Tagged: technology

January 18, 2014 @ 12:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bike System’s First-To-Market Motorcycle Heads up Display. Raises 15% Equity on Seedrs. UK based equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs allowed 156 investors to  join together to facilitate a new motorcycle heads-up display called Bike HUD.  The product will soon be delivered to customers around the world… Read More

January 17, 2014 @ 10:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity Crowdfunding Offer Set to Close Sunday.  Pay-as-you-play streaming music service PSonar is raising capital on SyndicateRoom. The equity crowdfunding offering is looking to raise £200,000 for 9.16% equity in the small company.  The offer is nearly complete and has already captured over £180,000 from… Read More

January 14, 2014 @ 2:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

I take a profound numbers of photos. Like many of you, I have long since given up on the “point & shoot” cameras and I just cannot lug around a DSLR camera.  I take take really great images too (honest!).  My iPhone 5 does a… Read More

January 13, 2014 @ 12:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

After receiving some stellar recognition at CES by winning the Last Gadget Standing competition and being an Awards Honoree for Innovations and Design.  Skulpt Aim ended their Indiegogo crowdfunding round by raising $384,509 – almost four times their stated goal.  This amount raised places Skulpt in the… Read More

January 12, 2014 @ 7:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ever wish there were more hours in the day?  Yes that is a rhetorical question but it appears that Polish startup IntelClinic, and their founder Kamil Adamczyk, may have found a solution for this ongoing enigma.  The company has developed NeuroOn and they have just closed their… Read More

January 12, 2014 @ 11:47 am By JD Alois  |  

5th Most Funded Successful Campaign Ever on Indiegogo. Berlin, Germany based Panono has won many accolades during their crowdfunding campaign including a coolest gadget shout out and tons of press especially with their trip to CES 2014 this past week.  The hot tech device that… Read More

January 11, 2014 @ 11:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Kreyos Meteor Smartwatch, one of the top crowdfunding smartwatch campaigns to date having raised $1.5 million in August 2013, released a much anticipated video of their wearable tech during their stint at CES 2014.  Delivery of the Kreyos was delayed this past November but expectations… Read More

January 10, 2014 @ 10:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Still crowdfunding on Indiegogo, another tech project has claimed a CES award.  Skulpt Aim is the winner in the Last Gadget Standing CES 2014 – where the people get to vote on their favorite tech device.  Skulpt announced earlier this week they had made it… Read More

January 10, 2014 @ 9:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding Campaign Has Not Yet Finished As Airtame Wins Global Recognition at CES. This is kind of cool to be able to do a quick follow up for Airtame who we reported on their being nominated for an award at CES.  Now we can state… Read More

January 10, 2014 @ 8:40 am By JD Alois  |  

  Form 1 Receives Innovation Honor at CES. Form 3D printer from Formlabs had an incredible 2013.  After raising just short of $3 Million on Kickstarter in 2012, the Cambridge, Massachusetts based company went on to raise $19 Million this past October in a funding… Read More

January 9, 2014 @ 10:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

For anyone who has actually had the luck to try out the Oculus Rift this should not come as a surprise.  The Oculus Rift “Crystal Cove” prototype has won the Best of CES 2104 prize.  The accolades continue to pore in from around the world,… Read More

January 9, 2014 @ 10:59 am By JD Alois  |  

angelMD Announces Crowdfunding-Based Private Equity Firm. Recognizing the capital marketplace for early stage medical companies is incredibly inefficient for both investors and startups, angelMD has launched a private equity firm that will leverage a crowdfunding platform to effectively match physician investors with leading medical startups… Read More

January 9, 2014 @ 9:05 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Misfit Wearables CEO Sonny Vu recently spoke at Seattle Pacific University, and as a part of his visit he sat down and was interviewed about his experience in running Misfit Wearables. He shares revelations including the fact that Misfit had VC backing before they launched… Read More

January 8, 2014 @ 7:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Still crowdfunding on Indiegogo, tech startup Airtame has been nominated for “Best Startup” at CES 2014.  The Copenhagen based company still has more than a week to go in their campaign but have have raised over $458,000 on a goal of just $160,000.  Crowdfund Insider… Read More

January 7, 2014 @ 1:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Matterform 3D Scanner  was shared with the public at CES 2014 with the official launch occurring next month. The Matterform 3D Scanner claims to be the world’s first affordable high-resolution 3D scanner. The device wants to provide designers, small businesses, makers, hobbyists and creative… Read More

January 7, 2014 @ 10:37 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Lumo BodyTech is a Silicon Valley-based company that specializes in giving people actionable feedback on body position in order to help them improve their lives. They’ve already crowdfunded one product successfully, and today sees the launch of a second  – the Lumo Lift – that… Read More

January 6, 2014 @ 4:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Announced today during a special briefing at CES, Eric Migicovsky Pebble CEO and founder, revealed their 2nd version of the famous smartwatch.  The Pebble Steel, their premium version watch,  may be ordered today for $249.00 (ships in three weeks from today).  Simultaneously Pebble announced their… Read More

January 6, 2014 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Modena, Italy based company GlassUp may claim the first non-UK listing on equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs.  The company is seeking to raise £100,000 for 7.69% equity in the tech company.  Pre-money valuation of GlassUp is posted at £1,200,390.   The company had previously completed a… Read More

January 3, 2014 @ 6:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding super-star Pebble Watch, the smartwatch that started it all, has tipped their hat to more tech coolness which they are gearing up to share at CES, on Monday, January 6, 2014 at 11AM PT (2PM EST).  Team Pebble has been kind enough to allow… Read More

January 3, 2014 @ 4:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Pirate3D launched their crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter earlier this year to raise funds for their 3D printer “Bucaneer”.  The campaign closed on June 29, 2o14 having raised an incredible $1,438,765 from 3520 backers.  Their initial target was to raise $100,000. Now move forward a few… Read More