The Digital Capital Raising market includes the followingmarkets:
(reward-based) Crowdfunding (equity-based) Crowdinvesting Marketplace Lending Crowdlending
Crowdfunding (also: reward-based Crowdfunding) is a financing form independent from financial institutions and location of the campaign creator or investor Crowdfunding campaigns can be initiated for a wide range of different purposes such as product launches, art- and film-financing, scientific research etc.
Crowdinvesting (also: equity-based Crowdfunding) defines a variety of transactions where an unspecified number of investors come together in order to invest in a well-defined purpose. Equity-based Crowdfunding only considers investments in equity shares or profit-related returns (for example, royalties or convertible loans)
Marketplace lending platforms offer private users the option to place requests for loans in an online marketplace to find private investors who would invest at an appropriate interest rate.br/>
Crowdlending platforms (also: lendingbased crowdfunding) enable small and medium-sized enterprises to get loans from private and institutional investors via an online brokering platform.
