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24 alternatives to Unpatent

A crowdfunding platform to combat patent trolls

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

1. 1
   Freshpreneur▲124

   A peer-to-peer marketplace for crowdfunded products

   2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

2. 2AC
   A crowdfunding platform to combat patent trolls▲12

   2016 · unpatent.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   redditmade▲164

   Crowdfunding projects backed by Reddit community

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Swarm▲73

   Cryptoequity crowdfunding platform

   2014 · swarmcorp.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Papafund▲70

   Crowdfunding where backers support through votes, not money

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   LOT Network▲94

   Help eliminate the patent troll threat

   2017 · lotnet.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   LexShares▲101

   Crowdfunding for lawsuits

   2014 · lexshares.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Designbook▲88

   A new type of crowdfunding platform

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   FundThis▲7

   A ‘risk free’ crowdfunding platform

   2017 · fundthis.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Deepr▲83

    Crowdfunding platform for independent journalism

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Crowdrise▲79

    Crowdfunding for Charities

    2014 · gofundme.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    UpEffect▲93

    Crowdfunding for social good products

    2015 · theupeffect.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Backer News▲171

    Fresh crowdfunding projects

    2014 · backercamp.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Fundable▲87

    Business Crowdfunding

    2014 · fundable.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Gnusfeed▲82

    Product Hunt for crowdfunding projects

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Unicorn▲119

    Organic fundraising discovery, connecting angels & founders

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    LaunchLeader▲74

    Micro-crowdfunding platform for building MVPs

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Start Engine▲110

    Equity crowdfunding platform

    2015 · startengine.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    OpenCollective▲179

    A virtual entity for your community, transparent by design.

    2017 · opencollective.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Crowdflower▲68

    Enterprise crowdsourcing for micro-tasks

    2014 · crowdflower.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Generosity▲100

    A new fundraising community from the team at Indiegogo

    2015 · gofundme.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Crowdsuit▲62

    Crowdfunding lawsuits against cellular providers…for charity

    2015 · crowdsuit.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    AgFunder▲81

    Crowdsource fundraising for Ag and AgTech

    2014 · agfunder.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Born▲88

    Crowdfunding for Beautiful Creations

    2014 · born.com · 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 →