Voordekunst

What Voordekunst does

Voordekunst (legal entity: Stichting voordekunst) is a Dutch non-profit foundation founded in 2010 and headquartered in Amsterdam that operates the largest crowdfunding platform dedicated to the creative sector in the Netherlands. The platform serves two distinct user groups: individual creative makers (musicians, filmmakers, visual artists, photographers, theater makers, dancers, designers, publishers, heritage practitioners) seeking to finance specific projects, and a long tail of 647,138 individual donors contributing to those projects. A secondary division, Creativefunding (creativefunding.nl), serves larger cultural institutions — theaters, museums, film theaters, heritage organizations — pursuing campaigns of approximately €20,000 or more with hands-on expert guidance.

The platform is a conventional web-based crowdfunding system covering ten creative disciplines, with campaign pages, donation processing, financial administration, and a campaign-discovery marketplace (voordekunst.nl/ontdek). Supporting modules include the Voordekunst Academy (a step-by-step creator learning platform), a matchfunding service in which staff apply on behalf of creators to 20+ cultural funds and municipal partners, GDPR-compliant donation handling through third-party escrow accounts, and integrations with iDEAL, PayPal, Mastercard, Visa, Bancontact, and Sofort for payment processing. Marketing and community channels include a blog, monthly newsletter, social presence on Facebook/Instagram/LinkedIn/TikTok, the 'De kunst van het geven' podcast, an ambassador programme, and in-person workshops and spreekuren (consultations).

Revenue is generated from two sources: a one-time €100 (excl. VAT) campaign access fee charged before a campaign goes live, and a 7% (excl. VAT) commission on the total amount raised in successful campaigns (including any overfunding). Donors pay no transaction fees, and the fee is non-refundable even if the campaign fails. The organization is governed by an unpaid board under the Governance Code Cultuur and is recognized as an 'Erkend Goed Doel' by the CBF (Centraal Bureau Fondsenwerving). Since founding, Voordekunst has facilitated €67.5M in total donations across 9,406 successful campaigns, with a cited 80–90% campaign success rate, and is led by Director Kristel Casander.

Name

Voordekunst

Legal name

Stichting voordekunst

Website

https://voordekunst.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Voordekunst is a Dutch non-profit foundation operating the largest crowdfunding platform dedicated to the Dutch creative sector, serving individual creators, cultural institutions, and a network of 647,138 donors via web-based campaign tools, matchfunding partnerships, and personal advisory support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Sector Crowdfunding Platform

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

akta.pro primary industry

Creator Fundraising & Crowdfunding Platforms (Recurring/Project-Based) (MPACAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Creator Tipping, Donations & Micro-Payments (MPACAFAB)

Keywords

• Creative sector crowdfunding
• Arts funding platform
• Matchfunding partnerships
• Donation-based crowdfunding
• Cultural project financing

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Campaign contribution fee: Creators pay a one-time contribution of €100 (excl. VAT) before their campaign goes live. This is a flat platform access/administration fee.
2. Success-based commission: Voordekunst charges 7% (excl. VAT) of the raised amount only upon a successful campaign. This is the primary revenue driver and aligns the platform's incentives with campaign success. The commission applies to the full raised amount including amounts above the target.
3. Creative Funding institutional services: For larger cultural institutions using the Creative Funding division, a separate consultancy-style engagement is offered for projects starting from approximately €20,000, with personal expert guidance and strategy services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Voordekunst (Stichting voordekunst) is a Dutch non-profit foundation that operates a crowdfunding platform dedicated to the creative sector in the Netherlands. Individual makers and cultural institutions launch campaigns across ten disciplines — visual arts, music, film, photography, media, theater, dance, publications, design, and heritage — to raise donations from a public network of 647,138 donors, supported by personal guidance from project staff and a matchfunding system with 20+ cultural funds and municipalities. Creators pay a €100 contribution per campaign plus a 7% commission on funds raised; donors pay no transaction fees.

