Delve into the world of crowdfunding platforms, their types, how they work, and some examples. Discover benefits, challenges, ...

Tim Smith has 20+ years of experience in the financial services industry, both as a writer and as a trader. Timothy Li is a consultant, accountant, and finance manager with an MBA from USC and over 15 ...

A new study analyzes the use of online crowdfunding platforms for conservation efforts across the globe. Low-income countries are benefiting from supplementary funds for the conservation of ...

When it came time to develop and market a new kayak model, Stuart Lee of Minneapolis-based Lightning Kayaks turned to where he had success raising capital in the past: his crowd. Lee found hundreds of ...

Understand the psychology of giving and learn how empathy and trust drive people to donate to medical crowdfunding campaigns ...

Online crowdfunding for medical expenses raises less money than social media posts suggest and deepens health care inequities, a new study reports. The first large-scale assessment of medical ...

Crowdfunding in Nigeria has walked a long, uneven road, one that has seen bright promises, bitter losses, and the cautious ...

The next era of crowdfunding begins May 16. From that Monday, entrepreneurs can raise money by selling pieces of their companies to anyone with the cash and the interest. Before this rule change, ...

Jeremy Snyder receives funding from the Greenwall Foundation and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Glenn Cohen has served as a bioethics consultant for Otsuka Pharmaceuticals on its digital ...

New era of equity crowdfunding raises risk concerns. Equity crowdfunding not for the weak at heart investor. Regulation+ darling Elio Motors showing signs of not being viable. After its mini-IPO last ...

Crowdfunding platforms such as Kickstarter are vulnerable to misconduct by entrepreneurs who overpromise what they are capable of creating. Platforms could take a more active role in verifying the ...