Insight Into Academia · Jun 2025
A 2025 article highlighted Experiment as a platform for directly funding scientific discovery and quoted Cindy Wu on why early-stage or high-risk research struggles to get traditional funding.
crowdfunding platform for science
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Experiment is a science-focused crowdfunding and grant platform that helps researchers, labs, and science funders raise money for hypothesis-driven projects, share progress publicly through lab notes, and archive funded work with open-access outputs.
Primary product
Crowdfunding and grant platform for scientific research
Founded
2012
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Work style
Onsite
Industry
Internet Marketplace Platforms
Sub-industry
Science crowdfunding / research funding
Offices
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Business model
Stage
Series A
Total raised
$5.1M
Latest round
Series A · Mar 2016
Latest amount
$1.4M
Investors
Small, mission-driven team with an emphasis on science, technology, and social change; the company describes itself as curious, open-science oriented, and hands-on, with early/frequent releases and occasional field-adventure style work.
Work style
Onsite
Compensation
No public salary bands or detailed compensation data were found on the company pages reviewed.
Pricing
8% platform fee plus 3-5% payment-processing fees; all-or-nothing fundraising
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
≈$5.8M estimated ARR (2024, GetLatka)
Estimated monthly visits
546.7K
Traffic estimate as of May 2026
Insight Into Academia · Jun 2025
A 2025 article highlighted Experiment as a platform for directly funding scientific discovery and quoted Cindy Wu on why early-stage or high-risk research struggles to get traditional funding.
Experiment · Jun 2025
Experiment listed a grant program focused on high-risk AI safety projects, with $300,000 in program funding.
Experiment · Feb 2025
Experiment and Homeworld Collective launched a climate-biotech grant program for early-stage greenhouse gas removal projects, with grant amounts in the $50k-$150k range.
Experiment · Jan 2025
Experiment partnered with the Wildlife Disease Association on a wildlife health challenge grant, with coaching from Experiment staff and bonus awards tied to donor counts.
Nature Index
Nature Index described Experiment as the largest dedicated science-crowdfunding platform and cited research showing it had funded hundreds of projects and millions of dollars in scientific work.