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GoFundMe Shells Out About $170,000 for Crowdfunding.com Address
The age of big domain name purchases isn’t over yet — at least not in the world of crowdfunding, where even Donald Trump wants to take the concept mainstream. GoFundMe, which has raised some $75 million through the sort of personal fundraising campaigns that Kickstarter doesn’t allow, has paid approximately $170,000 to buy Crowdfunding.com. It won’t, however, be changing its name.
Ushahidi’s Juliana Rotich: The Greater Global Lesson Is Local “Context Intelligence” (Video)
An Internet-connected world does not mean a homogenous world.
Meta Wants to Become the Next Augmented-Reality Glasses Phenom
Meta wearers can interact with virtual games, architectural renderings and other 3-D objects by using their hands.
Now Fully Kickstartered, Pebble Raises $15M in Venture Capital From CRV
Charles River Ventures backs the Kickstarter darling.
Kickstarter: We Don’t Have Anything Against Celebrity Projects (cc: Zach Braff)
The founders of Kickstarter today rallied behind celebrities who have been criticized for hijacking their open platform to serve a more privileged cause.
Patreon Is a Recurring Tip Jar for Fans Who Love Everything You Make
Jack Conte of Pomplamoose has a different take on paid subscriptions.
Ushahidi Raising Kickstarter Funding for Rugged Hotspot BRCK
Ushahidi, the nonprofit tech company best known for disaster mapping, is branching out into hardware.
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Grand St. Raises $1.3M for Smart Gadget Store
There’s a renaissance of startup hardware companies these days, but between so many little brands and Kickstarter advance backing and manufacturing delays, it’s not necessarily easy to figure out where to buy all the nifty gadgets. Enter Grand St., the invitation-only (for now) “creative technology” online store. It has raised $1.3 million led by First Round Capital.News Byte
CircleCI Raises $1.5M to Help Developers Push Code
CircleCI, a small startup that helps Web applications like Kickstarter, Stripe and Tapjoy rapidly test and deploy code (called “continuous integration,” or CI) has raised $1.5 million. The service connects to GitHub and ties into the growing trend of developer services. Investors include Lean Startup dude Eric Ries, Heroku co-founder James Lindenbaum, Baseline Ventures and Harrison Metal.When You Try to Raise $30K and Instead Get $1.8M (And Counting)
The creators of 3Doodler say they were totally unprepared for its success — but that doesn’t mean they’re not able to fulfill the demand.
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