Over the past years crowdfunding emerged as an alternative funding channel for entrepreneurs. In contrast to … traditional financiers (banks, venture capital firms or angel investors), crowdfunding allows individuals to fund entrepreneurs … directly even with small amounts. We received individual-level data from Startnext, the biggest crowdfunding platform in …

Non-profits and social enterprises face significant financing challenges that include problems in securing public … generating earned income. Crowdfunding has emerged as a promising new option for securing large numbers of small donations from …-profit crowdfunding, and makes suggestions for future research in this area …

Venture capital, angel financing, and crowdfunding have evolved and matured in the entrepreneurial finance market … that aims to link venture capital, angels, and crowdfunding whilst considering the significant differences exhibited …