It’s never too early to talk to Crowd Supply about your project, whether you’re still looking for the right collaborators, you’ve built a working prototype, or you’re ready to ship it. Crowd Supply supports you before, during, and after your crowdfunding campaign. We’ll work with creators from anywhere in the world on any project that meets our standards and principles.
###Prototyping###
It’s never too early to start discussing your product campaign. Here’s how Crowd Supply can help before your campaign starts:
- Provide early feedback and suggestions on your product and plan, backed by years of engineering and product experience.
- Make introductions to potential manufacturers, suppliers, and collaborators through the Crowd Supply service providers directory.
- Collect email addresses on a "Coming Soon" page featuring the name and an image of your product.
###Crowdfunding###
We will work with you to setup and run your Crowd Supply campaign. A successful campaign comes with many benefits, including:
- Capital for executing your vision.
- Market validation.
- Building a strong base of supporters.
- Find out more about launching your campaign.
###Pre-orders###
Continue to capitalize on your success even after your campaign has ended by offering your product as a pre-order on Crowd Supply:
- Pre-orders run from the time your campaign ends until you have fulfilled all the pledges made during your campaign.
- Continued links to and interest in your campaign page won't go to waste and can represent a significant percentage of the total amount you raise.
- Pre-order pricing and pledge level options can differ from those of the original campaign.
###Retail Sales###
Once you have your product manufactured and in-hand, Crowd Supply can continue to act as a sales channel:
- Crowd Supply can either purchase inventory or take orders for drop shipping.
- There is no exclusivity - you are free to sell the product elsewhere, too.
- There is no set fee structure - pricing is negotiated.
##Funding and Fees## Crowd Supply follows an all-or-nothing funding model. If your campaign meets its funding goal, then you get all the money raised, less fees. Otherwise, no one is charged and you don’t get anything.
###Funding###
You receive funds at four times:
- As soon as your campaign hits its funding goal, the pledges up until that point will be processed and you should receive funds within ten days.
- The remaining pledges, assuming your campaign was successful, will be processed as soon as your campaign ends and you should receive funds within ten days.
- Once you fulfill all the orders from your original campaign, you will receive funds from the pre-orders placed since campaign.
- Whenever Crowd Supply decides to refill its own inventory of your product.
###Fees###
Crowd Supply’s fee structure is simple:
- Credit Card Processing Fee: 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction
- Crowdfunding Fee: 5% of total pledged during your campaign
- Pre-order Fee: optional; 10% of total pledged after your campaign
- Fulfillment Fee: optional; see Fulfillment and Logistics for more details