Platform launched to ease crowdfunding for new age ventures

Crowdfunding is becoming an increasingly popular way to raise money for innovative ideas and social causes. It is so convenient: just sign up with a high-quality crowdfunding platform, pitch your story;/ idea there, leverage the power of social media to drive traffic to your campaign, and poof, you could raise the required funds, if your campaign story is compelling enough!

The worldwide market has exploded over the last 5 years. Just like we have seen in most new technology led disruptions ndash; the market has taken off in the USA Europe and is now beginning to impact Asia. The global market size for crowd funding vaulted from $ 6.1 Bn in 2013 to $ 34 Bn in 2015. The ideas charities segment is a $ 10 Bn segmentout of the$ 34Bn global market. It has been predicted that by 2025, the global crowd funding market will grow to $ 90 Bn. However, going by current trends, it could be higher than that.

Incorporated in June 2015,FuelADream.com is a crowdfunding platform and marketplace for people and organisations that aim to raise funds for creative ideas, causes, charities, events and community led activities. They have raised $ 250,000 in an initial round of funding over the last 8 months from individual investors. This initiative focuses on the Ideas and charities segment of crowdfunding aims to impact 2.2 billion people in India, Africa S.E Asia. Fueladream is focused on the developing markets looks to both disrupt the traditional ways of raising funds here create an alternative mode of funding.

According to Ranganath Thota, Founder and CEO, Crowd funding is a force of good, but is yet to realize its potential in developing markets, like India. Fueladream.com aims to address thisopportunity by building a platform to serve both the passion compassion segments. The Passion segment comprises of people raising funds to realize their innovative ideas the Compassionsegment covers those raising funds for social causes.