Back Your Science

What Back Your Science does

Back Your Science is an India-based platform that initially launched as a science crowdfunding marketplace, enabling citizens to directly fund research projects at Indian scientific institutions. The founders have publicly pivoted away from immediate crowdfunding toward a community-first strategy, repositioning the venture as a 'science commune' where Indians can celebrate, participate in, and engage with science through the lens of 'Our Social Science.' The stated mission is to bring the benefits of taxpayer-funded science into the public domain and treat science as an Indian festival.

The core product is a digital platform hosted at backyourscience.com, paired with social media properties on Instagram, Twitter/X, and YouTube under the @backyourscience handle, plus a generic contact email. No underlying proprietary technology, app, or API is disclosed. Distribution is direct-to-consumer through the website and organic social channels targeting Indian citizens. The company is privately held, single-country (South Asia / India), operating, and gives no indication of headcount, funding, ownership structure, or leadership team.

The business model is split between an original transaction-fee revenue stream from science crowdfunding and a forward-looking community-engagement layer that is currently pre-monetization. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The founders have signaled that a new product or initiative is forthcoming but have not specified timing, segment, or monetization mechanics, leaving the operating model in a transitional state.

Name

Back Your Science

Website

https://backyourscience.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Back Your Science is an India-based digital platform building a 'science commune' for Indian citizens, having pivoted from its original science crowdfunding model toward community-first public engagement with science.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Science Community & Crowdfunding Platform

NAICS

Museums (712110)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Hands-on Science Exploration & Experiments (Lab Kits, Science Clubs) (EDAMABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Science Camps & Field Programs (Nature, Space, Marine, Geology) (EDAMABAB)

Keywords

• Science crowdfunding
• Citizen science community
• Science communication platform
• Public engagement science
• Research funding community

Headquarters

HQ city

Bengaluru

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Science Crowdfunding: Originally started as a science crowdfunding platform where people could fund scientific research projects in India. The platform facilitated direct funding from citizens to research projects, creating investment and engagement in science.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Back Your Science operates an India-focused online community platform that originally enabled citizens to crowdfund domestic scientific research and has since pivoted to building a participatory "science commune." The platform positions science as a public festival accessible to all Indian citizens, leveraging social media channels (Instagram, Twitter/X, YouTube) and a central website to convene discussions, share science content, and foster engagement between the public and the Indian scientific community.

Product overview

Back Your Science operates as a single integrated platform focused on science crowdfunding and community engagement in India. The core offering is a digital platform that connects citizens with Indian scientific research, enabling public participation in and funding of science initiatives. The platform positions itself as a community space where science becomes a shared cultural experience rather than an exclusive academic endeavor.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Back Your Science Platform An India-focused online community and crowdfunding platform that engages Indian citizens with science by positioning it as a public festival, distributing content, and (historically) facilitating direct funding of domestic research projects. It is designed for Indian taxpayers and the general public who want to participate in, celebrate, and learn about the country's scientific community.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Experiment.com: The leading science crowdfunding platform that lets researchers raise funds directly from the public. It is the most direct functional peer to Back Your Science's original crowdfunding model and remains a comparable in citizen-science funding.
• Science Gallery: A global network of spaces and programs that turn science into participatory cultural experiences — directly comparable to Back Your Science's 'science as festival' positioning and its emphasis on public engagement over transactions.
• Walacea: Science crowdfunding platform focused on enabling researchers to fund projects through small public contributions, with an emphasis on community engagement — directly comparable to Back Your Science's founding thesis.
• SciFund: Pioneering science crowdfunding initiative that helped establish the category of public funding for research. Comparable as a science-specific crowdfunding peer, particularly relevant to Back Your Science's original model.

Emerging players

• Massive Science: A community of scientists producing accessible science writing and public engagement content. Comparable as a community-led science communication platform attempting to humanize and democratize science for general audiences.

Regional players

• India Science Festival: A large annual Indian public science festival that combines talks, workshops, and exhibits. Comparable as an embodiment of the 'science as Indian festival' concept Back Your Science is positioning around.
• IndiaBioscience: India-focused science outreach and community platform that connects Indian life-science researchers and engages the public. Comparable as an India-specific science engagement and community-building effort.
• Research Matters: An India-based science communication portal that translates Indian research for the lay public. Comparable as an Indian citizen-facing science engagement platform with similar mission overlap.

Broad incumbents

• IFLScience: A large-scale science media brand building a global popular-science community across social platforms. Comparable as a science engagement brand that uses social channels to drive community around accessible science content.
• The Conversation: A nonprofit media network where academics write accessible explainers for the public. Comparable as a citizen-science engagement platform that mediates between researchers and general audiences.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/backyourscience
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCCP93-zpgmu3IhiEMadkqFA
• Instagraminstagram.com/backyourscience

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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