Xconomy: Bostons Top-Funded Kickstarter Tech Projects of the Past Year
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What I found was a bit surprising: The top funding amounts were lower than I expected, and there was less diversity than I thought there’d be in terms of the types of projects funded—especially compared to places like New York and San Francisco.That can sometimes exacerbate the hype cycle, particularly in frothy sectors like wearables and “Internet of Things.” By and large, however, Kickstarter still provides a unique window into the innovation marketplace for consumer tech.While previous years saw startups like Formlabs and Ministry of Supply get going on Kickstarter, the top Boston-area campaigns from 2014 were dominated by video games and smart-home devices.The vest uses a “haptic feedback system” involving audio and special transducers to make gamers feel movements, bullets, and explosions while they play.Meanwhile, in a non-Kickstarter campaign, MIT Media Lab spinout Jibo raised nearly $2.3 million for its “social” home robot on competing platform Indiegogo.
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