It is not unknown that technology is one of the fields that has got a helping hand in crowdfunding. Tech crowdfunding has been quite popular recently. And people have been using it to the utmost. Tech crowdfunding has helped a lot of fantastic dreams come true. And the world has proudly witnessed their success. Here are a few amazing tech crowdfunding projects that have received global appreciation. Some of these were successful, while some others were not.
#Phree Smart Pen
We are the smart generation. We don’t need a pen and paper to note things down. All we do is take out our phones and type it out. But oh wait! Does that really happen? Well more often than not, it doesn’t. We forget what we were supposed to write. And the end.
That is where the Phree Smart Pen comes to help. It is a pen using which you can note down anything on any surface of the world. And the Pen would store it in its database. Cool stuff right?
OTM Technology, the creator firm, released a tech crowdfunding project for it on Kickstarter on May 12, 2015. They campaign ran for 45 days. And it managed to collect a whopping $1,065,761.
#HueRay Bicycle Grips
Cycles don’t have any headlights. This makes them more vulnerable to accidents. Quite unfair, isn’t it? The company HueRay! took this thought a bit too further. And they launched light emitting bicycle grips. These grips help you have some light around at night. They are USB-rechargeable and can also be removed when not needed.
HueRay launched a tech crowdfunding project for these bicycle grips on Kickstarter on 29 May 2015. HueRay had pledged to raise some $90,000 for this tech crowdfunding project. However, they could just collect $25,685 in the set time. Though, it was not a successful campaign. But the idea of the project did receive a lot of appreciation.
#MIITO Eco-Friendly Kettle Alternative
Another amazing tech crowdfunding project was released by a company called MIITO. They released a glass-topped induction base meant for teacups or teapots, with a silicon-coated steel heating rod which is immersed in the liquid to be boiled.
The company claims that it is an “energy saver”. Since when you want just a glass of water, you can boil it within a minute with the MIITO kettle. While a regular kettle would take almost three minutes to heat up. This makes it an energy saver and an overall better choice.
The concept of the MIITO Kettle was well received. Also, the company managed to raise a lot with tech crowdfunding. MIITO launched their campaign on Kickstarter on 12 May 2015 for a period of 32 days. They had pledged a goal of €150,000. But since the concept was extremely well received, the company managed to gather a whopping €818,098.
#Flip! Intuitive Smart Stylus
Flip is an intuitive stylus which needs no batteries, no Bluetooth. It has a lot of features like “flip to erase” and “palm rejection”. In short, it gives you the features of the stylus without the complexity.
This idea is greatly appreciated. Its campaign is currently running on Kickstarter. The company had pledged a goal of $7,500. With 22 days to go to the deadline, the tech crowdfunding project has already raised $69,061.
