VENICE BEACH, Calif.,
Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/
-- When You Wish is a leading Internet "crowdfunding" startup
that combines payment processing and publishing tools so everyone
can easily raise money online for their ideas or causes. "There are
200 million people in Brazil
including a fast growing middle class. I've spent a good deal of my
life in Brazil, and I can tell you
the dream of starting up a business or funding a creative pursuit
is just as potent there as it is here in the U.S.", says
Dave Harvilicz, co-founder and CEO
of When You Wish. That notion has been validated by the recent
flood of Brazilian media attention garnered by the site in such
high-profile publications as G1, Exame.com, Isto é
Dinheiro and Jornal O Globo.
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Crowdfunding is revolutionizing fundraising in America by
successfully funding everything from Sundance film festival movies
to the production of must-have smartphone accessories. When You
Wish has championed a concept it has coined "Indie Capitalism."
Both When You Wish and the people who use the site to raise money
are betting on duplicating that success in Brazil. For example, Diego Porqueras raised
over $160,000 in his American
crowdfunding campaign for his open-source desktop 3D printer called
Bukobot. While there are several desktop 3D printers available in
the U.S., when it launches on When You Wish Brasil, Bukobot will be
the first desktop 3D printer to be available to
Brazilians.
According to Gartner, the crowdfunding industry is expected to
raise over $6.2 billion in 2013. When
You Wish hopes to become the leading solution for crowdfunding in
Brazil, by offering unique
features not found on any other crowdfunding website. They've hired
Rafael Chaves as Brazil country manager. "It's an amazing
platform. Not only can you donate cash to a project you can also
contribute goods or services. It's a game changer for artists,
entrepreneurs, social activists, or anyone else that does
fundraising," adds Chaves.
About When You Wish
Based in Venice Beach, California, and founded in February 2011, http://www.whenyouwish.com is one
of the oldest and fastest-growing crowdfunding websites online
today. The company is exploring future expansion to other countries
including Spanish-speaking Latin
America, Russia,
India, and China. Its board of advisors is comprised of
leaders in their respective fields and includes: John Mackey (Whole Foods), Zelda Marzec (Los
Angeles-based investment advisor), Charlie Annenberg (Annenberg Foundation),
Drew Nicholson (Intel Corporation),
and Carl Esposti
(CrowdSourcing.org).
Contact:
Joy Jalapit
310.439.3714
press@whenyouwish.com
SOURCE When You Wish