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.
Peep the intro...
Japanese Girlfriend is a signature lifestyle brand where modern Japanese street culture meets American-styled design. Born from an affinity for the beautiful girls that would frequent the cali and japan dance scenes, JG aims to bring bold styles to contemporary fits across the map.
After a couple years of researching, traveling and communicating with people of all backgrounds, we’re ready to bring “JapaneseGirlfriend” to the forefront. The JG launch, like a number of big dream entrepreneurial projects out there, is one that's long overdue.
From our days working in music, making mixtapes & LPs and getting suspended from school for our "inappropriate" tees, we have always wanted to share our expression and collaborate with others. Despite occasional procrastination through college, weighing of options and wondering if we were even meant to succeed, we never let our dreams die.
JG. Born in L.A. Raised in Tokyo. Made in America. JapaneseGirlfriend. Do you have one?
The Team:
Reggie, Co-Founder/ Creative Director
Jason "JP", Co-founder/ Marketing Lead
Julian, Finance Director
(Rolling updates coming along)
6% Fueled
$230 Raised
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