Crowdfunding Platform

2 Tips For Starting A Successful Crowdfunding Platform (2025)

Pat Walls

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Updated: April 17th, 2025

Want to start your own crowdfunding platform? Here are some tips you should know:

Learn more about starting a crowdfunding platform:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a crowdfunding platform?
-> Pros and cons of a crowdfunding platform

Need inspiration?

-> Other crowdfunding platform success stories
-> Marketing ideas for a crowdfunding platform
-> Crowdfunding platform names

Other resources

We've interviewed thousands of successful founders at Starter Story and asked what advice they would give to entrepreneurs who are just getting started.

Here's the best advice we discovered for starting a crowdfunding platform:

#1: Jason Crystal and Luiggi Pera, founder of Miventure:

We chatted with with Jason, founder of Miventure ($5K/month). In our interview, Jason says:

Understanding your core demographic is absolutely key. Even if you don’t know exactly, start with an assumption and then test. Your marketing messages won’t resonate if you are not targeting the right audience.

Additionally: