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On September 25th, 2019, The Smoke Shield System launches on crowdfunding site Indiegogo. Starting from $179 for the super early bird special, The Smoke Shield System is the first innovative product in home fire safety in decades. Affordable, automated and easy to install, The Smoke Shield System provides peace of mind knowing there is an additional layer of protection in the home. As a volunteer firefighter and a family man with three children and a wife, The Smoke Shield System founder, Dr. Nicholas Welch feels the gravity and importance of fire safety. He has seen the impact of the unthinkable first-hand toxic smoke’s impact on lungs and tragic loss of life during a fire. The problem is, emergency responders need time to get to families if they cannot escape their home, high-rise...

Indiegogo turns eight this month. In eight years, Indiegogo has grown into something so much bigger than my co-founders Danae Ringelmann, Eric Schell and I ever imagined in 2008 (well, actually, we formed the idea in 2006, so it’s been almost 10 years). It’s amazing to see that the first crowdfunding platform in the world has now had over 600,000 campaigns from 223 countries, and nearly a billion dollars distributed to entrepreneurs, creators, innovators, philanthropists, and people in need. Over the past few years, we’ve put in place a talented and committed team that has guided Indiegogo’s growth to more than 100 employees with offices in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Indiegogo continues to grow in ways we never imagined. Over the past 2 years alone, we’ve nearly...

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Firefighting Dad creates first innovation in Smoke detection in decades

600,000 Campaigns From 223 Countries, World’s First Crowdfunding Platform Indiegogo completes 8 years