Talk:Comparison of crowdfunding services

Semi-protected edit request on 18 November 2016

Under the Donations and/or Rewards, inside of the table, would like to add:

Thrinacia Reach || KiA or AoN || Allows a broad range of projects || Canada ||Completely free to use. Also lets you embed your campaign on existing websites.

Kyle.thrinacia (talk) 21:12, 18 November 2016 (UTC)

The organization does not appear to meet Wikipedia's notability criteria for organizations and companies—please see Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies). --Laser brain (talk) 21:45, 18 November 2016 (UTC)

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Defunct Sites

I removed lots of defunct sites, sites like Beacon_Reader. I made sure they all connect to Category:Crowdfunding_platforms_(defunct)Brinerustle (talk) 16:36, 7 December 2016 (UTC)

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Donations and/or Rewards = There are two basic models provided for – some sites offer a choice between them: All or Nothing (AoN) – When the fund-raising period is over, money is only collected from the contributors if a pre-determined minimum amount of money has been pledged. If the goal is not met, no money is collected. Keep it All (KiA) – Whether the project goal is met or not, all of the funds collected (minus commission) are handed over to the entrepreneur. If he or she has insufficient funds to meet the objectives, then it is up to the recipient to refund them to the contributors. Name Funding model Focus Country Notes ArtistShare KiA Musicians US Has own record label. ClassWish KiA Education crowdfunding for school and teacher supplies US Allows tax-deductible support of any school and any teacher in the U.S. CommonBond KiA Student loans US Funded by crowdsourcing and large investors. Community Funded KiA Platform Creation for Universities, Nonprofits, and Healthcare Organizations US Allows for white-labeled integration on existing websites Crowd Supply AoN Hardware US Endorsed as the FSF's preferred platform for crowd-funding efforts. FundedByMe AoN Equity and rewards Sweden, Finland, Norway, Italy, Germany, Denmark Only platform offering equity and reward based crowdfunding in combination with European-wide cross-border investments. FundRazr KiA or AoN Personal, charitable, entrepreneurial, creative, and political causes Canada Lets you embed your campaign on Facebook, blog or website using easy to use Widgets. Offers Live Chat and Personal Coaching. Fundly KiA Personal, charitable, and political causes US Available as an app for a Facebook page. Charges a per credit card transaction fee. GiveForward KiA Online fundraising website to raise money for medical expenses. US Provides personal fundraising coaches. GlobalGiving KiA Nonprofit fundraising for registered organizations in 160+ countries US, UK, Worldwide Provides 501c3 equivalency for non-US organizations GoFundMe KiA or AoN Non incentive-based crowdfunding website. Set up to allow for donations to personal causes and life events. US Provides 5-minute customer email support. Headstart AoN Entrepreneurs Israel Indiegogo KiA or AoN Allows a broad range of projects US JustGiving KiA Social good causes and campaigns UK Non-profit and individual donation crowdfunding. Ketto KiA Funding for any kind of project India Kickstarter AoN Creative projects US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg Highest funded projects to date LaunchGood KiA or AoN Allows a broad range of projects US, Canada, France, Russia, Brazil, and 15 other countries Largely faith-based, focused on the worldwide Muslim community Milaap KiA All kinds of projects. USD donations accepted India Mobcaster AoN TV shows US Myfreeimplants AoN Cosmetic surgery US Focused on breast augmentations. International Piggybackr KiA Young children, students, and teams US Young students may raise money. Compliant with Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Planeta.ru AoN or KiA Allows a broad range of projects Russia PledgeMe AoN Allows a broad range of projects New Zealand PledgeMusic AoN Musicians Spain, UK, US Pozible AoN Creative Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, US Bitcoin can be used, Self-hosting can be used, One-on-One help Rally.org KiA Medical, educational, charitable, creative, entrepreneurial, and political causes US, Germany RocketHub KiA US Seed&Spark 80%oN Film & TV US Integrated streaming subscription service for movies & shows funded through the platform. Sellaband AoN Musicians Germany Sponsume KiA UK Tilt.com KiA or AoN Any goal US Offers both a consumer product and enterprise solution for brands. YouCaring KiA Medical expenses, memorials and other personal and charitable causes US, UK, Western Europe Does not charge any fees, other than payment processing Donations only Some services invite people to donate to projects for the pleasure of giving. Philanthropy based services usually have other benefits such as tax credits or rebates. Name Funding model Focus Country Notes Number of Donors Donated Sum DonorsChoose AoN Education US 1,974,461 Experiment.com AoN Scientific research US Formerly called Microryza 19,266 $5 Million Givology AoN Education in developing countries 22,443 $500,969 Kopernik AoN Distributing basic technologies in developing countries Money for business ventures Crowdfunding can be used to raise capital (equity) or borrow money. While organized informally, they typically involve large numbers of small investors or lenders: Equity crowdfunding – Investors receive equity in the company or entrepreneur that is raising funds. Debt crowdfunding – The entrepreneur or company borrows money and must repay it (typically, with interest). Property crowdfunding - Investors receive interest in the property from an owner who is raising funds. Other crowdfunding – There are a number of other schemes in use which are generally unique