Spacehive - Expert Impact

Chris Gourlay,

Spacehive

Met with Julia Groves

Spacehive is a crowdfunding platform that helps people improve their local area: everything from sprucing up a community garden, or improving a playground, to starting a street market.

The platform matches local fundraising campaigns for verified project ideas with integrated funding streams from councils, companies and foundations.

Spacehive has the fundraising campaign success rate of any UK crowdfunding platform, and works in partnership with 45 funders including the Arts Council and Mayor of London.

Julia provided me with valuable advice across growth strategy, team, and fundraising. She has a deep well of entrepreneurial expertise and tremendous energy and sense of fun.

Chris Gourlay, CEO, Spacehive

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