# Startup Stock Raffles Startup Lotto Gives You the Chance to Own a Piece of a New Company By Michael Hines | Published 2011-03-23 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/start-up-lotto References: [springwise](http://www.springwise.com/financial_services/startuplotto/) & [startuplotto](http://startuplotto.com/) I don't think I can ever go back to playing scratch'n'wins again after reading about the Startup Lotto. The Startup Lotto is a new Danish website that lets members potentially win one percent of a [budding start up company](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/findinvestor). The Startup Lotto doesn't run off the typical lottery pay-to-play system. Instead, Startup Lotto sends out one email a month inviting its members to try out new websites. If you sign-up to those websites you are automatically entered in a drawing to win one percent of that companies stock. One percent may seem like a paltry sum, but when you think about how big certain startups have gotten (like [YouTube](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/editapp) and [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/super-snappy)), you could potentially be looking at big money. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.8/10 - Popularity: 31% | Activity: 76% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) > [New Ventures](https://www.trendhunter.com/newventures) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Startup Stock Raffles:** A new form of crowdfunding that allows individuals to potentially win stock in a promising startup company. - **Alternative Lottery Systems:** Innovative approaches to lottery systems that focus on the potential value of a company rather than traditional cash prizes. - **Gamified Investing:** Incorporating game-like elements into investing to engage a wider audience and make it more accessible to the general public. ### Where This Applies - **Crowdfunding:** Startup Stock Raffles presents a unique form of crowdfunding that allows for wider participation and higher potential returns. - **Fintech:** Alternative lottery systems like Startup Lotto offer a promising opportunity for new FinTech startups to enter the market. - **Gaming and Entertainment:** Gamified investing could attract younger audiences and diversify the demographics of investors engaged in gaming and entertainment industries. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Rewarding Community Cleanup Applications](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/litterlotto.md) - [Gamble-Like Stock Investing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stock-market.md) - [Experiential Prize Flight Raffles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/middle-seat-lottery.md) - [Startup Deal Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/micro-deals.md) - [Startup Visibility Boosters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/startup-levels.md) - [Crypto-Compatible Indian Lotteries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/indian-lottery.md) - [Online International Lottery Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crypto-millions-lotto.md) - [Startup Funding Directories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/credit-for-startups.md) - [Streamlined Start-Up Job Searching](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/startup-jobs-by-binh-pham.md)