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This article showcases Startup Pill’s top picks for the best Crowdfunding startups. These startups are taking a variety of approaches to innovating inside of the Crowdfunding industry and around the world. They are all exceptional startups well worth a follow.
We selected these startups for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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1. Polkastarter
The idea behind this startup: Polkastarter is a DEX built for cross-chain token pools and auctions, enabling projects to raise capital on a decentralized environment.
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Blockchain, Crowdfunding, Cryptocurrency, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech
Founders: Daniel Stockhaus
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]2. HODLNAUT
The idea behind this startup: HODLNAUT is a platform that provides financial services for individual investors.
Headquarters: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
Industries: Banking, Bitcoin, Crowdfunding, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services, FinTech
Founders: Juntao Zhu, Simon Lee
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]3. Fund the First
The idea behind this startup: Verified Crowdfunding | First Responders & Military
Headquarters: Merrick, New York, United States
Industries: Crowdfunding
Founders: . ., John Eichhorn, Kevin Darcey, Michael LaLuna, Robert Garland
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]4. Safe-Investing
The idea behind this startup: FinTech, Commercial Real Estate, Crowdfinding, SaaS, Marketplace, Cloud Tech
Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Commercial Real Estate, Crowdfunding, FinTech, Marketplace, SaaS
Founders: Alex Minakov
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]5. Plend
The idea behind this startup: The UK’s first Social Lending Marketplace, that allows people to crowdfund people with affordable credit (fixed at rates between 10% – 25%).
Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom
Industries: Consumer Lending, Crowdfunding, Financial Services, FinTech, Peer to Peer
Founders: Robert Pasco, James Pursaill
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]6. Artist Crowdfund Exchange
The idea behind this startup: An investment platform using advanced technologies to provide emerging talent the resources to reach commercial success.
Headquarters: Oakland, California, United States
Industries: Blockchain, Crowdfunding, Financial Exchanges, FinTech, Media and Entertainment, Trading Platform
Founders: Darren Moore, DJ Adeleke, Omi Iyamu
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]7. BRITE Investments
The idea behind this startup: Alternative crowd-investing platform connecting US and international investors with businesses raising funds
Headquarters: Orlando, Florida, United States
Industries: Crowdfunding, Funding Platform
Founders: Alex Kay, Alexandra Kay, Jake Hartigan
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]The idea behind this startup: Fractional Franchise Investing
Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Industries: Crowdfunding, Crowdsourcing, Finance, Financial Exchanges, Financial Services, FinTech, Franchise, Funding Platform, Personal Finance
Founders: Unknown
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]9. CrowdPouch
The idea behind this startup: CrowdPouch is a global platform that enables you to launch your product either through Pre-selling or fundraising.
Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Industries: Crowdfunding, Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology, Internet
Founders: Jayanth Venkatesh, Ramil Maharramov Muzaffarsky, Vittal Ramakrishna
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]10. wishdom
The idea behind this startup: Innovative crowd-funding platform connecting celebrities, NGOs and users to offer unique experiences while creating an impact on society
Headquarters: Torrelodones, Madrid, Spain
Industries: Crowdfunding, Funding Platform
Founders: Borja López de la Oliva, Gonzalo López-Oleaga Arróspide, Ignacio Galofré Roca
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]11. AmplifyX
The idea behind this startup: Music ownership redefined.
Headquarters: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Crowdfunding, Financial Services, Music
Founders: Adam Cowherd, Bobby Kamaris
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]12. Contribee
The idea behind this startup: We help creators and artists to get paid.
Headquarters: Kaunas, Kauno Apskritis, Lithuania
Industries: Crowdfunding, Music
Founders: Adrijus JakuÄionis, Gediminas RatkeviÄius, Mantas Michalauskas, Tautvydas Kymantas, Vytautas ÄŒerniauskas
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]13. BRITE Funding
The idea behind this startup: Alternative crowd-investing platform connecting US and international investors with businesses raising funds
Headquarters: Orlando, Florida, United States
Industries: Blockchain, Crowdfunding, Funding Platform
Founders: Alex Kay, Alexandra Kay
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]14. KlickOwn
The idea behind this startup: Platform for blockchain-based investments in real estate
Headquarters: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Industries: Blockchain, Crowdfunding, FinTech, Information Technology, Real Estate, Real Estate Investment
Founders: Alexander Braune, Wladimir Huber, Yasin Sebastian Qureshi
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]15. Crypto Tron
The idea behind this startup: Exchange and Shop
Headquarters: Bangkok, Krung Thep, Thailand
Industries: Angel Investment, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Crowdfunding, Crowdsourcing, Cryptocurrency, Financial Exchanges, FinTech, Impact Investing, Stock Exchanges
Founders: Unknown
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]16. Monolith Global Partners LLC
The idea behind this startup: Digital Investment Banking for alternative investments, commercial real estate investments, corporate finance, and the capital markets.
