edSeed is an web-based crowdfunding platform developed by the VIP.fund connecting donors, students, and educational organizations., the platform allows students to run fundraising campaigns for university tuition and related expenses. One-hundred percent of all funds are sent directly to the educational institutions (universities, scholarship foundations or education funds) supporting these students as so to minimize donor concerns. edSeed is a SOLVER in the MIT SOLVE community.This initiative started in 2015 as a marketplace connecting innovators with resources to solve global challenges. With a focus on youth skills and the workforce, the MIT solve community builds and convenes a community of leaders and change makers committed to partnering together to implement these solutions.