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Crowdfunding

A businessman waves goodbye
Nov 5

Venture Capital Admits It’s Obsolete. Now What?

Sequoia Capital, one of the oldest and most blindingly successful VC firms in the world is fundamentally changing the way it works. What's next?
By James Ledbetter
Jul 26

No Wave Filmmaker Beth B Talks Lydia Lunch and Speaking Truth to Power

As an independent filmmaker I have to be ruthless, persistent, tenacious. I usually make films on my own. I don’t get traditional funding, so I do crowdfunding.
By Jen B. Larson
Monica Aksamit of the USA prepares to fence in the preliminary rounds at the Women's Sabre World Cup on January 25, 2019 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Nov 7

US Fencer’s GoFundMe Highlights Pay Disparity Amongst Olympic Athletes

As the 2020 games near, Monica Aksamit is encountering the unfortunate financial reality many in niche sports face to meet their dreams.
By Andy Hirschfeld
A new way to resist the Trump administration.
May 4

Techies Are Resisting Trump and Helping Immigrants With a Cinco de Mayo Hackathon

By John Bonazzo
Classrooms like this one President Obama visited in 2014 could benefit from GoFundMe's new campaign.
May 2

GoFundMe Launches $100,000 Teacher Appreciation Week Contest to Fund School Projects

By John Bonazzo
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 28: A busker plays at an Underground station on February 28, 2012 in London, England. London's underground rail system, commonly called the tube, is the oldest of its kind in the world dating back to 1890. It carries approximately a quarter of a million people around its network every day along its 249 miles of track and 270 stations. The network has undergone several years of upgrade work and refurbishment in preparation for the Olympic Games which take place this summer. During this time the tube is expected to carry millions of visitors to and from the Olympic Parks.
Apr 13

There’s Finally an Easy Way for Artists to See How They’re Getting Paid

By Justin Joffe
The original Broadway cast of Fun Home.
Mar 28

How a Tony-Winning Musical Inspired GoFundMe’s Latest Viral Campaign

By John Bonazzo
Kurt and Melissa Cochran.
Mar 23

You Can Help Victims of the London Terror Attack by Donating to This GoFundMe

By John Bonazzo
Profile photo for the GoFundMe that was taken down.
Mar 16

GoFundMe Shuts Down Campaign Started by Ohio State Students Who Wanted to Buy Alcohol

By John Bonazzo
"Yay, I made a new friend!"
Feb 15

New Daily Show Chrome Extension Turns Trump Tweets Into Children’s Scribbles

By John Bonazzo
Baby Ava hanging out.
Feb 3

Is the Viral ‘Baby in Pants’ Meme the Next Big Startup?

By John Bonazzo
Conservative activist and "PizzaGate expert" Brittany Pettibone.
Jan 30

Alt-Right ‘PizzaGate Expert’ Starts GoFundMe for Her Podcast, Internet Revolts

By John Bonazzo
Adoptly is like Tinder for adopting kids. Except it's a fraud.
Jan 24

After KS Boot, ‘Tinder for Adoption’ Is Now On Indiegogo Despite Community Outrage

By Sage Lazzaro
This year many people used Samsung's Gear VR to watch the Rio Olympics.
Dec 5

5 Startup Categories That Made Great Leaps Forward in 2016

By John Bonazzo
There's no place like home- especially if that home is the Smithsonian.
Oct 17

Smithsonian Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for ‘Wizard of Oz’ Slippers

By John Bonazzo
An illustration from Science Wide Open.
Oct 7

A Kickstarter That’s Already Hit 5X Its Goal Is Changing the Game for Girls in Science

By Sage Lazzaro
Libby Watson is crowdfunding so she can continue to live and work in the United States.
Sep 21

A British Journalist Is Crowdfunding So She Can Stay in America

By John Bonazzo
These children are missing out on thousands of dollars in donations just because they were made by an a group of atheists.
Aug 24

A Baptist Children’s Home Rejected an Atheist’s Donation, So He Started a GoFundMe

By John Bonazzo
Actors pilot first person view drones in Autonomous's promo video.
Jul 12

New Drone Racing Kit Live on Indiegogo

By Brady Dale
Katie Boeck and Sandra Mae Frank in the Deaf West Theatre revival of 'Spring Awakeing.'
May 24

A Broadway Show Is Crowdfunding to Pay for Its Tony Performance

By John Bonazzo
Roman era bronze coins are displayed at the archaeological museum in Sevilla on April 28, 2016 following their discovery during development works for pipelines and installations in the El Zaudine park in Tomares on the outskirts of Sevilla. Some 19 amphorae, nine of which were retrieved fragmented, containing around 600kg of bronze coins from the fourth century AD were found by employees using earth moving machinery in an underground space covered by bricks and ceramic filler. / AFP / Gogo Lobato
May 20

The DAO: How the Employeeless Company Has Already Made a Boatload of Money

By Brady Dale
Governors Island.
Apr 25

Artist Crowdfunds Bridge to Governors Island, a History of the Color Purple—and More

By Alanna Martinez
Donald Flakes and Bernies.
Apr 5

These Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump Cereals Are Your Next Go-To Breakfast Food

By Sage Lazzaro
Maris Kreizman at the Kickstarter office
Apr 1

Jobs Report: Kickstarter’s Publishing Ambassador Maris Kreizman Details Her Day

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke
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