In this paper, we examine when members of underrepresented groups choose to support
each other, using the context of the funding of female founders via donation-based …

Female founders seek and receive less startup capital than male entrepreneurs. One reason
for this disparity is a lack of female representation among funders of startups, and a potential …

Abstract Research Summary Although reward‐based crowdfunding is lauded for its promise
to democratize funding for innovation, claiming innovation in campaign texts has an …

Compared with their male counterparts, female entrepreneurs receive a disproportionately
small amount of funding. One frequently cited reason for this disparity is the lack of female …

While current research treats the crowdfunders as a homogeneous group, we argue that
such an assumption may limit our understanding of the complexities of the crowdfunder …

Female entrepreneurs are subjected to stereotypes that make it difficult to secure funding.
Crowdfunding challenges many of the causes of this discrimination but we know little about …

This study focuses on the launch phase of the leading reward-based crowdfunding market—
Kickstarter. It documents the behavior of male and female entrepreneurs in raising early …

The dearth of minority entrepreneurs has received increasing media attention but few
academic analyses. In particular, the funding process creates challenges for either audit or …

Equity-based crowdfunding is an increasingly popular source to fund start-ups. In equity-
based crowdfunding, a form of crowdsourcing, many crowdfundees collectively fund a start …

In this paper, we explore the relationship between gender and funding raised through equity
crowdfunding. Using data collected from the population of US equity crowdfunding …