to particular services, e.g., perks, publication, or rewards. Name Funding model Focus Country Notes Number of Investors Invested Sum Abundance Investment Debt Renewable Energy UK Also offers pensions, IF ISAs £20.9 Million AgFunder Equity Agtech and Foodtech US 3,000 $34 Million Angels Den Equity, Debt, Donations All businesses UK AngelList Equity, Debt Start-ups US Currently serves only accredited investors $530 Million CircleUp Equity Consumer products and retail US Currently serves only accredited investors. $50 Million Companisto Equity, Debt European companies, Investors from all over the world; Crowd Investing + Venture Loan Germany, Switzerland / Europe 100,000 €67,5 Million Crowdfunder Equity, Debt Small and medium-sized businesses US Currently serves only accredited investors 12,000 $100 Million CrowdCube Equity, Rewards start-ups, small businesses, growing businesses UK 167,384 £80 Million EarlyShares Equity US Emerging Crowd Equity, Debt SMEs in emerging and frontier markets UK EquityNet Equity, Debt Startups and mature companies US Launched crowdfunding platform for Reg D offerings in 2005 $200 Million Fig (company) Equity, Rewards Video Games US Fundable Equity, Rewards Seed stage businesses US $164 Million FundedByMe Equity, Rewards Entrepreneurs Sweden, Finland, Norway, Italy, Germany, Denmark 61,592 €16 Million Funding Circle Debt Small businesses UK, US, Spain, Netherlands, Germany 39,738 £1,000 Million Funding Societies Debt Small businesses Singapore, Indonesia Gambitious Equity Game development Netherlands Innovestment GmbH Equity auctions Germany €2 Million Invesdor Equity and debt Startups and growth companies Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and UK First fully licensed and fully passportable (MiFID) equity crowdfunding platform in EEA €10.6 Million InvestedIn Equity USA $47 Million Invest Next Door Equity Small Businesses US Currently serves only accredited investors Kiva Debt Entrepreneurship in developing countries non-profit organization 1,286,412 $703 Million Lendico Debt Small and medium-sized businesses Germany Lending Club Debt USA $9 Million LendingCrowd Debt Small and medium-sized businesses UK First Scottish peer-to-peer lending platform £1.2 Million LendInvest Debt Property Development Entrepreneurs/ Mortgages UK First live peer-to-peer lending platform specifically for residential and commercial mortgages £308 Million Lending Works Debt UK MicroVentures Equity Tech Startups & High Growth US Currently serves only accredited investors 28,000 $70 Million Optimize Capital Markets Equity Canada OurCrowd Equity Israel PledgeMe Equity New Zealand Prosper Marketplace Debt USA 2,200,000 $6,000 Million rebuildingsociety.com Debt All businesses UK Return on Change Equity Early and growth stage startups in critical industries USA SecondMarket Equity, Debt Late stage start-ups and privately held companies at a pre-IPO or pre-acquisition stage USA SeedInvest Equity Early stage technology startups USA Currently serves accredited investors and Regulation A public rounds. 160,000 $65 Million StartEngine Equity Early stage technology startups USA Currently serves accredited investors and Regulation A public rounds. $17 Million Seedrs Equity Seed-stage businesses, Investments from £10+ UK & Europe First equity crowd funding platform to be approved by the FSA in the UK. 30,000 £100 Million Seedups Equity Early stage tech startups UK, Ireland, USA & Canada Symbid Equity, Rewards Start ups and business ideas, entrepreneurs, small businesses, accelerators, incubators, crowd investors, angel investors Netherlands Responsible for one third of the Dutch crowdfunding market in 2012 49,500 €21 Million SyndicateRoom Equity Growth businesses UK £37 million ThinCats Debt Small businesses UK £110 Million Trillion Fund Equity environmental and social projects UK 7,000 TrustLeaf Debt Small businesses US Friends and family crowdfunding 1,600 $41 Million TubeStart Equity Video production US Unbound Rewards Books UK Acts as both a crowdfunding platform and a publisher. Launched Terry Jones' Evil Machines, the first book to be financed by crowd funding. Upstart Debt Loans for recent college graduates US Currently serves only accredited investors VentureCrowd Equity Startups, property and credit Australia Currently serves only accredited investors $16 Million Wahooly Equity Tech startups US Rebranded to chasm.io in May 2013, closed in September 2014 Wefunder Equity Startups US 45,000 $13 Million Zencap Debt Small and medium-sized businesses Germany, Spain, Netherlands Zopa Debt UK Continuous funding Some services allow for a continuous funding model as opposed to a one-time donation. These tend to apply to, but are not limited to, art projects such as music, YouTube videos, podcasts, web-comics, etc. — anyone who makes content on a regular basis. They differ mainly in the frequency in which payments are charged to the funders. Name Frequency Focus Notes Bountysource Monthly or one-time donations Open-source software developers Money can be withdrawn via PayPal, Check, Bitcoin, and Ripple or used to post software bounties within Bountysource. Patreon Monthly or every time new content is released Musicians, Podcasts, Vloggers, Youtubers, Webcomics Subscribing to a project allows to view and post on its content stream. Patreon allows to set a monthly maximum to avoid going over a set budget. Seed&Spark Monthly (fund allocation based on audience voting) Film & TV Creators Members vote each month to allocate funds to new crowdfunding projects and unlimited streaming access to movies & shows on the platform. Streaming revenue is distributed to creators based on viewing activity. Post-creation services Some services invite people to reward creators after they already published their work. Name Method Focus Notes Flattr Flattr button display along the content Content creators References

