crowdfunding platforms
Mass donation websites
Crowdfunding platforms are websites where people solicit money from the public for projects, causes, or ventures.
Sites like Kickstarter connect creators with backers who pledge funds, often in exchange for early access or rewards.
GoFundMe hosts personal campaigns for medical bills or emergencies.
Equity crowdfunding platforms let investors buy shares in startups: They raised their seed round through a crowdfunding platform.
- peer-to-peer lendingDirect individual-to-individual loans online
- payment gatewaysSystems processing online purchases
- viral sharingRapid online content spread
- project updatesInformation on current progress
- grantsAwarded funds for purposes
patronage systems · venture capital · digital wallets · Indiegogo · stretch goals · Kickstarter · secure transactions · incubators · content creators · all-or-nothing · accelerators · film production · community managers · creative projects · tax implications · entrepreneurs · seed money · launch
- Real Estate InvestingREITs, property investment, real estate holdings, syndication
- financial institutionsbanks, central bank, commercial banks, investment bank, investment banks
crowdfunding platformscommercial banks
For-profit lending institutions
investment banks · private equity · angel investors · mortgage banks · self-funding
crowdfunding platformscredit unions
Member-owned financial cooperatives
mortgage lenders · underwriters · loan officers · investment banks