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Governance and Success in U.S. Equity Crowdfunding [PDF]
We propose three governance mechanisms pertinent to equity crowdfunding and campaign success through mitigating pronounced information asymmetries and agency problems. First, unlike IPOs for which the effect of Delaware incorporation has declined or disappeared over time, we propose Delaware incorporation matters a great deal for success in the new ...
Cumming, Douglas J. +2 more
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Crowdfunding is emerging as an alternative form of funding for medical purposes, with capital being raised directly from a broader and more diverse audience of investors.
Laura Grassi, Simone Fantaccini
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EQUITY CROWDFUNDING AS A TYPE OF PROJECT INVESTING [PDF]
PURPOSE. The Article aims to present the potential and capabilities of the application of equity crowdfunding as an option to invest and to form investment portfolios for the individual investors.
D. Blagoev, K. Petkov
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The relevant trends of crowdfunding and practical aspects of its development in Ukraine [PDF]
Розглянуто сучасні умови ринку краудфандингу як реальну можливість фінансування стартапів в Україні. Метою статті є визначення актуальних тенденцій краудфандингу в усьому світі та узагальнення практичних аспектів його розвитку в Україні.
Haitan, Anastasiia +5 more
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Crowdfunding model for financing movies and web series
Movies and web series are the most popular destinations of crowdfunding, and various approaches have been followed by project initiators. Filmmakers may use specialized or general crowdfunding platforms to raise money, propose fixed or flexible budgets ...
Mina Fanea-Ivanovici, Hasnan Baber
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Crowd Funding for Orphan Drugs: The Case of Baby Pia
Medical crowdfunding is a relatively new strategy to obtain access to orphan drugs. The case of Baby Pia, a Belgian girl with SMA type 1 for whom in 2018 more than $ 2.1 million was raised to get her treated with Zolgensma®, illustrates well the ...
Wim Pinxten
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Equity crowdfunding and governance : toward an integrative model and research agenda [PDF]
Equity crowdfunding markets have grown exponentially over the last few years. Despite this impressive growth, significant informational asymmetry problems may plague these markets, making them susceptible to difficulties and even market failure.
Cumming, Douglas J. +2 more
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Dynamics of Investor Communication in Equity Crowdfunding [PDF]
In crowdfunding, start-ups can voluntarily communicate with their investors by posting updates. We investigate whether start-ups strategically use updates, which have previously been shown to increase investments. To this end, we use hand-collected data from 751 updates and 39,036 investment decisions from two major German equity crowdfunding portals ...
Gregor Dorfleitner +2 more
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Anchor investors and equity crowdfunding for entrepreneurs
PurposeThis empirical study uses herd behavior model to explore the role of anchor investors in ensuring fundraising success and overfunding of crowdfunded ventures.Design/methodology/approachQualitative comparative analysis (QCA) is applied to find the configurational patterns describing how anchor investors' information disclosure leads to successful
Sendra Pons, Pau +2 more
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ABSTRACT The critical role of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in driving economic growth through employment generation and innovation cannot go unseen, especially the efforts of small firms in promoting sustainable entrepreneurship. With more market and consumer focus on sustainability and the shift toward eco‐friendly products, SMEs can ...
Nasser Hadi Alajmi
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