I'm fairly seriously considering using Kickstarter-type crowdfunding for a project in Singapore. This would be for a highly technical product for a specialized audience, the goal being to get enough customers to commit to make it worth my while to build this. I already have a long list of leads (all around the world) and will be doing my own marketing, so basically all I need is a reliable escrow service that will collect people's deposits and send them to me if the goal is reached, or refund if not.
Kickstarter itself doesn't support Singapore, so that's a non-starter. Of the second tier players, only Indiegogo and Pozible appear to.
There's apparently also a gaggle of in-Singapore crowdfunding sites, most of which look dodgy as hell. Starhub's Crowdtivate looks the least likely to abscond to Pattaya with my money, but they only price in SGD, they only pay out to PayPal, and there's a typically Singaporean totally opaque review process; about the only thing going for them is some vague promises about potential equity investment by Starhub's venture arm.
Anything/anybody else I'm missing? Thoughts welcome
