All for one: There's a lot going on in crowdfunding. There's news from Indiegogo, among others. The Munich-based platform VIPrize is also giving one lucky donor the chance to meet Lukas Podolski.
The American crowdfunding platform Indiegogo is now also involved in crowdinvesting. crowdfunding.deThe new offering, in collaboration with Microventures, is intended to enable the crowd to benefit from the success of the supported companies. In traditional crowdfunding, however, investors typically receive tangible or intangible assets, such as a future product or a dinner with the founders.
The biggest competitor Kickstarter does not want to go along with this step. Spokesman Justin Kazmark told the New York Times:
"The purpose of creativity is not to become an investment vehicle. When creative projects escape the need to generate profit, the result is a more vibrant and diverse culture. We're more focused on a richer culture than richer investors."
Do good — and meet a celebrity!
Donors without profit expectations can register on the fundraising platform VIPrize participate and do good. Similar to traditional crowdfunding, celebrities offer users tiered donations based on the amount of the donation. Rewards On top of that, every user buys a virtual ticket for the raffle for the main prize for every euro donated. It's not entirely coincidental that several previous supporters, including Jens Lehmann, Uli Hoeneß, and Ottmar Hitzfeld, come from the football industry: the founder of VIPrize is, in addition to Microsoft's global online marketing director, Marc Adam Coach's son Matthias HitzfeldBut celebrities like Sebastian Vettel and Eva Padberg have also made themselves available to the portal for a good cause.
As of today, Lukas Podolski In return for donations, a wide range of rewards are offered, from a thank you via Twitter to a signed jersey to his Facebook profile picture for a day. The main prize is two tickets, including travel and accommodation, to his farewell match with the national team in Dortmund on March 22nd. And—here's the kicker—the winner will meet Prince Poldi himself! The donations will benefit socially disadvantaged children in Germany and Poland through the Lukas Podolski Foundation.
