I believe in you
Austrian athletes, sports clubs, and event organisers raising money for a sporting goal, who are comfortable with an all-or-nothing campaign where funds are released only if the target is met.
A sports-only crowdfunding platform with a dedicated Austrian site, run by a Vienna-based company under an established Swiss brand, funding athletes, clubs, and sports events on an all-or-nothing model.
- Funding model
- Fixed platform fee
- Platform fee
- 8%
- Payment processing fee
- 4% + €0.00
- Recipient gets
- €88.00 / €100
- Data residency
- DE (AWS Frankfurt)
- Countries
- 1
- Languages
- 2
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Our overall editorial assessment. Full weights are published in the methodology.
The review
I Believe In You is a crowdfunding platform dedicated entirely to sport, operating a dedicated Austrian site alongside its original Swiss platform. It funds athletes, hobby athletes, clubs, and sports event organisers - its tagline asks whether you need support for your sporting dream - and explicitly serves the sports community rather than general or charitable causes.
The Austrian site is operated by I Believe In You Osterreich GmbH, based in Vienna (UID ATU69668068), under an established Swiss parent brand. It runs on an all-or-nothing funding model: a project owner receives the money only if the funding goal is reached within the campaign period, and if the goal is missed, all contributions remain with the backers. A success-based commission, which includes payment-processing costs, is taken only from campaigns that succeed.
The platform's strength is its single-minded focus on sport, which lets it tailor its tools, positioning, and support to athletes and clubs rather than spreading across every cause. The trade-offs follow directly: it is unsuitable for non-sport fundraising, its content is German-first and oriented to the Austrian and Swiss markets, and the all-or-nothing structure means a campaign that falls short returns nothing to the organiser. For Austrian and Swiss sporting projects these are familiar conditions; for broader or international fundraising the platform is not designed to serve them.
Campaigns on the Austrian site are denominated in euros, and the site shows a steady stream of live projects across different sports with running countdowns, indicating an active platform. The Austrian website is hosted on Amazon Web Services in Frankfurt, Germany, which keeps its data within the EU.
What’s good, what’s not.
- ✓Focuses exclusively on sport - athletes, clubs, and sports event organisers - rather than general crowdfunding.
- ✓All-or-nothing model means backers are only charged for campaigns that reach their goal.
- ✓Operated locally by a Vienna-based entity (I Believe In You Osterreich GmbH) under an established Swiss brand.
- ✓Austrian site is hosted on Amazon Web Services in Frankfurt, Germany - EU data residency.
- ✓Shows active, live sports campaigns across disciplines, with euro-denominated funding for the Austrian market.
- ✓Backed by a long-running Swiss sports-crowdfunding parent platform.
- −All-or-nothing funding: if the goal is not reached by the deadline, all money is returned to backers.
- −Limited to sport - not suitable for charity, business, or general crowdfunding causes.
- −A success-based commission plus payment-processing costs are deducted from funded campaigns.
- −Documentation is German-first and oriented to the Austrian and Swiss markets, with limited international reach.
Where each €100 actually goes.
Fees vary by payment method. We default to Credit card because that’s the dominant method in the United Kingdom.
I believe in you doesn’t process payments in GBP. Pricing is shown in EUR, its native currency.
1 countries · 2 languages · 2 payment methods.
Better-fit alternatives to I believe in you.
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I believe in you keeps donor data in DE (AWS Frankfurt); WhyDonate is EEA-resident and GDPR-native, so personal data never leaves the region.
Zeffy lets more of each donation through than I believe in you — £100.00 reaches the recipient per 100, against £88.00.
JustGiving lets more of each donation through than I believe in you — £97.80 reaches the recipient per 100, against £88.00.
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Frequently asked questions
What does I believe in you charge?
I believe in you charges a 8% platform fee and 4% + €0.00 in payment processing per donation.
Where is I believe in you based?
I believe in you was founded in — and is headquartered in —. Data residency is DE (AWS Frankfurt).
Which countries does I believe in you operate in?
I believe in you operates in 1 countries including major European markets and English-speaking markets.
Is I believe in you suitable for nonprofits?
I believe in you’s primary audience is individual fundraisers and groups; nonprofits can use the platform but may find specialized alternatives better suited.
Rankings are produced by a public editorial methodology — open to peer review. We disclose ownership, scoring weights, and every change.