Jake is a 21-year-old college student in Los Angeles who has $30 to invest. William is a 21-year-old student from Malawi who has an idea to build windmills that provide energy and clean water across Africa. William's startup, called "Electric Wind", needs $10,000 in seed funding. Jake browses social enterprise ideas on the crowdfunding site 33needs and decides to invest his $30 in William's project. This investment will provide seed funding for William to grow his business, Jake will receive a small percentage of future revenue, 33needs will receive 5% of the funding target, and the world will benefit from William's solution to bring renewable energy to Africa
26. Number of social enterprises 33needs will fund by year four: Number of ventures (social or otherwise) funded by more than 100 people during the previous 70 years: