112. Matt Vitale from Birchal on Crowd-Sourced Funding

About this episode

Matt Vitale discusses the dynamics of Crowd-Sourced Funding and the success of Birchal in Australia.

We chat with Matt Vitale, Founder and CEO of ⁠Birchal⁠ — Australia's largest Crowd-Sourced Funding (CSF) platform. We talk about WA being one of their leading markets and what makes a strong CSF campaign. This episode is an insightful listen for anybody who's considering raising capital through a CSF campaign or just interested in the story of Birchal. Startup West is recorded at Riff Studios in beautiful downtown Perth, Western Australia; produced by Startup News, and brought to you thanks to support from Spacecubed, Curtin University, RSM, the City of Perth, and Tekkon.

People in this episode

Guest: Matt Vitale

Topics covered

• Crowd-Sourced Funding
• capital raising
• Birchal

Keywords

• funding
• startup
• business

Sponsors

Spacecubed, Curtin University, RSM, City of Perth, Tekkon

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Birchal

Books & works: Startup West

Places: Australia, WA, Perth, Western Australia, the City of Perth

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