Tagged: science

Learning Platform Focused on STEM Skills Because Learning Now Seeking Funds Through Indiegogo/MicroVentures

Because Learning, a U.S.-based learning platform specifically focused on STEM skills, is now seeking funds through Indiegogo/Microventure’s equity crowdfunding platform. Founded in 2014, Because Learning, which was previously known as Ardusat, is on a mission to inspire students in the STEM field, which are science, technology,… Read More

Injeq Oy Set to Close Invesdor Round With More Than €1.6 Million in Funding

Injeq Oy (Ltd), a Finland-based MedTech company, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor with more than €1.6 million from close to 700 investors. The initiative was launched back in May and quickly secured its initial €825,000 funding target for the company’s smart Injeq IQ-Needle. According… Read More

In Celebration of Voyager Golden Record Launch Anniversary: Kickstarter Announces New Projects Initiative Inspired By the Record

On Wednesday, crowdfunding platform Kickstarter announced a new initiative specifically for projects inspired by the Voyager Golden Record. The funding portal shared: “Forty years ago, the Voyager Golden Record soared into space aboard NASA’s Voyager 1 space probe. Curated by Carl Sagan and intended to… Read More

ioLight Launches Second Crowdcube Campaign: Seeks £250,000 For Growth & Expansion

Less than two years after securing £242,180 from 249 investors through its campaign on Crowdcube, ioLight has launched its second initiative on the equity crowdfunding platform and is currently seeking £250,000. As previously reported, ioLight was founded in 2014 by Andrew Monk and Richard Williams. The company is the… Read More

Propel(x) Announcement: $5.3 Million Raised For Deep Technology & Science Startups Through Platform in 2016

Online angel investment platform Propel(x) announced on Wednesday its platform hit a significant growth milestone in 2016 by helping to secure $5.3 million for deep technology and science startups. Sharing details about the milestone, Swati Chaturvedi, CEO and Co-Founder of Propel(x), stated: “2016 was a successful year in connecting… Read More

Tech Coast Angels Leads $2M Funding of Echo Labs

Echo Laboratories, a startup microscope maker, has closed a $2 million funding round led by Tech Coast Angels (TCA). The round was completed in less than two months and was said to be the Angel network’s largest funding round for the year.  Tech Coast Angels… Read More

“Project Blue” Seeks $1M on Kickstarter to Photograph an Earth-like planet Orbiting Another Sun-like Star

San Francisco-based science initiative Project Blue has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $1 million for its space photograph telescope. The project hopes to discover a habitable planet orbiting a Sun like star (and perhaps one that is already inhabited). According to the… Read More

Aromyx Seeks $3.6 Million on Propel(X) to Digitize Taste & Smell

Aromyx has created technology that “digitizes taste and scent” allowing companies / researchers the ability to see what their products do to their customers and thus be able to more effectively design effective products. While there are other competitors in the market, Aromyx and their… Read More

Propel(x) Partners with Breakout Labs on Angel Investment Channel

Propel(x), an online angel investment platform for science and tech startups, has announced the launch of the Propel(x) Channel program.  The platform also revealed its first channel partner, Breakout Labs, a seed-stage fund for science startups that operates out of the Thiel Foundation. Breakout Labs conducts… Read More

Rayton Solar Is Testing the Waters: Uses Regulation A+ For New Cost-Effective Source of Energy Technology (Video)

This week, Rayton Solar, Inc. (Rayton Solar), announced it was testing the waters of Regulation A+ through crowdfunding platform, StartEngine. The California-based solar panel company is seeking to attract more investors as it prepares to develop a cost-effective source of energy through essential particle acceleration manufacturing technology…. Read More

TAXA Biotechnologies Seeks Funds Through Title III Offering on WeFunder

On Monday, biotech startup, TAXA Biotechnologies, Inc., made history by being one of the first to use Title III rules of the JOBS Act. The company launched its initial on equity crowdfunding platform, WeFunder. Founded in 2013, TAXA Biotechnologies consists of biologists and experts who use synthetic biology technologies… Read More

Survey: Top Reasons Angels Invest? Management Team, Followed by ROI

A new survey published today provides evidence that Angel investors are “not just in it for the money.” Propel(x), a San Francisco-based online investment platform, collaborated with Peter Thiel’s Breakout Labs, MIT Alumni Angels of Northern California and Innovation Node Los Angeles (part of the… Read More

Bill Nye Filmmaking Labs Offer Up New Kickstarter Documentary Update

Last week, the Bill Nye Film crew shared some details about the Kickstarter-funded documentary project. The project surfaced on the crowdfunding platform last summer and captured $859,425 from 16,850 backers. According to a new update, the project has met up with various scientists to chat about Nye’s impact on… Read More

Brief: Crowdcube #FundedClub Member ioLight to Present Hi-Resolution Microscope at Cambridge’s e-Luminate Festival

Crowdcube alum and #FundedClub member ioLight will be presenting its hi-resolution microscope on Saturday at the e-Luminate Festival. ioLight took to Crowdcube in September for the microscope and surpassed its initial £150,000 and achieved£242,180 from goal thanks to nearly 250 investors. The device is considered to… Read More

Crowdcube #FundedClub Member PrimoToys Launches Kickstarter For Coding Toy; Overfunds in Less Than 24 Hours

On Tuesday, new Crowdcube #FundedClub member PrimoToys turned to reward-based crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to raise $100,000 for its new coding toy, Cubetto. Cubetto is a toy for both boys and girls and is powered by what is described as a “tangible” programming language. Children help… Read More

“Bill Nye Film” Creators Offer Up A Production Update to Kickstarter Backers

Earlier this week, David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg, the filmmakers behind the upcoming Bill Nye Film documentary, announced a production update to their Kickstarter backers. The project surfaced on the crowdfunding portal last summer and slowly reached its initial $650,000 goal. By the end of… Read More

Axol Bioscience Surpasses £600,000 on SyndicateRoom; Sought Funds For Expansion & Research

Axol Bioscience, a UK-based startup that specializes in human cell culture, has captured £600,000 through its equity crowdfunding round on SyndicateRoom in just over four weeks. The company is raising funds to dramatically accelerate revenue growth and international expansion, as well as to support further product… Read More

Parents Approve: EdPlace Seeks £400,000 on Crowdcube to Expand Educational Resource Business

EdPlace, a UK-based online subscription service providing comprehensive curriculum coverage, has launched a Crowdcube initiative to raise £400,000 for the expansion of its services. The company shared that it empowers parents in their children’s education by providing adaptive learning resources in English, maths and science… Read More

Science Education Company Empiribox Returns to Crowdcube Seeking More Expansion Funds

Empiribox, a UK-based educational company, has launched its second equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise 125,000 to continue expansion. The company noted that it not only provides the proper tools to teaching science, but also aims to equip 7-11-year-olds, particularly girls, with an understanding… Read More

Smithsonian Institute’s Neil Armstrong Spacesuit Project Finishes Kickstarter Run

Well, it’s official: The Smithsonian’s first crowdfunding campaign has officially ended… and it was a success! The organization announced last month that it has teamed up with Kickstarter to help fund a few projects. The first initiative was dedicated to Neil Armstrong’s famous spacesuit. The Smithsonian… Read More

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