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- 1. Launch, Fund and Fly!
Make Hardware Innovation Workshop
05/15/2012
Alon Hillel-Tuch
CFO & Co-Founder, RocketHub Inc.
1.315.790.0858 | alon@rockethub.com
RocketHub.com
- 2. What is RocketHub?
Top Global Crowdfunding Platform
Launched: February 2010
RocketHub is on a mission to
Total Projects: 8,000+ educate and support
entrepreneurs, scientists,
Total Funding: $2,000,000+ artists, academics, and
organizations.
Homebase: Harlem, NYC
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- 3. Traditional funding is tougher to get.
Arts Sciences
$167MM
$7.0B
$6.8B
$146MM
2010 2012 2010 2011
National Endowment for the Arts National Science Foundation
Annual Budget Annual Budget
All of the traditional sources of cash for science – government agencies and private
foundations – are getting harder and harder to access. So what is a scientist to do?
– Scientific American, Fall 2011
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- 4. What is crowdfunding?
… an event that harnesses a network
of supporters for funds, awareness,
and feedback.
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- 5. New spin on old idea.
da Vinci (patronage)
+
Social Media (mass)
=
Crowdfunding
(mass-patronage)
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- 6. RocketHub is hosting #SciFund…
+
…to provide a unique and innovative community funding
solution for scientists, researchers, academics, and other
individuals & organizations.
© 2012 RocketHub. All Rights Reserved.
- 7. How does it work?
The Three Pillars
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- 8. I. The Project
Be great
Make a statement
Tell us why
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- 9. Case Study:
Kristina Killgrove – Bioarchaeologist
Crowdfunded $10,000 to study ancient Roman DNA.
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- 10. II. The Network
Entrepreneur, Artist, Sc
Source
ientist, Maker, etc.
First Degree
Friends, Family, Colle
agues Second
Degree
Broader
Communities
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- 11. III. The Rewards
Sell the value
Levels of impact
Fun perks
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- 12. Who it works for.
User: Individuals and organizations with an
established core of supporters and with a clear
project goal.
Fundraising sweet-spot: $2,000 - $25,000
Timeframe: 15 – 90 Days
Support: RocketHub offers infrastructure, credibility, and support
through a dedicated platform and expert team.
© 2012 RocketHub. All Rights Reserved.
- 13. JOBS Act = Game Changer
Crowdfunding for Equity
Democratization of
Venture Capital
RocketHub-SEC
Whitepaper
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- 14. Be our friend.
@RocketHub
Facebook.com/RocketHub
Alon@RocketHub.com
© 2012 RocketHub. All Rights Reserved.