Peculiarities of Russian crowdfunding

Crowdfunding in our country began with the smipon.ru project in 2010 (in fact, the collection of funds from the people has long been popular, but here and now is not about that). The site is famous for its high-profile history with a monument to Steve Jobs. In 2015, the founders closed the project.


In 2012, almost simultaneously, two more sites appeared to help startups - Planeta.ru (founder, bass guitar player of "Bi-2", Max Litmus) and Boomstarter. Next - "Patron" and "Startman."

According to the Crowdsourcing portal, of the 864 current crowdfunding projects in Russia, most of it is devoted to cinema, literature, music, and charity.


')
Maybe that's why the authors of technical ideas prefer to be placed on foreign sites. Unfortunately, there are few truly successful ideas.
1. Russian startup Tesla Amazing already sells innovative Magnetic stickers. The funds they collected on Kikstarter.



2. HUDWAY Glass - special glass. It reflects the vehicle speed, navigation and other data from the smartphone screen. Comes complete with mobile app. Housed on Kikstarter.



There are interesting projects completed in Russia.

The Magic Cup project (augmented reality circle) in early 2015 raised funds for a Boomstarter in 12 days.


Despite the difficulties of Russian startups, placing them in crowdfunding projects is a test of the viability of the idea.
In addition, the development of crowdfunding in Russia leads to an increase in social activity of the society. Project authors receive a clear message from the public about needs and preferences.