Socially and environmentally responsible businesses have been a steady trend for some time now. Investing is no exception. More and more investors seek not only to make attractive returns but also to support companies that produce a social or environmental benefit. Sustainable impact investing can imply a broad variety of causes: from waste recycling and […]
Raising funds is usually a major challenge for a business that wants to launch a new project or scale. Today companies have several options to get the required funds and in this article, we will discuss crowdfunding and angel investing in particular. Before we get straight to that, let’s refresh a bit on what investment […]
Crowdfunding, as a form of business fundraising, is increasingly gaining popularity among many initiatives: creative and social projects, startups and early-stage businesses. Given the volatile economic situation, entrepreneurs often resort to it as an efficient way to raise capital for a business launch or scaling. Investors, in return, receive passive income in the form of […]
It’s truly fascinating to see how many forms crowdfunding, as a phenomenon, has taken to help people solve various purposes. In this piece, we will focus on equity crowdfunding, a method to raise capital common for early-stage companies and startups. We think it may be useful for both entrepreneurs and investors willing to put their […]
All the investors and investors-to-be ask this question at some point in their journey. The truth is that there is no definite answer, which means that the possibilities out there are endless. Yet, it’s essential to realize from the very beginning that any investment comes with a risk of losing it, let alone earning from […]
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 […]
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 — 19. A friendly regulation […]
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.
How to get more funding? What are regulation limits for capital raised in different countries? Advice from successful fundraisers, experts and industry leaders.
How to pick the best crowdfunding platform for investing.
In this article, we provide several factors you may want to look into before choosing your crowdfunding platform for investing.
The coronavirus cryptocurrency, fake charity projects, and fraudulent promotion of COVID-19-related products and services — 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 […]
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.
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