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24 alternatives to Cultivate Ideas

Crowdsource ideas via employee-driven crowdfunding campaigns

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Cultivate Ideas launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Crowdstack▲145

   Curated directory of crowdfunding resources

   2016 · crowdstack.me · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Crowdrise▲79

   Crowdfunding for Charities

   2014 · gofundme.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Freshpreneur▲124

   A peer-to-peer marketplace for crowdfunded products

   2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Start Engine▲110

   Equity crowdfunding platform

   2015 · startengine.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Fundable▲87

   Business Crowdfunding

   2014 · fundable.com · its alternatives →

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   Fund on Etsy▲160

   Crowdfunding for creative handmade products

   2015 · etsy.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   AgFunder▲81

   Crowdsource fundraising for Ag and AgTech

   2014 · agfunder.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   redditmade▲164

   Crowdfunding projects backed by Reddit community

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Backer News▲171

   Fresh crowdfunding projects

   2014 · backercamp.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Designbook▲88

    A new type of crowdfunding platform

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    LaunchLeader▲74

    Micro-crowdfunding platform for building MVPs

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Kickstarter Stories▲133

    A curation of the best Kickstarter interviews

    2015 · theappguy.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Crowdflower▲68

    Enterprise crowdsourcing for micro-tasks

    2014 · crowdflower.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Generosity▲100

    A new fundraising community from the team at Indiegogo

    2015 · gofundme.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Blnkk▲202

    An online community for crowdsourcing your startup needs

    2015 · blnkk.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    UpEffect▲93

    Crowdfunding for social good products

    2015 · theupeffect.com · its alternatives →

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    Teamstory▲103

    A Community for Startups & Entrepreneurs

    2014 · teamstoryapp.com · its alternatives →

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    CrowdChunk▲105

    Deep insight into what consumers really think of mobile apps

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    WeFinance▲120

    Crowdfunded student loans

    2015 · wefinance.co · its alternatives →

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    Papafund▲70

    Crowdfunding where backers support through votes, not money

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Tminus10▲76

    Fuel your crowdfunding campaign with analytics

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    IdeaMarket▲107

    Brings ideas, talent & capital together to create companies

    2014 · comingsoon.markmonitor.com · its alternatives →

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    Kudos▲150

    First crowdfunding campaign verifier

    2016 · gokudos.xyz · its alternatives →

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    Product Fund▲44

    Crowdsourced funds for product features

    2014 · reistebrij.nl · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →