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April 15, 2015 @ 2:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FitnessCubed, a startup dedicated to bringing exercise to the workplace, recent closed its crowdfunding campaign on Fundable for its product, Cubii. During its time on the platform, the new device gained $350,000. Cubii is described as the “world’s first” under-desk elliptical trainer that is designed… Read More

April 15, 2015 @ 1:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Today, former NBC correspondent, Chris Hansen, officially launched his crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to bring back his hit reality series, To Catch a Predator under the new name, Hansen vs. Predator.  Per its synopsis, To Catch a Predator follows a perverted-justice team that works with Dateline to catch predators over the internet seeking young… Read More

April 15, 2015 @ 12:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Making sure to end controversy before it even starts, crowdfunding giant Indiegogo quickly shut down a new campaign that was dedicated to Oklahoma reserve deputy Robert Bates, who is currently being investigated for fatally shooting 44-year-old Eric Harris. Time reports that Bates stated he mistook his hand… Read More

April 15, 2015 @ 11:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, popular car service, Uber Detroit, asked riders to help a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe for a driver with stage four cancer to pay off his mortgage. According to Detroit News, Uber announced that it will donate $1 to the crowdfunding campaign for each rider that… Read More

April 15, 2015 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

COBI, developer of the self-dubbed “world’s smartest” connected biking system, has completed one of the largest financing rounds ever for a bike startup. The company is set to receive more than $4 million from European investors Capnamic Ventures, Iris Capital and Creathor Venture. Private investors… Read More

April 15, 2015 @ 10:19 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Setién, an international commodities trading company headquartered in New York City with operations in Mexico, Chile, China, UA, Brazil, Venezuela and India, has patented a process for the production of liquid sugar that generates 30-40% savings on production costs compared to the traditional process for obtaining liquid… Read More

April 15, 2015 @ 9:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking the help of his fans, Sammy Griner, who is known for his famous “Success Kid” meme, and his mother, Laney Robertson Griner, have launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for his father’s kidney transplant. Sharing details about the situation, Laney wrote: “Justin is a 39… Read More

April 15, 2015 @ 8:28 am By Erin Hobey  |  

gamesGRABR, the social network for gaming, has successfully raised more than £450,000 in its second round of funding on the Crowdcube platform, smashing its initial £250,000 target by over 80% and attracting 221 investors, including the London Co-investment Fund. “We are so proud of this latest round of… Read More

April 14, 2015 @ 2:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

California tech startup, Endless, announced today it has launched a crowdfunding campaign for their self-titled flagship computer. The company has created its own hardware and operating system, Endless OS, tailored to the unique challenges of the developing world. The hardware is designed on the premise that affordable… Read More

April 14, 2015 @ 12:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fuel3D, a developer of 3D scanning solutions, today announced the full retail availability of SCANIFY, a handheld, point-and-shoot 3D scanner built to enable consumers to 3D scan objects in high-resolution shape and color in under one second. North American consumers can purchase SCANIFY through WYNIT distribution… Read More

April 14, 2015 @ 11:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

MobCraft Beer, an award winning Madison craft brewery, announced that it has closed one of the first intrastate equity crowdfunding campaigns in the U.S. The campaign received an initial commitment of $75,000 from 57 investors, topping the Kickstarter brewery record of $71,000. The round ultimately… Read More

April 14, 2015 @ 10:41 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Founded by Matthias Graf Lambsdorff, Hamburg-based food4fans specializes in the sale of sweet and salty snacks for soccer/fussball fans. Licensed by soccer clubs such as FC Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Hamburger SV, and FC St. Pauli, the start-up sells its products via established retail chains like Edeka, REWE, and… Read More

April 14, 2015 @ 10:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese Internet Giant Baidu, and Carmel Ventures, Co-Lead $5M Investment Round in Tonara, the Leading Music Education Technology Platform Today, Tonara, a music education technology company, announced a $5 million investment round led by Baidu, China’s leading search engine, and Carmel Ventures. Baidu’s investment and partnership… Read More

April 14, 2015 @ 9:54 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Currently listed on the ISDX, a London investment exchange, Sandal is comprised of PowerConnections, an established cash generative division, and Energenie, which is at the centre of the rapidly expanding Internet of Things market. Founded in 1996, Sandal designs, develops and manufactures consumer electronics products, seeing £3m of turnover… Read More

April 14, 2015 @ 9:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Barracuda luggage, the new fully-collapsible carry-on with built-in tray, ergonomic swivel handle, advanced GSM-GPRS technology, easy open flap and USB charger, has officially launched on Kickstarter and is available for pre-order. Barracuda’s distinctive design includes exclusive features, both technological and practical, to enhance the travel… Read More

April 14, 2015 @ 8:53 am By Erin Hobey  |  

As mentioned in a recent interview with  FluxMob’s Co-Founder Alan Tran, he and his childhood friend Co-founder Justin Zito who swiftly raised $90,253 in initial funds for their tech gadget company FluxMob and its first product, BOLT, through Kickstarter, overfunding with the help of 1,790 backers. The duo has returned to Kickstarter with… Read More

April 14, 2015 @ 3:26 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Waking up in Tuesday’s territory, your day may have started with good intentions: a proper breakfast, replying to all your work emails by noon, a brisk noon run…and avoiding ending the day with a slurp of instant ramen and Wednesday headache already in place. Congratulations if any or… Read More

April 13, 2015 @ 6:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Real estate crowdfunding platform Fundrise has shared a bit of history.  The first ever crowdfunded real estate project has opened up as a “communal food” and retail market in the H Street corridor in our nation’s Capitol. Maketto, located at 1351 H Street NE, was… Read More

April 13, 2015 @ 3:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With only six more days until its record-breaking Indiegogo campaign comes to an end, Australia’s Flow Hive has successfully raised over $10 million thanks to nearly 28,000 backers. As previously reported, Flow Hive was created by father-son duo Cedar and Stuart Anderson and is considered… Read More

April 13, 2015 @ 3:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Two years ago at NAB, CTRL+Console demoed a prototype of its mobile app for iPad control of Adobe Premiere Pro CC for video editing. This was just the first of many interfaces by the company that turn iPads into intuitive controllers for creative software. Today,… Read More