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Crowd Supply is a crowdfunding platform based in Portland, Oregon. [5] [6] [3] The platform has claimed "over twice the success rate of Kickstarter and Indiegogo", [7] and partners with creators who use it, providing mentorship resembling a business incubator.
Crowdfunding as a model for fundraising has become more popular over the past few years with the rise of the US-based Kickstarter and Indiegogo. These platforms differ from Crowdcube as they work on a donation and reward-based model where the donor receives a product or service in return for their donation.
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Indiegogo / ˌ ɪ n d i ˈ ɡ oʊ ɡ oʊ / is an American crowdfunding website founded in 2008 by Danae Ringelmann, [1] Slava Rubin, and Eric Schell. Its headquarters are in San Francisco, California. The site is one of the first sites to offer crowd funding. Indiegogo allows people to solicit funds for an idea, charity, or start-up business.
Crowdfunding is the process of funding projects by a multitude of people contributing a small amount to attain a certain monetary goal, typically via the Internet. [155] Crowdfunding has been used for both commercial and charitable purposes. [156] The crowdfuding model that has been around the longest is rewards-based crowdfunding.
CrowdRise is a for-profit crowdfunding platform that raises charitable donations. [2] [3] CrowdRise was founded by Edward Norton, Shauna Robertson, and the founders of Moosejaw, Robert and Jeffrey Wolfe. [2] [4] [5] [6] CrowdRise was acquired in 2017 by GoFundMe. [7]
Fig was a crowdfunding platform for video games. It launched in August 2015. Unlike traditional crowdfunding approaches like Kickstarter, where individuals can back a project to receive rewards, Fig used a mixed model that includes individual backing and the opportunity for uncredited investors to invest as to obtain a share of future revenues for successful projects.
Campaigns that reach certain donation levels receive discounts on the fee percentage that Fundly charges. Campaign donations raised from $50,001 to $500,000 are charged 4.4%, donations raised from $500,001 to $1,000,000 are charged 3.9% and every donation raised over $1,000,000 is charged 2.9% [5]