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RocketHub is an online crowdfunding platform. Users including musicians,〔Rice, Andrea. ("RocketHub: For Creatives, By Creatives" ), ''American Songwriter'', June 22, 2010, accessed November 29, 2010.〕 entrepreneurs,〔Maltby, Emily. (“Tapping the Crowd for Funds” ), ''The Wall Street Journal'', December 8, 2010, accessed August 30, 2012.〕 scientists,〔Zelnio, Kevin. (“#SciFund Puts YOU in Charge of Funding Science!” ), ''Scientific American'', November 11, 2011, accessed August 30, 2012.〕〔Koerth-Baker, Maggie. (“Help crowdfund scientific research!” ), ''Boing Boing'', November 1, 2011, accessed August 30, 2012.〕〔Giles, Jim. (“Finding philanthropy: Like it? Pay for it” ), ''Nature Magazine'', January 18, 2012, accessed August 30, 2012.〕 game developers,〔Meece, Brian. ("$80K in 10 Days, The Story of Extra Credits - As Told By Show Co-Creator James Portnow" ), ''RocketHub Blog'', July 15, 2011, accessed August 30, 2012.〕〔Schmidt, Brandon. (“Interview with Nine Dots Studio” ), ''The Indie Mine'', December 19, 2011, accessed August 30, 2012.〕 philanthropists,〔Kempe, Anika. (“Weathersby creates fund in honor of late father” ), ''The Collegian'', January 26, 2012, accessed August 30, 2012.〕 filmmakers,〔Lungulov, Darko. ("Tribeca Takes: Darko Lungulov on Here and There" ), ''Tribeca Takes'', May 11, 2010, accessed November 29, 2010.〕 photographers,〔Hainer, Michelle. ("New Site Helps Cash Strapped Creatives" ), ''Tonic'', June 10, 2010, accessed November 29, 2010.〕 theatre producers/directors,〔BWW News Desk. (“The Amoralists to Present THE BAD AND THE BETTER for 6-Week Run at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater” ), ''Broadway World'', April 18, 2012, accessed August 30, 2012.〕〔Boroff, Philip. ("Fringe Festival Impresarios Find Angels Online With RocketHub" ), ''Bloomberg'', August 19, 2010, accessed November 29, 2010.〕 writers,〔Paquette, Aaron. ("Be Part of Something Very Cool! Only You Can Make It Happen…" ), ''Aaron Paquette Network'', June 24, 2012, accessed August 30, 2012.〕 fashion designers,〔Davis, Paul. ("RocketHub - Help Paul Davis Fund His Next Collection!!!" ), November 22, 2010, accessed August 30, 2012.〕〔Gabrielle. ("Become part of the Bunmi Koko Launch during London Fashion Week" ), ''Fashion Industry Network'', September 7, 2010, accessed August 30, 2012.〕 etc. post fundraising campaigns to RocketHub to raise funds and awareness for projects and endeavors. RocketHub is considered one of America’s largest crowdfunding platforms.〔Mandelbaum, Robb. ( “RocketHub Ponders it's Future in Crowdfunding” ), ''New York Times.''〕 ==History== Incorporated in 2009, the RocketHub platform launched by January 2010.〔Peter. (“Alternative Marketing: 5 Best Crowdfunding Sites” ), ''Business Advice Daily'', May 13, 2012, accessed August 30, 2012.〕 The original founders of RocketHub are Brian Meece, Jed Cohen, Alon Hillel-Tuch, and Vladimir Vukicevic. Bill Clinton and Bill Gates selected RocketHub as part of their guest edited ''Ways to Change the World'' edition of Wired Magazine.〔Olson, Mike. ( “Here’s How You Can Help Fund Sensational Research Projects” ), ''Wired''〕 The Company is based in New York City. RocketHub was selected by the US Department of State as one of its 12 top global partners, alongside large corporations such as Coca-Cola.〔Office of the Spokesperson. ( “Department of State Releases 2015 State of Global Partnerships Report” )〕 Secretary of State John Kerry provided the foreword for the report. RocketHub operates in over 190 different countries, and through its partnership with the US Department of State is the only established US crowdfunding platform able to operate and crowdfund in emerging regions across the world. Vladimir served as the platform’s CTO until August 2014, when he joined Meural. Alon Hillel-Tuch has been Chief Technical Officer since. The current CEO is Brian Meece. Jed Cohen handles community/platform operations as COO, and Alon Hillel-Tuch is CFO and CTO. RocketHub was the first crowdfunding platform to partner with network television,〔Wagner, Kurt. ( “Could crowdfunding produce A&E's next hit show?” ), ''Fortune''〕 “We believe we’re the first broadcast network to start an initiative using crowdfunding to help people grow their business ideas,” Dr. Libby H. O’Connell, SVP of Corporate Outreach for A&E Networks.〔Conner, Cheryl. ( “Television Meets Crowdfunding: A&E Networks And RocketHub Launch 'Project Startup' For Entrepreneurs” ), ''Forbes''〕 RocketHub engaged in an innovative partnership with marketing agency Wieden+Kennedy and Chrysler’s Dodge Dart in 2013 allowing users to crowdfund the purchase of a car. The partnership garnered 70 million impressions〔Google Think Insights. ( “Dart Registry Crowdfunding for cars. ” )〕 and was featured at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, the campaign video became a Cannes Bronze Film Lion winner.〔Macleod, Duncan. ( “Cannes Film Lions 2013” )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「RocketHub」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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