Photos: 360º camera, little robots and sci-fi game top crowdfunding sites
Kickstarter and Indiegogo, two of the most popular donation-based crowdfunding sites in the country, give creative people the opportunity to fund their projects via online donations or pre-purchasing of products or experiences. Each month, The Report on Small Business will provide a snapshot of the top 10 Canadian entrepreneurial crowdfunding campaigns of the moment. The figures are accurate as of Nov. 15 at 5 p.m. ET
<font face="calibri" font size="4" <a href="http://wavecheck.ca/ "></a>10. <b> WaveCheck</b> is a tool to help women with breast cancer know if chemotherapy is working. The Toronto-based team raised $44,397 <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wavecheck-help-women-with-breast-cancer-know-if-their-chemotherapy-is-working"> on Indiegogo. </a> </font>
<font face="calibri" font size="4" <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TerpstraKeyboard"> 9. <b>Terpstra Keyboard</b></a> a new hexagonal keyboard controller design, that offers 280 color-changing continuous controllers. Designed by Siemen Terpstra, the keyboard has so far raised $57,131 (U.S.) <a href="http://indiegogo.com/projects/256566 ">on Indiegogo.</a></font>
<font face="calibri" font size="4" <a href="http://www.pushstrength.com/">8. <b>PUSH</b></a> is a fitness tracking device that measures strength. The Toronto-based company raised $114,335 <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/push-the-first-fitness-tracking-device-that-measures-strength"> on Indiegogo.</a></font>
<font face="calibri" font size="4" <a href="http://www.ordsolutions.com/Default.asp">7. <b>The multicolor 3-D printer with liquid cooling</b></a> will allow users to print an object with five different colors throughout the object without stopping to switch the filament. <a href="http://www.ordsolutions.com/">ORD Solutions</a>, the Cambridge, Ont.-based company responsible for the project, has raised $116,592 <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ordsolutions/5-color-material-3d-filament-printer-made-in-canad">on Kickstarter.</a></font>
<font face="calibri" font size="4" <a href="http://littlerobotfriends.com/">6. <b>Little Robot Friends</a></b> are a collection of cute and smart autonomous objects. They can sense the amount of light in a room, they can hear with a small integrated microphone, they can detect your touch and they can also communicate with other robots using infrared light (like your TV remote). <a href="http://www.aesthetec.net/">Aesthetec Studio</a>, based in Toronto, has raised $123,659 for the project <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aesthetec/little-robot-friends ">on Kickstarter.</a></font>
<font face="calibri" font size="4" <a href="http://tellspec.com/"> 5. <b>TellSpec</b></a> is a device that shows allergens in your food. The Toronto-based company raised $180,639 <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/tellspec-what-s-in-your-food"> on Indiegogo.</a></font>
<font face="calibri" font size="4" <a href="http://bublcam.com/">4. <b>The Bublcam</b></a> is a 360º camera and software technology that shares everything around you through spherical photos and videos. Toronto-based <a href="http://bublcam.com/">Bubl Technology Inc.</a> raised $244,683 <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bublcam/bublcam-360o-camera-technology-for-everyone">on Kickstarter.</a></font>
<font face="calibri" font size="4" Using a WiFi power sensor, <a href="http://www.energy-aware.com/products-neurio.html">3. Energy Aware Technology Inc.’s <b>Neurio</b></a> monitors your home’s electricity to figure out what your appliances are up to - without the need to install sensors on every device. The Vancouver-based company has raised $267,373 for the project <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/energyaware/neurio-home-intelligence">on Kickstarter.</a></font>
<font face="calibri" font size="4" <a href="http://rimworldgame.com/">2. <b>RimWorld</b></a> is a sci-fi colony simulation game driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. It follows three survivors from a crashed space liner as they build a colony on a frontier world at the rim of the galaxy. Created by Tynan Sylvester and Ottawa-based <a href="http://ludeon.com/">Ludeon Studios</a>, the game has raised $268,132 <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tynansylvester/rimworld">on Kickstarter.</a></font>
<font face="calibri" font size="4" <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MiltonsSecretMovie">1. <i><b>Milton's Secret</a></b></i> is a feature film based on the book by Eckhart Tolle and Robert S. Friedman. It's a coming of age story about an 11-year-old boy growing up in an economically depressed suburb, and the elderquest of his grandfather. <a href="http://hulo.ca/">Hulo Films</a>, the Vancouver-based studio producing the film, has so far raised $287,179 (U.S.) <a href="http://indiegogo.com/projects/462482">on Indiegogo.</a></font>