Fund it celebrates fifth birthday

Irish crowd-funding platform Fund it is celebrating its fifth birthday.
Over the last half-decade, more than 65,000 pledges have helped more than 1,300 artistic projects come to fruition; The Cake Café Bake Book; Fight Like Apes’ self-titled third album, and over 40 Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival performances among the most notable.
With an impressive 71% success rate, artists have been able to achieve the support they need, while fans have been able to get involved like never before.
Run by the charity Business to Arts, they recently welcomed a significant investment from Bank Of Ireland, which will allow them to develop the technology of the site, continue to provide hands-on moderation and engage with new markets.
“It is incredible to look back on Fund it’s five-year history and acknowledge the remarkable talent and creativity that has emerged through various projects," says Andrew Hetherington, Chief Executive of Business to Arts and Fund it "Many project creators are now showcasing their work internationally. This past week, We Banjo 3 performed for President Obama, while Breathe, one of our funded short films will be shown at BFI Flare Festival. Fund it has become a mainstream route to raise funds and validate products and we, along with our partners at Bank of Ireland, look forward to continuing to engage and nurture Irish creativity, championing project pledging, so that dreams become reality."
A series of animated illustrations by artists Keep Sketch will be rolled out on social media throughout the week to celebrate the milestone - and, of course, the projects of the future continue on their respective journeys at [link]fundit.ie[/link].