March has been a successful month for dozens of entrepreneurs raising money on Indiegogo. The eight campaigns covered in this post launched this month and quickly reached their funding goals, with time to spare. A few of them have far surpassed their original targets, with one campaign raising 15647% of their initial goal!
Some popular categories featured this month are Tech & Innovation, Productivity, Home, and Phones & Accessories. My favorite projects are #2 and #6!
1. World’s first fingerprint-protected notebook
Creator(s): FPlife Technology
Category: Tech & Innovation
Goal: $30,000 (fixed)
Funded: $55K+
Status: 183% funded with 21 days left
FPlife Technology reached their fixed funding goal after just 23 hours on Indiegogo. Their innovative notebook, Lockbook, protects users’ privacy with a biometric fingerprint sensor. This is the first high-quality, ink-friendly notebook to use this technology.
Lockbook is designed with multiple pockets for organizing papers and important writing materials, so you know all your important documents and secure and close by.
Early Bird backers can get one Lockbook on Indiegogo starting at $39.
2. lofree: typewriter inspired mechanical keyboard
Creator(s): lofree
Category: Productivity
Goal: $10,000 (flexible)
Funded: $366K+
Status: 3668% funded with 24 days left
Lofree is an elegant wireless mechanical keyboard inspired by traditional typewriters. The team behind this project is introducing Gateron switches, used to mimic the sound of a typewriter, and spherical keycaps that fit the typist’s fingers perfectly.
This trending keyboard is compatible with Mac, iOS, Windows, and Android.
A limited number of early adopters can get their own lofree for $79 on Indiegogo.
3. BrilliantPad: Self-Cleaning Indoor Dog Potty
Creator(s): Alan Cook
Category: Home
Goal: $50,000 (flexible)
Funded: $47K+
Status: 94% funded with 24 days left
Potty training a dog can be a frustrating process, especially for new dog owners. BrilliantPad is a smart potty system for puppies and dogs that takes the traditional concept of puppy pads and turns it into something brilliant!
This system uses absorbent, eco-friendly pads that replace themselves automatically. Spoiled pads are safely sealed away to prevent odor and keep things nice and clean.
Indiegogo backers can get their own BrilliantPad for as little as $99.
4.Smarke, Open the door to smart access
Creator(s): Smarke Limited
Category: Home
Goal: $75,000 (fixed)
Funded: $79K+
Status: 107% funded, a month left
Smarke provides smartphone users with secure, keyless entry for gates, buildings, and flats. Their system uses an intercom and keypad, making it one of the most convenient and versatile solutions on the market. If you forget your keys and your phone battery dies, the keypad gives you another secure way to enter your home or building.
Smarke’s Smart Lock allows users to unlock and lock their door via their Bluetooth connection. Users can also use their smartphones to program scheduled access to family, friends, or hired help. The company is confident that this solution can work for everything from apartment building to rental platforms like AirBnB.
Backers can pre-order their own Smarke system on Indiegogo starting at $124.
5. Kudrone: 4K Camera Nano-Drone With GPS Auto-Follow
Creator(s): Kudrone Team
Category: Tech & Innovation
Goal: $50,000 (flexible)
Funded: $325K+
Status: 650% funded, a month left
Kudrone is an elegant and compact palm drone with GPS auto-follow and a 4K camera for great pictures and video. The campaign for this drone was fully funded in one day! Backers are loving this cute and well-designed 3.7 inch mini-drone.
The team currently has over 2.7K backers and there is still plenty of time for more supporters to pledge! A few useful Kudrone features are panoramic shots for superior photography, interchangeable batteries for extended use, and intelligent vision censors.
Early backers can get their own Kudrone for as little as $99 on Indiegogo.
6.Populele: The World’s First Smart Ukulele
Creator(s): Popuband Music Inc.
Category: Tech & Innovation
Goal: $25,000 (flexible)
Funded: $62K+
Status: 252% funded, a month left
Populele is your key to learning to playing a new instrument in just minutes! Populele is a real ukulele, but with 72 Bluetooth connected LED-lights to show players exactly where to put their fingers.
This smart ukulele is perfect for everyone, from pros to beginners. Populele can connect to your smartphone and even has a game mode that gives you instant feedback to help you learn in a way that is fun and intuitive!
A limited number of early backers can pre-order their own Populele for $149.
7. MAGBINE – First Magnetic Cable For All Devices
Creator(s): hi magbine
Category: Phones & Accessories
Goal: $10,000 (flexible)
Funded: $46K+
Status: 470% funded, 21 days left
MAGBINE is, “the first cross-device compatible cable with a reversible Lightning connector.” What makes MAGBINE different is its stylish design, magnetic function, and Apple/Android compatibility.
This cord’s elegant, right-angled design makes for a convenient and comfortable experience. MAGBINE cords are both durable and tangle-free, so users can truly depend on them.
Backers can get their own MAGBINE cable on Indiegogo starting at $15 or order the Family Pack with 3 cables for $39.
8. Nimuno Loops – The Toy Block Tape
Creator(s): Team Nimuno – A Division of CCDS
Category: Home
Goal: $8,000 (fixed)
Funded: $1.2M+
Status: 15647% funded, 24 days left
Nimuno Loops is the patent pending toy block tape that has attracted a lot of attention on social media since their launch.
This tape is the easiest and most effective way to turn any surface into a building space for toy blocks! Team Nimuno was looking to raise a modest $8,000 fixed amount and blew that goal out of the water, quickly surpassing $1 million in funding on Indiegogo.
Backers can pledge $36 for six rolls (a total of 19.6 feet or 6 meters) of Nimuno Loops in green, blue, purple, black, red, and grey.
Conclusion
From the campaigns featured this month, it looks like Indiegogo is succeeding in their mission to make it easier for startups to raise money and for great ideas to get funded. I’ve also noticed a high volume of successful campaigns in specific categories, like Home and Tech & Innovation.
There are so many exciting, innovative projects on the platform this month, and these are just a few of the. There’s still plenty of time left to back these campaigns if you saw something that peaked your interest.
As of November 2016, Indiegogo has been offering the public not only rewards but also donation-based and equity crowdfunding services through their platforms.
Check out 8 Indiegogo Campaign Tips for Beginners to learn more about what it takes to launch a successful project.
Tell us which project is your favorite in the comments below!
