The 9 Best Crowdfunding Tools For Small Business [2024]

Updated: January 20th, 2022

Crowdfunding is essential to running your business.

After interviewing thousands of founders, we put together a list of the most popular crowdfunding tools.

Here they are:

1. StartEngine

Crowdfunding platform that has helped more than 350 companies raise $175M+ from a community of over 250,000 prospective investors.

More About StartEngine

StartEngine allows everyday people to buy shares and invest in startups and early-stage companies.

StartEngine has helped more than 350 companies raise $175M+ from a community of over 250,000 prospective investors. Based in Los Angeles, the company was created in 2015 by Howard Marks, co-founder of Activision, and Ron Miller.

On StartEngine, companies can raise capital directly from their community—their friends, families, and their customers—creating thousands of brand ambassadors that can help entrepreneurs grow their business. In fact, StartEngine itself leads by example and has over 10,000 shareholders on its cap table and has raised $17M+ from the crowd.

Additional details about StartEngine:

Businesses using StartEngine:

Abby (Abhinav) Verma
Fred Cary
Mateo Moreno
Zack Fleishman

2. Kickstarter

Funding platform for creative projects.

Additional details about Kickstarter:

Businesses using Kickstarter:

Cory Stout
Steve Smith
Barry McLaughlin
Scribit
Kyle Bergman
Michelle Lee

91 successful businesses are using Kickstarter ➜

3. Indiegogo

Crowdfunding platform for innovations in tech and design.

Additional details about Indiegogo:

Businesses using Indiegogo:

David Zamarin
Scribit
Kyle Bergman
Craig Rabin
Lyla Wolfenstein
Ben Baltes

36 successful businesses are using Indiegogo ➜

4. Patreon

An American membership platform that provides business tools for content creators to run a subscription service. It helps creators and artists earn a monthly income by providing rewards and perks to their subscribers.

Additional details about Patreon:

Businesses using Patreon:

Donovan Hutchinson
Janina Himmen
Cinquanta Cox-Smith
LaKenya Kopf
M Waseem Aziz
Hasan M. Aboul Hasan

5. Kiva

Online lending platform connecting online lenders to entrepreneurs.

Additional details about Kiva:

Businesses using Kiva:

Kismet Andrews
Danielle Vincent
Sandy Engels

6. Crowd Control

The only post-funding solution that allows you to run your business like a business.

Additional details about Crowd Control:

Businesses using Crowd Control:

Adam Klosowiak
Shasta Pakdhane

7. SeedInvest (equity crowdfunding)

Venture capital and startup investing written by industry experts on the SeedInvest Team.

Additional details about SeedInvest (equity crowdfunding):

Businesses using SeedInvest (equity crowdfunding):

Theo Lee
Ceylan Ersoy

8. PieShell

A new crowdfunding site dedicated to food and beverage startups.

Additional details about PieShell:

Businesses using PieShell:

Michaela McVetty

9. CrowdEngine

Investor Management and Business Automation Solutions. An industry-leading customizable white-label solution for investment firms worldwide.

Additional details about CrowdEngine:

Businesses using CrowdEngine:

Steven Sashen
Steven Sashen
Stephen Eddy

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Pat Walls

I'm Pat Walls and I created Starter Story - a website dedicated to helping people start businesses. We interview entrepreneurs from around the world about how they started and grew their businesses.

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