James Portnow, Seattle-based game designer and co-creator of Extra Credits, a web series on pro-social game design.
Raised over $125,000 from over 4,000 people.
James and Extra Credits were featured at SXSW, Gamasutra, and the homepage of Reddit.
Meghan Sebold, Brooklyn-based social entrepreneur and designer.
Raised $5,000 for a sustainable clothing line that uses the textiles and talent of Ghana, West Africa.
Her fashion line, AFIA was featured in EcoSalon, TreeHugger, Refinery29, and is now available in boutiques across NYC.
Aram Bajakian, NYC-based avant-garde guitar player.
Raised $4,000 from fans and strangers to fund his album.
Lou Reed heard Aram and chose him as his new guitarist while Aram's album is now released by John Zorn's Tzadik record label.
Darko Lungulov, Serbia-based award winning international filmmaker.
Raised $9,000 from movie buffs for feature film project Here and There.
Film won "Best New York Narrative" at Tribeca Film Festival, featured in Variety, L.A. Times, New York Times, and was a top-10 indie box office theatrical release.
When Last We Flew, NYC-based Off-Broadway theatrical production team.
Raised $7,000 from theatre fans for the premiere Off-Broadway run.
Show sold-out at NYC Fringe Festival, won a GLAAD Media Award, and was featured in New York Times, Bloomberg, and American Theatre Magazine.
Regan Wann, Kentucky-based small business owner.
Raised $5,000 to expand her tea shop business.
RocketHub campaign featured in the Wall Street Journal exposing her business to millions.
Laura Boyd, NYC-based portrait and landscape photographer.
Raised $6,000 architectural photography project on location in Paris.
Photos featured in Artsicle Photography Show in the heart of Chelsea, NYC via LaunchPad.
Joshua Reuben Lewis, NYC-based singer-songwriter.
Raised $7,500 to record his first album.
Showcased at The Gibson Showroom and made A&R connections at Sony, Warner Music Group, and EMI via LaunchPad.
Paul Davis, Berlin-based fashion designer.
Raised $8,000 from fans and strangers for a new fashion line.
Clothing line featured at Berlin Fashion Week.
Caira Conner, Tennessee based NYU Master of Science.
Raised $2,000 to study Brazilian land and infrastructure development.
Featured in Americas Quarterly, completed innovative research, and submitted successful academic thesis.
Crowdfunding (aka micro-patronage) is a new way to support people and endeavors.
In ages past, wealthy patrons would commission works of art, new research, or inventions from the recognizable artists, scientists, and entrepreneurs of the day. Crowdfunding is the same idea, but rather than looking for a large contribution from a wealthy patron, artists, scientists, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists (Creatives) look for small contributions from lots of people.
There are different schools of thought in crowdfunding. The most common are:
RocketHub has blended these two ideas, to create a new paradigm. As a Creative, here is how RocketHub's All & More™ system will work for you:
It's free to start.
There is no charge to join the RocketHub community and to launch a project of your own!
4% RocketHub Fee
RocketHub charges 4% of the money you raise, if you reach your financial goal. (If you do not reach your financial goal the fee is 8% of the total funds raised). This structure encourages you to set a reasonable financial goal, work hard, and publicize your project.
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4% Transaction Fee
Credit card processing companies charge between 3 — 5% (on average) per transaction. The charges spike dramatically for smaller transaction amounts, but RocketHub aggregates and averages all transaction fees in order to minimize the charge to each Creative.
Nope. Creatives maintain 100% ownership of their projects, products and ideas.
RocketHub is the world's funding machine and allows projects that are legal and in good taste. RocketHub is a great way for entrepreneurs, scientists, artists, composers, designers, educators, filmmakers, inventors, musicians, performers, philanthropists, politicians, programmers, teachers, writers and more, to bring their projects, events, and dreams to life. No invitation is necessary. You can launch now. If you have a funding project or worthwhile endeavor, and you need money to complete it, RocketHub is here to help.
Yes. Every project must have a financial goal and time limit. Financial goals can be any whole dollar amount. Time limits can range between 15 — 90 days.
Yes. A series of interesting and valuable perks is vital to the success of every project.
No. Once your project launches, your financial goal cannot be changed.
No. Once a project launches, the time limit cannot be changed.
Yes, you can edit the following content after launching:
The only things that cannot be edited after launch are:
Yes, but… you probably shouldn't. We discourage Creatives from running multiple projects at the same time, as this can distract Fuelers and dilute support. Focus on one and make it great!
Yes, but… you may find that your audience becomes fatigued by consecutive projects. Make sure to think through the associated issues first.
Nope. RocketHub encourages Creatives to post projects from all over the world.
Yes. There is no limit to the amount of money a project can raise.
Rewards can be nearly anything (so long as they are legal). Most common are copies of the finished product (CD, DVD, book, research report), or creative experiences/services (lessons, invitations). For ideas of what you can offer as rewards, click here.
Please note: Offering the following is not allowed:
Each Creative is responsible for delivering the rewards as promised in his/her project. Please note: Because projects are primarily Fueled by friends, family, and fans of each Creative, there is plenty of social pressure to keep Creatives honest. RocketHub is a platform, like Amazon or Ebay. The RocketHub community will enforce honesty and transparency.
Fuelers choose to make contributions for different reasons, but they often fall into one of three categories:
The Committed are devoted to supporting an individual Creative. These are preexisting friends and family who will support the Creative every time, regardless of the project. Parents or existing fans are often a good example.
The Inspired watch the project video, or read the project description and decide that the Creative is up to something great! They are not committed to Fueling when they first find the project, but the Creative inspires their support.
The Shoppers are primarily interested in a specific reward. They may find it super cool, or just a great value, but the reward is what hooks them. After all, RocketHub Creatives are offering a lot of smart, fun, cool and creative products, benefits, and experiences.
RocketFuel is RocketHub's very own virtual currency. $1 buys 1 Liter of RocketFuel. RocketFuel is kept in each Fueler's account, and can be transferred to any project the Fueler chooses.
No, RocketHub is not an investment vehicle (and it's not a charity either). The Creative maintains 100% ownership of their project. In exchange for their contributions, Fuelers are offered rewards in the form of cool stuff and experiences. (See details on each project page.)