From US$1.6 Billion in 2020.
Tag: Markets
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.
Study Urges Impact Investing Platforms to Get Supporting Millennial Investors
A new study confirms the growing trend of Millennials looking for impact as the sector needs to support the new generation of investors.
Impact Crowdfunding. A Conversation with Olivia Sibony
“I do not understand why anyone would ever start a business that will not solve a key challenge.”
Only 7% Have Considered Crowdfunding
This is the percentage of British businesses looking for growth and not aware of alternative finance options available to them.
Why the Future in Crowdfunding is Female
While getting just 1.3% of venture capital financing, crowdfunding represents a sounding founding options for female-led firms.
6 Findings From Cambridge’s 2nd Annual Middle East & Africa Alternative Finance Industry Report
The new report covers data from platform activity in 52 countries in Africa and the Middle East, and includes survey data from over 77 alternative finance platforms reporting activity in the 2016 calendar year.
1 in 4 UK SMEs at Risk of Cutting Staff Without Access To New Finance, Study Confirms
Traditional solutions do not meet the needs of SMEs.
ALTFINATOR: A Brand-New Project Backed by the EU to Foster European SMEs Growth
Ronald Kleverlaan: “In Europe there are plenty of innovative SMEs with great ideas but limited knowledge on how to get funded.” [Interview]
Engaging Investors: The Key to Fundraise Success
Every company should step into an investor’s shoes to evaluate what will excite them and how they can make themselves stand out in today’s market, VentureFounder’s Jamie Beare writes.
European Online Alternative Finance Industry Grew 101% in 2016, Study Confirms
While consolidation exists within certain jurisdictions, new platforms continue to emerge while others disappear. Surviving platform operators continue to innovate and expand, bringing new products and channels to their local and foreign markets.
Equity Crowdfunding Counts for 17% of all Seed and Venture Stage Equity Investment in the UK, Study Shows
The institutionalisation of funding during 2016 continued to grow, Cambridge’s Centre for Alternative Finance at Judge Business School confirms.
APAC: Equity Crowdfunding Still a Niche Market
Also reporting the lowest level of female participation, a study shows.
Survey To Assess Cross-Border Hurdles Launched
ECN is looking for answers from senior executives of crowdfunding platforms.
US the world’s second largest altfi market
The US has the highest total online alternative finance market volume per capita, a study reveals.
VentureFounders surpasses £40m funding mark in 2 years of operation
Update on the performance of its portfolio companies in early Q2 2017.
Pioneer Jouko Ahvenainen on FinTech, AI, Crowdfunding and Data
“It is unfair that others own your own data but you.” EXCLUSIVE.
Equity Crowdfunding, The New Normal?
How Crowdfunding Took On Private Equity And Won.
Israel dominates equity crowdfunding market activity in the Middle East
African and Middle Eastern online alternative finance markets are showing signs of decelerating growth, a study points out.
African Seeds
East African Regulators can Facilitate Crowdfunding Market Development. [REPORT]
Oliver* 
You must be logged in to post a comment.