Tagged: pretail

October 29, 2015 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Teforia Claims “Best Cup of Tea You’ve Never Had” I am not certain what the Xbox has to do with making tea but there must be some sort of connection. But I must admit, the creators of Teforia have some serious cred in product design. They… Read More

July 9, 2015 @ 6:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Orange is a global telecommunications company that has over 155,000 employees and generated over €39 billion in revenue last year. They don’t really need outside funding to launch a prototype landline phone – but they are using Ulule, France’s first crowdfunding platform to launch NeoRetro –… Read More

May 13, 2015 @ 3:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Nike, Jibo and Sonos design veterans have partnered up to create a “Cur” a smart pain relief wearable that wants to provide a solution to chronic pain, something that impacts more than half of the adults in the US. If you are someone that lives with chronic… Read More

March 26, 2015 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Apple Watch has a new competitor and I am not talking about the Google/Intel thing.  This watch has been created by a former Apple employee and you can immediately see the design DNA in this incredibly crafted watch. Olio, positioned as a “boutique” watch company, has launched a… Read More

November 11, 2014 @ 6:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Boulder, Colorado-based company, Kindara, recently debuted a pretail crowdfunding campaign for organizers claim as the first-ever basal body temperature (BBT) thermometer; “Wink”. The project has already generated over $60,000 in presales for its “home grown” crowdfunding campaign.  Kindara made the decision to skip over big,… Read More

October 12, 2014 @ 8:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Plastc Card wants to replace your wallet with a single digital credit card and they are upping the competition to first mover COIN.  Plastc recently launched a pretail campaign to fund their high tech plastic and they are betting that Apple Pay won’t swamp the… Read More

September 20, 2014 @ 6:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Apple Pay was announced by CEO Tim Cook with much fanfare during his break out “one more thing” presentation delivering new iPhones and the much anticipated Apple Watch.  Apple Pay is no where near as sexy as new hardware but it exemplifies the expanding reach… 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 6, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Innovative Children’s Gaming Device Osmo Created by Ex Googler – Disney Team Get’s Support from the Crowd. Osmo is ready to claim the title of “most successful pre-sale campaigns for child-focused connected device”, as demand quickly surpassed its first goal of raising $50,000 in just… Read More

April 13, 2014 @ 9:00 am By Kendall Almerico  |  

I have written about the misconception by some members of the general public that equity crowdfunding and rewards-based crowdfunding are the same thing.  Many people are misinformed and do not understand that Title III of the JOBS Act has nothing to do with rewards-based crowdfunding…. Read More

March 31, 2014 @ 11:07 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Grammy-winning recording artist Imogen Heap has toured the world and released several hits, known for her melding of airy vocals and digital soundscapes. Now she’s taking that latter bit to a pretty incredible conclusion via a new music making device and, appropriately, a currently-running Kickstarter… Read More

March 29, 2014 @ 12:13 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

If there was any doubt as to whether consumers were looking for an alternative to the image currently available dolls portray for young women, shelve said doubt. More than 13,000 people want to see a new doll – Lammily – happen, and thanks to their… Read More

March 20, 2014 @ 3:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

One of the largest self-crowdfunding campaigns ever – Tile – has announced they are preparing to ship their finder devices to early backers. The pretail crowdfunding campaign launched back in 2013 and blew past their initial $20,000 goal within minutes of launching.  The campaign closed at over $2.6 million…. Read More

March 17, 2014 @ 11:43 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Design to Matter has placed their name on two dubious crowdfunding campaigns. We reported on both in the Summer of 2013 and pointed out that the scenario raised some ethical questions about crowdfunding. Their first campaign, a Kickstarter for the Instacube, is actually said to… Read More

March 14, 2014 @ 4:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Moov, a new fitness wearable device, launched pretail crowdfunding campaign two weeks ago besting the $40,000 initial goal in 90 minutes.  The company has now stated they have successfully raised close to $1 million over the course of its recent campaign, claiming the title of… Read More

March 12, 2014 @ 12:50 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Wow. $40,000,000+ in crowdfunding cash from 400,000+ backers for Star Citizen. To put that in perspective, the 2010 census placed the population of Wyoming – the smallest state by population – at somewhere around 560,000 people. At what point should Star Citizen get a couple of Senators and… Read More

March 11, 2014 @ 10:50 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Could you imagine having raised over $100,000 on Kickstarter only to cancel the campaign with less than 48 hours to go? That is precisely what Tivitas Interactive has done, and they deserve a lot of credit for it. The campaign was for the Sinister multi-platform… Read More

March 9, 2014 @ 12:54 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Smart home security device Canary has landed a $10 million Series A round led by Khosla Ventures. Khosla’s Ben Ling will join Canary’s board as part of the deal. It’s the third round of funding for Canary counting their $1.2 million seed round and a… Read More

March 9, 2014 @ 12:16 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

  Ouya has announced plans to drop their hardware-focused approach to become a software-only platform for Android games. Prognosticators once bullish on the subject of indie gaming consoles are suddenly cooling off. Although I don’t agree with the sudden change of heart, there are lessons… Read More

March 5, 2014 @ 12:09 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

PledgeMusic has released a major redesign of their crowdfunding platform for musicians, but there is more to the redesign than just a facelift. This represents a big strategic shift for the platform, and one that says quite a bit about crowdfunding strategy for musicians and… Read More