The funding raised for small and medium enterprises through alternative finance means in Europe (excluding the UK) increased steadily from 2015 to 2020. Funding raised in 2015 reached a level of 595 million U.S. dollars. In comparison, 2020 saw over 5.1 billion U.S. dollars raised as funding for European SMEs.
Alternative finance funding raised for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Europe (excluding the UK) from 2015 to 2020
(in million U.S. dollars)
Financial technology firms operating Crowdfunding, P2P/Marketplace Lending and related online capital raising activities
Method of interview
Email survey
Supplementary notes
The source added the following information: "in 2020, the data sample includes 654 firm-level observations in Europe, 53 in China, 342 in APAC (excluding China), 205 in LAC, 76 in MENA, 191 in SSA, 72 in the US and Canada, and 67 firms in the UK."
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Cambridge Judge Business School. (June 30, 2021). Alternative finance funding raised for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Europe (excluding the UK) from 2015 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/412488/europe-alternative-finance-smes-funding/
Cambridge Judge Business School. "Alternative finance funding raised for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Europe (excluding the UK) from 2015 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/412488/europe-alternative-finance-smes-funding/
Cambridge Judge Business School. (2021). Alternative finance funding raised for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Europe (excluding the UK) from 2015 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/412488/europe-alternative-finance-smes-funding/
Cambridge Judge Business School. "Alternative Finance Funding Raised for Small and Medium Enterprises (Smes) in Europe (excluding The Uk) from 2015 to 2020 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/412488/europe-alternative-finance-smes-funding/
Cambridge Judge Business School, Alternative finance funding raised for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Europe (excluding the UK) from 2015 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/412488/europe-alternative-finance-smes-funding/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Alternative finance funding raised for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Europe (excluding the UK) from 2015 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Cambridge Judge Business School, June 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/412488/europe-alternative-finance-smes-funding/
