Crowdfunding has become important in recent years. However, there is no comprehensive
overview of the economic literature on this topic. This paper provides an overview of …

P2P lending is an emerging Internet-based application where individuals can directly
borrow money from each other. The past decade has witnessed the rapid development and …

Start-ups often post updates during equity crowdfunding campaigns. However, little is known
about the effects of such updates on crowd participation. We investigate this question by …

Crowdfunding represents an alternative way of funding entrepreneurial ventures–and is
attracting a high amount of interest in research as well as practice. Against this background …

Start-ups often face the challenge of a shortage of capital, the so-called funding gap, which
can be overcome by raising small amounts of money from a large number of individuals. As …

Crowdfunding platforms offer promising opportunities for project founders to publish their
project ideas and to collect money in order to be able to realize them. Consequently, the …

Existing research on antecedent of funding success mainly focuses on basic project
properties such as funding goal, duration, and project category. In this study, we view the …

Purpose–Crowdfunding has become a significant way of funding independent film.
However, undertaking a campaign can be time consuming and risky. The purpose of this …

Crowdfunding recently emerged as an alternative funding channel for entrepreneurs. We
use pledge-level data from Startnext, the biggest German platform, to gain insights on …

Communication is a key determining factor of success in crowdfunding environments. In this
paper, we examine the link between language used by founders and the contribution …