Tagged: canada

December 3, 2014 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian startup, ForeverSpin, is back on Kickstarter – and en route to another successful campaign! After breaking records earlier this year, the Toronto-based company has released a new line of metal spinning tops. This time around, ForeverSpin™ surpassed $300,000 and achieved over 6000% of its initial funding goal. In a… Read More

November 26, 2014 @ 9:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, co-founders of Canadian-based company Blood Sport launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $250,000 for its new self-titled gaming system known. The description of the system is pretty much self-explanatory, with Blood Sport, the programmers take the consequences of the gaming world… Read More

November 25, 2014 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Time certainly does fly! A year ago this month, inventor and President of PowerUp Toys, Shai Goitien, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for PowerUp 3.0 that generated over $1.2 million and became the top funded programs in the flight category. Today, the innovative Bluetooth-enabled paper airplane toys are sold exclusively… Read More

November 22, 2014 @ 8:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Turning to the crowd after a very unfortunate circumstance, a GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign has been launched to raise $950,000 for Canadian couple so they may pay off a medical bill that they received after the birth of their daughter in Hawaii. According to the campaign,… Read More

November 1, 2014 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two days until its Indiegogo campaign comes to an end, Mass Fidelity’s The Core has scored  over $1 million dollars, thanks to its 3,155 backers. The Toronto-based startup announced it was extending its campaign earlier this month and continuing to be a huge… Read More

October 28, 2014 @ 5:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Mass Fidelity Inc.’s Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for the Core Wireless Speaker System and Core Wireless Sub has continued to gain momentum since this month’s campaign extension and has now become the top crowdfunded Canadian company ever. The campaign launched in early September when it shattered its $48,000 funding goal within 24 hours and… Read More

October 27, 2014 @ 1:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This weekend, Calgary-based Nodano launched its Global Action Wall, a crowdfunding tool that will be used to develop a new platform, dedicated to bringing together people and organizations from around the world and enabling them to take a stand against human suffering. The Global Action… Read More

October 25, 2014 @ 12:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, devastating news hit Canada when two men, warrant officer Patrice Vincent and corporal Nathan Cirillo, were both killed because they were servicemen of the country. Both deaths have shaken the country, and now a group of civilians have launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo… Read More

October 21, 2014 @ 5:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, CEO of Kickstarter, Yancy Strickler announced the exciting news that the crowdfunding giant would be opening its platform to Scandinavia and Ireland startups. Kickstarter’s team wrote, “We’re so excited to announce that Kickstarter is now available to creators in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Ireland — four countries with amazing cultural histories and… Read More

October 8, 2014 @ 12:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Toronto-based tech startup, Mass Fidelity, debuted a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo last month for its new wireless speaker system, The Core, with a mission to raise only $48,000. During its 30-day run, the project exceeded its funding goal and also managed to receive $711,229 thanks to 2,000… Read More

October 6, 2014 @ 1:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

International educational partner Free the Children, and Vancouver-based social enterprise, Change Heroes, have teamed up in an effort to create change in a revolutionary way, with an unprecedented online funding platform. Deep in the Amazon jungle of Ecuador, there is a small, remote, indigenous community called Mondaña, which… Read More

October 6, 2014 @ 7:36 am By Oscar Jofre  |  

This is not the first international cross border equity crowdfunding offer, a title claimed by UK based Airline Odyssey, but this is a first for North America as consumer goods company WAFU has launched a duel listing in both Canada and the United States simultaneously…. Read More

October 3, 2014 @ 4:03 pm By Jason Futko  |  

  Cambridge House held its Canadian Investor Conference event in Toronto, Ontario on 26 September 2014. The event was geared toward investors by bringing top thought leaders and companies who are interested in accessing investors.  BoardSuite Founder, CEO Oscar A Jofre was invited to participate… Read More

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 22, 2014 @ 8:25 am By JD Alois  |  

The Canadian Investor Conference is the only place in Canada where the top investment opportunities available to Canadians hit the big stage. Discover top performing venture companies and listen to Toronto’s thought leaders and most influential investors. Pre-register online for free admission or pay $20… 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 15, 2014 @ 10:20 am By JD Alois  |  

As Indiegogo describes it, this is the crowdfunding campaign “everyone is talking about”:  How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town. So the organizers launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise $70,000 CAD to fund this feature film by Jeremy LaLonde.  The team promised to… 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