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24 alternatives to Unicorn

Organic fundraising discovery, connecting angels & founders

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Unicorn launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   AngelList▲181

   Invest in startups online

   2014 · wellfound.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Unicorn▲4

   An organic fundraising discovery tool connecting angels an

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Exchangel▲102

   Fantasy Angel Investing

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Angel Insights▲121

   A podcast on what angels look for in startups

   2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Backer News▲171

   Fresh crowdfunding projects

   2014 · backercamp.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Follow[the]Seed VC▲77

   A new algorithm for Investors to detect unicorns early

   2017 · followtheseed.vc · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Crowdrise▲79

   Crowdfunding for Charities

   2014 · gofundme.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   LetsVenture▲207

   Discover & invest in startups

   2016 · lvxventures.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   DreamFunded▲121

   Access to pre-screened Silicon Valley startups

   2015 · dreamfunded.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Freshpreneur▲124

    A peer-to-peer marketplace for crowdfunded products

    2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Fundable▲87

    Business Crowdfunding

    2014 · fundable.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Founderfox▲243

    Video-pitch your startup to VCs & angels

    2015 · founderfox.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Founder Weekly▲126

    The best hand curated links for entrepreneurs and investors

    2014 · founderweekly.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Funding Hunt▲148

    Startup funding updates, daily

    2015 · webspor5.buzz · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Bigcolors▲76

    Create, invest & trade startups

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    AngelList Funds▲249

    Invest in 100 startups at once

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Startup Tapes #025 — Inside a Unicorn▲53

    Capital efficiency, IPOs & late-stage rounds

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    VC Club▲130

    The Venture Capital community on Slack

    2015 · thevc.club · its alternatives →

19. 19
    ShotPitch▲180

    One touch pitching to Investors

    2016 · shotpitch.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    redditmade▲164

    Crowdfunding projects backed by Reddit community

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Pollen VC▲98

    Fuel your app's growth with early access to your revenues

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    NerdWallet for iOS▲121

    Chat with in-house financial advisors on all things 💰

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Born▲88

    Crowdfunding for Beautiful Creations

    2014 · born.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups▲161

    Timeless advice from Jason Calacanis 👼

    2017 · 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 →