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Crowdhoster is a development tool that lets users create and launch crowdfunding campaigns on their own hosted site without requiring coding knowledge. Launched in 2013, it handles the technical setup and… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Launch your own hosted SelfStarter without writing a line of code launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Discover how crowdfunding helps startups and creative projects raise funds. Learn how it works, explore successful campaigns, and find the best platforms.

    2012 · selfstarter.us · its alternatives →

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    Raise money for your idea and find your first customers

    2017 · help.indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

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    A platform for bad ideas

    2017 · olifro.st · its alternatives →

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    Free tool that identifies problems with your Kickstarter

    2016 · hyperstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN We built a tool to help founders understand how modern fundraising (with safes) works, and how much dilution you can expect when raising money. The project is open-source. The code is a mess right now, but it'll get better I promise. You can also help with that. We didn't build this to make money. We genuinely did it because we were looking for it, and couldn't find it. We're in fact in the process of fundraising for a company, and at first glance the process looks simple. Just an excel sheet will do! But then the more we dug into it and tried different simulators, the more we realized…

    2024 · fundingsimulator.com · its alternatives →

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    A fundraising tool for founders

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Hire a development team in 5 minutes

    2015 · gigster.com · its alternatives →

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    Livestreaming with Kickstarter creators

    2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    A decentralized alternative to Kickstarter

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    An all-in-one DIY fundraising solution for launch to exit

    2017 · venture360.co · its alternatives →

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    Micro-crowdfunding platform for building MVPs

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    A platform for launching ICO campaigns

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Win and increase your website traffic

    2022 · wannabe-entrepreneur.com · its alternatives →

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    Start a small crowdfunding campaign to prove product demand

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    From Idea to $100,000+ Launch

    2015 · trycelery.com · its alternatives →

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    The first affiliate program for crowdfunding campaigns

    2015 · kickbooster.me · its alternatives →

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    The data tool that Kickstarter deserves

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Launch your own advanced crowdfunding page

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Personal crowdfunding platform built on the Blockchain

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Equity crowdfunding platform

    2015 · startengine.com · its alternatives →

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