SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Launched on May 15th 2012, START.ac expands CrowdFunding by encouraging startup businesses, teen projects and medical products. “Those categories are literally banned by Kickstarter,” said START.ac CEO Rod Turner (Ashton Tate, Symantec – SYMC / Norton, ArtSlant).
START.ac is expanding its worldwide scope. Of the START.ac projects currently in the Fundraising stage, 23% are from outside of the U.S. Non U.S. projects in START.ac’s proprietary CrowdAudition™ have leapt to 50% and represent France, India, Israel, Italy, the Philippines, Slovenia and the United Kingdom.
“Kickstarter has been teasing the world outside the US for years, promising that they would expand. Yesterday they made another announcement that they intend to start CrowdFunding in the UK this fall,” stated Turner. "At START.ac, we are today announcing the expansion of our International CrowdFunding footprint, effective right now.”
Turner, who hails from the UK, added, “At the rate Kickstarter is going, they will be truly worldwide in 2050. I look forward to competing with them then.”
If you are interested in supporting or creating a project, or just want to learn more about CrowdFunding on START.ac, visit www.START.ac, Facebook: www.facebook.com/#!/CrowdFundYourFuture or Twitter: www.twitter.com/#!/start_ac.
About START.ac: START.ac is a privately held entity headquartered in San Diego, California. The brainchild of CEO/Founder Rod Turner, START.ac boasts ten improvements to the CrowdFunding status quo. START.ac expands the appeal of CrowdFunding by welcoming a wide spectrum of projects – it is also a worldwide platform. At START.ac, world class executives, entrepreneurs and members mentor START.ac Project Drivers at every stage of the CrowdFunding process. The START.ac Team believes it is possible to change the world, one “dollar” at a time.