Indiegogo

American crowdfunding website

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December 2024 Coast Runner Industries sued Indiegogo for alleged violations of federal antitrust law, following the suspension of its desktop CNC campaign.
April 2022 Becky Center was appointed as the company's new CEO.
May 2019 CEO David Mandelbrot stepped down for personal reasons and was succeeded by former Reddit core-product leader Andy Yang.
January 2018 Generosity.com was acquired by YouCaring, which was subsequently acquired by GoFundMe.
November 2016 Indiegogo partnered with MicroVentures to offer equity-based campaigns, allowing unaccredited investors to participate with equity stakes following changes in SEC rules.
January 2016 David Mandelbrot was named CEO of Indiegogo.
2015 Indiegogo Life was renamed to Generosity.com.
January 23 2015 Alphacap Ventures LLC filed a patent infringement lawsuit against multiple crowdfunding platforms, including Indiegogo. The lawsuit was later dismissed by the judge with prejudice for being filed in bad faith.
2014 Indiegogo launched Indiegogo Life, a service for raising money for personal life events like emergencies, medical expenses, and celebrations, with no platform fee.
January 2014 Indiegogo secured a Series B round of $40 million, bringing total venture capital raised to $56.5 million.
June 2012 Indiegogo raised a $15 million Series A round from Insight Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and Steve Schoettler.
February 2012 President Barack Obama's Startup America partnered with Indiegogo to offer crowdfunding to U.S. entrepreneurs.
September 2011 Indiegogo raised a $1.5 million Series Seed financing round, led by Metamorphic Ventures, ff Venture Capital, MHS Capital, and Steve Schoettler.
June 2010 MTV New Media partnered with Indiegogo to develop new content from the site's projects.

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