successful in the U.S., but it seems Kickstarter is off to a slow start in at least one country where it has launched. As previously reported by Crowdfund Insider, the crowdfunding giant announced earlier this year the launch of… Read More

June 23, 2014 @ 9:06 am By Ludwine Dekker  |  

As a proposition manager for Symbid, we’ve recently ran an amazingly successful campaign called “Kidswatcher”. After his little niece went missing in a ski resort, Eric Recter had an idea: develop an App for parents in combination with a digital watch for their children so… Read More

June 21, 2014 @ 6:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

There are plenty of high profile names on the CNBC list of entrepreneurial organizations – more than a few are associated with crowdfunding and alternative forms of finance. Kickstarter, the global rewards based crowdfunding platform was in the 49th spot.  Kickstarter CEO Yancey Strickler stated;… Read More

June 21, 2014 @ 2:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ah, sweet summertime! June 21st is the initial first day of the Summer and what better way to celebrate the warm season than sharing some fun-in-the-sun crowdfunding projects? Looking for a pair of shorts to take rock on the beach or a new pair of… Read More

June 21, 2014 @ 10:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few days after its exciting crowdfunding campaign launch on Kickstarter, customize smart ticker LaMetric has reached its initial goal of $69,000 and received $85,300 from 575 backers. According to its campaign page, LaMetric is a standalone, customizable, hackable ticker that tracks key metrics… Read More

June 20, 2014 @ 5:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PS Audio, manufacturer of fine audio equipment for over 40 years,was proud to announce the launch of a Kickstarter campaign for its all-in-one integrated amplifier “Sprout.” Within an hour of  its debut on the crowdfunding giant, the campaign reached its goal. Sprout was recently shown… Read More

June 20, 2014 @ 7:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

It is an accepted norm that one has to be in Silicon Valley to make it big in an internet startup or New York City to get to the top of the finance industry or Los Angeles for the movie business. One of the reasons… Read More

June 19, 2014 @ 3:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With his new film “Wish I Was Here” set to hit theaters July 25th, actor-turned-filmmaker Zach Braff along with his co-star Donald Fasion sat down with Time Warner Cable News’ Victor Diaz to discussing the highly anticipated comedy/drama. Last year, Braff launched a crowdfunding campaign… Read More

June 18, 2014 @ 5:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

There is a lot going on in the Maker space these days and crowdfunding has a lot to do with it.  Accelerated market validation and a growing number of services to aid creators in the production process has fueled a creative burst perhaps never seen… Read More

June 18, 2014 @ 4:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to introduce a brand new revolution camera to the market,  Squadrone System has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its HEXO+. The device is an intelligent drone that follows and films the user autonomously. Squadrone System stated, “We initially began thinking about HEXO+… Read More

June 18, 2014 @ 4:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Celebrating the work he has done for both of the UK’s video game and computer industries,  founder of developer Frontier David Braben has been appointed OBE in the Queen’s Birth Honors List. OBE stands for honor officer for the Order of the British Empire. It… Read More

June 18, 2014 @ 2:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The search for small, wireless headphones is over! Sweden-based Earin earbuds launched its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter last week. Within a week, the campaign surpassed its initial goal of £179,000 and raised £415,687 from 3,818. Earin’s nearly invisible earbuds function as one Bluetooth headset. There’s… Read More

June 18, 2014 @ 1:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With a little over 24 hours until the closing of its crowdfunding campaing on Kickstarter, PLX Devices’ Legion Meter has raised $409,852 from 8,072 backers. The campaign launched last month with a goal of only $10,000 and quickly gained popularity on the crowdfunding giant’s platform… Read More