Entrepreneurs increasingly tap into both spatial and digital resource environments to
mobilize critical resources in support of new ventures. Yet, we know surprisingly little about …

We examine how entrepreneurs acquire financial resources for their early-stage ventures
from distributed non-professionals via crowdfunding. Through an inductive analysis of …

Optimists contend that crowdfunding, in which project backers use online campaigns to
assemble numerous small donations, can democratize access to finance, but there are …

Involving customers is often considered a method to develop products in line with market
needs. However, we still need to obtain more insights into the respective drivers and …

The digital revolution paved the way for changes in the field of entrepreneurial finance, with
platform-based funding mechanisms being viewed as a mode for democratizing equity …

While there is a growing body of research on the success factors in crowdfunding
campaigns, much less is known about the factors that influence the success of crowdfunding …

Despite increased interest in examining the factors that influence crowdfunding success, the
effects of community context have been relatively unexamined. We address this void by …

Over the past several decades, US venture capital (VC) firms have focused their attention
and investment dollars in specialized regional hubs where high-tech entrepreneurship tends …

Though crowdfunding is no longer an atypical fundraising mechanism, its practical use
remains limited, particularly when it comes to social entrepreneurship, owing to the …

Research into Crowdfunding (CF) rarely uses a holistic view on the positioning of relevant
actors and their activities. We are looking at how crowdfunding platforms (CFP) as focal …