Tagged: microsoft

March 14, 2015 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NCFA) held a highly successful, sold out event last week in Toronto.  According to event organizers, over 300 attendees gathered for the inaugural event as industry participants and advocates joined to discuss the future of crowdfunding and new forms of finance…. Read More

November 19, 2014 @ 9:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday (November 18th), Empatica, Inc., an affective computing startup focused on human data analytics,  launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to develop its first ever consumer offering, The Embrace. The device is an all-in-one watch and medical-quality wearable device, is designed for people seeking to improve… Read More

June 4, 2013 @ 2:11 am By Mashable  |  

Microsoft launched a new way for college students to pay for Windows PC purchases on Tuesday — a Kickstarter-style crowdfunding program. The tech giant’s new “Chip In” program lets friends and family crowdsource donations toward purchasing a Windows PC for a college student. The program… Read More

May 28, 2013 @ 9:08 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Over the weekend, Silicon Era published a piece covering an earnings call by big time video game publisher Square Enix. Three recent titles put out by the publisher failed to meet sales targets, including Tomb Raider and Hitman: Absolution. Yosuke Matsuda, who is apparently next in… Read More

November 16, 2012 @ 1:55 am By JD Alois  |  

/PRNewswire/ — Mimvi, Inc. (OTCBB: MIMV) and Entrepreneur Media agreed to collaborate on the development of a crowd funding platform specifically designed for the mobile developer.  The new platform is intended to provide a variety of resources to the developer community, including crowd funding services,… Read More