MyMajorCompany is a

crowdfunding Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large number of people, typically via the internet. Crowdfunding is a form of crowdsourcing and Alternative Finance, alternative finance, to fund projects "withou ...

platform in Europe.

Company history

Since 2007, MyMajorCompany has been an

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. In hard times for the music industry, its co-funders began enrolling internet users in financing young artists. During its first year, MyMajorCompany raised one million Euros for artists including

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(1.5 million albums sold), Irma, and

Joyce Jonathan Joyce Jonathan (born 3 November 1989) is a French singer and songwriter. Her first album ''Sur mes gardes'' went gold in May 2010 only five months after its release, and was certified platinum less than a year later. On 23 January 2011 she rece ...

(both platinum-selling artists). In 2012, the company broadened its business model to include cinema, publishing, video games, arts, and entrepreneurship.

References

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