James Portnow, Seattle-based game designer and co-creator of Extra Credits, a web series on pro-social game design.
Raised over $125,000 from over 4,000 people.
James and Extra Credits were featured at SXSW, Gamasutra, and the homepage of Reddit.
Meghan Sebold, Brooklyn-based social entrepreneur and designer.
Raised $5,000 for a sustainable clothing line that uses the textiles and talent of Ghana, West Africa.
Her fashion line, AFIA was featured in EcoSalon, TreeHugger, Refinery29, and is now available in boutiques across NYC.
Aram Bajakian, NYC-based avant-garde guitar player.
Raised $4,000 from fans and strangers to fund his album.
Lou Reed heard Aram and chose him as his new guitarist while Aram's album is now released by John Zorn's Tzadik record label.
Darko Lungulov, Serbia-based award winning international filmmaker.
Raised $9,000 from movie buffs for feature film project Here and There.
Film won "Best New York Narrative" at Tribeca Film Festival, featured in Variety, L.A. Times, New York Times, and was a top-10 indie box office theatrical release.
When Last We Flew, NYC-based Off-Broadway theatrical production team.
Raised $7,000 from theatre fans for the premiere Off-Broadway run.
Show sold-out at NYC Fringe Festival, won a GLAAD Media Award, and was featured in New York Times, Bloomberg, and American Theatre Magazine.
Regan Wann, Kentucky-based small business owner.
Raised $5,000 to expand her tea shop business.
RocketHub campaign featured in the Wall Street Journal exposing her business to millions.
Laura Boyd, NYC-based portrait and landscape photographer.
Raised $6,000 architectural photography project on location in Paris.
Photos featured in Artsicle Photography Show in the heart of Chelsea, NYC via LaunchPad.
Joshua Reuben Lewis, NYC-based singer-songwriter.
Raised $7,500 to record his first album.
Showcased at The Gibson Showroom and made A&R connections at Sony, Warner Music Group, and EMI via LaunchPad.
Paul Davis, Berlin-based fashion designer.
Raised $8,000 from fans and strangers for a new fashion line.
Clothing line featured at Berlin Fashion Week.
Caira Conner, Tennessee based NYU Master of Science.
Raised $2,000 to study Brazilian land and infrastructure development.
Featured in Americas Quarterly, completed innovative research, and submitted successful academic thesis.
Simone Sobers born in London, England received her dance training in Miami, Florida at Edwin Holland School of Dance and Vladimir Issaev’s School of Classical Ballet. Additional training includes summer intensives with Alvin Ailey, Greenwich Studios in London, Complexions and Netherlands Dance Theater. Simone received her B.A. in Psychology and Communications from Boston College in 2006. She has danced with Arts Ballet Theater of Florida, Impulse Dance Company, Brazarte Modern Dance Company and Keen Dance Theater. Simone has performed works by Jiri Kylian, Hans van Manen, Camille A. Brown, Nathan Trice, Adam Barruch, Troy Powell, Sidra Bell, Sydney Skybetter and Jessy Smith, Roberto Dias, Adrienne Hawkins, John Keen, Nellie Rainwater, Deborah Jowitt, and Stacy Spence. She has presented her own work at DanSpace (St.Mark's Church), Fourth Arts Block Festival, DanceNow Raw Festival, WHITE WAVE Dumbo Dance Festival, Outlet Dance Festival: Grounds for Sculpture, Jody Sperling Tea Dances, East Flatbush Dance Festival, Green Space Take Root Series, BAX Upstart Festival, Let's Dance to Health Celebrity Dance Showcase in Arkansas, Legros Cultural Arts
Women in Dance Series, Queens Museum of Art, Queens Fringe Festival, the Chorlton Arts Festival in Manchester, England, BAAD! Ass Women Festival, The Houston Fringe Festival in Texas, and the Stockholm Fringe festival In Sweden. She received an M.F.A in Dance from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in May of 2010. Simone co-founded Sobers & Godley, a duet company, in the fall of 2009 and premiered its first season at NYU Atlas Theater in May 2010. She is currently a company member of Malcolm Low/ Formal Structures. Upcoming showcases of her work include Harlem Stages E-Moves 13, Atlanta Fringe Festival, and Nashville Fringe Festival. Simone is participating in two upcoming projects curated and designed by Ralph Lemon. Simone has taught workshops internationally at Zion Arts Centre and Roehampton University in England as well as in L.A at Debbie Allen's Dance Academy.
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46% Fueled
$2,726 Raised
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