The lack of disposable income casts shadows on the good performance of the industry in the first semester of the year.
Equity Crowdfunding
The leading equity crowdfuning platform announced the launch of a new secondary product for later-stage companies.
To attract more investors.
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) will have an enhanced role to facilitate coordination and cooperation.
It has been a difficult quarter for Equity Crowdfunding. There were less deals but the crowd stuck at home during lockdown is responding to the situation and still actively investing in crowdfunding.
Etienne Paresys, commenting on the current state of the UK market which halved its volume from £112 million raised in Q2 2019 to £53 million in Q2 2020.
The unique relational nature of entrepreneurial finance may make it highly susceptible to such a shock owing to the need for face-to-face interaction between investors and entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurs who access equity crowdfunding are more likely to fail.
The British Government ha presented the fund to help startups during the Coronavirus pandemic as the equity crowdfunding industry express some concerns.
Wefunder launches crowdfunded small business loan and startup accelerator to help founders tackle the Coronavirus crisis.
Equity crowdfunding has been a flop for startups in the US, so far.
“This of SyndicateRoom is actually a big story for the alternative finance industry not only because it marks a big shift, but also because it raises a question about its sustainability in the long run.”
How will last crowdfunding growth in the UK?
The latest findings by Politecnico of Milan.
The online markeplace connects publicly-listed companies with retail investors.
Crowdfunding is growing and with it the attention to investors. Meanwhile, platforms, like Seedrs, have started to explore new business models to make their operations finally sustainable.
Short terminism of equity crowdfunding platforms put at risk a whole industry and its promises to change for the better.
Politecnico di Milano presented the latest findings on the evolution of the equity crowdfunding market in Italy.
A new study sheds lights on achievements and areas of development of equity crowdfunding since its inception.
Ripple is a clean energy ownership platform with an aim to enable people to own new, large scale wind farms and have the clean, low cost, stable priced power they produce supplied to their homes. We met with them in the aftermath of their equity crowdfunding campaign to find out more about their project.
