The level of responsibility that a reward -
based crowdfunding campaign has to its backers may not be as high as that of a company seeking to raise equity.
The success of a donation -
based crowdfunding campaign relies on the goodwill of others and the strength of the cause.
No matter what happens with the moss in the long - term, Taxa's story offers a lesson for science -
based crowdfunding campaigns on platforms like Indiegogo and Kickstarter: Unless you've already nailed the science, find another way to raise money.
Not exact matches
Since the Kickstarter
campaign ended, Sanghavi and Shah re-opened their
campaign on rival
crowdfunding platform Indiegogo as part of a program the San Francisco -
based platform calls «InDemand.»
In March 2016, an entrepreneur, a product designer, and a marketer
based in Sweden launched an Indiegogo
crowdfunding campaign to raise money for what sounded like a futuristic device: Artificial gills that would help a person breathe underwater.
One of the major attractions of using these
crowdfunding portals in the first place is the promotional element: Create a buzzworthy
campaign and you can reach your funding goal in a matter of days or weeks, not to mention garner a loyal
base of fans.
Instead, it's a cautionary tale that's increasingly common: A slick
crowdfunding campaign that rockets off
based solely on the hype of the crowd before there is any evidence that the idea is feasible or that the campaigners have any idea what they're doing.
In traditional reward -
based crowdfunding, specific product categories perform exceptionally well across a swell of
campaigns.
This approach to
crowdfunding — also called «perks
based» — is one in which the
campaign contributors get no financial return for their donations but are offered a thank - you reward or perk in exchange for their support.
Royalty -
based crowdfunding is where the investors receive a share of earned revenue from an investment in a
campaign.
While donation -
based crowdfunding has blossomed on the public stage for getting arts and music projects funded, the majority of
crowdfunding campaigns back social causes or startups.
Pet product blows up Kickstarter: Petcube, the San Francisco -
based pet - tech startup that lets owners play with their pets while they're away, just secured $ 251,000 in a 42 - day - long
crowdfunding campaign that surpassed its goal by $ 151,000.
The San Francisco -
based publishing house known for its snark and devilish sarcasm has challenged the idea of what it means to succeed with a
crowdfunding campaign.
Just one day after Inc. covered the formal launch of Mosaic, a clean energy
crowdfunding platform
based in Oakland that connects investors with solar energy projects, the start - up has made good on its promise: In less than 24 hours, it hasalready funded four sustainable energy
campaigns in California.
«With seed -
crowdfunding, it is clear to the crowd who they are funding
based on the video and written pitches that promote each
campaign.
A U.K. -
based startup has launched a
crowdfunding campaign for a machine with arms that learns recipes.
Ethereum -
based decentralized sports platform FirstBlood has earned over $ 6 million in an impressive
crowdfunding campaign.
Blockchain project ChronoBank.io has announced a December
crowdfunding campaign to create an «alternative labor economy
based on time -
based cryptocurrency.»
Some
crowdfunding campaigns are
based on a pre-order system, where the backer gets a product once it is completed and deliverable.
UK -
based equity
crowdfunding platform Seedrs is hosting a
campaign for the IPO, which seeks to raise at least $ 3 million.
SeedInvest, the equity
crowdfunding platform
based in New York that helps other startups (like Vengo Labs) raise rounds, is today launching a
campaign on its own platform to complete an intended $ 3 million Series A round.
Many people are familiar with rewards
crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo
based on widely publicized
campaigns such as the Pebble Watch and the Veronica... Continue reading →
Kansas City -
based Edge Up Sports launched a
crowdfunding campaign Wednesday to support its platform providing fantasy football players insight on their picks.
Blockstarter is a blockchain -
based crowdfunding platform for launching ICO
campaigns.
Giglist, a UK -
based aggregation site for the live music industry, is now seeking # 120,000 through its equity
crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs.
When the hyper - popular
crowdfunding site Kickstarter launched their
campaign to fund a movie
based on the mid-2000s TV series Veronica Mars, the Internet largely lost its mind.
Through Fig, Double Fine is asking fans to contribute a total of $ 3.3 million — the same amount it made on its first - ever
crowdfunding campaign — through a blend of equity investment and traditional rewards -
based backing.
Unglue.it, a project conceived by Gluejar founder Eric Hellman, has faced some obstacles along the way to establishing copyright - free ebooks
based on
crowdfunded pledge
campaigns, but has been able to release a landmark work as part of its first successful «ungluing.»
Rewards -
based crowdfunding on websites like Kickstarter might give you prizes for your support of a
campaign but you get no ongoing investment.
Photo gear company Fotopro has launched a
crowdfunding campaign for Mogo, a flexible monopod
based on the Fotopro UFO.
AntVR, the Beijing -
based company known for their 2014 VR headset Kickstarter, launched a new
crowdfunding campaign today for an...
The
crowdfunding campaign for the third installment of the turn
based strategy series, has now unlocked it's first stretch goal, with the introduction of playable Dredge if the
campaign hits $ 250,000.
At the time they just hit their Kickstarter target, but when the
crowdfunding campaign ended with a grand total of over $ 1.5 million, it meant the Norway -
based developers would be able to create a bigger and more in - depth sequel.
To launch the device, Toronto -
based Better Current has turned to
crowdfunding with an Indiegogo
campaign, where early - bird backers can reserve the first of the Jenni units with a $ 229 pledge (MSRP $ 349), which will include a Hub, a Solar + window panel, and a charging dock insert.
Knog is using a
crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to launch its new bell, and
based on how quickly this
campaign hit and surpassed its initial goal (by a factor of 10), the Oi appears to have struck a chord with a fair number of other cyclists.
Backers of the Nebia
crowdfunding campaign can reserve a single unit for $ 299 (said to be a $ 399 retail value), and the company claims that the device will pay for itself in less than two years,
based on the water usage in an average US home.
Charles Wells, the CMO of charitable
crowdfunding site JustGiving, says he's noticed an increase in the number of funeral -
based campaigns on the site.
Midrive, a UK -
based insurtech that's on a mission to reinventing driving and insurance for the digital generation, is now nearing # 2 million through its equity
crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube.
Blockchain project ChronoBank.io has announced a December
crowdfunding campaign to create an «alternative labor economy
based on time -
based cryptocurrency.»
POD Point, a UK -
based tech company that produces electric vehicle charging solutions, has recently launched an equity
crowdfunding campaign / bond through Crowdcube to raise # 1.5 million.
Australia -
based Nauticus crypto exchange is undergoing a
crowdfunding campaign right now with generous discounts available for early birds.
They ran a successful
crowdfunding campaign via an ICO for their own ETH -
based cryptocurrency.
Rewards -
based crowdfunding on websites like Kickstarter might give you prizes for your support of a
campaign but you get no ongoing investment.