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Per the report from Uswitch, more than 6 billion projects got their funding via crowdfunding. Since it’s been adopted as a viable solution to obtain capital, equity crowdfunding, in particular, has skyrocketed. More and more businesses use equity crowdfunding to attract investors to launch or scale their companies.  In a nutshell, equity crowdfunding offers an […]

The Dutch crowdfunding market is fairly considered one of the most promising markets in the EU. In fact, it’s been one of the first crowdfunding adopters from the very beginning. In 2021, crowdfunding platforms in the Netherlands raised 730 million EUR, which is 75% more compared to 2020 with 417 million EUR. Business, startup, real […]

Discover how crowdfunding platforms are affected by the Russia-Ukraine war and why ECSP regulations will change the crowdfunding business in a new crowdfunding industry report 2022.

With the introduction of the European Crowdfunding Service Providers (ECSP) license, it’s logical to assume that the European countries represent a united crowdfunding market. The newly adopted regulation is forming and supporting a more unified ecosystem for crowdfunding providers. Still, it’s useful and informative to look at every country separately to see how rapidly crowdfunding […]

Glasgow-based author John McGlade is the first person to raise funds to publish his novel through Crowdbound, an innovative platform specializing in crowdfunding for books. Independent charity publisher Arkbound has introduced Crowdbound, a crowdpublishing platform that supports authors raising acute social questions. “Having the personal interaction with Arkbound was invaluable. It wasn’t a faceless organisation […]

Over the past decade, crowdfunding has risen to one of the top funding sources for entrepreneurs looking to launch a business or scale. There are undeniable reasons for it.  Debt-based crowdfunding platforms offer far better loan conditions for business owners or business-owners-to-be: lower interest rates, quicker approval time, and a more straightforward application process.  With […]

The UK represents the third largest crowdfunding market after the US and China, per P2P Market Data.  The UK’s alternative finance market is indeed a dynamic one.  The numbers speak for themselves: the market size has grown from 4.9 billion USD in 2015 to 12.6 billion USD in 2020.  As you may see, crowdfunding in […]

An increasing number of start-ups and established companies use crowdfunding to raise money for launching or scaling their business.  If you’re building a crowdfunding platform, it’s important to understand the target audience and whom you can rely on to finance more deals: raising funds from “the public”, also known as retail investors or addressing the […]

IPO is frequently compared to equity crowdfunding, and some people even mistake one for another. Even though both processes are indeed connected with raising capital, they are different.  In this article we are going to explore both.  In an IPO, the shares of a private company go public. An IPO can serve to raise equity […]

Why such platforms as Kickstarter and Indiegogo are known all over the world? Our answer is a right marketing strategy. Today we figure out how to market the crowdfunding business.