CEO promises good deeds before company launch
(12/26/17 5:32pm)
Thanks to Eric Gilbert, this year there were 45 days of Christmas.
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UF alumna's invention notifies friends of sketchy situations
(03/27/17 11:24pm)
After her sister was sexually assaulted as a teenager, UF alumna Jacqueline Ros created a product to make notifying friends of unsafe situations easier.
UF alumna named finalist for Hasbro board game competition
(01/23/17 10:35pm)
A UF alumna is one of five finalists competing to get her board game published through Hasbro.
UF alumnus invents beard brush
(01/17/17 10:18pm)
UF alumnus Jordan Alva, with his long, scraggly beard, searched for a decade to find something worthy of his facial hair.
Q&A: Rooster Teeth's Burnie Burns
(01/28/16 12:07am)
Rooster Teeth, an Austin-based production company known for its online content, released its first-ever feature-length film, “Lazer Team,” in theatres Wednesday. Crowd-funded through Indiegogo, the comedy features a misfit team that must put aside its differences to save the planet from an alien threat. Tickets for nearby showings can be bought at lazerteamthemovie.com. The movie will also debut on YouTube Red in early February.
Free delivery service for people with disabilities raising funds
(04/07/15 1:06am)
A nonprofit is raising money to start its free delivery service for people with disabilities.
Project crowdfunds to store homeless people's identifying documents online
(03/18/15 1:26am)
St. Francis House resident Scott LeValley has two things that show who he is: a social security card and a driver’s license.
Grace Marketplace fundraising campaign approaching end
(02/06/15 12:42am)
A local homeless shelter’s crowdfunding campaign is about to end and is a little over half way to the goal.
Grace Marketplace to rally
(12/09/14 11:53pm)
This afternoon, supporters of Grace Marketplace will gather at the corners of Main Street intersections to remind passers-by, for one last time this year, to help fund the indebted homeless shelter.
Play starring three UF students starts this weekend at The Wooly
(11/18/14 2:00am)
The customer is not always right in Thomas Puketza’s play, “Work is Cheap,” starring three UF theater students.
Bookstore seeks nonprofit status
(10/30/14 2:00am)
A local bookstore’s legal status will change this semester after years of battling the book industry and dealing with debt.
The Fine Print crowdfunds after $4,300 in grant cuts
(09/26/14 2:00am)
A local magazine staff is reaching out to readers after an 86-percent budget cut last month, jeopardized its future.
The JAM jams on tonight, celebrates another year
(09/11/14 2:00am)
The JAM turns two today — a milestone the owners didn’t think they’d see.
UF biotech startup develops painless insulin injection
(08/27/14 2:00am)
A UF biotechnology startup has launched a $1 million campaign to create a painless solution for insulin injections.
Gator Stompin’ has plans to crowdfund itself out of debt
(08/07/14 12:53am)
Stumbling the streets for Gator Stompin’ pub crawl has been a Gainesville tradition for 32 years.
Gainesville startup crowdfunds to aid other startups
(03/20/14 12:42am)
It’s a tragedy among startup companies: Some spend about three months delving full force into their products, emptying their pockets and exhausting their resources. Then, they collapse.
Florida Tech Toybox Inc.
(03/20/14 12:40am)
Mark Davidson, president of Florida Tech Toybox Inc., speaks with open-house attendees Wednesday. The event celebrated the company’s launch and asked for financial backers in its Indiegogo campaign.
The Midnight latest local business to meet funding goal
(02/28/14 12:54am)
Following a growing trend of using crowdsourcing websites for funding, a local bar has asked Gainesville to help raise money to keep its doors open.
Grow Radio $20K short of Indiegogo goal
(11/05/13 12:28am)
It’s hard to make the older format of radio play nicely with the Internet, but inside a studio downtown, a group of music lovers is trying to make it happen.
A cappella group fundraises on Indiegogo for SoJam trip
(10/24/13 1:28am)
The Sedoctaves are getting by with a little help from their friends.
