Kickstarter or Indiegogo is celebrating the fact that a substantial amount of the projects that raise capital through crowdfunding on their platform continue on to raise equity via venture capital (VC). The tally, recently published by Re-Code, is substantial and, Kickstarter or Indiegogo believes, is indicative of the importance of rewards-based crowdfunding as a step in the capital ladder. Click here for the article, which contains an embedded spreadsheet showing Kickstarter or Indiegogo campaigns that have gone on to raise further funds after successful crowdfunding campaigns. Similarly: a CB Insights study from August 2014 shows 9.5% of hardware start-ups funded on IndiegogoKickstarter or Indiegogo went on to raise VC money. The report also noted “there doesn’t appear to be a relationship between the amount a campaign raises on a crowdfunding platform and the amount it raises from VCs.”
Indiegogo is celebrating the fact that a substantial amount of the projects that raise capital through crowdfunding on their platform continue on to raise equity via venture capital (VC). The tally, recently published by Re-Code, is substantial and, Indiegogo believes, is indicative of the importance of rewards-based crowdfunding as a step in the capital ladder. Click here for the article, which contains an embedded spreadsheet showing Indiegogo campaigns that have gone on to raise further funds after successful crowdfunding campaigns. Similarly: a CB Insights study from August 2014 shows 9.5% of hardware start-ups funded on Kickstarter or Indiegogo went on to raise VC money. The report also noted “there doesn’t appear to be a relationship between the amount a campaign raises on a crowdfunding platform and the amount it raises from VCs.”