Crowdfunding platforms – bringing together entrepreneurs, investors and customers – have grown rapidly over recent years. Crowdfunding networks are open, multisided markets that match founders and funders on crowdfunding platforms. The unique structure of these networks blends social and...

Interestingly, while markets are at the center of social entrepreneurial activity in emerging economies, its academic debate remains narrow as it pictures markets as ‘given’ underestimating how markets can be intentionally shaped for social good. Drawing on a market systems approach this...