Reward / preorder
Useful for products, games, books, hardware, school and creative projects.
Crowdfunding
Combine money, community and market validation
Crowdfunding can be a useful alternative or first step before grants, competitions or VC, especially when people immediately understand the product, mission or benefit.
Donation / impact
Useful for social, nonprofit, local or education-related projects without a financial return promise.
Crowdinvesting
Useful for investable startups and SMEs, but with platform rules, investor information and regulatory checks.
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