Headquarters: New York, New York, United States
Industries: Banking, Commercial Real Estate, Crowdfunding, Finance, Financial Exchanges, Financial Services, FinTech, Real Estate, Real Estate Investment, Venture Capital
Founders: Chad White, John Ellsworth, Scotte Carter
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]17. CrowdDana
The idea behind this startup: CrowdDana is an equity crowdfunding platform that connects investors to potential property investments.
Headquarters: Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
Industries: Crowdfunding, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Real Estate, Real Estate Investment, Trading Platform
Founders: Stevanus Iskandar Halim
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]18. Britesiders
The idea behind this startup: Interactive fundraising platform.
Headquarters: New York, New York, United States
Industries: Consumer Software, Crowdfunding, Media and Entertainment, Video Streaming
Founders: Sam Barberie
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]19. GoCrowd
The idea behind this startup: Equity Crowdfunding Platform
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Angel Investment, Crowdfunding, Financial Services, FinTech, Internet
Founders: Alpamys Alpys
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]20. WhatWeWant
The idea behind this startup: WhatWeWant is a crowdfunding app that allows your crowd to contribute to whatever you want.
Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom
Industries: Apps, Crowdfunding, Mobile Apps, Private Social Networking
Founders: Dimitris Fafalios, Yiannis Fafalios
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]21. Fundra
The idea behind this startup: Empowering impactful nonprofits through better financial management.
Headquarters: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Industries: Crowdfunding, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Funding Platform, Software
Founders: Bashir Bashir, Sharmarke Nur, Warsame Bashir
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]22. Naija Donors
The idea behind this startup: Naija Donors is an Escrow Charity Donation site in Nigeria, #1 online fundraising and crowdfunding platform
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Charity, Crowdfunding
Founders: Philip Okoye
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]23. PorchLights
The idea behind this startup: Placemaking, Urban Planning,
Headquarters: New York, New York, United States
Industries: Architecture, Crowdfunding, Government, Infrastructure, Smart Cities
Founders: Unknown
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]24. Portugrow
The idea behind this startup: You invest, we grow! Crowdfunding for medicinal plants cultivation
Headquarters: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
Industries: Biotechnology, Cannabis, Crowdfunding, Finance, Pharmaceutical
Founders: Unknown
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]25. CleverAdam.com
The idea behind this startup: Crowdfunding PaaS – Providing easy and affordable access to advanced crowdfunding tools
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Crowdfunding, Funding Platform, PaaS
Founders: Anders Holm-Jensen, Thor Mønsted
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]26. Splitted
The idea behind this startup: Splitted is the ideal platform to collect money for your any occasion, gifts, events or projects
Headquarters: Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Industries: Crowdfunding, E-Commerce, Events, FinTech, Gift, Group Buying, Online Portals
Founders: Unknown
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]27. LiUU
The idea behind this startup: LiUU is the first crowdliquidity platform: we provide a platform where the public can provide liquidity to companies that need it
Headquarters: Lauerz, Schwyz, Switzerland
Industries: Commercial Lending, Crowdfunding, Crowdsourcing, FinTech, Lending
Founders: Gregory Brown, Isabella Sorace
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]28. Coreum RE
The idea behind this startup: Tech Driven Real Estate Investing
Headquarters: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Industries: Crowdfunding, Real Estate, Real Estate Investment
Founders: Funsho Awoniyi
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]29. Presently
The idea behind this startup: Presently is a group-gifting platform that makes it easy for people to collaborate on a single meaningful gift.
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Communities, Crowdfunding, Payments
Founders: Dalia Katan
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]30. VentureWallet
The idea behind this startup: Startup portfolio management, deal flow, and due diligence software for early-stage micro-angel and equity crowdfunding investors.
Headquarters: Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
Industries: Angel Investment, Crowdfunding, FinTech, Personal Finance, SaaS, Software, Venture Capital
Founders: Brian Belley
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]31. eeho
The idea behind this startup: eeho is a mobile app working as a wastage control, a crowdfunding platform for Talent/Health/Education and an e-commerce platform.
Headquarters: New Delhi, Delhi, India
Industries: Crowdfunding, Waste Management
Founders: Ashu Bisht
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]32. StartupSpider
The idea behind this startup: StartupSpider connecting crowdfunding industry and customers.
Headquarters: Jonen, Aargau, Switzerland
Industries: Crowdfunding, Information Services, Information Technology
Founders: Andreas Fischer, Beatrice Kessler
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]33. People & Planet Partners
The idea behind this startup: People & Planet Partners is an impact capital fund which provides financing and support to high-potential tech companies.
