DMO: FinTech potential crowdfunding users in the UK 2014-2020

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The term Crowdfunding (also: Crowd Investing) defines a variety of transactions where an unspecified number of investors come together in order to invest in a well-defined purpose. The following segment exclusively considers “equity-based crowdfunding”; investments in equity shares or profit-related returns (for example, royalties or convertible loans). Crowdfunding has become a popular financing option for startups and is considered as part of venture capital financing. Well-known platforms in this area are EquityNet, CrowdCube and Seedrs. Not included in this segment are: investor group loans (see Business Lending Platforms), “reward-based” crowdfunding campaigns which have no monetary value for the investor, for example, product launches, art-, music- and film-financing as well as donations. Well-known platforms for these reward-based crowdfunding campaigns are Kickstarter and Indiegogo.