September Community Updates: Product first!

Hey there! I’m Hannah, the MAKEACHAMP community manager, and I'm excited to tell you that we’ve been working hard this summer to come out with some hot new pages and features to make up for the lack of hot weather here in Montreal! Here’s what you can expect to see in our latest version:

What does it take to make a startup video? Find out with MAKEACHAMP

In October 2014, MAKEACHAMP decided to produce our official video. Now that it's on the home page and YouTube, we wanted to give the MAKEACHAMP community a little taste of what it was like behind the scenes. Take a look at the making of this video -- no holds barred. Yet another explainer video? A good video can get people excited about your product, even when they've been using your product for years! Not only that, but a video is a powerful tool to spread the word about your product on social networks. The vast majority of startups choose to have an explainer...

#RoadToRio : Champion Ana-Laura Portuondo Isasi

Ana-Laura Portuondo is an 18 year old athlete who has been practising judo for the past 10 years, and is a member of the Canadian National judo team. Her dream is simple : represent Québec and Canada at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.  Her biggest challenge is financing. Without external funding, she simply cannot go to any international competitions. Ana-Laura is one of the early users of MAKEACHAMP who has been successful at getting the community behind her.  Thanks to MAKEACHAMP, she is more determined than ever to make her dreams a reality, and to do so, she trains 10 times...

MAKEACHAMP launches leading sports crowdfunding service in Brazil

Covering 94 sports in 36 countries, and with more than $1 million raised for athletes in 2014, MAKEACHAMP launches today its crowdfunding platform for competitive athletes in Brazil. Brazilian athletes can register, advertise their next athletic goal on social media, as well as use email and other tools offered by MAKEACHAMP. With the support of their crowd, they can then fund their next national or international competitions. This revolutionary fundraising platform has been transforming the way champions and athletes are competing in North America and Europe and is now available in Latin America’s biggest nation. Brazilians can back their favorite...