Tagged: health

August 22, 2014 @ 7:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Non-profit donation based crowdfunding platform GlobalGiving, has launched an Ebola Epidemic Relief Fund to allow donors to contribute directly to locally driven Ebola relief efforts in West Africa.  The fund has been set up to supper nearly a dozen nonprofits that have been vetted by… Read More

August 20, 2014 @ 1:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Looking to others after an unfortunate budget situation, University of Connecticut second-year Ph.D. student, Sarah McAnulty, has decided to launch a new crowdfunding campaign for her studies of the Hawaiian bobtail squid. The nocturnal animal has developed a keen relationship with glowing bacteria known to… Read More

July 29, 2014 @ 7:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just five days after Sense’s crowdfunding campaign made its debut on Kickstarter, the project has raised over $1.1 million dollars from close to 9,000 backers. Sense is a simple system that keeps track of the user’s sleep behavior, monitors the environment of their bedrooms, and… Read More

July 4, 2014 @ 9:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

A South Carolina family launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe called Saving Eliza to raise $1.8 million dollars for a little girl and other children who has been suffering from a rare and deadly disease. The family of Eliza O’Neill describes her as a “fun loving… Read More

June 25, 2014 @ 12:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Creating a whole new way to enjoy music while staying in shape, Florida-based company FreeWavz launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter  for its smart earphones. The product has a built-in fitness monitoring and is 100% wire-free. Designed by ear, nose, and throat specialist, Dr. Hensen, Freewavz… Read More

June 23, 2014 @ 9:27 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Having recently completed its new product debut road show with key targeted retailers, LED Technologies walked away with over $1.2M in preorders for 2014. Beginning this summer, LED Technologies will expand its product distribution beginning with key retailers in the Drug, Mass, Specialty Beauty, Club and Department Stores… Read More

June 15, 2014 @ 7:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Anti-cancer group the Lynne Cohen Foundation serves women facing breast and ovarian cancers on a national scale, and has done so for 16 years. Now, their new website delivers information, hope, and a sense of community to families across the nation to broaden awareness and extend… Read More

June 14, 2014 @ 11:04 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Unsolicited advice from everyone is one of the banes of parenthood.  Most parents can share plentiful stories of strangers giving them advice of how to care for their infant, from swaddling to nursing to diapering to strolling to interactive play.  Everyone has an opinion to… Read More

June 10, 2014 @ 2:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based Oval Medical Technologies has developed a unique solution: a self-injector that’s small and easy to use, especially by patients suffer from Trypanophobia, a fear of needles and injections or those with limited dexterity A revolutionary needle lock-out system ensures the needle is always hidden and… Read More

June 6, 2014 @ 4:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kickstarter maintains a page on their site listing prohibited items from their platform.  Apparently they recently tightened up their restrictions on health devices, apps etc.  As pointed out by MobiHealthNews, Kickstarter now prohibits anything that is “heavily regulated”.  Think health – FDA etc.   Below… Read More

May 27, 2014 @ 7:32 am By JD Alois  |  

MyGoodness, a new crowdfunding platform that marries charity donations with exclusive opportunities,  has teamed up actor Samuel L. Jackson to raise awareness of male cancer. Captain America  has been tweeting to his 3.5m Twitter followers, engaging with users on Reddit and taking to social media the past… Read More

May 23, 2014 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Excited to share the special news, American rapper Ryan Lewis took to his Twitter account on Thursday to announce the 30/30 Project, which will help build HIV clinics in Malawi, has smashed its original crowdfunding campaign goal on Indiegogo and raised $137,600 from 1,200 backers. Immediately… Read More

May 21, 2014 @ 9:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Barnraiser, a new social community and crowdfunding platform for sustainable food and farms, had their soft launch last month on April 22nd (yes – Earth Day).  They started the platform with a select number of projects but now they are opening it up to a… Read More

May 20, 2014 @ 1:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Excited to share good news about their new product, the German-based startup GYMWATCH announced it has surpassed its $85k crowdfunding campaign goal on Indiegogo and raised over $136k to finance the production of the GYMWATCH Sensor. The company developed the patent-protected sensor that measures strength… Read More

May 15, 2014 @ 2:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

One of the top medical crowdfunding websites, GiveForward announced on Thursday that it has helped raised a total of $100 million for more than 100,000 medical fundraisers over the past six years. By achieving this milestone, GiveForward has delivered on its mission to empower compassion… Read More

May 12, 2014 @ 10:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cutting edge vitamin and supplement company Gevitta announced it has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for its Canna Vitamin Spray. The product is known as the first of its kind and contains legal CBDs (cannabinoid). According to its campaign site, Gevitta’s Canna Vitamin spray… Read More

May 9, 2014 @ 11:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Co-founder and co-CEO of SmartyPants Inc. Courtney Nichols Gould announced earlier this week that the company, which makes gummy vitamins for kids and adults, has raised $2,490,000 in its new crowdfunding campaign on CircleUp. The listing was for a convertible note with 19 investors participating… Read More

April 28, 2014 @ 9:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Everyone needs stress relief.  Regardless of position or place we all have our moments.  We all have our varying strategies for dealing with stress, a quick jog in the park or a trip to the yoga class is good enough for most. But wouldn’t it… Read More

March 22, 2014 @ 3:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Ralf Ranier von Albedyhll CEO (and serial entrepreneur) of NextRX is equity crowdfunding on Return on Change.  The company is “setting a higher standard” for medical marijuana by seamlessly connecting certified patients and recommending physicians and dispensaries for this emerging industry.  The company is currently… Read More

March 19, 2014 @ 8:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Poliwogg, a platform that provides pathways for accredited investors to invest in early stage companies in health and life sciences, has announced that it is partnering with the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs (SoPE), a global biomedical and healthcare innovation network. Poliwogg and SoPE share the common… Read More