SoFi: Crowdfunding Student Debt
SoFi is a non-bank lender leveraging crowdfunding to transform student loan markets
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TapTape – When artists make money, fans make money
TapTape aims to help fund projects for musicians, while also giving fans/investors upside in the artists’ success. These fans now have an incentive to help promote and grow the fanbase of the artists they are invested in. For artists, the funding source pie just got a lot bigger.
Cumplo.cl: Debt crowdfunding in Chile
Cumplo.cl is a crowdfunding platform that is looking to increase access to the debt market at affordable rates for individuals and SMEs, but regulatory issues have come in their way.
Spacehive: Crowdfunding Civic Projects in Great Britain
Spacehive democratizes urban planning by funding projects directly through the crowd.
Funding Rush Hour 4: Crowdfunding Non-Blockbuster Movie Sequels
Crowdfunding non-blockbuster movie sequels would reduce the cost and risk to studios and capture the willingness to pay of fans eager to see the sequel to a movie they already loved.
TILT: Taking the Hassle out of Group Fund Collection
Tilt, a P2P payment platform answers the struggles of group funding by taking the risk off the contributor and the administrative burden off the organizer.
Kickstarter: kicking the habit of turning to angel investors
Entrepreneurs raise funds via Kickstarter, and in doing so attract more contributors, who in turn make it an even more appealing platform