If you had yourself a big tech idea in 2015, crowdfunding was as good a way as any to generate the necessary cash to see it off the ground. In fact, it was often the only realistic option.
From video games to smart beehives, smartwatches to bizarre card games, 2015 saw a diverse range of products attracting scarcely believable levels of funding from the general public.
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