Tagged: technology

May 11, 2014 @ 8:13 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Boosted Boards, the ultraportable longboard electric vehicle company, has listed on “venture capital” investment crowdfunding platform FundersClub. Financial details have not been disclosed for this accredited only crowdfunding campaign. At a measly 8 pounds in weight and 20 mile top speed with hill climbing ability to boot,… Read More

May 8, 2014 @ 7:30 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Having secured $250,000 in the early stages of its RockThePost equity crowdfunding campaign, SpeechTrans aims to raise up to $750,000 more to develop and market its lauded advanced Speech to Speech (S2S) Language Translation software. Partnering with HP, Microsoft and Intel, according to their RockThePost… Read More

May 7, 2014 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wearhaus, a startup aiming to change the way people share music, launched its very own $75k crowdfunding campaign on Tuesday for its new product, the Arc. The new wireless headphones will bring back the intimacy and fund of listening to music together. Inspired by a… Read More

May 7, 2014 @ 9:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tinitell, a Swedish mobile technology startup, needed only 7 days on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to reach its campaign goal of $100k to start manufacturing of the world’s smallest mobile phone. Instead of adding more expensive smartphones to the household, parents who want to be able… Read More

May 7, 2014 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

The Micro 3D Printer closed their crowdfunding round on Kickstarter today having raised over $3.4 million on a goal of raising just $50,000.  11,855 backers came together to support what was described as “the first truly consumer 3D printer”. It was not that long ago… Read More

May 1, 2014 @ 12:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

TechBridge has announced the launch of the TechBridge Nonprofit Exchange, the first crowdfunding website that enables nonprofits to raise funds for technology projects that will increase their capacity to serve their respective communities. “Nonprofits recognize the role of technology in increasing their capacity to serve…. Read More

April 30, 2014 @ 7:30 am By Erin Hobey  |  

London-based Minicabit has raised nearly 68% of its £150,000 funding goal, securing over £101K to date on its Seedrs’ equity crowdfunding campaign.  By setting the minimum investment level at a lowly £10, Founder and CEO Amer Hasan incites investments from cab owners, cab operators, cab… Read More

April 29, 2014 @ 7:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Exciting news for Rufus Labs, its new invention the Rufus Cuff easily surpassed its crowdfunding goal of $200,000 on Indiegogo with plenty time left with the campaign . According to the company, the cuff is “an advanced wearable device with a revolutionary new take on wrist… Read More

April 25, 2014 @ 3:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to change the way people see computers, Bunnie Huang announced its seeking $250,000 through crowdfunding on Crowd Supply for its brand new computer Novena. The new computer was designed for “users who care about open source, and/or want to modify and extend their hard wear.”… Read More

April 25, 2014 @ 7:14 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Maverick HiddenRadio returns to crowdfunding for their sleek bluetooth speaker HiddenRadio2, proving that “it is possible to improve on perfection.” This time around, HiddenRadio launched its crowdfunding on Fundable; to date, neither financial details nor investor information has been disclosed to non-investors. Future consumers look forward… Read More

April 24, 2014 @ 6:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Led by Tekton Ventures and Maveron are among the chief investors, Virtuix, the developer of the anticipated Omni virtual reality treadmill, has announced that it has completed a $3 million seed investment round designed to expand production and distribution of the Omni.   The fundraising initiative… Read More

April 22, 2014 @ 11:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

One of Pozible’s first crowdfunding campaigns from China smashed its target within a minute of launching.  Within 25 minutes the project creators behind the Gyenno One wristband were half way to selling out of their current stock. The base reward for a single watch was… Read More

April 21, 2014 @ 12:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

We originally reported on Time for Medicine this past March as the crowdfunding campaign on Syndicate Room quickly captured interest from investors. The University Hospital of Wales spin out that uses web and cloud technology to bring specialist diagnoses and treatments directly to the homes… Read More

April 15, 2014 @ 8:18 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

For their next round of funding, Zuli has shifted from rewards-based crowdfunding to equity-based crowdfunding on Fundable in order to grow its micro-location based automation. With the help of 925 backers,  Zuli’s Smartplug raised just over $175,000 on its electric Kickstarter campaign which ended this… Read More

April 14, 2014 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

With just over a day to go in their crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, the Pono Music player now stands over $6 million with contributors number over 17,600.  The 35 day project is now firmly anchored in the number 3 position as one of the top… Read More

April 11, 2014 @ 8:37 am By JD Alois  |  

The Micro 3D printer rocketed past $1 million in the first hours of their crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter and now only 4 days into their funding project stand at over $2.2 million.  Approximately 8000 backers have contributed to the rewards based campaign indicating a growing… Read More

April 8, 2014 @ 10:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding on Kickstarter the Micro “First Truly Consumer 3D Printer” blasted their $50,000 goal in minutes and at last count was cruising over $1 million during their first day of funding.  The Bethesda, Maryland company M3D has created the first 3D printer that comes in… Read More

April 7, 2014 @ 6:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lima, an integrated piece of hardware and software that was briefly called “Plug”, raised over $1.2 million on Kickstarter last fall.  Almost 13,000 backers came together to support a product that really is what iCloud aspires to be – but isn’t. Lima creates an environment… Read More

April 5, 2014 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based Loyalzoo, a cloud-based loyalty app for independent shops and eateries has shared their success of their first crowdfunding campaign. The equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs hit its £120,000 target in less than 24 hours after going public. Based in Chiswick, West London, Loyalzoo… Read More

April 4, 2014 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Last October Pressy  “the Almighty Android Button” – crushed their crowdfunding goal on Kickstarter raising just under $700,000 on a $40,000 goal.  The Pressy team had designed an elegant android button to facilitate manual actions on Android phones.  With a simple approach and an integrated… Read More