Spring is almost here, and a handful of successful Indiegogo campaigns have launched and are now in full swing. It looks like it’s going to be an exciting month for the platform. Several cool and innovative campaigns have launched in the beginning of the month and raised a combined total of over $565,000 with weeks left to go!
This post features six popular design, technology, and community campaigns that show how Indiegogo’s recent work to help promote the continued success of campaigns on their platform (think InDemand and their partnership with Brookstone) is working. Indiegogo has done a great job marketing themselves as a platform that focuses not just on the crowdfunding process, but also on creators’ growth after their campaigns have ended.
Their personal fundraising platform Generosity and focus on community-based campaigns also positions them as an alternative to their competitor, Kickstarter, which does not support these types of projects.
Take a look at these six super successful Indiegogo campaigns to get a glimpse of what’s new and exciting on the platform. Don’t f0rget to leave a comment when you’re done and tell us which project is your favorite! Mine is #4!
1. KAISR Original: The Ultimate Inflatable Air Lounge
Creator(s): KAISR Original
Category: Design
Goal: $18,500
Funded: $400k+
Status: A month left, 1,535% funded
It looks like KAISR is going to be one of the next big crowdfunded summer accessories, much like The Coolest Cooler and Bunch O’ Balloons in the last couple of years.
This lounger is extremely portable and durable, making it perfect in all types of terrain. It can even be used in water. All you need is a couple scoops of air to get it inflated (no external pumps needed!) and you’re ready to go. KAISR is made of top quality parachute fabric with several pockets for your drinks, phone, books, and anything else you want to keep safe and close by. For this Indiegogo campaign, KAISR is available in six different colors, for as little as $84.
In just under a week they have managed to raise more than 15 times their goal from nearly 2,000 backers! Talk about a successful crowdfunding campaign!
2. SMARTvr: Make Your Phone a Virtual Reality Viewer
Creator(s): Agency 2.0
Category: Technology
Goal: $25,000
Funded: $32K+
Status: A month left, 132% funded
Virtual Reality has been popular for a while now, and I expect we’ll be seeing a lot of innovative crowdfunding campaigns launching to support the development and innovation of this new technology this year.
This particular Indiegogo campaign, SMARTvr, makes it easy for anyone to use VR technology by turning your Android or iOS phone into a virtual reality viewer for just $28! Durable and affordable, the SMARTvr headset has received positive reviews from TechCrunch, The Next Web, Business Insider, and more.
The company has shipped over 500,000 units worldwide since 2014, and how they have turned to Indiegogo to help spread this exciting technology even further.
3. WaterO – The only ‘SMART’ reverse osmosis purifier
Creator(s): ComingSoon -Tech
Category: Technology
Goal: $25,000
Funded: $60K+
Status: 24 days left, 209% funded
Another trend we see a lot with crowdfunding campaigns is green technology. Met with resistance elsewhere, innovators are turning to the internet and early adopters to help fund more responsible technology.
In this case, the team behind WaterO encourages you to reduce your carbon footprint and hydrate smarter. Their reverse osmosis purifier requires no installation and gives you the purest water possible. WaterO’s smartphone app helps you keep track of how pure your water is, when your filter needs to be replaced, how much plastic you’ve avoided using, and reminds you when to drink water so you stay optimally hydrated!
This innovative drinking water solution is currently available on Indiegogo for the special early bird price of $199.
4. NEEURO Ultimate Brain Training Wearable with Games
Creator(s): Alvin Chan
Category: Technology
Goal: $50,000
Funded: $41K+
Status: A month left, 82% funded
Now this project is a pretty cool one – a new brain training wearable that helps you strengthen your mind with games!
After two years of hard work and consulting with experts, Alvin Chan and his team have turned to the Indiegogo community to help fund the hardware production for this wearable and share it with the world.
Neeuro uses six sensors that keep track of your brain waves and monitor and improve your memory, attention, spatial skills, multitasking and decision making. You can even control the games with your thoughts; pretty advanced stuff! Neeuro is available now on Indiegogo to a limited number of backers for $119. That’s 73% off MSRP!
5. for4job, the sharing of human knowledge for growth
Creator(s): Alessio Romeo
Category: Community
Goal: $445,000
Funded: $80K+
Status: Two months left, 11% funded
A little bit different from the rest of the projects we’ve looked at so far, for4job is a community project with a focus on social responsibility – and a lofty goal of nearly half a million dollars.
Romeo, a forty-year-old from Sicily, Italy, has come to Indiegogo to fund the growth of his innovative new online recruitment service, Face4Job. Face4Job searches for officially published job opportunities around the world and helps match the company’s requirements with job searchers’ skills. Face4Job gives companies a better way to recruit candidates on their merit, and has helped over 35,000 users find or change jobs in 2015.
Rewards include opportunities for users to help grow their networks and for corporations to secure advertising on the platform.
6. iKlips DUO: 256GB storage to manage iOS your way
Creator(s): ADAM elements
Category: Technology
Goal: $50,000
Funded: $109K+
Status: 24 days left, 218% funded
This campaign reached its $50,000 funding goal in only three days for a powerful little device that lets you do more with your iPhone and other devices while on the go.
iKlips DUO increases your iPhone camera capabilities and storage, makes it easy for you to safely share content amongst your various devices. They device can come with 32 GB to 256 GB of memory – you decide how much you need.
Available in Gray, Rose Gold, Gold, and Red, you can currently get the iKlips DUO for as little as $79 on Indiegogo.
Conclusion
Looking and this list of promising projects, it seems like Indiegogo is solidifying their position as a go-to platform for a wide range of crowdfunding projects in 2016.
Better yet, they keep on rolling out new features and initiatives! This includes a recent one that aims to help women entrepreneurs. Partners for this venture include “Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network, Girls In Tech UK, Girls in Tech US, Blooming Founders, Trep Life, and Lipstick & Politics.”
So if you’re into things like innovation, equal access to funding for both genders, and cool projects that involve creating a better planet, virtual reality, and other technological advances, Indiegogo should definitely be on your radar.
Which project is your favorite?
