Tagged: technology

September 5, 2013 @ 3:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Dragon Innovation hardware crowdfunding platform earlier announced their site had gone live with multiple hardware projects followed the release with a note indicating they were broadening their services further by collaborating with Qualcomm Atheros.  This additional partnership will help facilitate clients growing need to integrate… Read More

September 5, 2013 @ 10:25 am By JD Alois  |  

London based Microco.sm is a new platform that hosts discussion forums, bulletin boards and communities.  In November of last year they raised capital on the Seedrs platform.  In a short 15 hours they crowdfunded £50,000 to support their growing business.  Come 2013 and they needed… Read More

September 5, 2013 @ 9:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Michigan based ALTe Powertrain Technologies (ALTe), the developer of the first plug-in electric hybrid vehicle powertrain system for light commercial fleet vehicles, is prepping to announce its participation in a major innovative funding platform next Monday, September 9th, 2013. The company will announce a new Private Placement Offering using the first of its kind sophisticated investment platform targeting… Read More

September 3, 2013 @ 11:03 am By JD Alois  |  

The Fuel 3D Handheld Scanner crowdfunding campaign blasted past their initial goal of $75,000 many days ago.  The final tally, having closed this past weekend, stands at $325,343 raised from 437 backers.  3D tech has been a very hot category on crowdfunding platforms but most… Read More

August 29, 2013 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

JumpStarter has announced they have reached out to SpaceX to feature Elon Musk’s Hyperloop concept on their recently launched crowdfunding platform – JumpStartFund. The Hyperloop “project,” which is live on the site, will go through the platform’s standard “evolutionary” processes, where registered users vote, comment,… Read More

August 29, 2013 @ 9:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Michigan based Hybra and their Sound Band headset that uses speaker-less technology has cruised past their $175,000 crowdfunding goal on Kickstarter and now stands well over $400,000 raised with more than two weeks left in their campaign. The $400,000 was a stretch goal set and… Read More

August 28, 2013 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

The olloclip, an iPhone quick change camera lens, crowdfunded on Kickstarter back in the ancient days of crowdfunding in 2011.  The campaign set a goal of raising $15,000 but trounced that amount when 1300 delivered contributions in the amount of $68,201.  Successfully financed, founder Patrick… Read More

August 26, 2013 @ 9:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Owlet “Smart Sock” Monitors Your Baby’s Vital Signs, Connects to iPhone App. Founded by Kurt Workman, Owlet Baby Care Home has created the a baby “smart sock” that transmits a child’s heart rate, oxygen levels, skin temperature, sleep quality, and sleep position (rollover alerts) to… Read More

August 26, 2013 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs specifically targets early stage funding for companies.  In general they target raises of up to £150,000, but will make exceptions if they feel the offer is compelling.  Fundraising rounds up this amount qualify for SEIS or Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme –… Read More

August 20, 2013 @ 7:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Gumstix who pioneered the concept of extremely small computer on module with Linux, has announced a crowdfunding platform for electronic devices. Combined with the Gumstix design-and-build system Geppetto, which enables anyone to create custom Linux-powered electronics, the crowdfunding option now enables single users and hobbyists easier access… Read More

August 8, 2013 @ 1:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Manufacturing service firm Dragon Innovation has launched a new crowdfunding platform dedicated to funding hardware companies – exclusively.  The new platforms announcement comes after a succcessful round of funding from Flybridge Capital Partners, the Foundry Group, the Box Group, Lerer Ventures and Undercurrent Ventures.  The… Read More

August 6, 2013 @ 8:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Michigan based Hybra Advance Technology (Hybra) has experienced early success with its crowdfunding campaign for the company’s new product, Sound Band, a wireless headset that does not use speakers.  The campaigns goal was to raise $175,000 on Kickstarter which was quickly surpassed – in just… Read More

August 2, 2013 @ 9:34 am By JD Alois  |  

HOT smartwatch adds itself to the growing list of successfully crowdfunded smartwatches. Beats goal in first 30 hours. More validation of the pent up demand for wearable tech in the form of a “smartwatch”,  Hot Watch easily surpassed their initial crowdfunding goal of $150,000 in… Read More

July 28, 2013 @ 1:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding on RocketHub, the University of Alabama in Huntsville hopes to develop the technology which will allow astronauts the ability to make round trip excursions to Mars in less than 6 months.  Manned voyages to Jupiter and beyond could also be accomplished within a year…. Read More

July 25, 2013 @ 7:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding on Kickstarter, myType bluetooth pocketable Keyboard creators set a goal of $10,000 but have now surpassed that 8 times over.   1,300 plus backers have supported the myType Keyboard which was designed to be the most conveniently portable keyboard that wirelessly connects to mobile phones and… Read More

July 19, 2013 @ 10:29 am By Charles Luzar  |  

A Palo Alto engineering firm, Electric Motor Werks, has a campaign on Kickstarter that is fully funded. The big reward? A low-cost electric vehicle charging station promising Our group leader, Valery Miftakhov, has a PhD in Physics from Princeton University and 10+ years of business… Read More

July 18, 2013 @ 2:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Bountysource, the first crowdfunding platform dedicated to supporting open-source software, has announced that it has raised a $1.1 million seed round. The total investment is a combination of contributions from Bountysource founder Warren Konkel, a longtime entrepreneur, and True Global Ventures, an investment firm comprised… Read More

July 12, 2013 @ 8:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Data storage device Plug, launched by Cloud Guys Corporation (CGC) a US / French start-up met their crowdfunding goal on Kickstarter of $69,000 in 12 hours and now stands at over $186,000.  In a strategic act of successful pretail, Plug has proven an interest and… Read More

June 29, 2013 @ 12:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

The high profile Singapore based crowdfunding campaign for the 3D printer for everyone, labeled “Bucaneer”, closed today.  Starting with an original goal of “only” $100,000.00 the team at Pirate3D blew past that amount to raise an incredible $1,438.765 from 3520 backers.  Pledge levels started at… Read More

June 18, 2013 @ 11:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

CrowdFiber is a simple tool for raising funds by crowdfunding and aggregating demand for advanced high-speed internet in your community. Civitium, LLC has released the beta version of CrowdFiberto bring together all of the stakeholders in broadband delivery and consumption in the creation of sustainable… Read More