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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.

According to the statistics, the global investment market will grow by 10% and reach $390M by 2023 and automation is the first reason for the growth. In this article, we are going to talk about the best way to automate your crowdfunding business.

FCA, BaFin, AMF and ALM. If you are going to start a crowdfunding business, but have never heard of these regulators, we recommend you to read this article through.