An alternative finance method of raising money from large groups of people, as donations, as a loan, or in exchange for company equity
Governments the world over are grappling with the task of deciding where it’s safe for its citizens to travel to, whether to impose isolation sanctions on overseas visitors and people returning home, or just implement an outright ban on travel to and from...
Recap of a CSW summit on rewards and equity crowdfunding in North America, changes to Reg CF rules, and corporate use of crowdfunding
Our 11th June one-day Virtual Crowd Summit on Crowdfunding received great praise from the attendees. It was structured in three parts: Parts 1 and 2 focused on Europe, first Rewards Crowdfunding and then Equity Crowdfunding; Part 3 featured speakers from North America...
An overview of the impact of the pandemic lockdowns, working from home and social distancing on crowdfunding during Covid-19 in the UK in 2020
Rewards crowdfunding matters because of the part it is playing in moving us from where we are today, to where we need to go. The world is facing unprecedented challenges – environmental, economic, and social. One only needs to turn on the news to see the vast...
Here is a snapshot of how various forms of crowdfunding are being used around the world to help tackle the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Donations There is phenomenal UK public support for Special Forces veteran Captain Tom Moore, who is 99. He is walking with...
Crowdfunding is by no means easy: most projects fail. Effective communication of crowdfunding opportunities presents unique information challenges for entrepreneurs who must convince funders to support their project, while at any time the latter are interpreting the...
A lot of new authors now are choosing to finance their e-book and cover their expenses throughout the writing process thanks to a crowdfunding campaign. You might be wishing you could write full-time but you couldn’t leave the stability of a paying job. The good news...
Starting a donations-for-rewards crowdfunding campaign is an appealing idea for many, and the conception is that you can post an idea on a platform and the money will start rolling in. In reality, most campaigns fail to reach their targets, and it takes a lot of work...
With a good crowdfunding pitch you will be able to find people from all over the place who are willing and excited to back your project
Crowdfunding in Europe continues to flourish as a vital engine for innovation. Here are 15 top platforms covering equity, loans, real estate and donations.
In recent articles we’ve looked at equity crowdfunding from the perspective of entrepreneurs and the benefits they can take advantage of in addition to generating an investment budget, and also through the eyes of retail investors who are not high net worth...
Equity crowdfunding means that ordinary people can gain a stake in venture-capital-like opportunities, even if they are not high net worth individuals
Equity crowdfunding, in which backers invest in private businesses for a share of the equity, provides other valuable benefits on top of raising money.
Real estate crowdfunding is on the rise thanks to recent technological and legal developments, and it’s redefining the way commercial real estate (CRE) assets are bought, managed, and sold today. Also known as ‘online real estate’, it allows individual...
It is very reassuring to small-stake equity crowdfunding investors to believe that the terms of their deals are the same terms as those offered to large investors, with no discrimination against ‘the small guys’. However, the latest round of ‘in-house’ fundraising by...
Venture capital is growing enormously as a potential for exponential returns on investment. According to PitchBook, 2018 is on track to surpass $100 billion in deal value, an enormous achievement. Equity crowdfunding is a venture capital model disrupting the...
The power of crowds, who can link together and organize effectively through smart mobile technology, is disrupting traditional power bases at political, corporate, media and financial levels. The rise of populist political leaders who communicate with their...
Local communities in London are increasingly taking matters into their own hands, and using crowdfunding to bring much-needed projects to life.
If you have an idea for a mobile app, you’re probably excited to get started with it – and you should be. Globally, the mobile app market generates about $60 billion in revenue every year, which means that mobile apps present a huge opportunity for new businesses. But...
The US crowdfunding sector has grown far bigger and wider than the reward projects initially associated with Indiegogo and Kickstarter. Groundfloor is a real estate investment platform that enables everyday Americans to have a fractional involvement in short-term,...