-- Jytdog (talk) 22:56, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

Article title is a lie

This is clearly not a comparison of crowdfunding services, but a comparison of use, models, variables, etc. Not a single service, e.g. Kickstarter, is compared to another service. If such a comparison is supposed to be somewhere else on Wikipedia, then it's missing from the See also section and/or hatnote. --143.176.30.65 (talk) 16:26, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Agreed - the majority of the content should be merged with the main Crowdfunding page. I will attempt to reinstate a minimal table before that change. StacksofHoy (talk) 23:36, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

I agree that when I see a Wikipedia article title beginning with "Comparison of...", I usually see lots of specific things compared to each other.

It appears this article once had a surprisingly long list of crowdfunding services, including Kickstarter, in a format that attempted to support side-by-side comparisons, but that list was removed in this edit -- see Talk:Comparison of crowdfunding services#Unsourced.

Does anyone have any Wikipedia:Reliable sources with any of this information you asked for? --DavidCary (talk) 02:00, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

Yep, Jytdog could be quite brutal, and that edit of him basically defied the purpose and eventually destroyed the article. Merging to Crowdfunding, as StacksofHoy has proposed, feels like the most sensible option. If later someone would wish to recreate an actual comparison article, old versions from edit history will certainly be of help. — kashmīrī ^TALK 13:13, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

I came here looking for details on a crowdfunding platform that I considered using but hadn't heard of before. The article as it is now is completely pointless, it doesn't compare anything. User Jytdog was banned 3 years ago. If there is no consensus to revert his gutting of this article, the article would better be deleted so that in a distant future someone can feel free to write a new one.--2.204.228.254 (talk) 09:49, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

I do not want to comment in detail on Jytdog's actions or motivation as they are not around to respond but it seems to me that most objections to the article could be resolved by simply calling it List of Crowd Funding Services. This is what it really was before Jytdog took an ax to it. Such a list might be useful. The main Crowdfunding page is already long enough without adding lists. The cut material could be restored (and edited). Sourcing would need some work.Orenburg1 (talk) 18:13, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

I came here to consider whether this was a viable merge target for Loudsauce, I concur with all that's been said. – Teratix ₵ 13:07, 14 April 2024 (UTC)