The 9 Best Crowdfunding Tools For Small Business [2024]

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Updated: January 20th, 2022

Crowdfunding is essential to running your business.

After interviewing thousands of founders, we put together a list of the most popular crowdfunding tools.

Here they are:

1. StartEngine

Crowdfunding platform that has helped more than 350 companies raise $175M+ from a community of over 250,000 prospective investors.

More About StartEngine

StartEngine allows everyday people to buy shares and invest in startups and early-stage companies.

StartEngine has helped more than 350 companies raise $175M+ from a community of over 250,000 prospective investors. Based in Los Angeles, the company was created in 2015 by Howard Marks, co-founder of Activision, and Ron Miller.

On StartEngine, companies can raise capital directly from their community—their friends, families, and their customers—creating thousands of brand ambassadors that can help entrepreneurs grow their business. In fact, StartEngine itself leads by example and has over 10,000 shareholders on its cap table and has raised $17M+ from the crowd.

Additional details about StartEngine:

Pricing: Free
Twitter: @StartEngineLA
Website: startengine.com

Businesses using StartEngine:

2. Kickstarter

Funding platform for creative projects.

Additional details about Kickstarter:

Pricing: Freemium
Twitter: @kickstarter
Website: kickstarter.com

Businesses using Kickstarter:

90 successful businesses are using Kickstarter ➜

3. Indiegogo

Crowdfunding platform for innovations in tech and design.

Additional details about Indiegogo:

Pricing: Freemium
Twitter: @Indiegogo
Website: indiegogo.com

Businesses using Indiegogo:

34 successful businesses are using Indiegogo ➜

4. Patreon

An American membership platform that provides business tools for content creators to run a subscription service. It helps creators and artists earn a monthly income by providing rewards and perks to their subscribers.

Additional details about Patreon:

Twitter: @patreonsupport
Website: patreon.com

Businesses using Patreon:

5. Kiva

Online lending platform connecting online lenders to entrepreneurs.

Additional details about Kiva:

Pricing: Freemium
Twitter: @Kiva
Website: https://www.kiva.org/

Businesses using Kiva:

6. Crowd Control

The only post-funding solution that allows you to run your business like a business.

Additional details about Crowd Control:

Pricing: Freemium
Website: crowdcontrol.co

Businesses using Crowd Control:

7. SeedInvest (equity crowdfunding)

Venture capital and startup investing written by industry experts on the SeedInvest Team.

Additional details about SeedInvest (equity crowdfunding):

Pricing: Freemium
Twitter: @seedinvest
Website: seedinvest.com

Businesses using SeedInvest (equity crowdfunding):

8. PieShell

A new crowdfunding site dedicated to food and beverage startups.

Additional details about PieShell:

Pricing: Freemium
Twitter: @pieshell
Website: pieshell.com

Businesses using PieShell:

9. CrowdEngine

Investor Management and Business Automation Solutions. An industry-leading customizable white-label solution for investment firms worldwide.

Additional details about CrowdEngine:

Twitter: @crowdengines
Website: crowdengine.com

Businesses using CrowdEngine:

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Pat Walls

I'm Pat Walls and I created Starter Story - a website dedicated to helping people start businesses. We interview entrepreneurs from around the world about how they started and grew their businesses.

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