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: Slava (@gogoSlava) Spirit of Innovation Challenge: Students Grants 4 Social Good Location: Houston, Texas Empowering youth, entrepreneurship, &… read more
Anastasia Somoza is no stranger to human rights issues. In 1993 at the age of only nine, she appeared on national television during President Clinton Answering Children’s Questions to advocate for her twin sister, Alba. Like Anastasia, Alba was born with cerebral palsy, and she… read more
Stuart Ashens, the hardware-loving comedian-cum-geek behind the popular YouTube Channel “Ashens,” had an idea: To make a movie. https://youtu.be/SoTZe6mcgic In order to do the script justice though, he needed to raise additional funds, so he turned to Indiegogo and ran his campaign the only way… 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: theAngelcy theAngelcy – For The Record Location: Tel Aviv, Israel “Indiegogo allowed us to reach out to our… read more
We’re like you — we’re still talking about SXSW 2013 — but it’s already that time of year again: The SXSW PanelPicker. Every year, the SXSW organizers allow anyone to submit an idea for an educational sessions at the Interactive, Film, and Music Festivals, 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: Ayah (@IndiegogoCA) DADS Location: Vancouver, Canada All DADS for me. Hilarious webseries… their pilot got mega attention, no… read more
Staying true to our crowdfunding roots in indie film, Indiegogo recently launched a partnership with Raindance Film Festival and Schools — to foster independent filmmakers as well as to amplify and enhance Raindance’s work. Since 1992, Raindance has organized a cutting-edge festival in London and… read more
We’re excited to announce that we’ve brought on Adam Ellsworth as our hardware mentor-in-residence. Adam’s five years of hardware experience include founding 4 start-ups, completing a successful crowdfunding campaign for 8 Bit Lit, and organizing the SF Crowdfunding Meetup and Hardware Summer Camp. Adam is uniquely… read more
Hi all- As Head of Growth, I’m thrilled to announce that Indiegogo has now broken the record for hosting the biggest crowdfunding campaign of all time. With over $10,267,352 pledged from more than 22,053 contributions from people in 63 countries, Canonical’s Ubuntu Edge campaign is… read more
If you’ve spent any more than 14 seconds on the Internet in the past 5 years, then you are probably aware of a ubiquitous presence — pictures of cats. While there might be something about cats that make them especially viral, they underscore the larger… read more