Touchdown Halifax! No better way to start our cross-country road trip than with a warm east coast welcome! Check out pics from our adventure, roundups on our meetings with the campaigners behind You Never Take Me Seriously (Film), StashBelt (Design), The Quarrelsome Yeti Needs a… read more
We love a good story. Canada, you’ve given us many. The first Canadian Indiegogo campaign launched in 2009, and since then, Canadians across the country have raised millions of dollars for their creative, entrepreneurial, and cause campaigns. Over the last year alone, the number of… 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
We are super excited to exercise those crowdfunding muscles with our weekly campaigner workouts. This week we will discuss the benefits of Indiegogo beyond money. Having these benefits in mind will help you structure better campaigns with lasting impact. Bookmark this link to view the live… read more
Hello & Bonjour to Etsy Canada! We at Indiegogo are coming to Toronto to do a series of workshops on crowdfunding this week and have put together a special program for Etsy sellers: Indiegogo Crowdfunding Workshop (RSVP HERE!) Thursday, June 27th from 6p-7:30p Center for… read more
Setting up a gaming crowdfunding campaign is easy. Creating a successful one that reaches its fullest potential takes some more effort though — think of it as the difference between beating Halo on Normal and Legandary. True, on Normal, you can run through the game,… read more
As our campaigners can attest, running a successful crowdfunding campaign is not simply a matter of throwing up a page and waiting for money to roll in. It’s an endeavor that takes upfront planning, preparation, and effort. We humans — therefore, your potential contributors — are… read more
“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” — Abraham Lincoln This is a map of a divided United States. Every four years, the country is split into Red States and Blue States, and a small handful of states become political battlegrounds collectively known as Swing… read more
There is a common misconception that longer campaigns are more likely to reach their goals simply because they have more days to work with. Our data shows that campaigns that are “too long” can actually be less likely to reach their goal than those that… read more
When raising money for your own campaign, don’t forget to contribute to other campaigns too! Our data shows that campaign owners who also contribute to campaigns that are not their own raise a higher percentage of their goal — and are also more likely to… read more