Funding and Getting Funded
The following initiatives and platforms provide money for putting ideas into something tangible. The list(s) are sorted by the required “maturity” of your business idea.
Generic Micro-Payment Sponsorships
These sites offer general sponsorship for individuals and ideas. There is no constraint on what is supported.
Sponsorship For Creative Ideas and Projects
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GitHub Sponsors - Different levels of sponsoring for open source contributors and organizations.
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Start Next - Crowd funding platform for creators, inventors and entrepreneurs (a Benefit Corporation).
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Patreon - Crowd fundation platform for video creators, podcasters, musicians, writers, gamers, and more.
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Open Collective - Enables groups to quickly set up a collective, raise funds and manage them transparently.
Sponsorships For Business Ideas About a Product or Service
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Kickstarter - Crowd funding for creative projects (a Benefit Corporation).
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d:ig - Digital Incubation Growth - Incubator and company builder providing support to turn ideas into business with scope of 3 - 5 years.