Canada

October 2, 2014 @ 12:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Toronto-based startup Code4Armour launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo that invites people across North America to pre-order its service. Setting out to only receive $50,000, campaign reached 25% of its overall funding goal within the first six hours. The project is set to trigger awareness for the… Read More

September 30, 2014 @ 1:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just five days before its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo comes to an end, Mass Fidelity’s wireless speaker system The Core reached $503,253 all thanks to 1,425 backers. The device stands out due to it being dubbed the most “advanced wireless speaker system ever developed.” As previously reported,… Read More

September 30, 2014 @ 10:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Montreal-based Vrvana, Inc. launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $350,000 for its new full-featured virtual reality headset, Totem. The device is described as a “premium developer kit” that has unique features and plenty of onboard horsepower to experience immersive and… Read More

September 18, 2014 @ 2:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Refusing to allow the city to deny them the route of their dreams, a group of  Toronto commuters have launched LineSixTransit to ask backers to donate money for a bus that runs between the Union Station and Liberty Village on weekday mornings. The description of… Read More

September 10, 2014 @ 12:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In celebration of its first year live in Canada, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter took a look back at the last twelve months. Last year, the platform revealed its excitement of the Canadian launch by declaring, “We’re thrilled that Kickstarter is now available to creators in Canada…. Read More

September 7, 2014 @ 10:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding portal and software provider Fundrazr has created another infographic for those interested in crowdfunding.   This time they are talking about building social equity.  If you don’t have it now – don’t start your crowdfunding campaign because it is imperative to have social reach… Read More

September 4, 2014 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo is doing their annual pilgrimage up north to Canada hitting the streets of Canada’s largest city for the Toronto International Film Festival or TIFF. As the cottagers slip back into their Fall routines one thing they may look forward to are the cool films… Read More

August 11, 2014 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

CrowdfundSuite is a new funding hub that has been launched to enable both existing crowdfunding channel players and interested private capital industry stakeholders to successfully navigate and profit from the exploding Alternative Funding sector. CrowdfundSuite seeks to provide platform access, services and education across the… Read More

July 26, 2014 @ 8:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Vancouver-based Glacier Media announced the launch of its own community crowdfunding service initiative called FundAid. According to the Vancouver Courier, which is owned by Glacier Media, FundAid is will tap into its newspapers’ deep ties to its communities to help raise awareness for… Read More

July 18, 2014 @ 9:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian-based Morgentaler Abortion Clinic may have surpassed its crowdfunding campaign goal on Fundrazr of $100,000 to keep its doors open in its New Brunswick location, but the organizers have announced the center will be closing its doors on Friday (July 19th) after all. As previously… Read More

July 17, 2014 @ 10:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Smart Crowdfunding LLC has brought mainstream crowdfunding to the younger generation. Their new platform, Crowd-Fund-Kids, launched in July 2014, and will initially be available in four countries: United States, United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada.  However, they plan on expanding their platform into more countries in the near future.  Crowd-Fund-Kids will not… Read More

July 15, 2014 @ 1:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to stop the closing of the only private abortion clinic in the Maritimes, Fredericton-based Morgentaler Clinic launched a crowdfunding campaign on FundRazr to raise $100,000. Within a week and a half, the project has surpassed half of its goal. According to The Star, the… Read More

July 7, 2014 @ 7:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Stepping up to help a love one in need, 7-year-old Quinn Callender has launched a YouCaring campaign to raise funds for his friend Brayden, who has been struggling with a terrible disease known. Although he was only looking to raise $20,000, the British Columbia resident… Read More

July 3, 2014 @ 3:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indiegogo has announced a new iPhone app for Canada. This is the first of what is expected to be a global roll out of mobile versions of its funding technology. According to the Globe and Mail, the global crowdfunding company stated Canada was chosen because… Read More

June 26, 2014 @ 2:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowds4Change, a crowdfunding platform for education and community initiatives supporting youth, has announced the launch of its Change Counts campaign to encourage schools and organizations serving youth to take the first step in sparking change to meet their educational objectives. Change Counts, through Crowds4Change, provides… Read More

June 24, 2014 @ 1:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Every day, entrepreneurs have turned to crowdfunding to fund their new business or product and are given two types of options for the campaign, all-or-nothing and flexible funding, also known as keep-it-all. Both possess great perks, but the key question for each campaign would be… Read More

June 20, 2014 @ 8:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canada based organic manufacturing company Eggshell Resources, has chosen Optimize Capital Markets to list its equity crowdfunding offering for a total of $3 million in growth capital and product development. Eggshell Resources,  has developed a technology that extracts the protein and calcium from eggshells to… Read More

June 18, 2014 @ 12:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdtilt, a crowdfunding platform that helps users fund experiences, purchases, and causes with help from their friends, family, and extended network, announced today that the San Francisco company is now available to the people of Canada. In just a few weeks, the local Crowdtilt team… Read More

June 13, 2014 @ 6:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mitomics Seeks $5 Million in Equity Crowdfunding on Optimize Capital Markets. Mitomics has positioned their company to be a leaders in the niche market of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) technology. They claim their unique structural and functional characteristic of mtDNA make it a highly sought after system… Read More

June 4, 2014 @ 5:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Shakespeare by the Sea (SBTS), the Halifax-based theatre group, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $20k the day after their Point Pleasant Park establishment was damaged by a fire. The unfortunate incident left the exterior and attic completely destroyed and the company is looking… Read More