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Crowdfunding platforms in Latvia: best options to invest
By Darya Zarya
Crowdfunding platforms in Latvia: best options to invest

One of the Baltic Tigers, Latvia, is experiencing a crazy public interest in crowdfunding activities now.  Just check out CrowdfundInsider’s newsfeed about Latvian companies getting authorisation for alternative financing services. According to Statista, the total value of alternative financing in Latvia during 2020 was $237 million, the number of platforms β€” 19.  A friendly regulation […]

P2P lending
5 min read
Ethical crowdfunding: how to support impactful startups
By Darya Zarya
Ethical crowdfunding: how to support impactful startups

Ethical investing is one of the offshoots of crowdfunding, which helps to support projects with certain moral principles.
Let’s figure out what’s crowdfunding for social good works and how it can be of help to supporting impactful startups.

Investing
5 min read
Crowdfunding scams: platforms to avoid in order not to lose money
By Darya Zarya
Crowdfunding scams: platforms to avoid in order not to lose money

The coronavirus cryptocurrency, fake charity projects, and fraudulent promotion of COVID-19-related products and services β€” Bernie Madoff’s business is alive and very successful. The global crisis has spurred criminals to craft sophisticated ways of investor crowdfunding abuses. Scammers pretend to be suffering from coronavirus disease, inventing industry-breaking equipment or collecting money for the victims of […]

Investing
6 min read
How to invest in startups through crowdfunding platforms
By Darya Zarya
How to invest in startups through crowdfunding platforms

90% of startups fail, but 10% of those who survive can bring really good profit. We will find out the advantages and disadvantages of investing in startups through crowdfunding, analyse the 3 main reasons for startup failure, and review top 5 equity-crowdfunding platforms for investing.

Investing
7 min read