10 of the Most Innovative and Bizarre of the Top 100 Crowdfunded Companies

By Âé¶¹Éç Staff | Oct 24, 2013

Every single one of our Top 100 Crowdfunded Companies captured the minds and wallets of a large group of people. You can’t get strangers to part with their money to support your idea unless it’s something they have never seen before. But, even among the list of the Top 100, we found a few standouts that were either really futuristic or even a little strange.

From a pen that lets you draw 3D creations, to a company harnessing the power of bioluminescence to make plants glow to something as simple as a Swiss Army-style key ring, here are 10 of the most innovative and bizarre of the Top 100 Crowdfunded Companies.

Wobble Works, 3Doodler 3D-printing pen

Funded Amount: $2.34 million

Funding Platform: Kickstarter

Founder and/or CEO: Peter Dilworth, Maxwell Bogue

Lifx, Wi-Fi enabled LED light bulbs

Funded Amount: $1.31 million

Funding Platform: Kickstarter

Founder and/or CEO: Phil Bosua

SmartThings, connects everyday objects to the internet

Funded Amount: $1.21 million

Funding Platform: Kickstarter

Founder and/or CEO: Alex Hawkinson

Radiate Athletics, color-changing workout clothes

Funded Amount: $580K

Funding Platform: Kickstarter

Founder and/or CEO: Kenneth Crockett, Jared Casey

Glowing Plants, project to create glowing pants

Funded Amount: $484K

Funding Platform: Kickstarter

Founder and/or CEO: Antony Evans, Omri Amirav-Drory, Kyle Taylor

Oru Kayak, full-size origami boat

Funded Amount: $444K

Funding Platform: Kickstarter

Founder and/or CEO: Ardy Sobhani, Anton Willis

KeySmart, Minimalist key ring

Funded Amount: $330K

Funding Platform: Kickstarter

Founder and/or CEO: Michael Patrick

StickNFind Technologies, Bluetooth-powered location stickers

Funded Amount: $932K

Funding Platform: Indiegogo

Founder and/or CEO: Jimmy Buchheim

Lumio, Modern lamp that unfolds like a book

Funded Amount: $578K

Funding Platform: Kickstarter

Founder and/or CEO: Max Gunawan

Skell, Bug-A-Salt, insect-eradication device

Funded Amount: $578K

Funding Platform: Indiegogo

Founder and/or CEO: Lorenzo Maggiore

Every single one of our Top 100 Crowdfunded Companies captured the minds and wallets of a large group of people. You can’t get strangers to part with their money to support your idea unless it’s something they have never seen before. But, even among the list of the Top 100, we found a few standouts that were either really futuristic or even a little strange.

From a pen that lets you draw 3D creations, to a company harnessing the power of bioluminescence to make plants glow to something as simple as a Swiss Army-style key ring, here are 10 of the most innovative and bizarre of the Top 100 Crowdfunded Companies.

Wobble Works, 3Doodler 3D-printing pen

Funded Amount: $2.34 million

Funding Platform: Kickstarter

Founder and/or CEO: Peter Dilworth, Maxwell Bogue

Lifx, Wi-Fi enabled LED light bulbs

Funded Amount: $1.31 million

Funding Platform: Kickstarter

Founder and/or CEO: Phil Bosua

SmartThings, connects everyday objects to the internet

Funded Amount: $1.21 million

Funding Platform: Kickstarter

Founder and/or CEO: Alex Hawkinson

Radiate Athletics, color-changing workout clothes

Funded Amount: $580K

Funding Platform: Kickstarter

Founder and/or CEO: Kenneth Crockett, Jared Casey

Glowing Plants, project to create glowing pants

Funded Amount: $484K

Funding Platform: Kickstarter

Founder and/or CEO: Antony Evans, Omri Amirav-Drory, Kyle Taylor

Oru Kayak, full-size origami boat

Funded Amount: $444K

Funding Platform: Kickstarter

Founder and/or CEO: Ardy Sobhani, Anton Willis

KeySmart, Minimalist key ring

Funded Amount: $330K

Funding Platform: Kickstarter

Founder and/or CEO: Michael Patrick

StickNFind Technologies, Bluetooth-powered location stickers

Funded Amount: $932K

Funding Platform: Indiegogo

Founder and/or CEO: Jimmy Buchheim

Lumio, Modern lamp that unfolds like a book

Funded Amount: $578K

Funding Platform: Kickstarter

Founder and/or CEO: Max Gunawan

Skell, Bug-A-Salt, insect-eradication device

Funded Amount: $578K

Funding Platform: Indiegogo

Founder and/or CEO: Lorenzo Maggiore

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