To curb the incidence of project creators disappearing with backers funds, the top crowdfunding platforms have had to refine their policies over and over to deal with
problems on crowdfunding platforms.
Broken Sword — The Serpent's Curse was launched
on the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter with the aim of allowing Revolution and the creator Charles Cecil to develop the game completely independently away from traditional games publishing routes.
Shenmue III was officially announced on stage at Sony's E3 2015 press conference and simultaneously
launched on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, breaking two Guinness World Records upon raising more than $ 6 million dollars.
Early - stage companies can also consider launching a fundraising campaign
on a crowdfunding platform such as Kickstarter, Indigogo or any of the other crowdfunding platforms.
Media coverage of projects
on these crowdfunding platforms from time to time can bring your idea to the attention of potential backers and investors, which could potentially attract even more funds to fuel your burgeoning marketplace.
Running a successful non-investment campaign, however, is more than just posting your
idea on a crowdfunding platform and waiting for backers to jump on board.
A great case in point: When traditional houses wouldn't bite, UK writer Paul Kingsnorth published The Wake, a work of historical fiction that takes place during the Norman conquest,
on a crowdfunding platform called Unbound.
New York, NY — 01/19/2017 — New York game developers and mobile app publishers, Cloud M1 LLC, have launched a colorful and fun new digital platform
game on crowdfunding platform, Kickstarter, which has already featured the campaign in their «Projects We Love» and «Project of the Day» sections.
Since the passing of the JOBS Act, an increasing number of businesses are making their
mark on crowdfunding platforms such as Kickstarter, Fundable, and Indiegogo.
Not too long ago the SEC came out with an Investor Bulletin, emanating from the Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, regarding the utilization of SAFEs as an investment
vehicle on crowdfunding platforms.
On Tuesday night's episode of the Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon announced the talk show's crew will be donating $ 1 million to JJ Watt's Hurricane Harvey Relief campaign
on crowdfunding platform YouCaring.
Then again, it's hard to criticise a retail strategy when it works: Pebble was one of the first big success stories on Kickstarter, making $ 10 million when it launched its first
smartwatch on the crowdfunded platform.
Perhaps the most prominent offer to
close on the crowdfunding platform is Elio Motors — a company that raised almost $ 17 million and then went on to list on OTC Markets following its crowdfunding round thus providing immediate liquidity for early investors.
Accredited investors with an annual income of over $ 200,000 or net worth over $ 1 million can now participate in equity investments
offered on crowdfunding platforms.
After all, it comes for everyone who successfully raises
money on a crowdfunding platform: He now had an obligation to make his product and ship it on time — and if he didn't, his backers would get angry.
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Depending on the crowdfunding platform you use, you will either have an «all or nothing» campaign in which you only get the money donated if your goal is met, or a «keep it all» campaign in which you keep every dollar donated regardless of whether your goal is met.
In order to bring the title to PC and ensure it receives the attention to detail that it deserves, Harmonix are looking to raise $ 1.5 million
on crowdfunding platform Fig.