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Crowdfunding in Estonia: market overview and top players
By Darya Zarya
Crowdfunding in Estonia: market overview and top players

If you have ever looked up any crowdfunding platforms, you must have noticed that a big chunk of them are based in Baltic countries.  Seems like crowdfunding is truly getting momentum there. Naturally, we can’t help but research this phenomenon.  We have already covered crowdfunding platforms in Latvia, and are proceeding to the Estonian market in […]

P2P lending
5 min read
Top 5 UK property crowdfunding platforms
By Darya Zarya
Top 5 UK property crowdfunding platforms

Property investment crowdfunding is often viewed as an attractive investment opportunity.  Real estate investments have always been considered as a smart choice to put your money to work for one simple reason: as long as people live on this planet, they’ll need some shelter.  Until recent years, there were only two major options to become […]

Property Crowdfunding
5 min read
Peer-2-Peer Lending vs Bonds
By Darya Zarya
Peer-2-Peer Lending vs Bonds

P2P lending has earned a reputation as an attractive investment opportunity with a relatively moderate risk level.  There are good reasons for it.  P2P lending allows for building a steady passive income, diversifying your portfolio, and contributing to the businesses you see important to society.  Still, a smart investor always keeps an eye open for […]

P2P lending
4 min read
Private vs Public Crowdfunding: the US and EU Markets
By Darya Zarya
Private vs Public Crowdfunding: the US and EU Markets

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 […]

Crowdfunding Business
4 min read
IPO vs Equity Crowdfunding
By Darya Zarya
IPO vs Equity Crowdfunding

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 […]

Crowdfunding Business
5 min read
ISA & P2P lending: how does it work?
By Darya Zarya
ISA & P2P lending: how does it work?

Making your savings work sounds like a smart idea.  Yet, even newbies know that the taxation policy plays a big role here, to say the least.  Sometimes tax charges may override all the financial benefits you thought you could yield.  But if you are a UK citizen, ISA, an individual savings account, is a reliable […]

P2P lending
4 min read
Top crowdlending platforms in Europe 2022
By Darya Zarya
Top crowdlending platforms in Europe 2022

Crowdlending is one of the most mature and fastest-growing sectors of crowdfunding, that’s why the interest of investors in crowdlending is growing rapidly.  How much money can an investor make on crowdlending? And how to select the best crowdlending platform? Let’s learn more about crowdlending, its benefits and drawbacks, and find out whether it’s a […]

P2P lending
5 min read
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 — 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 — 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
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