Tagged: technology

February 18, 2014 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Pretail Crowdfunding Campaign Launched that Adds Fashion to Function. Cuff is a startup company that wants to lead the revolution in wearable technology by providing a stylish, fashionable alternative to today’s current portfolio of drab offerings. Cuff unveiled today a first-of-its-kind selection of fashion wearables… Read More

February 18, 2014 @ 9:26 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Last updated Tuesday, February 18 @ 10:42 AM EST When I came across The Dash on Kickstarter, I thought it was a mistake. $2 million raised with 41 days to go? That is impressive even by Kickstarter’s standards. Munich, Germany-based Bragi LLC has raised this… Read More

February 13, 2014 @ 10:05 am By Charles Luzar  |  

FundersClub has announced the launch of the FundersClub Theme Series, a series of managed funds focused on early-stage companies in specific verticals. The first three funds will focus on health & wellness, Bitcoin & payments and hardware. FundersClub is an invite-only equity crowdfunding play. Just last month the… Read More

February 13, 2014 @ 7:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Fuel 3D Technologies, a developer of 3D scanning solutions, has announced it has secured $2.6 million (£1.6 million) in early stage financing to further the development of its Fuel3D scanner technology. The funding news comes in advance of a planned mezzanine financing round, expected to… Read More

February 11, 2014 @ 7:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Fuel 3D Raised Over $325,000 Crowdfunding on Kickstarter.  Will Announce Further Funding. Fuel 3D continues to march towards production with first round devices scheduled to ship this April.  The developer of 3D scanning solutions, has announced its plans to impress the audience as the company prepares to exhibit… Read More

February 9, 2014 @ 9:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Jive Bike, by Jam Vehicles LTD, was recognized by equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube as the product of the year for 2013.  Jive is an electric, folding and chinless city bicycle that is perfect for urban commuters. The company raised £160,05 from 57 investors in early… Read More

February 7, 2014 @ 11:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Edward Tang, CEO of Avegant the creator’s of the next hot device in technology – the mobile display Glyph, recently joined a segment of CNBC’s Squawk box where he demonstrated his product.  Crowdfunding on Kickstarter today, the beta version is scheduled to ship to backers… Read More

February 7, 2014 @ 11:22 am By JD Alois  |  

  Fastest Campaign Ever on Kickstarter to Raise Goal of $250,000. Mobile personal Theater “Glyph” recently went over the $1 million mark crowdfunding on Kickstarter. Currently this project is the most funded / active campaign on the platform just ahead of RPG Kingdom Come Deliverance…. Read More

February 7, 2014 @ 10:57 am By Charles Luzar  |  

International shipping issues. Functionality problems. Cross-compatibility problems. Taken at face value, comments on the Indiegogo campaign for the Beddit bed monitor don’t paint a very kind picture of the device. The following is an excerpt from a recent update posted by Beddit’s Lasse Leppäkorpi… We are… Read More

February 6, 2014 @ 3:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding on Kickstarter, HiddenRadio2 – a bluetooth speaker – has closed their funding round after raising $720,991 from over 3600 backers.  The company founded by two industrial designers, John Van Den Nieuwenhuizen and Vitor Santa Maria, blew away their crowdfunding goal of raising $90,000.  This… Read More

February 4, 2014 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Pebble, the device that started the smartwatch craze, has finally released their much anticipated app store with iOS support. While some Pebble owners were disappointed the Android version did not ship simultaneously with the iOS version, the Android version in beta for developers was announced… Read More

February 3, 2014 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Kreyos Meteor smartwatch, the 3rd most successfully funded crowdfunding campaign on the Indiegogo platform ever, has announced another delay in shipping of their anticipated product.  In a backer update targeting their over 11,000 backers, the company explained their dilemma: Hi Everyone! As you may already… Read More

January 28, 2014 @ 9:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Fuel3D scanner raised over $300,000 in September 2013 through a highly successful crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter.  With early bird backers scheduled to receive their first products in April 2014, Fuel 3D continues to move forward to final production.   Fuel3D unveiled this week the first images… Read More

January 27, 2014 @ 8:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Glyph, a portable headset that creates a virtual retinal display and claims to create “sharp, stark images unlike you’ve seen before”, rocketed out of the gate on Kickstarter last week easily topping their quarter million goal.  It took just 24 hours for the crowdfunding campaign… Read More

January 25, 2014 @ 4:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding on Kickstarter, the Aurora Dream Enhancer closed this past week at $239,094 on a goal of $90,000.  Backers numbered 1428 with the majority signing up for a device that is scheduled to ship this coming June.  Aurora is capitalizing on the growing interest in… Read More

January 23, 2014 @ 10:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Piper home security and automation device raised over $300,000 on Indiegogo closing in September of 2013.  Described as simple, elegant and powerful the well presented hardware captured significant interest as a comprehensive Wi-Fi-enabled all-in-one home device. Piper combined panoramic video, Z-Wave home automation and environmental sensors into… Read More

January 22, 2014 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Online tool for designers, architects and manufacturers PaletteApp is looking for capital and they are crowdfunding on EarlyShares.  The Chicago based company wants to revolutionize the way the industry has managed the business and they are looking to raise $750,000 in equity on the investment crowdfunding… Read More

January 21, 2014 @ 5:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Snooperscope “night vision for your iPhone” just closed their crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter this past December 25, 2013.  The project raised over £79,000 on a £40,000 goal.  Therefore I was a bit surprised to see the campaign pop up on competitor Indiegogo’s platform.  The pretail… Read More

January 21, 2014 @ 11:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Airtame wireless HDMI has gone from obscure startup to Danish tech superstar in a matter of weeks.  Their crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo was looking to raise $160,000 to fund their dream.  It closed yesterday at $1,268,148 becoming the 5th most funded, successful campaign on Indiegogo… Read More

January 20, 2014 @ 10:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Wireless HDMI Device Stands at Over $1.1 Million in Final Hours of Campaign. As of this morning Copenhagen, Denmark based Airtame has raised $1,143,668 which is more than 7 times their initial crowdfunding goal of $160,000. Over 11,000 backers from more than 80 different countries… Read More