Tracxn Research — Crowdfunding Landscape, November 2016

Crowdfunding Report – November 2016
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Contents
Topic Page No.
Scope of Report 04
Entrepreneur Activity 06
Investment Trend 10
Who is Investing 21
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions 25
Sub Sector Analysis 28
Interesting Companies 46
Useful Links 55
Company List 58
Team 224

Sector Overview
Scope of report
The report covers crowdfunding platforms i.e. an internet enabled way for businesses or other organizations to raise money in
the form of either donations or investments from multiple individuals. It leverages the power of technology, particularly social
media to market the idea and raise funds. This report covers Equity, Rewards, Donation and Revenue Sharing-based
crowdfunding platforms. However, it doesn’t cover Debt-based crowdfunding platforms.
Disclaimer: This report is based on data compiled till October 25th, 2016.
Crowdfunding sector have been divided into following business models:
1. Equity-based Crowdfunding Platform : These are the platforms where people get equity shares in return for their
contribution.
2. Rewards-based Crowdfunding Platform : These are the platforms where people get non-monetary offering in return for
their contribution.
3. Donation-based Crowdfunding Platform : These are the platforms where people do not get anything in return for their
contribution.
4. Revenue Sharing-based Crowdfunding Platform : These are the platforms where people get a percentage of the revenue
generated by the project they have backed instead of its ownership rights.
5. Enablers: Companies providing allied services (including software) to crowdfunding platforms, project creators and investors
6. Aggregator: Platform that aggregates crowdfunding campaigns from various crowdfunding platforms

Scope of Report
Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
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59
118
204 209
303
253
37
0
70
140
210
280
350
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NumberofCompanies
6
YoY – Number of companies founded
Crowdcube CircleUp OurCrowd iAngels Property Partner Zhongchouke ArborCrowd
CrowdRise EarlyShares Tilt Patreon Kaistart FundedHere EthisCrowd

Large Upcoming Sectors
No. of Companies
Founded
Average
Age
No. of Companies
Funded
Business Model
Total
Funding
Example
174 Jul-2013 41 Equity > Real Estate $203M connectedinvestors.com
Connected Investors
2015, Wilmington
147 Jan-2013 44 Equity > Private Companies $171M sharein.com
ShareIn
2012, Edinburgh
133 Apr-2012 38 Donation > Social Projects $86M fundstrength.com
Fund Strength
2015, Gurgaon
78 Jan-2011 35 Enablers $145M crowdsurfer.co
Crowdsurfer
2012, Cambridge

Niche Upcoming Sectors
No. of Companies
Founded
Average
Age
No. of Companies
Funded
Business Model
Total
Funding
Example
21 Aug-2013 8 Revenue Sharing $4M weeshing.com
Weeshing
2015, Santiago
9 May-2013 1 Equity > Energy $620K
EnergyFunders
2013, Houston
24 Apr-2013 3 Donation > Commercial Projects $3M ufunded.com
UFunded
2011, Columbus
19 Feb-2013 6 Aggregator $4M off3r.com
OFF3R
2015, London
17 Feb-2012 7 Equity > Arts $18M
Tmeng,
2012 , Beijing

Scope of Report
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Sub Sector Analysis
Useful Links
Company List
Team
9

YoY – Number of Rounds and Total Funding
$10M $3M $10M
$42M
$79M
$124M
$296M
$291M
$267M
4
9 11
37
60
77
121
112
61
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
0
50
100
150
200
250
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350
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NumberofRounds
FundingAmount(inMillions)
Funding Amount Number of Rounds

YoY – Number of Rounds by Stage
30
47
58
77
65
26
7
11
15
42
41
30
1
4
2
6
2
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NumberofRounds
Seed Early Late

YoY – Funding by Stage
$12M
$26M $30M
$43M $33M
$11M
$30M
$42M
$83M
$250M
$174M
$171M
$9M
$11M
$3M
$84M
$82M
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
TotalFundingAmount(inMillions)
Seed Early Late

Average Ticket Size – Early Stage
$0.5M
$0.7M $0.8M $0.8M $0.8M $0.6M
$4.8M
$5.5M
$4.8M
$6.3M
$4.0M
$3.6M
$6.5M
$4.3M
$23.5M
$17.6M
$20.4M
$15.1M
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
FundingAmount(inMillions)
Seed Series A Series B

