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Startups are more frequently turning to Kickstarter as a means to obtain funds to get up and running. Chicago startups are no stranger to this fundraising strategy. The top ten Chicago-based startups in tech and design alone raised almost $3 million in 2013. From the world’s thinnest watch to an iPhone expansion device, these products were the most successfully-funded Kickstarter campaigns of last year.

CST-01: The World’s Thinnest Watch

NeoLucida: A Portable Camera Lucida for the 21st Century

KeySmart: Free Your Pocket

eleMount: Premium Mount / Stand for iPhone, iPad, Android

TruGlide Apex: Fine Point Electronic Stylus for iPad

iExpander: an expansion device for your iPhone

The BikeSpike

Drawstring Backpack. Reinvented.

Ti-Click PRO & Ti-Click RTS: Titanium Click Pen & Stylus

Travelwide 4×5 camera

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