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GoFundMe
GoFundMe is a crowdfunding platform that allows people to raise money for events ranging from life events such as celebrations and graduations to challenging circumstances like accidents and illnesses.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Moneymaking Ideas )〕 The company is based in San Diego, California.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=GoFundMe.com – Raising Money Online )〕
==History==
The company was founded in May 2010 by Brad Damphousse and Andrew Ballester. Both had previously founded Paygr which is a website dedicated to allowing members to sell their services to the public.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Paygr Looks To Combine Facebook And PayPal In A Marketplace For Local Buying And Selling )〕 Damphousse and Ballester originally created the website under the name "CreateAFund" in 2008 but later changed the name to GoFundMe after making numerous upgrades to the features of the website.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Big News – CreateAFund Has Joined Forces With GoFundMe )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Soliciting Donations From Individuals )〕 In June 2015, it was announced that Damphousse and Ballester had agreed to sell a majority stake in GoFundMe to Accel Partners and to step down from the day-to-day oversight of the company. The deal valued GoFundMe at around $600 million dollars.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/06/24/gofundme-founders-to-reap-a-fortune-in-buyout/ )〕
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