Dr Chris Thorpe, head boffin (his actual title) at The Flexiscale Company, was put off from applying for TSB R&D funding for his platform to crowdsource and crowdfund 3D printed plastic kits.
An online platform set up to crowdsource human rights support from around the world, the site isn't the brainchild of an activist organization or a nonprofit.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is making way for a number of startups and online investment platforms to enable startups to crowdsource investment.
Amara, previously known as Universal Subtitles, was created as an open-source platform to allow anyone to crowdsource transcriptions and translations of video content.
Through a disease management and doctor communication platform, MicroHealth is attempting to crowdsource the management of rare, chronic conditions, starting with hemophilia.
It offers a platform for content creators to crowdsource their copywriting, translation and proofreading needs via a community of 'professionals' who have each gone through a quality vetting process and are paid per-word.
TextMaster offers a platform for content creators to crowdsource their copywriting, translation and proofreading needs via its community of 'professionals' who have each gone through a quality vetting process and are paid per-word.
Peter is president of GeniusRocket, a platform that allows brands to crowdsource commercial and (they hope) viral videos from a closed (but vast) community of filmakers, animators and other similarly creative folks.
Founder Institute startup CauseVox is launching a SaaS platform that allows non-profits to crowdsource fundraising.
When he announced the fund last year, he set it up with i/o Ventures managing director Paul Bragiel and Erik Hersman, who co-founded Ushahidi, a mobile platform that's been used to crowdsource information during disasters and elections.
