One crowdfunding platform you likely haven’t heard of yet, has just launched in the United States. Idea.me has expanded to Miami in conjunction with the launch of the Create Miami campaign. Idea.me was previously only available in six Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay) where it has promoted over 1700 creative, social and entrepreneurial projects with more than 110,000 backers. The Create Miami campaign has come together through a partnership between Idea.me and The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The goal of this campaign is to identify 20 entrepreneurs to feature on the Idea.me platform. These entrepreneurs will participate in workshops and receive marketing support and coaching to help with business development and growth. They will also receive funding opportunities through the Idea.me platform and the Knight Foundation will match any funds raised on the platform with a limit of $5,000 per project. The Knight Foundation is a grant fund for innovative and creative ideas that help build better communities. They are a perfect match for Idea.me and the Create Miami campaign because the campaign has been specifically created to crowdfund ideas from entrepreneurs who are focused on creating social, urban or community impact in Greater Miami. Additionally, over the past 18 months Knight has made more than 100 investments in entrepreneurship in South Florida. Applications for the Create Miami campaign are open until June 15th, 2016.
