Powered by curiosity, the Indiegogo community has helped bring more than 800,000 innovative
ideas to life since 2008. Today, our group of backers is more than 9 million strong,
representing 235 countries and territories. Always on the lookout for new solutions
to everyday problems, our community thrives on making clever discoveries before everyone
else. From live campaigns to ready-to-ship tech, curious humans rely on Indiegogo
to find the latest innovations in tech and design.
Our founders were inspired to create Indiegogo based on their own experiences trying
to make ideas come to life. Danae Ringelmann produced a play but couldn’t get funding
to take it to the next level. Eric Schell struggled to fundraise for a Chicago theater
company. Slava Rubin tried to raise funds to find a cure for Multiple Myeloma, the
disease that killed his father. Then, they had an idea. They could use the internet
to bring people together to empower innovation.
Danae, Eric, and Slava founded Indiegogo in 2008 because they believed that you should
choose the ideas that come to life. You and your fellow innovation seekers should
get to change the world. It’s time to start discovering the next big idea.
Indiegogo. “About Us.” Accessed December 20, 2023. https://www.indiegogo.com/about/our-story.
