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Headphone company Ossic announced Saturday it was shutting down, having delivered just 250 of the 10,000 pairs of virtual reality headphones that its backers had crowdfunded.

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Music & Culture

Crowdfunders Left Hanging By 3D Headphone Startup's Abrupt Closure

10:01pm May 21, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

"To fail at the five-yard line is a tragedy," the company said in a statement. More than 10,000 people had shelled out $200 or more for Ossic X headphones on Kickstarter and Indiegogo.

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States Tout Crowdfunding As The Future Of Private Investment

1:09pm April 06, 2015

by Mike Moen

Many states want to boost their economies through business startups. But outside of Silicon Valley, funding for private investors is hard to get. States are giving equity crowdfunding more attention.

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Economy

Entrepreneurs Join Artists on Crowdfunding Sites

7:20am December 06, 2013

Kickstarter launched in 2009 and quickly created a buzz among artists, musicians and filmmakers looking for alternative ways to fund and distrib

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