Tagged: sxsw

March 19, 2015 @ 9:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FreeWavz received the SXSW Interactive Innovation Award for the Wearable Tech category at the 18th annual SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards ceremony, presented by Pricewaterhouse Coopers and supporting sponsors Cloud typography and IBM. Founder of Freewavz, Dr. Eric Hensen, stated: “It is a great honor to be selected as a… Read More

March 18, 2015 @ 8:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

For donors and consumer givers who want to know that the money they donate to charity is making a tangible impact and serving real needs, Austin-based startup 121Giving today launched a new product marketplace and crowdfunding platform that enables donors to know where their giving… Read More

March 17, 2015 @ 5:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

The South by Southwest (SXSW) Conferences & Festivals offer the unique convergence of original music, independent films, and emerging technologies. Fostering creative and professional growth alike, SXSW is the premier destination for discovery. Year after year, the event is a launching pad for new creative… Read More

March 16, 2015 @ 12:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With SXSW fest 2015 in full swing, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that 1 in 3 films at the big event were funded by crowdfunding giant, Kickstarter. According to the media outlet, 28 films that are playing at SXSW were funded by successful Kickstarter campaigns. Each film… Read More

March 15, 2015 @ 11:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Lawrence Lessig’s movement to crowdfund political change via his Mayday PAC has been quiet since the last political cycle revealed minimal success in his organization’s attempt to support candidates that back his vision of fundamental political change.  The first attempt is being described as “experimental”. Now Lessig… Read More

March 24, 2014 @ 10:55 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Indiegogo was all over SXSW this year as evidenced in part by our recent breakdown of Indiegogo campaigns represented at this year’s festival. Indiegogo has now also released an album of pictures from their time in Austin. The photos are below. For the full Facebook… Read More

March 11, 2014 @ 7:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

A team of people within publicly traded company Marvell, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo.  The Kinoma Create campaign, a “javascript internet of things project”, immediately surpassed their $10,00o goal and stands just shy of $20,000 today.  The group organizing the project on Indiegogo… Read More

March 11, 2014 @ 10:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Perpetual rock musician Neil Young recently announced his new music device and service Pono.  He is presenting tonight at SXSW to share his vision for the future of high fidelity streaming music.  Young has been vocal about current streaming music services and their inferior audio… Read More

March 6, 2014 @ 11:01 am By JD Alois  |  

As part of Vimeo’s celebration of their one year anniversary announcing Vimeo On Demand, the company is announcing a $10 million investment fund for creators selling their work directly online. The funds will be used to provide creators of all levels and genres direct financial support and… Read More

March 1, 2014 @ 12:09 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Design To Matter’s crowdfunding campaign for the Instacube stands as a cautionary tale for would-be crowdfunding backers. After a successful $620,000+ raise on Kickstarter, the campaign has been mired with turnover, internal strife, delivery issues and refund requests. I also proposed that D2M’s involvement in another… Read More

February 25, 2014 @ 8:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo is gearing up to head to Austin, Texas next week as part of the global SXSW 2014 blitz.  They will be hosting multiple “Happiness Hours” and are asking friends and fans to swing by for a visit at the Indiegogo Tech… Read More

May 20, 2013 @ 9:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Energy crowdfunding platform Mosaic ask for help with their panel idea for SXSW.  From a post on their crowdfunding platform: Familiar with South by Southwest (SXSW) Eco? It’s an event that challenges professionals to create actionable and profitable solutions that address issues in areas such… Read More

March 28, 2013 @ 8:54 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Another great CrowdFundCast came out this week. This time around the folks at CrowdCheck talk SXSW, their upcoming Washington, DC event and more. [audio http://www.crowdcheck.com/sites/default/files/CFC2013-2.mp3] Follow @CrowdFundCast

March 13, 2013 @ 2:29 am By BoiseWeekly  |  

For some time now, Boise Weekly has been following the story of The JOBS Act, a bill Congress passed to overhaul Securities and Exchange Commission regulations put in place after the Great Depression to help curb corruption in the investment industry. A key component of… Read More

March 11, 2013 @ 12:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Razoo, a  crowdfunding platform for causes, and SXSW Interactive Festival announced today a partnership to raise money online for two charitable causes March 8-12, 2013.  The partnership reflects a commitment to furthering the community-oriented culture of SXSW by offering more opportunities to support forward-thinking causes. The… Read More

March 10, 2013 @ 7:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online equity crowdfunding site for real estate Realty Mogul,  has been awarded First Place  at the  HATCH start up pitch competition.  HATCH is the official pitch competition at South By South West (SXSW) which took place earlier today in Austin.  Only 12 companies from around the world… Read More

March 9, 2013 @ 6:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Seed&Spark, a crowdfunding and digital distribution platform made just for independent film, rolled out new social viewing and following features during SXSW 2013. More than 2,000 Seed&Spark users can now follow their friends on Seed&Spark and invite them to watch a movie from the Cinema… Read More

March 8, 2013 @ 7:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kickstarter + Films = SXSW 2013 A film crowdfunded by Kickstarter just won an Oscar.  Over $100 Million has been raised, for over 9000 film projects, on the Kickstarter platform over the past three years alone. So what is next?  SXSW of course.  Kickstarted films… Read More

March 6, 2013 @ 8:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online equity crowdfunding site for real estate Realty Mogul,  has been named one of the finalists to pitch at HATCH.  HATCH is the official pitch competition at South By South West (SXSW) taking place in Austin, Texas, March 10th, 2013.  After a highly competitive process with… Read More

March 5, 2013 @ 4:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

CarbonStory, currently in closed beta, will launch the beta version of its crowdfunding platform for climate change projects at SXSW in Austin, USA on March 10. The Singapore based crowdfunding portal stated, “We created CarbonStory to make a real impact towards fighting climate change”, said… Read More