July, 2018 – Backfire announces Backfire Ranger X1, the first all-terrain board at under $1000 USD. Backfire also raises $331K USD on Indiegogo for its board, greatly exceeding the target of $50K USD.
June 1, 2018 – Announcement of Enertion Raptor 2.1. Current 500 lots of Raptor 2.0 available for shipping. Raptor 2.1 availability planned for August 2018. Jed Board deliveries pushed back now into October, 2018.
April 17, 2018 – Boosted Board announces new product line (Boosted S - $749 USD, Boosted X - $999 USD, Boosted Mini - $1399 USD , and Boosted Stealth - $1599 USD). Depending on the board, shipping is anticipated to range from 5 to 12 weeks.
March, 2018 – Mike Maloney (based in Denver, CO) of Kota Longboard raises $22K USD, exceeding the target of 15K USD on kickstarter. This company started building skateboards in Mr. Maloney's garage in 2012.
February, 2018 – Ionboard (based in La Jolla, San Diego, USA) raises $57K USD, exceeding the target of $10K USD on kickstarter.
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December 9, 2017 – Stark Mobility (based in Berlin, Germany) raises $204K USD on Indiegogo for its Starkboard, a board controlled entirely be weight and motion sesnsors.
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December 1, 2017 - Jerry Tong (based in Richmond, CA, USA) raises $348K USD on Indiegogo for its Backfire G2, advertised as the best electric longboard under $500 USD.
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November 16, 2017 – Inboard Technology (based in Santa Clara, CA, USA) closes its latest funding round of $8M USD using VC (Venture Capital) funds. Total raised to date is $11.7M USD. That probably includes the $750K USD loan on Shark Tank on December, 2016
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October 2017 – Slick Revolution (based in West Yorkshire, UK) raises £ 42K (GBP) on Indiegogo and £39K (GBP) (exceeding the target of £10K) on kickstarter, for its Flex-Eboard electric skateboard
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September 15, 2017 – Huger Tech (based in Orange County, CA, USA) raises $220K USD on Indiegogo for its Huger electric skateboard line.
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September 9,2017 – Ben Liu (based in Shenzhen, China) raises $61K USD on Indiegogo for its Max C electric skateboard. Advertised as the most portable electric skatebard, weighing 8.1 lbs (3.7 kg).
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September 7, 2017 – Kuickwheel (based in San Franciso, CA, USA) raises $223K USD on Indiegogo and $158K USD on kickstarter.com (exceeding target of $30K USD) for its Serpent line (SERPENT-C, SERPENT-W).
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July, 2017 – KREATIVIS GmbH (based in Berlin, Germany) raises $14K USD in Indiegogo and €169K in kickstarter (exceeding target of €50K) for its Longrunner skateboard, advertised as the cheapest, long range electric skateboard.
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June 23, 2017 – Juiced Boards (based in Red Deer, Canada) raises $250K USD on Indiegogo for its line of electric skateboards.
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May, 2017 – Arc Board Team (based in Singapore, Singapore) raises $91K SGD, exceeding the target of $30K SGD on kickstarter.
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May, 2017 – So Flow (based in Zurich, Switzerland) raises $320K CHF (Swiss Francs), exceeding the target of $80K CHF on kickstarter, for its line of LOU Electric skateboards.
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April, 2017 – Ivoryboards (based in Brisbane, Australia) raises $70K AUD, exceeding the target of $50K AUD on kickstarter.
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April, 2017 – Carvon (based in Los Angeles, CA, USA) raises $72K USD, (exceeding the target of $49K USD) on kickstarter followed by $39K USD on Indiegogo in February 2018.
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December, 2016 – Buffalo Technology (based in Los Angeles, CA, USA) raises $57K USD, exceeding the target of $50K USD on kickstarter.
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December 11, 2016 – Linky Innovation (based in Milano, Italy) raises $262K USD on Indiegogo for its Linky longboard, advertised as the foldable electric longboard.
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November, 2016 – Enertion (based in Adelaide, Australia) raises $115K AUD, exceeding the target of $50K AUD on kickstarter.
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November 15, 2016 – Leafboard (based in Walnut, CA, USA) raises $338K on Indiegogo and $239K, exceeding the $50K target on kickstarter.
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September 15, 2016 – Unlimited Engineering (based in Barcelona, Spain) raises $462K on Indiegogo for its Eon Powertrain (product converts any skateboard into an electric skateboard).
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August 17, 2016 – Uitto Boards (based in Helsinki, Finland) raises $34K USD on Indiegogo and $22K (exceeding the $20K USD target) on kickstarter for its Uitto electric skateboard, advertised as durable, waterproof, and 100% recyclable.
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June 2015 – Mellow Boards (based in Hamburg, Germany) raises €309K (Euro), exceeding the target of €100K (Euro) on kickstarter.
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June 2015 – Aaron Aders (based in Brooklyn, New York, USA) raises $66K USD on Indiegogo for its LEIF eSnowboard, an electric skateboard which rides like a snowboard on concrete.
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July, 2014 – Marbel (based in Tampa, FL) raises $365K USD, exceeding the target of $90K USD on kickstarter.
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November, 2012 – Boosted Board (based in Palo Alto, CA) raises $467K USD, exceeding the target of $100K USD on kickstarter.
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July 2012 – Evolve (based in Gold Coast, Australia) delivers its first production run of electric skateboards. Now it has 12 distributors covering over 30 countries.
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April, 2012 – Zboard (based in Los Angeles, CA) raises $278K USD, well exceeding the target of $10K USD on kickstarter.
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2004 – Metroboard develops its first prototype and sells its first electric skateboard in 2007.
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2002 – Trampa Boards (based in Nottingham, UK) was founded. They are widely recognized as the best manufacturer of ruggedized longboards today. Many DIY esk8ers buy their boards and convert them to electric using either Trampa's motor parts or third-party vendors.
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1997 – Development of the first electric skateboard. It was developed by another California resident, Louie Finkle, who is widely recognized as the originator of the electric skateboard. Around the same time, the state of California issues a ban on motorized skateboards.
1993 – Sector 9 (based in San Diego, CA, USA), probably the first company to mass produce longboards, was founded.
Summer, 1975 – Development of the first motorized skateboard, the Motoboard. It was produced by a student, Jim Rugroden, at the University of California at Berkeley, while he was on break between classes. The Motoboard was powered by twin gasoline engines and the most recent model is still available for purchase today.
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