Is Indiegogo regulated?

Indiegogo entered the securities realm in November of 2016. The partnership between Microventures and Indiegogo created one of the earliest funding portals – a number that now stands at over 40 FINRA approved sites. The platform has since been removed from the list of FINRA regulated funding portals and discontinued.

What percentage of Indiegogo campaigns fail?

Lack of social capital is the #1 reason why most campaigns fail. It is critical to hit the key milestone of reaching at least 30\% of your funding goal in the first 48 hours. If you do not hit this mark, the stats show that you have a 65\% failure rate.

Is Indiegogo a safe site?

With crowdfunding, there are always risks, so Indiegogo does not guarantee that contributions will be used as promised, that campaign owners will deliver perks, or that campaigns will achieve their goals. However, if our Terms of Use are violated, we will take action on behalf of our backers to make things right.

How many projects have been funded through Indiegogo?

According to The Wall Street Journal, as of January 2014 over 200,000 campaigns have been launched, raising “millions of dollars” to people running crowdfunding campaigns in 70 to 100 countries every week. Already-funded projects also use Indiegogo, to create publicity or find distributors.

Is it possible to get international funds through crowdfunding in India?

, Inspiring people for crowdfunding in India. It is a bit complicated, yes you can not get international funds and there’s a lot of legality comes in between when you’re running a crowdfunding project internationally from india.

What is Indiegogo’s Forever Funding Program?

In 2014, Indiegogo introduced their Forever Funding program, which allows crowdfunding campaigns to continue to raise funds after their initial campaign period has ended, which was later renamed “InDemand”.

Does indindiegogo stand behind crowdfunding campaigns?

Indiegogo does not stand behind campaigns once they have been funded, responding to a complaint of non-delivery of promised rewards, “each crowdfunding campaign is run by the individual campaigner who is solely in charge of distributing any perks offered.