5 SA Crowdfunding Platforms You Can Use For Online Fundraising For Your Business
Raising capital for any project is one of the biggest challenges SA startups have to navigate. Below is a list of 5 SA Crowdfunding Platforms You Can Use For Online Fundraising For Your Business in not particular order, These platforms are ideal for startups and other causes.
1. BackaBuddy – R200 Million Raised
BackaBuddy is an online fundraising platform that has been designed to help individuals raise funds for the causes they are passionate about. In June 2020, BackaBuddy surpassed the 180 Million raised mark with over 15 000 campaigns launched with over Over 200 000 donors both locally and abroad have supported campaigns for medical fees, tuition and various other causes on the platform.
2.Thundafund – 3.2 Million Raised
Thundafund is South Africa’s leading online Crowdfunding marketplace for creatives and innovators. Through Thundafund, entrepreneurs with their respective projects & ideas can raise capital and build a supportive crowd of backers through the process of crowdfunding.
Uprise Africa is South Africa’s Equity Crowdfunding Platform. A new innovative space for capital raising and small business investment. The platform aims to facilitate the relationship between investors and entrepreneurs by launching a secure online platform for Equity Crowdfunding in South Africa and beyond.
4. Jumpstarter – 960 000 Funded
Jumpstarter is a registered Non-Profit Organisation (NPO 153-319) funding platform through creative projects for individuals, charities and businesses. The notion of crowdfunding has actually existed for centuries as crowds gathered to hear and support pitches, but digital technology and social media have catapulted that notion to new heights and expanded the playing field and the playbook.
5.Livestock Wealth – 70 Million Invested
Livestock Wealth is a Crowdfarming™ company that enables anyone to be a farmer by investing in high value agricultural products over a fixed term.Livestock Wealth introduced South Africa to Crowdfarming™ back in 2015 and since then we have been refining our product offering, streamlining processes and helping our investors grow their wealth the African way.
