Andrea Lo

Andrea Lo (born 1986) is an American Internet entrepreneur best known for co-founding the children's fundraising website Piggybackr. In 2012, Andrea was named one of “6 Women Entrepreneurs to Watch” by Forbes for founding Piggybackr as a crowdfunding site to help “teens raise money for a cause...”^[1]

Early life

Andrea grew up in Burlingame, California where she attended Franklin Elementary School and Burlingame Intermediate School. She attended UC Berkeley and has worked as a consultant.^[2] She is also a graduate of the Silicon Valley Founder Institute.^[3]

Piggybackr

In 2012, Andrea founded the crowdfunding site Piggybackr. The site is devoted to helping young students raise money for causes and school projects. Andrea was inspired to start Piggybackr when she helped her younger sister at age 11, raise $370 for rainforest preservation by selling bracelets on-line. Lo said “If you can inspire and teach a young kid at age 11 to raise money or to realize they can make an impact, I just think that there are so many greater implications.”^[2] The site is also noted for the speed at which projects can be set up. Validation takes place in 48 hours and web sites can be set up in 5 minutes.^[3]

Andrea has been honored by Forbes, appeared on "Good Morning Vail"^[4] and recognized internationally for her efforts with Piggybackr.^[3]

References

1. ↑ Women 2.0 (December 21, 2012). "6 Women Entrepreneurs To Watch Empowering People Through Crowdfunding Platforms: Piggybackr, SoMoLend, Indiegogo GiveForward, Kiva, Catapult". Forbes. 
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Finder, Miriam, (February 22, 2012). "An Internet Innovator For 21st Century Fundraising". Burlingame-Hillsborough Patch. 
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Berthier, Florence (April 24, 2013). "Piggybackr : le crowdsourcing pour enfants entrepreneurs". Influencia (in French). 
4. ↑ Sims, Amity, (January 2, 2013). "Youth Fundraising Startup @piggybackr Featured in Forbes and Women2.0". Founder Institute.