(small) investors to commit financial resources in an equity crowdfunding context. We examine the impact of venture quality …

(small) investors to commit financial resources in an equity crowdfunding context. We examine the impact of venture quality …

Crowdfunding has mostly been used to finance very unique projects. Recently, however, companies have begun using it to … finance more traditional products where they compete against other sellers of similar products. Major crowdfunding platforms … where two competing firms can use crowdfunding prior to direct sales. The model provides several implications that have not …

Using Kickstarter, the largest global reward-based crowdfunding platform, we conduct an exhaustive search of all fraud … late and visible suspension of a crowdfunding campaign tend to have a lower probability of success, fewer backers, and … fraudsters in crowdfunding markets. We find fraudsters are less likely to have engaged in prior crowdfunding activities, are less …

. Equity crowdfunding is one of several types of crowdfunding, and is also known as crowdinvesting in the German-speaking realm …. This article predominantly advances the scientific knowledge regarding the success factors of equity crowdfunding for …

This study investigates signal validity in equity-based crowdfunding by examining whether signals that increase crowd … leading German equity-based crowdfunding platform, Companisto. We find that indicating that the chief executive officer holds …

commitment has not yet been discussed in a crowdfunding context. Applying a signaling approach, our empirical findings show that …

? Specifically, we examine the effects of altruism on crowdfunding outcomes in Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). The main result …

This chapter discusses issues pertaining to crowdfunding and entrepreneurial internationalization. We extend prior … literature by examining case studies and portals where entrepreneurial internationalization is facilitated by crowdfunding. We …

is, what drives this? We exploit the unique features of equity crowdfunding to disentangle the choices made by …