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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Equity crowdfunding"”.
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PREDICTING THE RISK OF FRAUD IN EQUITY CROWDFUNDING OFFERS AND ASSESSING THE WISDOM OF THE CROWD
Regulation Crowdfunding, enacted in May 2016, is intended to facilitate capital formation in startups and small businesses funded primarily by small investors (Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), 2016b). This dissertation investigates (1) the risk of fraud in equity crowdfunding offerings and …
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From value-added VCs to equity crowdfunding syndicates : the new platforms of the venture capital industry
… capital and their partners' time. Second, equity crowdfunding, spearheaded by equity crowdfunding syndicates, now allows entrepreneurs to raise funds entirely online and has become an interesting alternative to traditional venture capital. This paper's first objective is to describe and …
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The development of the AngelList online syndication model in equity crowdfunding and its effects on venture capitalism and the seed funding industry
… investors. Online syndication, as part of equity crowdfunding, was expected to answer some fundamental issues of seed funding and possibly contribute to the disruption of the crowdfunding industry. However, we observed that there is a shift in the platform's strategy towards institutional …
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Determining key drivers of crowdfunding success and exploring the social nature of crowdfunding
… the collective effort of friends and family, crowdfunding provides start-ups the opportunity to bypass traditional financing methods, and instead raise capital for their venture from customers and investors. Unlike traditional investing, crowdfunding success relies on a large number of …
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Essays on external debt and equity finance for UK small businesses
… empirical studies related to external debt and equity finance for UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The first explores the developments in bank credit market conditions over the period 2010-2017. The evidence suggests that business overdrafts and term loans show slightly different …
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Essays on (Frictions in) Corporate Finance
… the specificity of legal regulations influences crowdfunding activity. Analyzing a global sample of digital finance, we find that clear and detailed regulations substantially increase crowdfunding volumes. Using proxies for regulatory detail across three types of countries—those that sometimes, …
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Sharia-based securities crowdfunding for environmental sustainability goals : practitioners’ perceptions, platform initiatives, and institutional performances
… the extent to which Sharia-Based Securities Crowdfunding (SBSC) platforms in Indonesia involve in environmental sustainability goals. Using a qualitative research approach, the study aims to evaluate the platforms’ perceptions, initiatives, and institutional performances related to …