An alternative finance method of raising money from large groups of people, as donations, as a loan, or in exchange for company equity
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...
Donations crowdfunding has become one of the most viable ways to garner financial support for really any venture. Naturally, the ventures which sound the most exciting, like films, games, apps etc, are the ones which get the most shared, but if you are smart about it,...
Here is Crowdsourcing Week's top 15 European crowdfunding platforms (including one Israeli platform that caters to European investors). Crowdfunding in Europe has attained a significant level of growth, adoption and maturity in recent years. The European Commission's...
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...
A little while ago we covered the benefits of equity crowdfunding from the perspective of the entrepreneur. It can be an excellent way for entrepreneurs to raise money, while at the same time gaining significant marketing exposure and solidifying customer loyalty....
Many successful businesses reach a stage where transformational expansion to take it to the next level, whether that might be developing the next version of a product or setting up a Sales and Marketing team, can’t be funded fast enough through sales income. Equity...
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 investors...
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...