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Maura McGovern

Cambridge, MA

story teller. beta lover. work in vc. new york is on the radar. get excited about: social giving, photography, tech, tea, yoga, music, design, running.

  1. XOXO Festival by Andy Baio

    A festival this September in Portland, Oregon bringing together artists and toolmakers to celebrate disruptive creativity.

    • 135% funded $169,209 pledged
    • 630 backers
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    Walk [Your City] by CityFabric

    An open-sourced "guerrilla wayfinding" project focused on helping anyone create safe and healthy walkable environments.

    • 195% funded $11,364 pledged
    • 549 backers
    • Funded Apr 29, 2012
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    CUBBY : Award-winning Coat-hook + Storage Unit by materious

    An innovative, collar-friendly coat hook that stores your cell-phone, keys, wallet, sunglasses, and more.

    • 185% funded $53,707 pledged
    • 1,013 backers
    • Funded May 05, 2012
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    Eight Extraordinary Greens by Jenna Spevack

    A participatory exhibition to support urban agriculture and explore the value placed on food and society.

    • 114% funded $3,446 pledged
    • 111 backers
    • Funded Apr 01, 2012
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    DAVID LYNCH DOCUMENTARY by LYNCH THREE PROJECT

    We have been granted unparalleled access to make a film that explores one of the most distinctive voices in modern cinema: David Lynch.

    • 598% funded $179,554 pledged
    • 1,397 backers
    • Funded Apr 11, 2012
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    "The Future of Work": A cross-country quest aboard the RVIP by Thor Muller & Lane Becker

    A coast-to-coast quest to discover and celebrate the future of work--a video series and traveling event.

    • 101% funded $33,907 pledged
    • 430 backers
    • Funded Apr 02, 2012
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    MATTER by Matter

    The world is full of big stories. We don't want them to go missing.

    • 280% funded $140,201 pledged
    • 2,566 backers
    • Funded Mar 24, 2012
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    LowLine: An Underground Park on NYC's Lower East Side by Dan Barasch

    We plan to transform an abandoned New York City trolley terminal into a vibrant community green space using new solar technology.

    • 155% funded $155,186 pledged
    • 3,300 backers
    • Funded Apr 06, 2012
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    Atheist Shoes by Atheist / Berlin

    Now atheists have soles too! Inspired by the Bauhaus & begotten of the finest materials, here's a dollop of godless love, in a shoe.

    • 197% funded $59,132 pledged
    • 385 backers
    • Funded Apr 07, 2012
  10. Instaprint - The location based photo booth for Instagram by BREAKFAST

    Instaprint prints out Instagrams by watching out for any photos tagged with specific location or hashtags.

    Funding Unsuccessful (04/29/2012)
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    Song from the Uproar: recording a new opera by Missy Mazzoli by Missy Mazzoli

    We're about to enter the studio to record Song from the Uproar, a new opera by Missy Mazzoli. Help us make this happen!

    • 106% funded $7,968 pledged
    • 103 backers
    • Funded Feb 24, 2012
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    Love Ever After by Lauren Fleishman

    An inspiring photo book by photographer Lauren Fleishman that will share the stories of couples married over five decades.

    • 172% funded $25,847 pledged
    • 522 backers
    • Funded Mar 08, 2012
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    Knitting the World Together by Bonnie Kate Wolf

    I am going to hand knit a map of the world, tying us together through hundreds of thousands of stitches.

    • 186% funded $1,675 pledged
    • 85 backers
    • Funded Feb 21, 2012
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    Global Village Fruits - The World's Best by Annie Ryu

    Bringing the world's best fruits to the palm of your hand -- starting with India's jackfruit.

    • 127% funded $6,366 pledged
    • 146 backers
    • Funded Mar 02, 2012
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    Slotto by Robert Darling

    Toys That Kids Love! Slotto is a New Wooden Toy Construction Set

    • 111% funded $36,058 pledged
    • 387 backers
    • Funded Jan 30, 2012
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    T.A.G. (Teen Art Gallery) by Audrey Banks

    T.A.G. (Teen Art Gallery) is an organization run for teens by teens that features young artists, ages 12-19, in New York City galleries

    • 102% funded $10,230 pledged
    • 119 backers
    • Funded Feb 25, 2012
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    Balloon Mapping Kits by mathew lippincott

    Make your own aerial photos and maps with our flight kit and MapKnitter browser app. Add a camera to our reusable 5.5' balloon & kit.

    • 558% funded $34,646 pledged
    • 463 backers
    • Funded Jan 31, 2012
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    Oh Expletive: Zombies, Unicorns and 8-bit Creatures! by Safwat Saleem

    Hand-made screenprints & t-shirts about the best things life has to offer: zombies, unicorns, 8-bit creatures and knife fights.

    • 1,066% funded $32,000 pledged
    • 678 backers
    • Funded Feb 10, 2012
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    The Nile Project by Meklit Hadero

    A cross-cultural initiative bringing together musicians from the Nile countries to perform along the river and around the world.

    • 111% funded $11,192 pledged
    • 189 backers
    • Funded Feb 01, 2012
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    Designer Founders: stories by designers of tech startups by Enrique Allen

    35+ rare interviews with the designer founders of YouTube, Tumblr, Flickr, AirBnB... help us make the book free for students!

    • 115% funded $34,594 pledged
    • 207 backers
    • Funded Jan 22, 2012
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    PopSockets iPhone Case: It Pops, Props, Kicks and Clips by David Barnett

    PopSockets is an iPhone case with expanding buttons for propping, gaming, holstering, headset management, and looking good.

    • 154% funded $18,591 pledged
    • 520 backers
    • Funded Feb 12, 2012
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    An Oversimplification of Her Beauty by Terence Nance

    Help us get to Sundance! Our feature film has been accepted to Sundance. Now all we have to do is raise finishing funds.

    • 136% funded $20,456 pledged
    • 431 backers
    • Funded Jan 19, 2012
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    CARDBOARD CAMERA by Carlo Olivares Paganoni

    A 10-year-old boy creates a cardboard camera and uses his imagination to overcome the hardships of his reality.

    • 169% funded $8,478 pledged
    • 84 backers
    • Funded Jan 12, 2012
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    Distance: long essays about design, published quarterly. by Nick Disabato

    Three essays, five thousand words each, every three months. We want to build a better conversation with you.

    • 150% funded $20,317 pledged
    • 515 backers
    • Funded Feb 17, 2012
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    Seeds@City Urban Farm: "Shoots" Greenhouse by Seeds @ City Urban Farm

    We need to a build a greenhouse—it would enhance our urban agriculture course offerings and make us more self-sufficient

    • 110% funded $16,504 pledged
    • 212 backers
    • Funded Jan 11, 2012