What do the folks behind the Kinsa Smart Thermometer, the ACTON BLINK eBoards, the PowerUp MacBook charger and the Arden Cove Theft-Proof Crossbody Bag have in common? They’re all savvy, capable entrepreneurs that have run successful crowdfunding campaigns. They also happen to be women! Kate Drane, our Senior Director of Outreach, sat down with these … read more
Category: Success Stories
MotherBox & Arrow Reinvent Wireless Charging
June 10, 2017
Imagine charging your phone while it’s still in your pocket. That’s the dream behind the MotherBox. But the company didn’t start out trying to improve wireless charging. Instead, they thought about trying to solve a larger problem: that energy distribution for technology is far from what it can be. “Technology today is like a sexy … read more
$1M in 2 Hours? The Creators of Pilot Share Crowdfunding Secrets
May 23, 2017
This is a guest post by Andrew Ochoa, CEO of Waverly Labs. It has been formatted for Indiegogo’s blog. To read a more detailed version, check out Waverly Labs’ full crowdfunding story. From the beginning, we all believed we were working on something incredible: the world’s first translating earpiece. On May 25, 2016, we here … read more
Great minds think a-bike: 6 tips from MATE’s $4.6M crowdfunding success
May 16, 2017
Guest post written by Julie Kronstrøm Carton and Christian Adel Michael. Siblings and founding partners of MATE, a cool eBike designed for a young urban lifestyle. It took a lot of work to make MATE one of Indiegogo’s biggest success stories last year. Our campaign raised over $3.4 million, plus an additional $1.2 million with … read more
How Indiegogo & Arrow Helped Bring to Life a Game-Changing Smart Watch
May 9, 2017
When the creators of the MATRIX PowerWatch launched their Indiegogo campaign, they knew it would be a good way to gauge demand for their innovative new product. The PowerWatch takes the smart watch concept and adds a very enticing wrinkle: The Matrix runs on thermoelectrics, meaning that—unlike other similar products that have to be plugged … read more
