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Launch, Fund and Fly!Make Hardware Innovation Workshop

05/15/2012

Alon Hillel-TuchCFO & Co-Founder, RocketHub Inc.1.315.790.0858 | [email protected]

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© 2012 RocketHub. All Rights Reserved.

What is RocketHub?Top Global Crowdfunding Platform

Launched: February 2010

Total Projects: 8,000+

Total Funding: $2,000,000+

Homebase: Harlem, NYC

RocketHub is on a mission to educate and support entrepreneurs, scientists, artists, academics, and organizations.

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2010 2012 2010 2011

Arts Sciences

National Endowment for the Arts Annual Budget

$167MM

$146MM

National Science Foundation Annual Budget

$7.0B

$6.8B

Traditional funding is tougher to get.

All of the traditional sources of cash for science – government agencies and private foundations – are getting harder and harder to access. So what is a scientist to do?– Scientific American, Fall 2011

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What is crowdfunding?

… an event that harnesses a network of supporters for funds, awareness,

and feedback.

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New spin on old idea.

da Vinci (patronage)

+ Social Media (mass)

= Crowdfunding

(mass-patronage)

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RocketHub is hosting #SciFund…

+

…to provide a unique and innovative community funding solution for scientists, researchers, academics, and other individuals & organizations.

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How does it work?

The Three Pillars

Project

Network

Rewards

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I. The Project

Be great

Make a statement

Tell us why

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Case Study:Kristina Killgrove – Bioarchaeologist

Crowdfunded $10,000 to study ancient Roman DNA.

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II. The Network

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Entrepreneur, Artist, Scientist, Maker, etc.

Friends, Family, Colleagues

Broader Communities

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III. The Rewards

Sell the value

Levels of impact

Fun perks

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Who it works for.

User: Individuals and organizations with an established core of supporters and with a clear project goal.

Fundraising sweet-spot: $2,000 - $25,000

Timeframe: 15 – 90 Days

Support: RocketHub offers infrastructure, credibility, and support through a dedicated platform and expert team.

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JOBS Act = Game Changer

Crowdfunding for Equity

Democratization of Venture Capital

RocketHub-SEC Whitepaper

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Be our friend.

@RocketHub

Facebook.com/RocketHub

[email protected]