Top investments in last one year (1/5)
Company
Funding
Amount
Round
Name
Date Investors
ourcrowd.com
OurCrowd
(Jerusalem, 2012)
$72M Series C Sep-2016
circleup.com
CircleUp
(San Francisco, 2011)
$30M Series C Nov-2015
Collaborative Fund, Canaan Partners, QED Investors, Rose Park Advisors, Union Square
Ventures, Maveron
patreon.com
Patreon
$30M Series B Jan-2016
Thrive Capital, Allen & Company, Charles River Ventures, Index Ventures, Freestyle
Capital, Accomplice, Charles River Associates
propertypartner.co
Property Partner
(London, 2014)
$23M Series B Mar-2016 Dawn Capital, Silicon Valley Bank, Index Ventures, Octopus Ventures
realtyshares.com
RealtyShares
(Mountain View,
2013)
$20M Series B Feb-2016 Union Square Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, Menlo Ventures
kaistart.com
Kaistart
(Hangzhou, 2014)
$15M Series B Jun-2016
betabrand.com
Betabrand
$15M Series C Oct-2015 Foundry Group, Morgan Stanley
iangels.co
iAngels
(Tel Aviv, 2013)
$15M Series B Aug-2016

Company
Funding
Amount
Round
Name
Date Investors
iangels.co
iAngels
(Tel Aviv, 2013)
$14M Series B Mar-2016 Thorney Investment Group
crowdcube.com
Crowdcube
(Exeter, 2010)
$10M
Equity
Crowdfun
ding
Aug-2016
ourcrowd.com
OurCrowd
(Jerusalem, 2012)
$10M Series C Mar-2016 United Overseas Bank
exporo.de
Exporo
(Hamburg, 2014)
$9M Series A Jul-2016 e.ventures, Holtzbrinck Ventures
tmeng.cn
Tmeng
(Beijing, 2012)
$7M Series A Nov-2015
startengine.com
StartEngine
(Scottsdale, 2014)
$6M Series A Jan-2016
seedinvest.com
Seedinvest
(New York City, 2012)
$5M Series A Aug-2016
kaistart.com
Kaistart
(Hangzhou, 2014)
$5M Series A Nov-2015 Meridian Capital China, In Capital, Tipping Point Partners, Cultive

Company
Funding
Amount
Round
Name
Date Investors
syndicateroom.com
Syndicate Room
(Cambridge, 2012)
$4M Series A May-2016
crowdstreet.com
CrowdStreet
(Bend, 2012)
$4M Series A Mar-2016 Rally Ventures, Green Visor Capital, Seven Peaks Ventures, Portland Seed Fund
watsi.org
Watsi
$4M Series A Nov-2015 Tencent
banktothefuture.com
BnkToTheFuture
(London, 2010)
$3M Series A Oct-2015
worldcoo.com
Worldcoo
(Barcelona, 2012)
$3M Series A Jul-2016 Caixa Capital Risc
lexshares.com
LexShares
$3M Series A Mar-2016
crowdfundup.com
CrowdfundUP
(Perth, 2012)
$2M Seed Oct-2016
arborcrowd.com
ArborCrowd
$2M Seed Sep-2016

Company
Funding
Amount
Round
Name
Date Investors
realtyshares.com
RealtyShares
(Mountain View, 2013)
$2M Series B May-2016
crowdfunder.co.uk
Crowdfunder (UK)
(Newquay, 2010)
$2M
Equity
Crowdfunding
Dec-2015
realtymogul.com
Realty Mogul
(Los Angeles, 2012)
$2M Series B Oct-2016
propellr.com
Propellr
$2M Convertible Debt May-2016
worldcoo.com
Worldcoo
(Barcelona, 2012)
$1M
Grant
(prize money)
Oct-2016 European Union
equitise.com.au
Equitise
(Sydney, 2014)
$1M Series A Feb-2016 Investec, H2 Ventures, Tank Stream Ventures, H2 Ventures
venturecrowd.com.au
VentureCrowd
(Sydney, 2013)
$1M
Equity
Crowdfunding
Dec-2015
invesdor.com
Invesdor
(Helsinki, 2012)
$1M
Equity
Crowdfunding
Jun-2016

