Hacker News with Generative AI: Crowdfunding

Origami measuring spoon incites fury after 9 years of Kickstarter delay hell (arstechnica.com)
An attention-grabbing Kickstarter campaign attempting to reinvent the measuring spoon has turned into a mad, mad, mad, mad world for backers after years of broken promises and thousands of missing spoons.

Crowdfunding, Kickstarter, Design, Consumer Products, Delays

13 points by Tomte 19 days ago | 7 comments

Bio science lab in home for brain and body was launched in indiegogo (indiegogo.com)
Indiegogo is committed to accessibility.

Biotechnology, Crowdfunding, Science, DIY

12 points by leisanrain 29 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: Willpayforthis.com – Ideas people will pay for (willpayforthis.com)

Show HN, Ideas, Crowdfunding, Business

41 points by bickett 40 days ago | 68 comments

Show HN: 150+ products launched in 7 days on this fair Product Hunt alternative (ycombinator.com)
A little over a week ago, I was wondering if anyone would care about the thing I’d just built.

Product Hunt, Startups, Community, Crowdfunding

14 points by lakshikag 63 days ago | 12 comments

GPD Win Mini (2025) handheld gaming PC hits Indiegogo for $769 and up (liliputing.com)

Gaming, Hardware, Crowdfunding, Indiegogo, Handheld Devices

4 points by nfriedly 80 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: Willpayforthis.com – Gathering posts about what people will pay for (willpayforthis.com)

Crowdfunding, Market Research, Business, Web Applications

16 points by bickett 82 days ago | 14 comments

Signalens' SignalSDR Pro Is a Raspberry Pi-Like High-Performance SDR (hackster.io)
Hong Kong-based Signalens is preparing to launch a crowdfunding campaign for the SignalSDR Pro, a high-performance software-defined radio (SDR) unit in a Raspberry Pi-like footprint.

Software-Defined Radio, Hardware, Raspberry Pi, Crowdfunding, Open Source

31 points by teleforce 92 days ago | 6 comments

MNT Reform Next open hardware laptop (crowdsupply.com)
We are beyond excited to announce the launch of our latest campaign on Crowd Supply. We’ve been working tirelessly on a new version of MNT Reform, and we’re thrilled to reveal our brand new device to you: MNT Reform Next!

Hardware, Laptops, Crowdfunding, Open Source

9 points by tobiasbischoff 97 days ago | 1 comments

A new 12.5" open hardware laptop from MNT (crowdsupply.com)
MNT Reform Next is a future-proof, open hardware laptop with an iconic retro-futuristic aesthetic.

Open Hardware, Laptops, Crowdfunding, Retro Design

8 points by laserstrahl 103 days ago | 2 comments

Star Citizen crowdfunding passes $750M (robertsspaceindustries.com)
As a crowd funded project, money pledged goes directly to the game's development.

Crowdfunding, Video Games, Space Games

125 points by haunter 123 days ago | 167 comments

Star Citizen Is Nearing a Billion Dollars in Crowdfunding, Still Not Out Yet (thegamer.com)

Crowdfunding, Video Games, Star Citizen

9 points by aspenmayer 124 days ago | 12 comments

Pocket 4: Modular full-featured Handheld AI PC (indiegogo.com)
Indiegogo is committed to accessibility.

Hardware, Artificial Intelligence, Crowdfunding

32 points by nmridul 127 days ago | 20 comments

Star Citizen player reports CIG is making him sign an NDA before getting refund (massivelyop.com)
We’ve chronicled the weird steps players have needed to take to get refunds from Star Citizen numerous times before, but now it looks like there’s a fresh wrinkle added to the already wrinkled bedsheets of the process if a Redditor’s account is to be believed.

Gaming, Crowdfunding, Legal Issues

25 points by speckx 154 days ago | 14 comments

Show HN: Sustainable and repairable e-bike battery (that's also fireproof) (indiegogo.com)
Indiegogo is committed to accessibility.

E-Bikes, Sustainability, Hardware, Crowdfunding

41 points by oulipo 176 days ago | 6 comments

Godot social media account blocks titanium level backer for the Godot fund (twitter.com)

Godot Engine, Crowdfunding, Community Management

51 points by neonsunset 187 days ago | 13 comments

Machine learning reveals factors for successful crowdfunding (phys.org)
Modern crowdfunding has grown from relatively modest beginnings in the late 1990s to a multi-billion-dollar financing market for all kinds of early-stage innovations.

Machine learning, Crowdfunding, Business, Finance, Data Analysis

31 points by hdvr 191 days ago | 4 comments

Jumperless V5 – Crowd Supply (crowdsupply.com)
Jumperless V5 is a breadboard where any point can be connected to any other with software-defined jumpers. RGB LEDs under each hole turn the breadboard into a display; paired with its assortment of routable analog/digital I/O, Jumperless V5 gives you real-time information about everything happening in your circuit and the ability to change it at a whim.

Hardware, Electronics, Open Source, Prototyping, Crowdfunding

5 points by bpierre 195 days ago | 0 comments

Cohost to shut down at end of 2024 (cohost.org)
We have come to the decision to cease operations of cohost and anti software software club due to lack of funding and burnout. As of today, none of us are being paid for our labor1; all of our money in the bank, and any money coming in from people who buy our merch or don’t cancel cohost plus, is going towards servers and operations — paying the bills so we can turn the lights off with as little disruption as possible.

Startup Shutdowns, Crowdfunding, Web Hosting

136 points by kotaKat 206 days ago | 117 comments

Laptop-like CrowView Note ready to work with Pi, phones and mini-PCs (newatlas.com)

Crowdfunding, Technology, Peripherals, Laptops

37 points by Bluestein 228 days ago | 24 comments

Decentralized Solana Crowdfunding Platform (sper.money)

Solana, Crowdfunding

7 points by ceolympics 232 days ago | 2 comments

Why Murena, the Next-Gen Privacy Tech Maker, Is "Crowd-Fundraising" (medium.com)

Privacy, Technology, Crowdfunding, Business

12 points by prince707 283 days ago | 3 comments

Star Citizen Tops $700M, Still No Release Date (ign.com)