Tagged: technology

June 18, 2014 @ 2:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The search for small, wireless headphones is over! Sweden-based Earin earbuds launched its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter last week. Within a week, the campaign surpassed its initial goal of £179,000 and raised £415,687 from 3,818. Earin’s nearly invisible earbuds function as one Bluetooth headset. There’s… 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 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 14, 2014 @ 1:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

It seems, every year, kids young and old run to the store to find something special for their dads, but end up just giving him a tie or a sports-related item. This has even turned into a ritual of unfortunate and painful gift giving. Here… Read More

June 11, 2014 @ 8:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With just a week and a half until its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter closes, virtual reality kit ANTVR has surpassed its initial goal of $200,000 and has raised $231,095 from 621 backers. As previously reported, the new kit is noted to provide a crystal clear… Read More

June 10, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

New York-based Ringly launches its pre-sales crowdfunding campaign today after raising its million dollar seed round this past September.  The tech start-up aims to solve the recurring frustrating problem of missed calls and texts with its chic line of smart jewelry that caters to a… Read More

June 10, 2014 @ 10:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Sensibo, maker of a smart air conditioning system, has surpassed their $70,000 crowdfunding goal on Indiegogo.  The project became memorable due to the excellent pitch video that described a mundane product in a highly entertaining fashion. Co-founder and CEO of Sensibo Omer Enbar shared his… Read More

June 6, 2014 @ 6:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Chicago-based NIN Ventures, a venture capital fund that invests in early / growth stage financial services technology, education software, internet and digital media, mobile communication, cloud computing, and other path breaking companies, has reached $5 Million,  50% of its funding goal on Crowdfunder. The VC… Read More

June 6, 2014 @ 2:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than 24 hours until its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo closes, home security device Korner has surpassed its $150k goal and raised almost $400,000 from over 3,000 backers. The Korner is a security product for your apartment or home, designed so anyone can use it and everyone can afford… Read More

June 3, 2014 @ 3:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wearhaus Arc, the world’s first social headphones, announced on Tuesday it has reached its crowdfunding campaign goal of $75k and officially started production. The Arc uses Bluetooth technology to bring a more tangible personal experience back to music discovery. Founder of Wearhaus Arc, Nelson Zhang noted,… Read More

May 31, 2014 @ 11:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Glucovation, a metabolic sensor company, announced on Friday that it has been selected as one of San Diego Venture Group‘s “Cool Companies” to be showcased at the upcoming 12th Annual Venture Summit taking place on June 19th in San Diego, California. A committee of SDVG… Read More

May 30, 2014 @ 6:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over two weeks until its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter comes to an end, Tel Aviv-based company  Consumer Physics, an OurCrowd portfolio company, has raised over $2.1 million dollars from more than 10,000 backers for its new consumer electronic project SCiO. The project… Read More

May 30, 2014 @ 10:12 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Currently listed on RockThePost, San Francisco-based Ansa pitches itself as the safest place for personal conversations on iOS or Android operating systems. According to its pitch, Ansa is a pre-revenue/seed-stage product targeting the college-aged demographic in the $32 Billion Consumer Products industry. Ansa Founder Natalie… Read More

May 30, 2014 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

New York ­based retail startup Bindo, founded in 2011 by Jason Ngan and Brad Lauster has raised $1.8 million in an over-subscribed seed round for international expansion. The round is co-­led by well known investor Gary Vaynerchuk, and Singapore/Tokyo­ based East Ventures. Other investors include… Read More

May 28, 2014 @ 9:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

GOkey, the multi-purpose electronic keychain accessary has reached the midpoint of its campaign on crowdfunding platform Indiegogo and has currently raised over 1,100% of its $40,000 funding goal. Now, in order to incentivize backers for their ongoing support, they have instituted a series of campaign… Read More

May 22, 2014 @ 5:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LevelUp, Inc.’s Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for Sabertron: Foam Swords with Electronic Scoring has successfully surpassed its $50,000 goal less than a week after it launched, fulfilling the swordplay dreams of backers who can now expect these high-tech toys to be deliver in time for the… Read More

May 20, 2014 @ 3:09 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

NewYork-based FreeATM has raised $805,000 on its equity crowdfunding campaign listed on SeedInvest ($770,000 Offline).  In FreeATM’s public campaign video, Co-Founder and CEO Clinton Townsend states the VC and crowdfunding goal of its 506(c) offering to be $1 million. FreeATM replaces replaces old ATM technology… Read More

May 20, 2014 @ 1:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Excited to share good news about their new product, the German-based startup GYMWATCH announced it has surpassed its $85k crowdfunding campaign goal on Indiegogo and raised over $136k to finance the production of the GYMWATCH Sensor. The company developed the patent-protected sensor that measures strength… Read More

May 19, 2014 @ 3:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its crowdfunding campaign on Crowd Supply ending this weekend, technology company Bunnie Huang walked away with a grand total of $703,020 from 1,019 backers for its new “all-in-one” desktop, the Novena. The company originally sought out to only raise $200,000. As previously reported by… Read More

May 19, 2014 @ 10:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to bring an Oculus alternative virtual reality system to the video gaming world, the company ANTVR launched a $200,000 crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its all-in-one virtual reality kit. The product is noted to provide a “crystal clear virtual reality gaming and viewing experience.”… Read More