Bike HUD

Jan 17, 2014

Email a Friend Friend's email: * Send A new technology designed to provide a heads up display for motorcyclists has raised growth capital through crowdfunding platform Seedrs. Entrepreneurial: Dave Vout previously built a engineering firm GDS Rebar Date: 17 January 2014 Article: News Bike HUD has turned to crowdfunding to raise over £100,000 to help with continued development and to drive sales. Founded by engineer Dave Vout , Bike HUD has produced a display which fits to the helmet of motorcyclists and alerts the user to special conditions. The device can be used on machines ranging from modern sport bikes to 1960’s bikes The business used its first round on equity crowdfunding service Seedrs to raise £90,000 before returning to raise a further £9,980 – a figure which has grown to £12,410 due to being oversubscribed. Vout comments, 'This funding will help us add exciting new features to the Bike HUD and ensure that we will have a mature and well-supported product if and when competition does enter the market. 'It also offers us the opportunity to enter new and different types of markets with the Bike HUD technology. ' Vout says that satellite navigation and safety camera location alerts will be incorporated in time for the start of the new riding season. Bike HUD's technology has been compared to Google Glass The Bike HUD product is available for retail from the beginning of February and also has custom display modes for track day racing, commuting and touring. More on Seedrs: