Articles about Crowdfunding

What’s his angle? Teen frustrated by plastic protractor reimagines the classic classroom tool

Wenxin Fang of Redmond, Wash., launched a hardware startup to create the ZeroPivot Protractor, a sleek, precision-machined aluminum replacement for the tool that gave him problems in math class. Read More

Bean Box is the latest startup using crowdfunding as it looks to charge up coffee subscription service

Another Seattle coffee startup wants to generate buzz through crowdfunding. Coffee subscription company Bean Box this week launched a crowdfunding… Read More

Robotic coffee startup Artly raises more than $340K using crowdfunding platform StartEngine

Update: Artly has raised more than $518,000 as of Thursday morning. Seattle-based coffee robot barista startup Artly started trending on… Read More

Human composting startup Recompose launches crowdfunding campaign to raise $5M

Recompose, the Seattle-based funeral services startup that specializes in human composting, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise $5 million.… Read More

Why veteran entrepreneur Jane Park chose crowdfunding to raise capital for her latest startup

When Jane Park launched Julep Beauty back in 2007, she needed to raise capital the old fashioned way: pitching to… Read More

Notable figures in Northwest comics scene draw up plans for Museum of Cartoon Arts in Portland

For years, Portland has been a significant hub for American comics, cartoons, and animation. A new project aims to establish… Read More

Ex-Amazon engineers put heads together to create ‘Tandem Shower’ and raise $525K on Kickstarter

Brett Skaloud and Jeff Feiereisen both worked on some of the most cutting-edge technology ever created at Amazon, with specific… Read More

How this Techstars alum used a new crowdfunding law to raise nearly $1M for remote work platform

With a mission to bring its remote career platform to more people, Arc is also bringing the chance to invest… Read More

B.C. startup’s kitchen-counter compost machine churns up $2.7M in 3 days of crowdfunding

Here’s a garbage idea that’s worth almost $3 million. Pela, a British Columbia-based company that makes sustainable products such as… Read More

UW grad launches Kickstarter to bring his smoothie mix to the masses and help reduce food waste

Austin Hirsh is ready for his next smoothie move: the young Seattle entrepreneur with a plan to turn potential food… Read More

Coolest Cooler shuts down after 5-year saga, leaving 20,000 backers without Kickstarter reward

Like warm beers around the campfire, the saga involving the infamous Kickstarter project Coolest Cooler took another sad turn over… Read More

Real estate crowdfunding startup CrowdStreet turns to its customers to raise $12M round

CrowdStreet, a Portland-based commercial real estate crowdfunding startup, has raised a big new funding round, with a twist. Instead of… Read More

Fast-growing Heroclip keeps hooking investors as gadget secures $1.1M in new funding

Investors clearly want to hang with Heroclip. The unique hybrid gear clip that is part carabiner and part utility hook… Read More

Crowd pleasers: 5 companies share secrets to success on Kickstarter and Indiegogo

Beyond the obvious need to raise cash, crowdfunding solves a variety of issues for a young company with an idea… Read More

Clear some counter space, new PicoBrew appliance will make a variety of beverages beyond beer

There’s more to life than craft beer. That might be hard for some to swallow, especially in such a beer-crazy… Read More

Thousands of Kickstarter backers still waiting on Coolest Cooler may have to wait another 3 years

The 20,000 Kickstarter backers who have been waiting two years for their high-tech Coolest Cooler to arrive learned they may… Read More

Glowforge pivots on contentious 3D laser printer maintenance issue, hires ex-Sphero VP

Glowfolks — fans of 3D laser printer maker Glowforge — are sure to be happy about this. Shipments remain on schedule for July… Read More

Moment focuses on owning mobile photography with new Kickstarter for iPhone lens and cases

Marc Barros has spent three years building a team and a product and learning about his customer. Now, his Seattle-based… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Married couple turns a personal crisis into a gifting platform to help people in turmoil

Three years ago, Laura Malcolm and James Kocsis received the heartbreaking news that they were part of the one in… Read More

Startup Spotlight: FreeFunder takes on Kickstarter with no-fee crowdfunding platform

Crowdfunding is designed to help people who are low on cash bring their ideas to life and finance big ticket… Read More

Social robot Jibo delayed yet again as Amazon Echo continues to define smart speaker market

Backers of the “social robot” Jibo received disappointing news last week as Jibo CEO Steve Chambers announced another shipping delay… Read More

Seattle startup JikoPower hopes Kickstarter lights a funding fire under its heat-powered generator

At the 19th annual University of Washington Business Plan Competition in May, JikoPower had the hottest idea in the room… Read More

Jibo ‘social robot’ cancels overseas orders, as Amazon Echo redefines the category

Jibo is having trouble. The round, cute “social robot,” which raised more than $3.7 million on Indiegogo, was originally scheduled to be… Read More

Amazon partners with Kickstarter to sell crowdfunded products on Launchpad

Amazon announced a partnership with Kickstarter Wednesday to sell more than 300 crowdfunded products on a dedicated Amazon.com page. Kickstarter… Read More

Coolest Cooler finally arrives, blends, plays music — breaks! — and then blends again

The Coolest Cooler Kickstarter is a long and winding saga with millions of dollars and thousands of backers along for the ride.… Read More

Sensoria launches line of smarter sports tops and improved app to monitor heart rate

Smart-garment maker Sensoria has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a new line of sports apparel and updated version of… Read More

Seattle’s growing pains inspire ‘Amazocalypse’ kids’ book, with a cardboard monster and a dog named Prime

Jeff Reifman has written a lot in recent years about Amazon, offering his opinion on what the company has done to Seattle… Read More

Seattle high-tech clothing line Ably promises to stand up to stink and stains, triples Kickstarter goal

Wearing the same shirt for multiple days would normally be an invitation to attract fewer friends. But a new Seattle clothing… Read More

Coffee Brake Mug, born out of a bike spill, leads to a Kickstarter with one clever video

Not all innovation has to push the technological envelope. Sometimes a well-meaning individual with a good idea and an eye for… Read More

‘Emotionally intelligent’ Moodbox speaker gets to know you, adjusts music and lighting for the moment

Choosing the right music for the right occasion, or even the right emotional state, can be a delicate undertaking. Too… Read More