New South African crowdFunding site Launched: On 7th September 2018 Johannesburg entrepreneur Harry S Heydon launched a new South African based Crowdfunding site at https://thecrowdsite.com The main themes of the site center around economy of use and security of users funds, ease of use and accessibility for projects / people that have little or no online experience. These are … [Read more...] about New South African crowdFunding site Launched
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Feenix.org crowdfunding platform raises R1m during highly successful first month
Feenix.org crowdfunding platform raises R1m during highly successful first month: Johannesburg, 26 July 2017 – Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank by assets, continues its key support of powerful crowdfunding initiative Feenix.org with just over R1million raised during the first month of operation. Since launching in June, 25 students have been fully funded and a total of R1 … [Read more...] about Feenix.org crowdfunding platform raises R1m during highly successful first month
Local crowdfunding campaign trends in New York City
Local crowdfunding campaign trends in New York City: Kids that will benefit from Eyethu Skatepark Photo: Dylan Bosman In the beginning of April, a local crowdfunding campaign, Eyethu Skatepark, was officially launched on Indiegogo and by the middle of the month the campaign was trending in New York City. The aim of the campaign is to build a skatepark that will empower, connect … [Read more...] about Local crowdfunding campaign trends in New York City
Quadriplegic Publishes Her Memoir Via Crowdfunding
Quadriplegic Publishes Her Memoir Via Crowdfunding: Tracy finally getting to touch her freshly printed books Photo: Tracey Mcdonald, ilovebooks.co.za Thanks to 105 backers with over R110 00 pledged on Thundafund.com, Tracy Todd was able to publish her memoir on the journey of being a quadriplegic in South Africa. The milestones were set, the campaign went live, the funds were … [Read more...] about Quadriplegic Publishes Her Memoir Via Crowdfunding
SA News: 3 Reasons Why Crowdfunding in East Africa Is an Untapped Market for Locals
3 Reasons Why Crowdfunding in East Africa Is an Untapped Market for Locals: The report studied 69 platforms operating in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and South Africa as a reference. Part of this massive growth is in response to high demand for alternative finance; despite relatively high rankings on Access to Credit indices ... Source: "South Africa" - … [Read more...] about SA News: 3 Reasons Why Crowdfunding in East Africa Is an Untapped Market for Locals
