Tagged: technology

October 5, 2015 @ 10:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Bragi Dash crowdfunding campaign raised a solid $3.39 million on a $260,000 goal. The in-ear wireless, smart headphones generated the support of almost 16,000 individuals. The Bragi Dash stands as the 21st most funded campaign of all time on Kickstarter.  If you measure against… Read More

September 18, 2015 @ 9:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, San Francisco tech startup OpenROV launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $50,000 for its new underwater drone, Trident.  The project is pretty much killing it having quickly topped $450,000 with the support of 685 backers. The funding effort has 42… Read More

September 16, 2015 @ 6:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Rewards-based crowdfunding has become a vibrant eco-system of diverse and creative funding campaigns. From thousands of dollars to multiple millions, platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have become an important variable in the startup space. Some VCs have asked businesses to validate their products via crowdfunding… Read More

August 28, 2015 @ 4:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than 24 hours until its Kickstarter campaign comes to an end, Jide Technology’s Remix Mini has successfully secured over $1.6 million thank to 21,500 backers. The Beijing-based startup described Remix Mini as a simple to use computer that connects to any screen, keyboard and mouse, allowing… Read More

August 27, 2015 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

COIN, the “one card to replace them all”, has finally announced its 2.0 version – an improvement in technology that leapfrogs their 1.0 card. COIN ran a super successful pretail crowdfunding campaign by catching the imagination of people interested in leaving their credit/debit cards at… Read More

August 21, 2015 @ 5:30 pm By Swati Chaturvedi  |  

As more investors start to look to equity crowdfunding, to get beyond the typical mobile app startup, it’s important to see what’s going on in deep technology. We define deep technology as companies founded on a scientific discovery or meaningful technological innovation. Deep technology startups… Read More

August 3, 2015 @ 9:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

AgFunder, an investment platform for accredited investors investing in agriculture and agriculture technology, announced the release of its 2015 Midyear AgTech Investing Report, tracking a record $2.06B in AgTech investment for the first half of 2015. This figure is only $300M shy of the $2.36B… Read More

July 30, 2015 @ 9:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Olio Devices has closed a $10 million Series A funding round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA).  The new funding comes after raising a solid $4 million in an earlier round that helped to create the company founded by an Apple veteran. Olio launched a series… Read More

July 21, 2015 @ 11:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Lima, tech hardware described as a DropBox Killer, is finally shipping to the backers of a crowdfunding campaign that closed in the fall of 2013 raising over $1.2 million. Lima was an ambitious project that struggled to achieve its claims of providing an integrated personal cloud… Read More

July 20, 2015 @ 3:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in September 2012, Massachusetts-based Adapteva launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise funds for its invention, Parallella. The device is described as a “supercomputer for everyone” and its platform was built on the following principles: Open Access: Absolutely no NDAs or special access needed! All architecture and… Read More

July 17, 2015 @ 1:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this year, Beijing-based Jide Technology hit Kickstarter with a mission to raise funds for its laptop, Remix. The device was described as an Android 4.4.2 based, 11.6” ultra-tablet that provides “the best” mobile productivity and communication experience for all of its users. During its funding round, Remix… Read More

July 15, 2015 @ 1:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mobile phone charging station creator ChargeItSpot has successfully raised $2 million in a funding round on SeedInvest.  Investors participated alongside professional investors Robin Hood Ventures and Soundboard Angel Fund. ChargeItSpot tackles an issue that most every smartphone user encounters. Dead or low batteries while away… Read More

July 8, 2015 @ 12:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  California tech startup So Special Labs, recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise funds for what he believes is the world’s smallest Bluetooth headset. Within the first hour, the project exceeded its initial goal of $30,000 and is now sitting at nearly… Read More

July 6, 2015 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Giving musicians a new type of instrument to play, creators of the Apple MFi-certified smart piano, The ONE has teamed up with marketing agency, Agency 2.0, to launch a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. The ONE is self-dubbed as “the fastest and most affordable way to learn pop songs… Read More

July 6, 2015 @ 2:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks until its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo comes to an end, UK-technology company Extreme Fliers has successfully raised over $1 million for its latest invention, the Micro Drone 3.0.  The first iteration of their product came out in 2007. This version is being launched… Read More

July 6, 2015 @ 11:34 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based Radio Physics Solution (RPS) has created a new weapons screening technology that can detect if an individual is carrying a gun, knife, bomb or IED from a safe distance. Their product is the only mobile system available today. Named MiRTLE, the technology utilizes ultra… Read More

June 29, 2015 @ 2:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to open up about her career in a male-dominate industry, Indiegogo’s director of UK technology and design, Anastasia Emmanuel sat down with Marketing Magazine to weigh in on topics, including her presence in technology world and women’s workplace rights. During her interview, Emmanuel shared details… Read More

June 24, 2015 @ 9:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Everything is soon to be “smart”. The internet of things (IoT) will touch and change just about everything. Interconnected devices will soon be the norm, not the exception. But today a team of former Warby Parker and Birchbox operatives have launched a new smart lightbulb… Read More

June 23, 2015 @ 1:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, California technology company, Keyboardio, took to crowdfunding giant Kickstarter with a mission to raise $120,000 for its new unique keyboard, the Model 01. The Model 01 consists of a hardwood body, mechanical switches and custom-sculpted keycaps. It’s described as “a keyboard for uncompromising… Read More

June 15, 2015 @ 5:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Despite its recent unkept promises and a band of skeptical Android users, Utah-based Saygus has recently launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise $1 million for its anticipated  mobile smartphone, V-SQUARED. For those who don’t know, the V-SQUARED (also referred as the V2) has been a “big deal” for almost a year due… Read More