Company
Funding
Amount
Round
Name
Date Investors
fundedhere.com
FundedHere
(Singapore, 2015)
$1M Seed Apr-2016
fundedbyme.com
FundedByMe
(Stockholm, 2010)
$1M
Equity
Crowdfunding
Jun-2016 FundedByMe
chuffed.org
Chuffed
(Sydney, 2013)
$1M Seed Mar-2016 Blackbird Ventures, Telstra Foundation
thehousecrowd.com
The House Crowd
(Altrincham, 2012)
$1M
Equity
Crowdfunding
Oct-2015
icrossfund.com
iCross Fund Inc.
$1M Seed Oct-2015
wefunder.com
Wefunder
$879k Series A Aug-2016
3fenban.com
3fenban
(Beijing, 2014)
$769k Seed Oct-2015 Galaxy Internet
1tht.cn
1tht.cn
(Beijing, 2015)
$765k Seed Dec-2015

Funnel view of Sector
Percent of
Previous
27%
29%
29%
20
13
28
97
340
1279
0 280 560 840 1120 1400
M&A & IPO
Late
Series B
Series A
Funded
Founded
Number of Companies

Scope of Report
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Sub Sector Analysis
Useful Links
Company List
Team
20

Most Active Investors in Sector
16
13
7 7
6
5 5 5
4 4
0
4
7
11
14
18
Y Combinator 500 Startups Collaborative
Fund
SV Angel Techstars Accomplice Andreessen
Horowitz
SOSV Atlas Venture Index Ventures
TotalNumberofRounds
Tilt RealtyShares CircleUp Tilt Smallknot Patreon Tilt AngelList Patreon Patreon
Wefunder AngelList CrowdRise Patreon Realty Mogul AngelList Teespring Crowd Supply AngelList Property Partner

Where are Top Investors investing

Top Investor by Stage of Entry

Scope of Report
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Sub Sector Analysis
Useful Links
Company List
Team
24

Top IPOs in last three years
IPO Date Company Overview
Funding
Amount
Exch:Ticker
Jul-2015 coassets.com
CoAssets
(Singapore, 2013)
Real estate crowdfunding platform
MDA Singapore, Expara $736K CAX
Dec-2013 symbid.com
Symbid
(Rotterdam, 2011)
Equity-based Crowdfunding
AllMobile, Rhapsody Ventures $549.97K
SBID

Major Acquisitions in last one year

Scope of Report
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Sub Sector Analysis
Useful Links
Company List
Team
27

November 2016Tracxn BlueBox : Crowdfunding
1280+ companies in the sector, 280 funded in last 5 years, $562M invested in 2015/2016
Most Active Investors: Y Combinator, 500 Startups, Collaborative Fund, SV Angel

Top Business Models by Funding
$621M
$255M
$134M $120M
$5M $4M $3M
0
140
280
420
560
700
Equity Rewards Enablers Donation Aggregator Revenue Sharing Horizontal
TotalFundingAmount(inMillions)
# Cos. 478 315 78 332 19 21 34
Avg. Age Feb-13 Jul-12 Jan-11 Jun-12 Feb-13 Aug-13 Jan-13
OurCrowd Indiegogo Tilt CrowdRise Crowdability LexShares Crowdfunder (UK)
CircleUp Teespring Classy Crowdsurfer SellanApp SwarmImpact Guru

Equity – Business Model Description

Equity – Entrepreneur Activity and Investment
Trend

Equity – Most Funded Companies

Rewards – Business Model Description

Rewards – Entrepreneur Activity and Investment
Trend

Rewards – Most Funded Companies

Enablers – Business Model Description

Enablers – Entrepreneur Activity and Investment
Trend

Enablers – Most Funded Companies

Donation – Business Model Description

Donation – Entrepreneur Activity and Investment
Trend

Donation – Most Funded Companies

Aggregator – Business Model Description

Aggregator – Entrepreneur Activity and
Investment Trend

Aggregator – Most Funded Companies

Scope of Report
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Sub Sector Analysis
Useful Links
Company List
Team
45

Interesting Unfunded Companies
Company Overview Business Model
flywithvip.com
Fly With VIP
(2010, Mumbai)
Online bidding platform to fly with a celebrity and donate for a cause
Rewards > Preferential Access
crowdipy.com
Crowdipy
(2015, London)
Crowdfunding platform focused on commercial properties.
Equity > Real Estate
1crowd.co
1Crowd
(2015, Mumbai)
Equity crowd funding platform
Equity > Private Companies
Curated list of companies by the sector analyst are defined as Interesting

Interesting Seed Companies

Interesting Series A Companies

Interesting Series B Companies

Interesting Late Stage Companies

Top Funded Deadpooled Companies

Scope of Report
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Sub Sector Analysis
Useful Links
Company List
Team
54

