‘Crowdfunding' — raising capital through large numbers of small contributions — is a burgeoning phenomenon, spurred by the internet's capacity to reduce communication costs. Its still-evolving status is reflected in diversity of contracting practices: for example, ‘equity' crowdfunders...

Front Cover -- Crowdfunding -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- I. Introduction to Crowdfunding -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Overview of agency and signaling theory in crowdfunding -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Forms of finance -- 2.2.1 Debt -- 2.2.2 Common...