Catapult is the first “crowd funding” site – where people make small donations to ideas they like – dedicated to helping young girls and women. Four weeks in, Emma Sinclair looks at the growth of the financing concept which says goodbye to the millioniare backer.
Crowd fundinghas completely changed the start-up financing landscape. It removes gender, race, age and education from the pitch – relying solely on the will of the audience to fund a project. It empowers donors to pledge money to projects that personally compel them and empowers recipients because unlike traditional finance, crowd funders have no ‘control’ over the project they help fund.
Beta. Initial Form 1-A only. Target raise is the stated Amount to be Raised, totaled. Compared with the same dates one year earlier.
YTD: Jan 1, 2026 - Nov 4, 2026 vs Jan 1, 2025 - Nov 4, 2025
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Number of Filings134Prior 129 +3.9%
Target Raise, Total$3.45BPrior $3.59B -3.8%
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134
129
+3.9%
Target raise
$3.45B
$3.59B
-3.8%
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Catapult is the first “crowd funding” site – where people make small donations to ideas they like – dedicated to helping young girls and women. Four weeks in, Emma Sinclair looks at the growth of the financing concept which says goodbye to the millioniare backer.
