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Stagerie launches crowdfunding campaign to improve home staging app

December 2, 2021

Stagerie, an online home staging marketplace connecting homeowners, stagers, and realtors, has launched a crowdfunding campaign looking to raise funds to expand the features on its home staging app. The campaign runs through the end of the year, and the company is hoping to raise at least $10,000. As of this morning, the company has raised just over $1,900, nearly 20% of its goal.

“Through the month of December we are raising $10,000,” said Nora Crosthwaite, founder of Stagerie in a video. “We’re using that to add more features to take from Stagerie from a really great app to a phenomenal app. We want to keep on making it better and we need your help.”

Funds from the campaign will allow Stagerie to:

Start integrating with in-person staging, packing, and organizing services
Set up messaging between clients and the stagers
Allow clients to rate Stagerie’s stagers
Allow Stagerie to market their REALTOR clients more

Watch the Stagerie campaign video below.

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