Tagged: hardware

August 2, 2014 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The Bragi Dash was a huge Kickstarter crowdfunding hit.  The campaign raised over $3.3 million on a goal of just $260,000.  The Dash is a pair of smart bluetooth headphones that are designed to be as unobtrusive as possible.  The project is the 12th most… Read More

July 24, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Vessyl Cup, a project in the midst of a pretail crowdfunding campaign, has shared they have passed by the $1 million mark.  The smart cup project was announced this past June by San Francisco based Mark One with an original target of raising $50,000 in… Read More

July 14, 2014 @ 10:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Now Raising Equity, Nomad First Raised Funding on Kickstarter. Nomad, the designer and manufacturer of minimalist smartphone accessories, has listed its equity crowdfunding campaign on CircleUp.  Known for its NomadKey, the company has also introduced new products including the solid carabiner-sized NomadClip USB cable and… Read More

July 8, 2014 @ 12:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

HWTrek, a global community for digital electronics, today announced the beta launch of the HWTrek Project Development Hub (the Hub), the world’s first cloud-based intelligent navigation tool for creators and inventors working to bring hardware projects to market. The Hub generates a management flow tailored… Read More

July 5, 2014 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

The multipurpose device GOkey closed their crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo this past week after having raised $1,033,492 from 11,846 backers.  The flexible funding campaign launched with a goal of raising $40,000 – a paltry figure in contrast to their final number.  The $40k was raised… Read More

July 3, 2014 @ 6:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Changing the way music lovers listen to their favorite artists, Geek Labs launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $38,000 for its product Geek Wave. The new device is described as a high performance music player that the user can take on-the-go and is… Read More

July 2, 2014 @ 12:47 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

As a result of its highly successful launch, Ringly has not only exceeded its pre-sales goal of $60,000, but has also initiated the most successful pre-sales campaign for women’s connected jewelry, reaching over $100,000 in sales in under 24 hours. The company has already sold… Read More

June 30, 2014 @ 6:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Switzerland-based Dacuda has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its invention, the PocketScan. Although the original funding goal was only $50,000, the campaign has raised $321,471 from 2,898 backers since its launch on June 16th. According to the campaign website, the PocketScan is considered… Read More

June 28, 2014 @ 8:27 am By JD Alois  |  

So rewards based crowdfunding has quickly become fertile ground for proving market viability of the next cool product while raising some cash.  There are more than a few companies that validated their product via Kickstarter or Indiegogo and then quickly were acquired or caught the… Read More

June 26, 2014 @ 3:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a week after WeTag’s iFind raised over $500,000 during its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, the platform has made the decision to suspend the project following the rise of doubts from its backers. As previously reported by Crowdfund Insider, the iFind is considered the “next generation item… Read More

June 25, 2014 @ 3:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Misfit Shine, the popular activity tracker, raised over $840,000 on Indiegogo in 2013 – placing the campaign in the top ten campaigns on Indiegogo that year.  Pebble Watch raised over $10 million way back in 2012 on Kickstarter (the Jurassic period in rewards based crowdfunding) and… Read More

June 25, 2014 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With just a day and a half until its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter comes to an end,  Lomography‘s Lomo’Instant Camera, which originally set out with an initial goal of only $100,000, has raised over $1,000,000 from close to 8,000 backers. The camera is considered the world’s… Read More

June 23, 2014 @ 11:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Fundable, an investment crowdfunding platform, has announced a partnership with Dragon Innovation, a hardware  authority. For hardware companies utilizing the Fundable platform, Dragon Innovation will now review and certify the products via the “Dragon Certified program”. This process will demonstrate to potential backers / investors… Read More

June 20, 2014 @ 8:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

GOkey, the multi-purpose electronic keychain accessory, has extended its Indiegogo campaign in order to reach their newly instituted stretch goals. Potential backers now have until July 3rd to back the new multi-function keychain accessory that acts as a portable battery charger for mobile devices, flash drive,… Read More

June 20, 2014 @ 7:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

It is an accepted norm that one has to be in Silicon Valley to make it big in an internet startup or New York City to get to the top of the finance industry or Los Angeles for the movie business. One of the reasons… Read More

June 18, 2014 @ 1:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

HWTrek, a global funding platform and community for digital electronics, has helped two US hardware startups attract new funding from its parent company, TMI Holding (TMI) and will provide ongoing support to aid in their future growth. TMI selected the two campaigns by leveraging HWTrek’s expert community of… Read More

June 18, 2014 @ 8:42 am By JD Alois  |  

There have been many, perhaps dozens, of item finders / device locating products hit the market in the past 2 years.  Part of this craze was driven by the dramatic success of Tile that ran a phenomenally successful self-crowdfunding campaign that proved profound demand for… Read More

June 18, 2014 @ 7:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fresh off the closing of its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, HYPER by Sanho Corporation‘s iStick reached well over its original goal of $100,000 and raised $1,100,629 from 7,495 backers. iStick is a USB drive with integrated Apple Lighning connector that was made for iPhone and iPad.  According to… Read More

June 17, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

PCH Delivers Online Marketplace to Create A New Retail Experience for Tech Products. PCH, the product development and supply chain management company behind some of the world’s best hardware products,  has launched TheBlueprint.com, an online marketplace for well-designed technology and the stories behind it. The Blueprint will sell… Read More

June 16, 2014 @ 4:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

This is something that doesn’t happen to often. The MBLOK campaign on Kickstarter hit their $120,00 CAD crowdfunding goal last Thursday, June 12th – only to see backers abandon the project as questions arose to the viability of the device. MBLOK, a hardware device we… Read More