MindSumo

Spec sheet

What it does

MindSumo helps companies crowdsource ideas and insights from a global community of problem solvers.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mindsumo.com

Purpose

MindSumo connects companies with Millennials and Gen Z through online challenges that crowdsource insights and ideas.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mindsumo.com

Integrations

The solver FAQ says users can associate Facebook or Twitter accounts with MindSumo to sign in.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mindsumo.com

Security

MindSumo says it uses SSL and industry-standard encryption; its privacy policy also describes physical, administrative, and technical safeguards while noting absolute security cannot be guaranteed.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mindsumo.com

Privacy

MindSumo says challenge briefs are public for promotion, while each response is private between the company and the entrant.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mindsumo.com

Support

MindSumo advertises challenge drafting guidance, a dedicated account manager available 24/7, and help setting judging criteria and screening submissions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mindsumo.com

Headquarters

Ashburn, Virginia, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · mindsumo.com

Founded

2011Read 28 Sep 2026 · mindsumo.com

Analytics

MindSumo describes reports for engagement, participant demographics, themes, sentiment, and submission highlights.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mindsumo.com

Analytics and exports

MindSumo describes tools for analyzing themes and sentiment, tracking engagement and participant demographics, and exporting submissions or participant information to PDF or XLS.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mindsumo.com

Audience eligibility

MindSumo says anybody can create an account with a valid email and that non-students can use the service.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mindsumo.com

Challenge duration

The business FAQ says a challenge process takes about 3–6 weeks, including a 1–4 week live challenge and a two-week judging period.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mindsumo.com

Challenge workflow

MindSumo helps companies define and launch challenges, promotes them to relevant participants, and helps review submissions and distribute prizes.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mindsumo.com

Communication

Companies can communicate with participants through a Q&A forum, mass messaging, or one-to-one notes.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mindsumo.com

Intellectual property

The business FAQ says participants agree to transfer ownership rights in their submissions to the host company.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mindsumo.com

Messaging and media

Challenges and submissions can include video, images, presentations, and code, and users can communicate through Q&A, mass messages, or one-to-one notes.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mindsumo.com

Pricing

The business page invites companies to get started but does not state a price.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mindsumo.com

Privacy controls

The platform describes organization-level access controls, anonymous challenge posting, and submissions kept private between the company and submitter.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mindsumo.com

Problem solvers

People who submit winning challenge ideas can earn money, gain skills, and potentially land a job.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mindsumo.com

Review tools

The platform provides a dashboard to monitor submissions, plus tools to tag, organize, rate, and search them.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mindsumo.com

Rewards

MindSumo says its integrated payment portal transfers participant incentives, and its solver FAQ says winning submissions are rewarded directly in cash.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mindsumo.com

Submission dashboard

The platform provides a real-time dashboard with alerts, plus tools to tag, organize, rate, and search submissions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mindsumo.com

Submission tools

Challenge briefs and submissions can include video, images, presentations, and code.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mindsumo.com

Typical duration

The business page says most challenges wrap up after 1–4 weeks.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mindsumo.com

Use case

MindSumo says its platform can support internal collaboration and co-creation through a white-labeled offering on a custom domain.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mindsumo.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Idea Management Software#28 of 337.1