Tagged: health

March 17, 2014 @ 12:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

They Syndicate Room has had a growing number of Health / BioTech equity crowdfunding offerings run through their platform.  Recently they launched a campaign to raise capital for Time for Medicine which has quickly jumped to over 50% funded.  Now they have announced that Apta… Read More

March 13, 2014 @ 8:05 am By JD Alois  |  

angelMD has announced their platform’s first investment.  Seattle based Kineta was the beneficiary of angelMD’s investment, terms were not disclosed. Kineta, founded in 2008 by experienced entrepreneurs Drs. Charles Magness and Shawn Iadonato, has a five compound pipeline with their lead drug being ShK-186 in Phase… Read More

March 5, 2014 @ 8:49 am By JD Alois  |  

100th medical startup company to go live on angelMD is: Constellation from Cambridge. angelMD, a crowdfunding platform that connects physicians and leading medical startups, has stated the number of medical startups with live profiles on the site  now exceeds 100. Startups listed on the site… Read More

March 5, 2014 @ 7:33 am By Erin Hobey  |  

With less than 60 hours to go, Sarah Mabrouk, Amy Thomasson and their Upwind Pictures team has exceeded their stretch goal and raised over $102,232 for their documentary “The Food Cure.” To date, 1,336 backers have supported their documentary.  Their  Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign, highlighted two weeks… Read More

March 4, 2014 @ 9:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Time for Medicine, a small company originating from the University Hospital of Wales, is crowdfunding on SyndicateRoom where they are looking to raise £300,000 to grow their innovative business. The company is addressing one of society’s most challenging issues; meeting the growing demand for quality… Read More

February 21, 2014 @ 12:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding Program Helps Alleviate the Cost of Fertility Treatments. Glow, a data science company that focuses on women’s reproductive health and education, is launching Glow for Enterprise – a program looking to redefine the standard for employee health benefits. In competitive hiring markets, companies are… Read More

February 21, 2014 @ 9:40 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Documentary on Nutritional Therapy for Cancer Beats Crowdfunding Goal. With 14 days to go, Sarah Mabrouk, Amy Thomasson and their Upwind Pictures team raised over $75,000 on their kickstarter campaign, surpassing their $68,000 minimum, to fund their film’s post-production costs.  The project met their goal on February… Read More

February 18, 2014 @ 6:30 am By JD Alois  |  

  Tobin Arthur, CEO of angelMD, will be participating on a crowdfunding panel as part of the Texas Life Science Venture Forum.  The event is hosted by BioHouston, Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, and the Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute. angelMD is a crowdfunding  platform… Read More

February 14, 2014 @ 8:10 am By JD Alois  |  

angelMD, a private equity firm plus equity crowdfunding platform, has recently added to staff having announced the addition of 3 leading clinicians to its senior management team. Based in San Francisco, California and Seattle, Washington, angelMD is a firm leveraging a crowdfunding platform that connects… 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

January 29, 2014 @ 12:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Concierge Health for the Masses, PlushCare Looks to Innovate Primary Medical Care. Ryan McQuaid, a former head of product at AT&T mHealth, is launching a company to allow anyone to consult with Stanford trained Medical Doctors by mobile video, email or phone.  PlushCare wants to… Read More

January 29, 2014 @ 10:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Berkeley-based startup, Exogen Biotechnology, has launched a first of its kind “citizen science” crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for its new laboratory test to measure DNA breaks, which are the most lethal type of DNA damage and a potentially key indicator for overall health conditions. Launched… 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 13, 2014 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

According to a release, health industry crowdfunding platform Poliwogg has announced a new partnership with the Epilepsy Foundation and Alpha 1 Foundation. CEO and President of the Epilepsy Foundation Philip M. Gattone stated; “Encouraging innovation is a central pillar of our mission.  We are celebrating… Read More

December 26, 2013 @ 11:20 am By JD Alois  |  

ShareIn, a technology and health focused equity crowdfunding platform, when beta earlier this December as they want to be the “best of breed” crowdfunding sites.  The UK platform promises that every share purchased in a listed company will include pre-emption, voting and drag along &… Read More

December 26, 2013 @ 8:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Well known charity St. Judes Children’s Research Hospital is getting some help from donation crowdfunding site Prizeo this Holiday season.  Mariah Carey is using the platform to help raise $250,000 and one lucky donor will receive a private concert at her home in New York… Read More

December 18, 2013 @ 4:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Healthline to help patients’ friends and families crowd fund medical expenses. Crowdfunding-as-a-Service provider FundRazr and Healthline have partnered to offer a new way to raise money online for patients with medical expenses in the U.S. or Internationally. Healthline is a San Francisco based provider of health… Read More

December 9, 2013 @ 10:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Thomas Dodson of Selvage media, along with his team, is crowdfunding on Indiegogo to empower young people to avoid the dangers of social media.  We have all read the stories – or know someone – who has suffered from cyber bullying or digital exploitation via… Read More

December 5, 2013 @ 8:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

JOBS Act Expected to Transform Medical, Healthcare Crowdfunding. OneMedForum has announced  two panels featuring early entrants in the emerging areas of crowdfunding and online investment banking in healthcare.  Panelists will offer insights on their experiences thus far, along with their outlook on this new approach… Read More

December 5, 2013 @ 8:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Skulpt Aim, a device to measure body fat and muscle quality, has hurdled their $100,000 goal on Indiegogo with more than 30 days remaining in their crowdfunding campaign.   Supporters from 32 different countries supported the unique device.  Expectations are for the first Skulpt’s to… Read More