digital health crowdfunding

By  Heather Mack 02:23 pm August 19, 2016
It's been a few months since MobiHealthNews last put together a digital health crowdfunding roundup, so there are several ongoing Indiegogo and Kickstarter projects to peruse. Read on for our latest rundown, which includes a connected CPAP machine, mental health apps, a small breathalyzer, and various other digital health devices and offerings. Shae, which bills itself as “Siri for Your Health,”...
By  Aditi Pai 03:23 pm January 19, 2016
It's been a few months since MobiHealthNews' last crowdfunding roundup and so there are several new digital health-focused campaigns on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. This month there were a few similar campaigns, including two focused on people with dementia and two smart rings. Read on for 11 of the latest digital health products to crowdfund their devices: Nudgu Nudgu is an app that people can...
By  Aditi Pai 07:09 am November 6, 2014
Last month, MobiHealthNews published a roundup of digital health crowdfunding campaigns on Indiegogo and Kickstarter. One campaign that reached its goal early, called Flaredown, aims to help people manage their chronic conditions, while another campaign that was pitching a sensor-embedded pair of shorts has only reached $15,107 of its $99,000 goal with 28 hours left. Even though a majority of the...
By  Jonah Comstock 09:01 am October 14, 2014
There seems to be a pattern emerging among health and fitness devices that do well on crowdfunding platforms: Break a record with your campaign, then ship your device several months late. Pebble broke Kickstarter's funding record, then took more than a year to ship all its backer devices. Misfit Shine raised $100,000 in less than 10 hours on Indiegogo, then delayed its ship date from spring to...