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Life & fun · September 12, 2013

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Kickstart Your Own X-Prizes with FuturePrize

Kickstart Your Own X-Prizes with FuturePrize launched on September 12, 2013 with 22 votes, #50 of 422 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 13 years on.

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FuturePrize lets users create crowdfunded cash prizes for projects or innovations they want to see completed, from inventions to research to art. Creators describe their desired outcome, and people worldwide pledge money toward the prize pool. The platform is designed for anyone with an idea but lacking time, expertise, or resources to execute it themselves. Creating a prize is free and takes minutes. Donors are only charged once a prize is officially won and can cancel pledges beforehand.

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Crowdfund a cash prize for anything you want to see get done in the world, and keep a bit for yourself. Let the Internet follow up on the great ideas you don't have the time, expertise, or resources to take on yourself. Create a prize by describing what you want to see created, whether it's an invention, product, service, software, research, discovery, action, art, non-profit, etc. Creating a prize is free, and takes just minutes to do. People from all over the world can then pledge prize money to get this thing done! Donors are only charged after the prize is officially won, and can cancel their pledge anytime. Teams then apply for the prize, providing either proof of accomplishment or a…from futureprize.com

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