A process that uses the Internet and related social media to offer a company's stock to investors. This approach represents a dramatic departure from traditional methods of funding bus [..]

A novel system for inventors and entrepreneurs to bypass traditional funding methods such as venture capital by raising small amounts from a large group of individual backers. Made popular by sites such as Kickstarter, crowdfunding can act as a pre-ordering system, allowing the project’s creator to reduce risk by gaging consumer popularity before p [..]

A maximally efficient innovation on the traditional pyramid scheme that leaves just one degree of separation between a charlatan and their victims.

Pooling the finances of large numbers of people to fund a project, product, or business. (Wikipedia)

A way to raise money to build products. Many GoPro accessory companies were spun out of successful crowdfunded campaign, such as Rhino Camera Gear, Go-Mount, and PolarPro. A popular platform for crowd [..]

Crowdfunding is a method of raising capital in small amounts from a large group of people using the Internet and social media. Unlike funds from venture capitalists or angel investors, the money raise [..]

the process of funding a venture by raising small amounts of capital from a large number of people (the crowd), usually through an online platform.

Sourcing capital for a new industry from many smaller investors, usually through social media and the internet.