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Tag: Equity Crowdfunding
How Crowdfunding Platforms Engage With Their Communities In Times of COVID-19
A wealth of communication approaches emerges as startups and investors face uncertainties.
SEC: Major Upgrades to Crowdfunding Rules In US
Equity crowdfunding has been a flop for startups in the US, so far.
Equity Crowdfunding: What’s Next?
“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.”
Crowdfunding On The Rise in the UK as Business Model Faces Change
How will last crowdfunding growth in the UK?
AltFi Is Booming In Italy
The latest findings by Politecnico of Milan.
PrimaryBid Recognized as Crowdfunding Platform of the Year
The online markeplace connects publicly-listed companies with retail investors.
Crowdfunding: Amazon, Netflix and Everything in Between
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.
Think Crowd, Look Twice
Short terminism of equity crowdfunding platforms put at risk a whole industry and its promises to change for the better.
What’s the State of the Art of Equity Crowdfunding in Italy?
Politecnico di Milano presented the latest findings on the evolution of the equity crowdfunding market in Italy.
Equity Crowdfunding: 3 Challenges to Grow, 10 Years Later
A new study sheds lights on achievements and areas of development of equity crowdfunding since its inception.
Kissed by the Wind: Q&A With Ripple
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.
Fundraising Strategies in Equity Crowdfunding
A fundamental question in entrepreneurial finance is what determines the amount of money raised.
“We see the equity crowdfunding industry changing at an incredible pace and we expect to discover, as a result of this study, an evolved reality vs. the one we unveiled with last year report.”
(Max Lyadvinsky, CEO of Bloomio, on the second edition of 'The State of Equity Crowdfunding Report' they are working on with the IMD Business School)
"Investment crowdfunding platforms are looking to scale by becoming broker-dealers (...). Some may offer other affiliated investment banking type services or secondary trading platforms. Digital assets issued via blockchain based platforms may streamline securities offerings, reducing both friction and cost. There is hope on the horizon." (Crowdfundinsider on Indiegogo exiting equity crowdfunding).
How Online Platforms Are Contributing to Develop Impact Investing
Crowdfunding platforms are trying to make the most of impact investing trends whilst new data on the market open-up fresh perspectives for both investors and entrepreneurs.
Why Do Equity Crowdfunding Platforms Go Public?
March has been the month of the first two IPOs in the equity crowdfunding segment. At what cost?
Consolidation Game
The merger between Invesdor and Finnest signals a new phase for the whole industry.
Seedrs' co-founder Jeff Lynn goes out of beta as the platform introduces AutoInvest, a new investment bot for early-stage private companies which constitutes equity crowdfunding’s first move into automation: "This is a very exciting release for us, and for me personally, as it represents the initial realisation of a vision we have had for quite some time."
What Do Millennial Crowdfunding Investors Want?
Equity crowdfunding platforms keep on growing as Millennials start becoming the biggest investment cluster.
