BRIAN CAMELIO
Founder
With over two decades of platform innovation leadership, Brian Camelio has built his reputation by creating industry-defining business models and technologies. His track record includes pioneering foundational platform strategies that established an entire market category, developing patent-protected technologies, and delivering measurable results across creative, technology, and consulting domains.
Brian is also a Grammy Award winner producer, demonstrating excellence at the highest levels of creative achievement while founding and scaling technology industries.
As founder of ArtistShare, Brian created the original crowdfunding platform that became the blueprint for major platforms like Kickstarter, Indiegogo and GoFundMe, which have collectively facilitated billions in funding. This innovation demonstrated his ability to identify market opportunities, develop scalable platforms, and create sustainable business models before mainstream adoption.
Brian’s strategic expertise has been recognized at the highest levels, including being consulted by researchers for the Canadian government’s Department of Canadian Heritage on emerging business models and copyright reform. Brian’s platform innovation impact was further recognized when The Web Foundation selected ArtistShare to represent the year 2003 in the official World Wide Web 30th anniversary timeline celebration, alongside contributions from Google, Twitter, CERN, and Cambridge University.
“That is exactly what was playing in the mind of Boston musician Brian Camelio when he founded ArtistShare, the world’s oldest crowdfunding website for creative professionals, in 2003. Following the immense success of this brave new idea, other websites soon followed suit, and crowdfunding became a full-fledged industry.”
~ Forbes, 2016
“The Father of Crowdfunding.”
~ Inc. Magazine, 2011
Strategic Consulting Expertise
Brian combines proven innovation leadership with deep understanding of platform economics, intellectual property development, and strategic business transformation.
Executive Project Leadership | High-stakes consulting for Grammy-winning initiatives and internationally recognized clients
Strategic Transformation | Government and enterprise advisory experience
Platform Innovation | Creating scalable business models and technology frameworks
IP Development | Patent-protected technologies with market validation