After almost two years, Switzerland’s first dedicated science crowdfunding platform has seen nearly 80% of projects meet their targets. But for its organisers and participants, success isn’t just measured in Swiss francs.
In January 2017, the Science Boosterexternal link channel was launched on the online crowdfunding platform, wemakeitexternal link. Since then, the channel has hosted 40 science crowdfunding projects, which have collectively raised CHF500,000 ($503,000). Of the 40 projects, 31 met their funding goals – a success rate of 78%.
Image: Prospective science crowdfunders put their heads together during a workshop at the Crowdfunding Science Festival in Zurich on October 12. (CC-BY 4.0 Martin Boyer)
