Tagged: health

Crowdfunding Mailbox: Bens Friends, Printvid 4D Printing, & SmarterParis App

Happy Holidays to everyone from Crowdfund Insider.  I would like to encourage you to be certain to give the gift of crowdfunding this Holiday Season. Yep – I know there may be a delay in receiving the gift but there is nothing wrong with giving… Read More

Fundrazr Powers Medical Crowdfunding for Healthline

Healthline to help patients’ friends and families crowd fund medical expenses. Crowdfunding-as-a-Service provider FundRazr and Healthline have partnered to offer a new way to raise money online for patients with medical expenses in the U.S. or Internationally. Healthline is a San Francisco based provider of health… Read More

“Above the Fray” Crowdfunds to Empower Youth to Overcome the Dark Side of Social Media, Creates Special Perk for Bill Gates

Thomas Dodson of Selvage media, along with his team, is crowdfunding on Indiegogo to empower young people to avoid the dangers of social media.  We have all read the stories – or know someone – who has suffered from cyber bullying or digital exploitation via… Read More

Medical CrowdFunding Portals to Present at 7th Annual OneMedForum San Francisco

JOBS Act Expected to Transform Medical, Healthcare Crowdfunding. OneMedForum has announced  two panels featuring early entrants in the emerging areas of crowdfunding and online investment banking in healthcare.  Panelists will offer insights on their experiences thus far, along with their outlook on this new approach… Read More

Skulpt Measures Muscle Quality, Easily Beats $100,000 Crowdfunding Goal

Skulpt Aim, a device to measure body fat and muscle quality, has hurdled their $100,000 goal on Indiegogo with more than 30 days remaining in their crowdfunding campaign.   Supporters from 32 different countries supported the unique device.  Expectations are for the first Skulpt’s to… Read More

Draper Family Crowdfunds For Parkinson’s on Indiegogo

Hits $100,000 Crowdfunding Goal Immediately. Bill Draper, along with his family, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo in support of the Parkinson’s Insitute and Clinical Center.  The fundraising initiative which is part of the #GivingTuesday effort on Indiegogo, has greatly benefited from the promise… Read More

Crowdfunding Mailbox: Toymail, Quebee Cameraman, Chronic Illness Becomes Chronic Wellness & Amphiro Water Meter

We have quickly moved into the gifting season as we go from Black Friday to Small Business Saturday to Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday.  Perhaps a Crowdfunding Sunday? We all know that Kickstarter does not want to be known as store but the truth is… Read More

Crowdfunding Mailbox: Pivothead SMART, Freeze Frame Display, CloudPhone & Cool to be Tobacco Free

For this weeks Crowdfunding Mailbox we have four crowdfunding campaigns all from Indiegogo.  Pivothead SMART , Freeze Frame which displays your Facebook photos in a digital picture frame, CloudPhone 3G and The Call:  Cool to be Tobacco Free a film which aims to prevent kids… Read More

Samahope Crowdfunds Medical Treatment for the Poor

The non-profit donations based crowdfunding site Samahope, has announced a change to their crowdfunding model.  As of today their donation based platform will shift to funding doctors that deliver care as opposed to funding for individual patients. Samahope funds life-altering surgeries and medical treatments for women and… Read More

WaveCheck Crowdfunds Breast Cancer Research That Helps Patients Beat the Odds

Imagine getting to the end of your chemotherapy treatment, which is typically 4 to 6 months, and discovering it did not work.  Instead of waiting and enduring the challenges of chemo without an indication if the therapy is being effective, WaveCheck has developed a technique… Read More

Philips Announces Finalists For $60,000 Prize In Indiegogo Partnership

Philips has partnered with Indiegogo and Bloomberg’s The Next Big Thing Summit to launch a crowdfunding-driven contest that will reward one of five finalists with $60,000 and a mentoring session with Philips executives. The contest is called the Philips Next Big Thing Innovation Fellows Competition. The four… Read More

CureCancerStarter Launched to Raise Funds to Fight Cancer

CureCancerStarter, a 501c3 nonprofit, launched today.  The site will connect cancer patients, their friends and family to cancer researchers.  The site features cancer research from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (Chapel Hill, NC), The Duke Cancer Institute (Durham, NC), Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Buffalo, NY) and… Read More

Crowdfunding Mailbox: Sensor Film Kit, Supah Stah Chocolate Bar, Hello Sweet Potato and Live Longer

Crowdfunding mailbox is coming to you from Zion, Utah this week.  (Shout out to Deep Creek Coffee for the WiFi).  Earlier this week Crowdfund Insider was in Las Vegas, Nevada where site Director Charles Luzar spoke on several different panels at a very well attended event…. Read More

Medical Informatics Goes with Indiegogo for Funding

In Partnership with Health Tech Hatch, Seeks to Modernize Medical Records. Medical Informatics, Inc and Health Tech Hatch (Hatch), have launched the “My Medical Records” Project crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. The vision is of “One Patient | One Number | One Card” aims to unify health records from… Read More

Research Crowdfunding Platform Malecare Strives for Cancer Cure

More than 25 doctors and PhD’s from institutions like Harvard, John’s Hopkins and MD Anderson are raising money for cutting edge cancer research on the Start A Cure platform. Start A Cure launched in March 2013 by the national patient advocacy nonprofit, Malecare, America’s largest men’s… Read More

Tech, Health Focused Equity Crowdfunding Site “ShareIn” Launching This Month

The United Kingdom’s first tech focused equity crowdfunding platform is prepping for launch.  ShareIn is expected to go live later this month.  As investment crowfunding has picked up steam in the UK there has been a growing number of platforms announced on both the equity… Read More

Equity Crowdfunding Site ShareIn Infographic

    The United Kingdom’s first Technology and Health focused equity crowdfunding platform is expected to launch later this month.  As part of their preparation the company has created a brilliant infographic where you can visualize their process. ShareIn wants to enable investors to “invest… Read More

Perle Bioscience Goes with BlazeFund to Raise Equity

Perle Bioscience wants to cure diabetes and they need to raise capital to accomplish their goal.  They chose BlazeFund because they specialize in life-sciences and are making a paradigm shift in accessing capital. The statistics on the impact of Type 1 Diabetes is compelling: 26 million patients…. Read More

Amulyte Raises Equity on Wefunder

Amulyte, an emerging medical device company, announced today that it has launched an equity-based crowdfunding campaign Wefunder, a crowdfunding platform with offices in Boston and San Francisco. Amulyte has developed an emergency response system that is designed to protect seniors beyond the short broadcast range covered… Read More

Applied Integrin Sciences Pushes Crowdfunding Campaign for Cancer Drug

Launched on August 29th, Applied Integrin Sciences continues to promote their crowdfunding campaign to accelerate the development of their cancer fighting drug. The treatment is being designed to boost survival and quality of life for patients suffering ovarian, breast, prostate and other cancers.  The initiative… Read More

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