Among all the crowdfunding excitement of 2012, Indiegogo celebrated a successful partnership with Google for Entrepreneurs and Stiftung Entrepreneurship called, Gründer-Garage, which was a competition for German-speaking entrepreneurs. These entrepreneurs were encouraged to start Indiegogo campaigns to fund their startup ideas. As part of the… read more
Though headquartered in San Francisco, Indiegogo can actually count its birthplace as Park City, Utah. Five years ago this January, Indiegogo launched at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival — beginning a legacy of supporting independent filmmakers and helping to bring crowdfunding into the public eye.… read more
Find out what Indiegogo campaigners are saying about their crowdfunding experiences and check out their campaigns to see what kinds of strategies they used to hit their goal: Farm for the Future Farm for the Future Location: Victoria, Canada “Almost 100% of the money we raised… read more
It’s almost time for TechCrunch’s 6th annual Crunchies Awards — the Oscars of the startup and tech world — and Indiegogo is honored to have made it to the finals under their “Biggest Social Impact” category. This year’s nominees were chosen by the public, so… read more
On average, campaigns raised 20% more in 2012 than they did in 2011. Successful campaigns took an average 11 days preparing for their launch. Core campaigns ran an average 49 days in 2012, as opposed to 60 in 2011. Successful campaigns fundraised for 39 days.… read more
Every week, we give team members at Indiegogo an opportunity to talk about the campaigns that have caught their attention. Here’s what we were talking about this week: Adam Cat Toilet Seat Location: Los Angeles, California Sure, Indiegogo campaigners are known for creating beautiful movies and… read more
Consider the lifecycle of a product — from the moment it’s just a sketch in a notebook to the first time someone uses it in the real world. It’s a lengthy process of collaboration, persistence, and iteration. It doesn’t happen overnight and without the creator’s… read more
Find out what Indiegogo campaigners are saying about their crowdfunding experiences and check out their campaigns to see what kinds of strategies they used to hit their goal: Elliot Havok Eyewear: SmartShades Elliot Havok Eyewear: SmartShades Location: San Francisco, California “Our campaign went incredibly well and… read more
Every week, we give team members at Indiegogo an opportunity to talk about the campaigns that have caught their attention. Here’s what we were talking about this week: Andrew Open a Cat Cafe in London Location: London, United Kingdom A cat cafe. I don’t need to… read more
Find out what Indiegogo campaigners are saying about their crowdfunding experiences and check out their campaigns to see what kinds of strategies they used to hit their goal: Power Rockaways Resilience Power Rockaways Resilience Location: New York, New York “In Hurricane Sandy’s wake, our Indiegogo campaign… read more