Crowdfunding Success

1
Crowdfunding Success

• BY
• http//www.3d-innovations.com/

2
The concept of crowdfunding is something that
many are familiar with now and its hard to
believe that this concept has only been around
for roughly five years. The JOBS Act of 2012
really helped set the platform for crowdfunding
to expand and that it has. According to the
Crowdfunding Industry Report by Massolution, in
2012 there was 2.7 Billion raised online via
crowdfunding. In 2013 an estimated 5.1 Billion
was crowdfunded online. When entrepreneurs see
these types of numbers and hear about wildly
successful campaigns (such as the Coolest Cooler
on Kickstarter, which raised 13M) it is no
surprise that they are turning to crowdfunding
for support. Goal With so many crowdfunding
platforms out there the landscape is packed and
it is hard to know where to begin. We have put
together the following list of crowdfunding
websites sites, with brief descriptions on what
types of projects they host, to help narrow your
search to the community that is the best suit for
your goals and needs.
3
Kickstarter Bring your creative project to
life is the motto. This donation-based platform
hosts creative projects ranging from art
instillations to 3D printing technology. It is
one of the earlier platforms and is very
well-known. It has gained momentum in recent
years with numerous product break-out campaigns
raising wild amounts of funding. Indiegogo This
donation-based platform can help raise funds for
a variety of projects. You will see things from
consumer products to personal projects hosted
here. With this kind of project variety and
flexibility, Indiegogo has experienced more
international growth than many of the other
platforms. Quirky If youre an inventor, maker,
or tinkerer then Quirky is a place to collaborate
and crowdfund for donation-based funding with a
community of other like-minded folks. Their site
digs deeper into helping the process of bringing
an invention or product to life, allowing
community participation in the process.
4
AngelList This is the place to go if you are
looking for Silicon Valley momentum. Crowdfunding
is relatively new for AngelList but the
accredited investors and institutions on
AngelList have been funding a growing number of
top tech startups. CircleUp This is a
investment-based crowdfunding platform focuses on
connecting accredited investors with innovative
consumer and retail companies. You will see in
the brief descriptions above we mentioned either
donation-based or investment-based. Donation or
rewards based is the traditional type of
crowdfunding platform in which you invest funds
in return for a product if the campaign is
successfully funded. Investment-based means that
you are becoming a shareholder and are offered
shares from the company in return for your
investment. We know there are hundreds of
crowdfunding platforms out there, but we feel
that these are the top places for entrepreneurs
to get a product successfully funded and on its
way to manufacturing and ultimately
consumers. We invite you to learn more about
crowdfunding on the following websites
5
Top 10 Crowdfunding Sites For Fundraising
(Forbes) Crowd funding Sites In 2014 (Forbes) For
some consumer products businesses, crowdfunding
is the best route (The Washington Press) 3
reasons crowdfunders will hit consumer products
first (Venture Beat) ________ 3D Innovations is
a full service 3D Engineering/Design company
from the 3D Design to a fully functional 3D
Prototype Product.
6
3D Innovations, LLC 2800 Woodlawn Drive, Suite
100 Honolulu, HI 96822 [phone]