IndieGoGo Joins Startup America Partnership to Support High-Growth Entrepreneurship

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IndieGoGo, a crowdfunding platform, has partnered with the Startup America Partnership to promote high-growth entrepreneurship across the country. As a participant in the initiative, IndieGoGo will support startups and entrepreneurs nationwide, joining a coalition of industry heavyweights including American Express, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. The Startup America Partnership was formed to enact the White House's Startup America campaign, launched in January 2011, with the goal of accelerating high-growth entrepreneurs, creating jobs, and sustaining economic growth.

Key Takeaways:

  • IndieGoGo, a crowdfunding platform, has joined the Startup America Partnership to support high-growth entrepreneurship.
  • The partnership aims to accelerate high-growth entrepreneurs across the country, create jobs, and sustain economic growth.
  • IndieGoGo will offer Startup America Partnership member companies and entrepreneurs a 50% discount on campaign fees, up to $30 million in funding.
  • IndieGoGo will feature Startup America campaigns on a dedicated page and provide resources on crowdfunding techniques.
  • Slava Rubin, IndieGoGo co-founder and CEO, emphasized the importance of supporting entrepreneurs, stating, "Many of today's best companies started as the dream of an entrepreneur and the need for funding."

Statistics:

  • $30 million: The maximum amount of funding IndieGoGo will offer to Startup America Partnership member companies and entrepreneurs at a 50% discount on campaign fees.
  • 50%: The discount on campaign fees that IndieGoGo will offer to Startup America Partnership member companies and entrepreneurs.
  • January 2011: The month in which the White House launched the Startup America campaign.
  • 2011: The year in which the White House launched the Startup America campaign.

Sources:

  • "IndieGoGo Joins Startup America Partnership" (January 2011) [No explicit date, cited in the direct quote from Slava Rubin]
  • www.indiegogo.com [Email address for comments on the story: newsdesk@closeupmedia.com]