Kyson, Joanna and Stephanie are three former UC Berkeley students whose successful story behind their Indiegogo campaign and subsequent nonprofit, Bamboo Lota, provides great insight for aspiring entrepreneurial campaigners. What’s the story behind Bamboo Lota? We founded Bamboo Lota in 2009 in a UCB Haas… read more
When Eric, Danae, and I started Indiegogo in 2008, the crowdfunding industry did not exist. Inspired by our own frustrations attempting to raise money for things we cared about, we decided to launch a business that would give anyone, anywhere a fair shot at bringing… read more
It’s been a whirlwind of activity at SXSW in Austin, Texas this year! We’re excited about the buzz the following campaigns have been generating: Shaq-Fu: A Legend Reborn In 1994, a well-known publisher released a fighting game starring a then 22-year old basketball superstar by… read more
We couldn’t be more honored by the 480+ campaigns and 6,000+ contributors from 50 countries who participated in our International Women’s Day festivities. Thanks to every one of you for your dedication to empowering women. Women’s Day was the perfect start to Women’s History Month,… read more
At Indiegogo, we’re getting ready to head out to Austin next week, and we’re excited to share our exciting SXSW 2014 lineup of events with you! We will be hosting several Happiness Hours and have a dedicated space throughout the week. We’d love for you… read more
I’m excited to announce that Indiegogo and Island Records have officially launched Fan Republic today. It’s the first collaboration of its kind between a major music label and a crowdfunding platform. Emerging artists will have a chance to connect directly with the highly respected Island… read more
In January 2008, my co-founders Danae, Eric and I came together to launch an open platform that would change the way people raised funds for the things that mattered to them. Back then, the term ‘crowdfunding’ didn’t exist but we believed that our commitment to… read more
The 56th Annual Grammy Awards are happening this Sunday night, and a couple of Indiegogo crowdfunders have been nominated! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq7rEVSaJrM Hiatus Kaiyote crowdfunded its U.S. tour last year, including funding their way to SXSW. They are nominated for Best R&B Performance for their single Nekamarra,… read more
Slava Rubin, CEO and Co-Founder of Indiegogo, gave a keynote speech and led a panel discussion on ‘New Ways on Fundraising’ at the DLD14 Conference this week in Munich, Germany. The panel included Co-Founder and CEO of Auxmoney, Raffael Johnen; European Principal at AngelList, Philipp… read more
Today we’re launching our Film Fulfillment Program, which will provide Indiegogo campaigners streamlined access to free or discounted rates on film distribution and fulfillment services with our program partners, VHX and Yekra. (Links to register are at the end of this post!) Through this new… read more