Tagged: scio

September 15, 2016 @ 3:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the shut down of SCiO’s Kickstarter page, a Consumer Physics’ representative revealed the page wasn’t removed due to an intellectual property dispute, despite the information stated on the website. As previously reported, SCiO was described as “the world’s first affordable molecular sensor that fits in the palm… Read More

September 14, 2016 @ 11:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Despite Isreali-based Consumer Physics, an OurCrowd portfolio company, announcing its Kickstarter project, SCiO, is being delivered to backers two years after successfully securing $2,762,571, the crowdfunding portal shut down the project’s page and revealed that Consumer Physics was hit with intellectual property dispute. SCiO was described as “the… Read More

August 6, 2015 @ 8:37 am By JD Alois  |  

ElMindA and Consumer Physics, two companies financed by global equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd, have received a prestigious recognition in being included in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Technology Pioneers 2015.  Each year the WEF selects 49 of the worlds most promising tech companies to highlight… Read More

January 2, 2015 @ 5:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Once again the “Last Gadget Standing”, a part of the CES tech love in that kicks off next week in Vegas, has selected a group of sexy gadgets to compete for honor and acclaim of developing products that are “more than just a flash in… Read More

November 10, 2014 @ 8:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Global investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has received a nice recognition with the mentioning of two of their portfolio companies in Globes “Most Promising Israeli Startup of 2014″ list. OurCrowd has taken an international approach to their listed companies but they are based in Jerusalem with… Read More

September 19, 2014 @ 2:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Dror Sharon, co-founder of Consumer Physics based in Israel, visited the studios of CNBC this week to do the the “Power Pitch”.  He had the opportunity to explain the SCiO device – something that is actually pretty cool.  The “laser gadget” scans food and then returns… Read More

June 16, 2014 @ 3:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Exciting news for Consumer Physics’ SCiO fans! Its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter raised $2,762,571 from 12,958 backers. Last week the company announced that it had reached $2.1 million and is now considered in the top 25 most funded campaigns ever on Kickstarter. Consumer Physics, an OurCrowd portfolio company,… 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 30, 2014 @ 6:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over two weeks until its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter comes to an end, Tel Aviv-based company  Consumer Physics, an OurCrowd portfolio company, has raised over $2.1 million dollars from more than 10,000 backers for its new consumer electronic project SCiO. The project… Read More

May 4, 2014 @ 4:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Consumer Physics, an OurCrowd portfolio company, has easily zoomed past their $200,000 target on Kickstarter and stands at over $670,000 today.  With over a month left in their crowdfunding campaign the consumer electronic product “SCIO” appears poised to easily break into the million dollar level…. Read More