Aphrodice Mutangana
Aug 9, 2017 · 2 min read

How Do I get Money for my Business Investment?

From around the world, start-up business or striving companies in different sectors are pressed against a common challenge; capital. Limited access to financial resources impedes growth of potential entrepreneurs and their firms.

I have come up with a list of crowd funding platforms to help any business person to boost capital by simple and credible directions. Though they vary in requirements and operations, a bunch can fit your prospects and therefore enable your small-or-large business to thrive. Happy hunting!

Category #1: All/Everything/small business/startup

http://www.indiegogo.com

Types: Pledge

Function: All

Country: All

http://www.rockethub.com

Types: Pledge

Function: All

Country: All

http://www.fundrazr.com

Types: Pledge

Function: Everything

Country: Canada

http://www.banktothefuture.com

Types: Equity, Debt, and Pledge

Function: Small Business

Country: UK

http://www.circleup.com

Types: Equity

Function: Small Business

Country: All

http://www.crowdcube.com

Types: Equity and Pledge

Function: Small Business

Country: UK

http://www.equitynet.com

Types: Equity

Function: Small Business

Country: US

http://www.fundable.com

Types: Equity and Pledge

Function: Small Business

Country: All

http://www.fundedbyme.com

Types: Equity and Pledge

Function: Small Business

Country: Sweden

http://www.funderhut.com

Types: Pledge

Function: Small Business

Country: US

http://www.innovestment.de

Types: Equity

Function: Small Business

Country: Germany

http://www.invesdor.com

Types: Equity

Function: Small Business

Country: Northern Europe

http://www.lendingclub.com

Types: Equity and Debt

Function: Small Business

Country: All

http://www.microventures.com

Types: Equity

Function: Small Business

Country: All

http://www.seedrs.com

Types: Equity and Debt

Function: Small Business

Country: UK

http://www.angel.co

Types: Equity and Debt

Function: Startups

Country: All

http://www.seedups.com

Types: Equity

Function: Startups

Country: USA, Ireland, UK

Category #2: Charity

http://www.fundly.com

Types: Pledge

Function: Charity

Country: All

http://www.gofundme.com

Types: Pledge

Function: Charity

Country: All

http://www.gogetfunding.com

Types: Donation

Function: Charity

Country: All

http://www.youcaring.com

Types: Pledge

Function: Charity

Country: All

Category #3: Creative

http://www.kickstarter.com

Types: Pledge

Function: Creative

Country: All

http://www.peoplefund.it

Types: Pledge

Function: Creative

Country: UK

http://www.pozible.com

Types: Pledge

Function: Creative

Country: Australia

http://www.sponsume.com

Type: Pledge

Function: Creative

Country: All

Category #4: Health and Medicine

http://www.healthfundr.com

Type: Equity

Function: Health and Medicine

Country: All

Category #5: Music

http://www.artistshare.com

Type: Pledge

Function: Music

Country: All

http://www.pledgemusic.com

Type: Pledge

Function: Music

Country: All

Website: http://www.sellaband.com

Type: Pledge

Function: Music

Country: All

Category #6: Personal Loans

http://www.prosper.com

Type: Debt

Function: Personal Loans

Country: All

http://www.zopa.com

Type: Debt

Function: Personal Loans

Country: UK

Category #7: Post-College Investment

http://www.upstart.com

Type: Debt

Function: Post-college Investment

Country: All

Category #8: Retail products

http://www.crowdsupply.com

Type: Pledge and Retail

Function: Retail Products

Country: USA

Category #9: Science and research

http://www.microryza.com

Type: Debt

Function: Pledge Science and Research

Country: All

http://www.petridish.org

Type: Pledge

Function: Pledge Science and Research

Country: All

Category #10: Solar Energy and Mobile Apps

http://www.joinmosaic.com

Type: Debt

Function: Solar Energy

Country: All

Website: http://www.appbackr.com/

Category #11: Other important crowd funding website

Website: https://www.crowdfunder.com/

Website: http://www.crowdrise.com

Website: https://www.somolend.com/

Website: http://invested.in/

Website: http://www.quirky.com/

Website: https://microventures.com/

Website: http://group.growvc.com/

Website: https://www.fundingcircle.com/us/

Website: http://peerbackers.com/

Category #12: 3rd World Technology

Website: http://www.kopernik.info

Type: Other

Function: 3rd World Technology

Country: All

Category #13: Directory of different crowd funding

Website: http://www.crowdsourcing.org/directory

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Aphrodice Mutangana

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Aphrodice MUTANGANA, Social entrepreneur, kLab General Manager

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