A new investment platform called CampusStarter aims to connect students entrepreneurs with investors who can pump both money and equity into the students ’ start - up businesses . Founder Tom Coke says : “ … Entrepreneurship is becoming way more popular … what we ’re trying to do is give the students an opportunity to raise a little bit of real money , expand their product and tap into the alumni base ( for investment ) … ” The platform lists campaigns for free and generates revenue by charging 50 % on successful capital raises . According to Coke , the platform aims to build partnerships with top American colleges and universities by the end of this year .
A new crowdfunding platform called CampusStarter aims to connect students entrepreneurs with investors who can pump both money and time into the students’ start-up ideas. Founder Tom Coke says: “…Entrepreneurship is becoming way more popular… what we’re trying to do is give the students an opportunity to raise a little bit of real money, market their product and tap into the alumni base (for investment)…” The platform lists campaigns for free and generates revenue by charging 4% on successful capital raises. According to Coke, the platform aims to build relationships with 250 American colleges and universities by the end of this year.