Open Collective is a crowdfunding platform focused on grassroots groups. It gives organizations, communities, projects to get a legal status and raise funding through subscription or one time payment. It's particularly favoured by open source projects.[1] It currently hosts funding for thousands of open-source communities.[2]
Open Collective is a venture capital-funded tech startup—owned by founders, investors, and employees—with an obligation to make returns.[2]
Projects with corporate support tend to rack up higher financing than donation projects led by individuals.[3]
Open Collective Foundation (not the platform) was announced to be dissolved by the end of 2024.[4]