New Zealand’s Sportfunder announce partnership with Pozible
New Zealand’s Sportfunder announce partnership with
Pozible, Australia’s largest and most successful
crowdfunding platform
Kiwi-based crowd funding platform
Sportfunder is partnering with one of Australia’s largest
crowdfunding sites, Pozible, to extend its exposure in the
Asia-Pacific region.
As one of the world’s few
crowdfunding platforms dedicated to sports and recreation,
Sportfunder will benefit from being in front of Pozible’s
500,000 plus followers, says Sportfunder’s founder, Craig
Williamson.
“Since Sportfunder launched in 2012,
we’ve helped raise funds for over 200 fundraisers from all
over the world,” says Williamson.
“With Sportfunder
projects now able to sit on the Pozible platform as well,
apart from greater exposure to potential funders, they will
benefit from Pozible’s dedicated help desk team and
software designers who are continually improving Pozible’s
cutting edge platform.”
With Pozible recognised as
having a robust yet fast approval process to set up
fundraising projects and the highest success rate of all
major international crowdfunding platforms, this partnership
will mean Sportfunder projects will be simpler to set up
with dedicated support for project creators. Fundraisers
will also have far greater reach through both platforms’
audiences as well as multiple payment options for
supporters.
Pozible was launched as Fundbreak in 2010 by
Alan Crabbe and Rick Chen with a focus on crowdfunding for
mostly arts related projects. Rebranding as Pozible in 2011,
the platform has now helped more than 12,000 projects raise
in excess of A$55 million and has an overall project funding
success rate of 58%, with individual categories averaging up
to 70%.
While these projects have expanded beyond the
creative sector to help numerous start-ups, Pozible hasn’t
really catered for the sports sector which Sportfunder does,
says Pozible’s Alan Crabbe.
“Crowdfunding for the
sports industry has always been under-utilised in both New
Zealand and Australia,” says Crabbe. “With Sportfunder
in New Zealand teaming up with Pozible from Australia, we
plan to take it mainstream."
"We originally created
Pozible for the creative industries - and our new platform
network will allow us to replicate the same successes
through partnership in other categories both in New Zealand,
Australia and international. Sportfunder and their team are
our first partners."
In Sportfunder’s history, its
biggest success has been helping international surfing stars
Ricardo Christie and Paige Hareb compete on the world
circuit. Ricardo raised more than NZ$22,000 to compete on
the men’s World Surf League Tour, and Hareb more than
NZ$17,000 for her women’s World Tour campaign, says
Williamson.
“With Pozible’s partnership, we will be
to expand the range of sport related fundraising projects to
include individuals, teams, sports facilities and events as
well as innovations, inventions and technology,” explains
Williamson.
“Whether at an amateur or at an
international competition level, or for sporting events or
new sports products, the reality is that there is a serious
funding shortfall for sport. Sportfunder’s partnership
with Pozible will mean that we can facilitate sponsorship
and fundraising for sports no matter how much or little is
required, and our aim in 2017 is to become the most
successful platform to crowdfund sport-related projects in
the Asia Pacific region.”
The revamped Sportfunder.com
is now open for business and is currently accepting new
crowdfunding projects, initiatives and enquiries in
preparation for its official relaunch which scheduled for
early January
2017.
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