Product overview

Voordekunst operates as a unified crowdfunding platform with integrated modules for the Dutch creative sector. The core platform (voordekunst.nl) enables project makers to create campaigns and receive donations, supplemented by Creativefunding for institutional campaigns, the Academie for educational support, and Matchfunding for partner-contributed backing. The platform covers ten creative disciplines (visual arts, music, film, photography, media, theater, dance, publications, design, heritage) and charges €100 upfront plus 7% on successful campaigns. Key differentiators include personal guidance, an 80-85% success rate, and no transaction fees for donors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Creativefunding: A specialized advisory service for cultural institutions offering intensive crowdfunding trajectories for projects starting from approximately €20,000.

Products and services

• Voordekunst Crowdfunding Platform Main crowdfunding platform enabling creative-sector projects across ten disciplines (visual arts, music, film, photography, media, theater, dance, publications, design, heritage) to raise funds from a public donor network, with personal guidance from project staff, campaign pages, donation processing, financial administration, and analytics.
• Creative Funding

Quantifiable outcome

• 80–90% of campaigns succeed, well above the industry average for crowdfunding platforms.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• City, Company & CrowdminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA trajectory run jointly by Voordekunst and AFK, supporting small Amsterdam cultural institutions through a structured crowdfunding programme including a financing mix strategy. Has co-funded 23 campaigns.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Kickstarter: Global reward-based crowdfunding platform with a strong creative-project focus (film, music, art, design). Comparable to Voordekunst as both serve creators raising project-based funding from the crowd, but Kickstarter operates globally and across many categories rather than specializing in one national cultural market.
• GoFundMe: Global personal and cause-based crowdfunding platform. Comparable in the donation-driven funding mechanism but oriented around personal, medical, and emergency causes rather than creative-sector projects.

Direct peers

• Patreon: Subscription-based platform that enables creators (artists, musicians, writers, podcasters) to receive recurring funding directly from their audience. Highly comparable to Voordekunst's core model of direct creator-to-donor funding, with the key difference being recurring membership versus one-time project campaigns.
• KissKissBankBank: French creative-sector crowdfunding platform offering reward-based, donation-based, and pre-sale funding for creators across art, music, film, and publishing. Closest European analogue to Voordekunst in terms of category specialization, mission orientation, and partnership-driven funding model.
• Ulule: European crowdfunding platform focused on creative, innovative, and community-oriented projects. Closely comparable to Voordekunst in mission and creator categories, while serving a broader multi-country European audience.
• Startnext: Germany's largest crowdfunding platform for creative projects, supporting musicians, filmmakers, authors, and cultural initiatives. Direct international peer given similar creative-sector specialization, partner-funding model, and DACH-market operating model analogous to Voordekunst's Dutch context.
• Cinecrowd: Dutch platform specialized in crowdfunding for film projects. Direct local peer to Voordekunst given its geographic overlap (Netherlands) and shared creative-subsegment focus, though narrower (film-only) versus Voordekunst's ten-discipline coverage.
• WhyDonate: Dutch online donation platform enabling individuals and nonprofits to raise funds for charitable causes. Comparable to Voordekunst in Dutch-market donation infrastructure, payment processing, and donor-network dynamics, with a broader cause-based rather than creative-specific positioning.
• Geef.nl: Dutch online giving platform supporting charitable donations to a wide range of causes. Most directly comparable as a Dutch donation infrastructure competitor, with overlap in payment-method integrations (iDEAL) and donor-base characteristics.

Others

• Indiegogo: Global crowdfunding platform supporting creative, entrepreneurial, and cause-based campaigns. Overlaps with Voordekunst on creative-project campaigns but covers a much broader category set and geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/voordekunst
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/1586633
• Instagraminstagram.com/voordekunst
• TikToktiktok.com/@voordekunst
• Xx.com/voordekunst

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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