Tag: Kickstarter
Winston Launches Its Online Privacy Hardware Device on Kickstarter
For those concerned about their online privacy---whether it's protection from would-be hackers or internet companies tracking your browser history---a Chicago startup wants to help....
A Chicago Entrepreneur Is Making Slippers Disguised as Work-Appropriate Boots
For those that are sick of wearing uncomfortable dress shoes in the office for eight hours a day, a new Chicago startup is raising...
From Block Club Chicago to Skillets, Meet the Top Local Kickstarters...
While some startups bootstrap or raise venture capital until (hopefully) they’re profitable, others raise capital via crowdfunding campaigns on sites like Kickstarter.
This year’s top...
Tyson’s Chicago Innovation Lab Launches Kickstarter For Protein Snack
Since Tyson launched an innovation lab in Chicago earlier this year, its team has been tasked to coming up with new snack products that...
This Former Outcome Health Exec Has Fixed the Biggest Problem With...
Have you ever leaned over in bed to look at your phone, only to accidentally pull the cord out from the wall? Has a...
MakerGirl Brings Its 3D Printing and STEM Classes to More Chicago...
To help get young girls interested in STEM fields, a nonprofit startup out of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is expanding.
Founded in 2014, MakerGirl...
A Chicago-Made Sparkling Tea Wants to be Your New Afternoon Pick-Me-Up
A new Chicago startup is making a sparkling tea beverage that aims to be the healthy substitute for that afternoon coffee or soda you...
A New Chicago AR Startup Lets You Measure Objects With Your...
A new augmented reality startup in Chicago making a measuring device that attaches directly to a smartphone, has surpassed its Kickstarter goal, raising a...
This ‘Smart’ Kitchen Device Tells You When Your Food Is About...
The average American family throws away more than $2,000 worth of food every year, totaling about $165 billion when accounted for the whole country....
The 10 Most Funded Chicago Kickstarters of 2017
Crowdfunding has become a popular way for startups to gauge customer interest in products and help turn prototypes into a fully fledged business. Now, as...
LuminAID Crushes Kickstarter Goal for New Outdoor Home Lights
Chicago-based startup LuminAID, which makes solar-powered and waterproof lanterns designed for emergencies, crushed through a Kickstarter goal it launched for its latest product, which...
This Smart Kitchen Device Helps Make Your Grocery List. Can it...
Businesses in nearly every industry---from fashion, to take out, to pharmaceuticals---are worried about Amazon eating their lunch. In fact, this summer Reuters found that...
This Language Learning App is Now the Most Funded App Ever...
A Chicago opera singer and app builder now has the most successful app in Kickstarter history.
Fluent Forever, an app that helps you learn new...
This Startup Can Turn Almost Any Bike Into a Workout Machine
Chicago entrepreneur Joseph Prosnitz was finding it difficult and painful to train for long-distance running as a person living juvenile arthritis. An avid cyclist and...
Five of Chicago’s Top Kickstarters Are Back With New Products
It's part of the crowdfunding platform's "Kickstarter Gold" series.
SAIC Professor Brings Back the Camera Lucida and Raises $300K on...
An Illinois professor has launched an innovative new art tool that's a modern reinterpretation of a device first invented in the early 1800s.
Pablo Garcia, an...
This Kickstarter Wants to Know How Much It’d Cost You to...
Chicago-based Pricetitution asks the tough questions, like: "How much money would it take me to drink 4 ounces of pee from the player to my left?"
This Chicago Company Made a Romper for Dudes
The romper has been one of the most identifiable fashion trends of the last half decade. Started in the 1900s as clothing for children,...
The New Chicago Makers
These maker-entrepreneurs are turning their products into scalable ventures.
Meet DeskView, a Portable Standing Desk You Can Attach to Your...
Standing desks have been proven to be better for posture, productivity and reduce risk for heart disease and obesity.
But what if your company doesn't...