Useful Links
Slide Title Content Platform Link
List of All Companies in readable format Companies Link
Large Upcoming Sectors Entrepreneur Activity Link
Top investments in last one year Investment Trend Link
Top IPOs in last three years Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions Link
Major Acquisitions in last one year Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions Link
Equity – Most Funded Companies Sub Sector Understand Link
Rewards – Most Funded companies Sub Sector Understand Link
Enablers– Most Funded Companies Sub Sector Understand Link
Donation – Most Funded Companies Sub Sector Understand Link
Aggregator – Most Funded companies Sub Sector Understand Link
Top Funded Deadpooled Companies Companies Link

Scope of Report
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Sub Sector Analysis
Useful Links
Company List
Team
57

Crowdfunding – Company List
Equity Rewards Enablers Donation Aggregator Revenue Sharing Horizontal
340 FUNDED COMPANIES AND 939 UNFUNDED COMPANIES
COVERS THE FOLLOWING SECTORS

Equity (1/61)
Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
Healthy Crowdfunder
(2012, Vancouver)
Healthcentric crowdfunding platform
$885k
Biangejia
(2014, Beijing)
Equity crowdfunding platform
$450K
RoBound
(2016, Melbourne)
Crowdfunding platform for Robots purchases.
Herdfundr
(2014, Brisbane)
Equity crowdfunding platform.
DACx
(2014, Shanghai)
Blockchain based crowdfunding platform
NexusCrowd
(2014, Toronto)
Canada-based equity crowdfunding platform.
Terracap Ventures
Das Bank
(2015, Beijing)
Online investment and financing platform
5iVC
(2014, Wenzhou)
Online crowdfunding platform
Go to BM List >> Rewards

Equity (2/61)
CrowdVenCure
(2015, Bilbao)
Equity crowdfunding for rare disease reasearch
Wine Funding
(2014, Bordeaux)
Crowdfunding for vineyard
VentureHealth
(2012, San Jose)
Online healthcare investment portal for equity investments through
crowdfunding.
GV, InCube Ventures, Pacific Community Ventures, crystal
RelayFund
(2012, Detroit)
Equity based crowdfunding website
Arthena
(2014, New York City)
Equity crowdfunding for asset class art
Foundation Capital, AngelPad, 2020 Ventures, Aslanoba Capital,
Beamonte, CLI Ventures
Arts > Artwork $2.2M
52masterworks
(2013, Munich)
Crowdfunding for art collections
Wayra Arts > Artwork
YourArtBay
(2013, London)
Equity based investing platform for artwork
Arts > Artwork
Tmeng
(2012, Beijing)
Crowdfunding platform for movies/short films
Youzu Interactive Arts > Motion Pictures $12.85M

Equity (3/61)
Slated
AngelList for Film Industry
Structure Capital Arts > Motion Pictures $2M
Cinema Shares
(1999, Henderson)
Reward based crowdfunding platform for movies.
Arts > Motion Pictures
Laiwuchou
(2016, Beijing)
Crowdfunding platform movies
iMogul
(2012, Washington D.c.)
Crowdfunding platform for films.
Star Crowdfund
(2015, Atlanta)
Equity crowdfunding platform for entertainment projects.
FilmFundr
Equity crowdfunding for films
Movies Angels
(2011, Paris)
Crowdfunding platform for independent films
FilmFunder
(2012, Canyon)
Equity crowdfunding for motion pictures

Equity (4/61)

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Rewards (1/40)
Equity << Go to BM List >> Enablers

Rewards (2/40)

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Enablers (1/10)
Rewards << Go to BM List >> Donation

Enablers (2/10)

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Donation (1/42)
Enablers << Go to BM List >> Aggregator

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Aggregator (1/3)
Donation << Go to BM List >> Revenue Sharing

Aggregator (2/3)

Aggregator (3/3)

Revenue Sharing (1/3)
Aggregator << Go to BM List >> Horizontal

Horizontal (1/5)
Revenue
Sharing
<< Go to BM List

Horizontal (2/5)
Revenue
Sharing
<< Go to BM List

Horizontal (3/5)
Revenue
Sharing
<< Go to BM List

Horizontal (4/5)
Revenue
Sharing
<< Go to BM List

Horizontal (5/5)
Revenue
Sharing
<< Go to BM List

Scope of Report
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Sub Sector Analysis
Useful Links
Company List
Team
223

Team
224
Tarun Bansal
Lead Analyst – Fintech

Tracxn Research — Crowdfunding Landscape, November 2016

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