LaunchGood

LaunchGood is a crowdfunding^[1] platform focused on the Muslim community worldwide. LaunchGood went live in October 2013 and it raised more than $688 million from 2.1 million donors across 155 countries.^{[2] [3]}

Launch Good, Inc.

Type of site	Crowdfunding
Headquarters	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Founder(s)	Chris Blauvelt Amany Killawi Omar Hamid
URL	launchgood.com
Launched	8 October 2013

LaunchGood is one of a number of crowdfunding platforms for gathering money from the public, which circumvents traditional avenues of investment. Project creators choose a deadline and a minimum funding goal, and usually provide rewards or "perks" for contributors at various levels.^[4]

The founders of LaunchGood are Chris Blauvelt, Amany Killawi and Omar Hamid.^[5] They are based out of Detroit, Michigan and Atlanta, Georgia.^{[citation needed]}

Projects

LaunchGood has been used to fundraise for several nationally recognized projects, including a campaign to help rebuild African-American churches destroyed by arson in the summer of 2015,^[6][7] and a campaign to fund the legal team of Adnan Syed (widely known from the podcast Serial) through a special appeal of his conviction.^[8] Each of these campaigns raised more than $100,000 through the platform.^[9][10] An October 2018 campaign to help pay for Jewish burials for the 11 victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, and the medical bills of survivors, raised its goal of $25,000 in six hours and went on to raise more than $200,000.^[11][12]

Awards

LaunchGood has received the Islamic Economy Award, Small & Medium Enterprises (SME).^[13]

See also

• Civic crowdfunding
• Comparison of crowd funding services
• Global Giving

Further reading

• Warikoo, Niraj (March 2019). "Muslim-led site in Detroit raises $1.6 million for New Zealand victims". Detroit Free Press.
• Bhuiyan, Johana (2 January 2025). "Halal tech: how Muslim-friendly websites and apps blossomed in 2024". The Guardian.
• HENNESSEY, ZACHY (25 October 2023). "Crowdfunding website LaunchGood.com's alleged links to Hamas". The Jerusalem Post.
• "How a Muslim-run crowdfunding startup helps millions around the world". TRT World. April 15, 2022. Retrieved 2025-08-02.