Crowdfunding

An alternative finance method of raising money from large groups of people, as donations, as a loan, or in exchange for company equity

What is Crowdfunding?

What is Crowdfunding?

“Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising many small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the Internet. Crowdfunding is a form of crowdsourcing and of alternative finance.” Source: Wikipedia.There are four main...

Crowdfunding in Sweden

Crowdfunding in Sweden

Crowdfunding in Sweden continues to grow and make headlines, from startups using donations-for-rewards crowdfunding as a sales channel for innovative products to quickly achieve high turnover, to the electric vehicle manufacturer Uniti raising €1.2m through its own...

The Evolution of Kickstarter/Indiegogo

The Evolution of Kickstarter/Indiegogo

Kickstarter and Indiegogo have come along way since they opened their doors to artists and filmmakers back in 2009/2008. Now, nearly a decade on it is clear things are changing. With Indiegogo recently announcing the launch of their marketplace and with news of...

Top 10 US Crowdfunding Platforms (Reward and Equity)

Top 10 US Crowdfunding Platforms (Reward and Equity)

Reward and U.S. equity crowdfunding lets entrepreneurs and company owners take orders for products or trade shares for investment funds. Who would have thought in 2000 that it would be possible for business owners to raise seven-figure sums from people they didn’t...

Crowdfunding in Italy: all the numbers and platforms

Crowdfunding in Italy: all the numbers and platforms

A snapshot of the amount collected until 2016, with some forecasts for 2017. Having reached the end of the year, it’s time to assess once more the state of crowdfunding in Italy. In Starteed we resumed the work made in May 2016, with a first analysis of market’s...

6 Ways To Rescue Equity Crowdfunding  Campaigns

6 Ways To Rescue Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns

It is always best to get your offer right before launch. So hopefully you will not find yourself in the position where you have a failing campaign on your hands, but what if you need to rescue an offer after it has already launched? Truthfully, it is going to be much...

Online structured learning points the way forward

Online structured learning points the way forward

The internet is playing a bigger role in our lives, at work, buying our groceries, managing our finances, sharing social experiences and otherwise living our lives online. And more and more of us are studying online, at our own pace and at the times we choose....