Tagged: new york city

October 27, 2014 @ 4:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last Monday (October 20th), a New York-based company, Bluesmart, hit Indiegogo to raise $50,000 for what’s considered the world’s “first” smart, connected carry-on suitcase. Within the first few days, its crowdfunding campaign raised well over its goal and is currently sitting at nearly $561,000 thanks to… Read More

October 27, 2014 @ 9:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform, Fundrise, announced on Monday (October 27th) it has raised $1.4 million from 33 accredited investors for a multi-family portfolio at 290 and 294 Harman Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Participants provided anywhere from $5,000 to $500,000 and are projected to receive a 12 percent… 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 4, 2014 @ 9:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday (October 2nd), New York City-based startup Thursday Boot Co. made its debut on Kickstarter to raise only $30,000 for its new shoeline. Within a couple of days, the project not only raised its initial goal, it is also nearing $100,000 thanks to over… Read More

September 29, 2014 @ 10:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last Friday (September 26th), New York City police announced they have been searching for the perpetrator that broke into Kickstarter’s headquarters and stole some electronics earlier in the week. CBS New York reported that around 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday (September 24th), the suspect entered the… Read More

September 26, 2014 @ 2:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday (September 23rd), American chef and television personality, Carla Hall, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $250,000 to create her Southern Kitchen restaurant in New York City. Within the first three days on the platform, the project raised $19,139 from 306 backers…. Read More

September 26, 2014 @ 9:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in 2012, The Oatmeal launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for the Nikola Tesla Museum with a funding goal of $850,000. By the end of its run, the project hit close to $1.4 million from over 33,000 backers. Two years later, the famed website has… Read More

September 25, 2014 @ 2:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over two weeks ago, New York residents and Pentagram designers, Jesse Reed and Hamish Smyth, launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for the full-size reissue of the 1970 NYCTA Graphics Standards Manual. Setting out to raise only $108,000, the project has already reached… 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

August 7, 2014 @ 11:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Revolutionary framed high-definition screen and integrated computer, Electric Objects’ EO1, has officially closed its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter today (August 7th). The project’s 2,237 backers raised $784,719. The EO1 hangs on walls and brings art from the Internet into the user’s home. It is designed… Read More

July 20, 2014 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

New York-based musicians, Lucy Kaplansky and Richard Shindell, launched a Kickstarter campaign on Thursday (July 17th) for their new album“Tomorrow You’re Going.” The project consists of their cover songs, which were produced by Larry Campbell. Initially seeking to raise $40,000, the project received 99% of… Read More

June 2, 2014 @ 7:01 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

New York-based Paulie Gee’s DTLA has recently launched its crowdfunding campaign on Fundable and is seeking to bring Greenpoint, Brooklyn’s favorite slice to the Arts District of downtown LA.  To date, detailed financial and investor information remains disclosed only to registered Fundable investors regarding Paulie Gee’s crowdfunding campaign…. Read More

May 29, 2014 @ 5:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Movie theaters, couches, beds, cars… these are some of the places most people enjoy watching films. But what if you could watch your favorite movie in a hot tub on top of a roof in New York City? Well, Crowdtilt is ready to bring a… Read More

May 15, 2014 @ 11:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bringing all of Kickstarter’s well-known successes to its visitors, New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) announced it is showcasing a curated collection that’s consisted of the many gadgets that have been brought to life in the past five years by the Kickstarter community. … Read More

November 29, 2013 @ 10:56 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Crowdfinance 2013 is a crowdfunding event slated to take place on December 17th at Thomson Reuters’ Conference Center in Midtown Manhattan. The event will cover crowdfunding as a whole with a focus on the crowdinvesting models of equity- and lending-based crowdfunding. Crowdfinance 2013 will feature a… Read More

October 18, 2013 @ 4:09 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

SEC Chair Mary Jo White addressed a crowd at today’s Managed Funds Association Outlook 2013 Conference in New York City. She spoke at length about the JOBS Act and specifically about Rule 506(c) and general solicitation. It may come as a bit of lip service for… Read More

October 12, 2013 @ 7:35 am By JD Alois  |  

One of the hottest accelerators in the country, Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA), is looking for ten game-changing startups to join their next program this winter. ERA invests $40,000 in seed funding and will provide follow-on funding for the startups subsequent rounds. The group will also… Read More