Headquarters: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Industries: Communities, Crowdfunding, FinTech, Non Profit, Venture Capital
Founders: Elena Rico i Vilar, Nicolas Touboulic
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]34. VedasLabs
The idea behind this startup: Accelerating the process for disruptive companies seeking to raise capital and build communities through crowdfunding.
Headquarters: New York, New York, United States
Industries: Crowdfunding, Financial Services, Impact Investing
Founders: Tom Trevisani
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]35. CTOCKS
The idea behind this startup: Revenue-Sharing Marketplace of Mobile Products
Headquarters: Middletown, Delaware, United States
Industries: Crowdfunding, Funding Platform
Founders: Emre Eran, Fatih Gulce
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]36. GreenFunder
The idea behind this startup: Sustainability focused crowdfunding community
Headquarters: Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Industries: Crowdfunding, GreenTech, Sustainability
Founders: Michael Ter Mors
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]37. Conven
The idea behind this startup: Residential rent-to-own marketplace
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Crowdfunding, Marketplace, Real Estate, Real Estate Investment
Founders: Erman Doser, Mert Peksevin
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]38. Good Here
The idea behind this startup: Find social impact startups and funding
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Charity, Crowdfunding, Crowdsourcing, Funding Platform, Non Profit
Founders: Unknown
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]39. ROA
The idea behind this startup: Artists and Fans Make Money Together
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Crowdfunding, Music
Founders: Henry Touma, Jordan Zwang
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]40. WIF AX, LLC.
The idea behind this startup: Funding growth through equality and sustainability.
Headquarters: Tucson, Arizona, United States
Industries: Communities, Crowdfunding
Founders: Barbara Bickham, Jessica Contreras
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]41. B I D A Y A T E C H
The idea behind this startup: Tech Startups Focused Reward-Based Crowdfunding Platform
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Crowdfunding, Financial Services, FinTech
Founders: Unknown
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]42. Acquico
The idea behind this startup: Fundraising
Headquarters: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industries: Crowdfunding, Financial Services, Internet, Marketplace
Founders: Sultan AlMasri
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[adace-ad id=”4426″]43. Track Bank (US), LLC
The idea behind this startup: Track Bank (US), LLC is an American, alternative asset management and consulting firm.
Headquarters: Dallas, Texas, United States
Industries: Consulting, Crowdfunding, Finance, Financial Services
Founders: Jerel D. Hill
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44. Vezzit
The idea behind this startup: Entertainment Fintech
Headquarters: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Crowdfunding, FinTech, Media and Entertainment
Founders: Unknown
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45. Klava
The idea behind this startup: Startup Generator, Entrepreneur Resource, Mobile App Development and Currently Crowdfunding in a cool way
Headquarters: Evanston, Illinois, United States
Industries: Crowdfunding, Funding Platform, Internet, Mobile Apps, Social Entrepreneurship
Founders: Unknown
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46. Vigia Capital
The idea behind this startup: Vigia Capital is an investment firm, created by entrepreneurs, that seeks to acquire, operate and grow companies in Spain.
Headquarters: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Industries: Bitcoin, Consulting, Crowdfunding, FinTech, Venture Capital
Founders: Unknown
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47. Uppercap
The idea behind this startup: Platform that digitalizes the capital of companies and redefines their interaction with investors in a simple, secure and 100% digital way.
Headquarters: Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile
Industries: Crowdfunding, Trading Platform
Founders: Martan Jofra Celis
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48. Wedeydo
The idea behind this startup: A crowdfunding platform for African creatives
Headquarters: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Industries: Crowdfunding
Founders: Unknown
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49. Pivvt
The idea behind this startup: Digital Booster Clubs for University Athletics
Headquarters: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Industries: Crowdfunding, Sports, Universities
Founders: Emiko Dodson, John Dodson
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50. EtA Club
The idea behind this startup: Investment Club offering accredited investors opportunities to co-invest in the acquisitions of stable and scalable $500K-7M EBITDA firms
Headquarters: New York, New York, United States
Industries: Angel Investment, Banking, Business Development, Crowdfunding, FinTech, Funding Platform, Small and Medium Businesses
Founders: Andrew Lee
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51.MwP Capital
The idea behind this startup: MwP Capital is a venture capital firm focused on investments in the early-stage promising companies disruptive ideas.
Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Crowdfunding, Venture Capital
Founders: Unknown
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51.MwP Capital
The idea behind this startup: MwP Capital is a venture capital firm focused on investments in the early-stage promising companies disruptive ideas.
Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Crowdfunding, Venture Capital
Founders: Unknown
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46. Fledgerr
The idea behind this startup: Fledgerr is an equity crowdfunding platform where people can invest in private companies.
Headquarters: The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
Industries: Blockchain, Crowdfunding, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services, FinTech, Venture Capital
Founders: Sadi Hasanov
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47. Cannvest
The idea behind this startup: Cannvest is a crowdfunding platform that connects individuals with small cannabis producers to fund their infrastructure needs.
Headquarters: Bogotá, Distrito Especial, Colombia
Industries: Agriculture, Crowdfunding, Cryptocurrency, FinTech, Mobile Payments
Founders: David Felipe Carvajal
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46. Raise & Shine
The idea behind this startup: Crowd fundraising solutions
Headquarters: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
Industries: Crowdfunding, Information Technology
Founders: Thomas Carton de Wiart
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55. QuantMaps
The idea behind this startup: GeoStatistics Platform for Real Estate Investors
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Crowdfunding, Real Estate
Founders: Art Perkitny
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56. GUITA
The idea behind this startup: The 1st community that connects investors and borrowers through contactless biometrics and without humans in the disbursement process
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Collaborative Consumption, Consumer Lending, Crowdfunding, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Internet
Founders: Giancarlo Castillo
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57. Realm Capital
The idea behind this startup: Online VC equity crowdfunding platform that invest in underrepresented founders in tech using opportunity zone funding.
Headquarters: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Industries: Crowdfunding, Venture Capital
Founders: Unknown
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58. Piper Funding
The idea behind this startup: Piper Funding Reviews, Piper Funding Complaints, Piper Funding Scam, Piper Funding BBB, Piper Funding Debt Consolidation
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Crowdfunding, Financial Services, FinTech
Founders: Unknown
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59LuxeStartup, LLC
The idea behind this startup: LuxeStartup is a worldwide crowdfunding platform empowering entrepreneur around the world to fund projects to make their innovations to life
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Crowdfunding
Founders: Joshua Japhet
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60She-VC
The idea behind this startup: Storytelling platform of Women VCs and investors
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Crowdfunding, Fashion
Founders: Gayatri Sarkar
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61. Crowdstrip
The idea behind this startup: Aggregating equity crowdfunding opportunities across the world. Find the most promising early-stage venture capital companies before others.
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Angel Investment, Crowdfunding, Internet, Venture Capital
Founders: Joel-Oskar Raisanen
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62. Ahillz
The idea behind this startup: The easiest way for mobile publishers to solve Corporate Social Responsibility
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Crowdfunding, Mobile, Non Profit, Payments, Social Entrepreneurship
Founders: Ivan Komar
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63. Impact Factor
The idea behind this startup: Sustainable crowdfunding
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Banking, Crowdfunding
Founders: Unknown
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64. LIGHT-RIGHT
The idea behind this startup: LIGHT-RIGHT offers crowdfunding planning, system construction and execution support services.
Headquarters: Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
Industries: Content, Crowdfunding, Information Technology
Founders: Unknown
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65. Azrael Partners
The idea behind this startup: We provide investors, boards, entrepreneurs, and executives services that help them transform businesses. Take flight!
Headquarters: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Industries: Business Development, Consulting, Crowdfunding
Founders: Paul Butler
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66. Be A Shark
The idea behind this startup: Equity Crowdfunding And Market Validation
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Crowdfunding
Founders: Unknown
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67. Whistler Funding
The idea behind this startup: Whistler Funding Reviews, Whister Funding Complaints, Whistler Funding Debt Consolidation, Whistler Funding BBB
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Crowdfunding
Founders: Unknown
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68. Loanalytic
The idea behind this startup: Crowdfunding Tech Microfinancing Startup
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Crowdfunding, Financial Services, FinTech, Micro Lending
Founders: Unknown
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69. CloudSoftDir
The idea behind this startup: CloudSoftDir is an online portal that offers business tools for project management, task management, marketing and crowdfunding.
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Crowdfunding, Online Portals, Project Management
Founders: Unknown
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70. ColdCrowd
The idea behind this startup: Crowdfunding and crowdsourcing for cold and unsolved cases.
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Crowdfunding, Crowdsourcing
Founders: Unknown
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71. CrowdFundingz
The idea behind this startup: CrowdFundingz helps you for starting a fundraising campaign.
Headquarters: Almelo, Overijssel, The Netherlands
Industries: Crowdfunding, Finance, Financial Services
Founders: Unknown
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72. ALT Consult NG
The idea behind this startup: ALT Consult is a Real estate development consortium making property asset acquisition more accessible to average Nigerians.
Headquarters: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Industries: Crowdfunding, Crowdsourcing, Real Estate, Real Estate Investment
Founders: Unknown
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