The Sheer Beauty Of Crowdfunding

At some point in your life, you would or you might have thought about “What would I do if money wasn’t an issue?” Didn’t you? That is one pretty important question to ask yourself time and again. Now, this question doesn’t imply that you drop everything in the middle and take uninformed decisions. The question serves the purpose of helping you find out your calling in life. As I have said before, crowdfunding can save you from some of your biggest fears and regrets in life. It is a tool you must put to use. You do not have the money but you know that your idea has the potential to make it big, then crowdfund. It is as simple as that. Don’t let money and people stop you from achieving your goals instead change your perspective on how you approach things and issues in life. The same crowd and the lack of money that was hindering your way to success can also help you achieve your goals. That is some beauty, ain’t it? The beauty of the crowd and crowdfunding.

Now, if you are thinking if your idea, initiative or whatever you have in mind is not something that the crowd will be interested in supporting, let me clear your doubts. You just need to look out for the multiple solutions possible. Figure out the ways how other people approached the same issues you are facing now. You will become an alchemist, my friend. You will create magic.

Be it politics, healthcare, real estate, women entrepreneur oriented crowdfunding, crowdfunding startups, fintech, technology, legal, rescue and causes, innovation, some crazy Innovation, gadgets, brewery, education and whatnot, crowdfunding is the key. Stop hesitating, start crowdfunding.

Here is an infographic tracking the scope of crowdfunding in different domains.

Equity and debt investment crowdfunding is another gem adding to the beauty of crowdfunding. You can learn more about it in the preceding hyperlink.  

The beauty of crowdfunding is in its omnipresence, be it crowdfunding for education, legal, startup, healthcare, gaming or political.

To read more on the above infographic, read the following write-ups.

Politics

• Atishi Marlena, AAP’s East Delhi Parliamentary Seat In-Charge’s Crowdfunding Campaign Reaches Rs 19 Lacs

• Shah Faesel, The Kashmiri IAS Officer Launches Crowdfunding Campaign Seeking Donation For ‘Clean Politics’

• Dmytro Gnap, A Former Ukrainian Journalist Crowdfunding His Bid To Be Ukraine’s Next President

Legal

• Julia Salasky, The Women Who Made Justice Accessible With The Help of Crowdfunding

Startups

• When Blockchain, AI And Big Data Became Friends With Crowdfunding In India

• Black Hops, One Of Australia’s Fastest Growing Breweries, Invites Backers To Its Equity Crowdfunding Campaign

Women Entrepreneur Oriented Crowdfunding

• Cheer Up, Ladies! Studies Show How Women Are Outshining Men When It Comes To Crowdfunding

Fintech

• Crowdcube, The UK Based Crowdfunding Platform, Announces £500,000 Fund To Boost Inclusive U.K Fintech

• EY Report: Crowdfunding Outraces Bank Financing As Preferred Option In the UK

Healthcare

• iDyslexic, An App Facilitating Brighter Future For Students With Dyslexia Goes Live Ahead Of Crowdfunding

• Crowdfunding Campaign Of A Medicinal Cannabis Company In New Zealand Reaches $820K

Innovation

• FOCI, A Wearable That Will Help Boosts Your Focus Like Sherlock’s Is Finally Here

• CycleWing, A Deployable Wind Propulsion For Bicycles Is Now Crowdfunding On Kickstarter

Rescue And Causes

• Crowdfunding Campaign To Treat The Shot & Robbed Telangana Engineering Student Sai Krishna In Michigan Goes Live

• Crowdfunding Initiative Supported By Messi, Mbappe & Other To Rescue Missing Emiliano Sala Reaches £370k

Gadgets

• All-In-One Modular Smartphone Doogee S90 Is All Set For Its Crowdfunding Campaign Launch

• Meizu Zero, World’s First Holeless Phone Goes Live On Indiegogo Crowdfunding For $1299

TV Shows And Art Projects

• The Chosen, A TV Show About Jesus, Issues Equity, Making It The Largest-Ever Crowdfunded Campaign In The Category

• Show4me, A Music Interaction Network & Crowdfunding Firm Closes $12.8 Million Funding Round

I hope you enjoyed reading it. Let me know what do you think of the scenario of crowdfunding in India. Criticise it, or ask questions if you think I can answer them. Let’s have some conversation. Over to you.

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