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> and raised in total $800.000 million from approximately 5,000 backers from around the world. I assume this is a typo? Or did a blanket raise almost a billion

> and raised in total $800.000 million from approximately 5,000 backers from around the world. I assume this is a typo? Or did a blanket raise almost a billion dollars?

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homarp 8y ago
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/322231573/zen-blanket-the-blanket-for-better-sleep https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/322231573/zen-blanket-t... ==> SEK 4,149,969 or $460,4330 USD https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/zen-blanket-the-blanket-for-better-sleep#/ https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/zen-blanket-the-blanket-f... ==>$806,268 so in total $1,266,728
- juanuys 8y ago
  You might have a typo: 460,4330?
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  - homarp 8y ago
    yep, SEK 4,149,969 is USD 461,227.55 rounded up to 460,430
    - cosmie 8y ago
      Your original message has a typo in it. There's an extra three in the USD value (460,4330 rather than 460,430).
- erikb 8y ago
  If it was "moved" then that might mean the $460k are included in the $806k. Don't ask me how that "moving" could be done, but they explicitely said "move" and explicitely said that it collected $800k altogether. That would be surprising if it actually made the sum of both.
  - microtherion 8y ago
    I heard that Indiegogo allows you to include funds raised on other platforms (at least Kickstarter) in your fundraising total.
netsharc 8y ago
I get a lot of ads on Instagram to products that lead you to Kickstarter/Indiegogo sites.. and they seem to always have 6-digit dollar amounts in backing. What I've read is, that's also fake, like asking your friend to bid on your auction on eBay, they just make a second account, pretend to back the product, and poof, "See, it's a popular product!". Do the platforms get a percentage from each backing? If so, we can see why they don't care if the product is real or not...
- mc32 8y ago
  Yes. Not sure about IGG but KS takes a 5% cut on funds raised.
desdiv 8y ago
They issued a correction: >Update: A previous version of this article said the Zen blanket raised $1,2 millions, the amount they did raise was $800.000.

> and raised in total $800.000 million from approximately 5,000 backers from around the world. I assume this is a typo? Or did a blanket raise almost a billion dollars?

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homarp 8y ago

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/322231573/zen-blanket-the-blanket-for-better-sleep https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/322231573/zen-blanket-t... ==> SEK 4,149,969 or $460,4330 USD https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/zen-blanket-the-blanket-for-better-sleep#/ https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/zen-blanket-the-blanket-f... ==>$806,268 so in total $1,266,728

juanuys 8y ago
You might have a typo: 460,4330?
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- homarp 8y ago
  yep, SEK 4,149,969 is USD 461,227.55 rounded up to 460,430
  - cosmie 8y ago
    Your original message has a typo in it. There's an extra three in the USD value (460,4330 rather than 460,430).
erikb 8y ago
If it was "moved" then that might mean the $460k are included in the $806k. Don't ask me how that "moving" could be done, but they explicitely said "move" and explicitely said that it collected $800k altogether. That would be surprising if it actually made the sum of both.
- microtherion 8y ago
  I heard that Indiegogo allows you to include funds raised on other platforms (at least Kickstarter) in your fundraising total.

netsharc 8y ago

I get a lot of ads on Instagram to products that lead you to Kickstarter/Indiegogo sites.. and they seem to always have 6-digit dollar amounts in backing. What I've read is, that's also fake, like asking your friend to bid on your auction on eBay, they just make a second account, pretend to back the product, and poof, "See, it's a popular product!". Do the platforms get a percentage from each backing? If so, we can see why they don't care if the product is real or not...

mc32 8y ago
Yes. Not sure about IGG but KS takes a 5% cut on funds raised.

desdiv 8y ago

They issued a correction: >Update: A previous version of this article said the Zen blanket raised $1,2 millions, the amount they did raise was $800.000.