This article surveys research on the effects of digitalization on access to finance. We focus
the review on access through fintech. We review the growth of three main fintech …

Equity crowdfunding is an emerging area of research within the broader sphere of
entrepreneurship. Since 2012, research activities are steadily advancing, providing the …

Nowadays equity crowdfunding plays an important role in the entrepreneurial finance
markets. To better understand the functioning of the industry, it is important to consider the …

Sustainability may be a substantial competitive advantage for agri-food systems. Consumers
increasingly demand that agri-food companies be more focused on sustainability's three …

This paper analyzes a large dataset of 2171 equity crowdfunding campaigns launched
between the years 2012 and 2017 on two of the world's largest platforms Crowdcube and …

Research question/issue. This paper provides a first‐time glimpse into the postcampaign
financial and innovative performance of equity‐crowdfunded (ECF) and matched nonequity …

Equity crowdfunding has emerged as a new landscape for financing ideas and innovations.
While a number of countries has come a long way and developed equity crowdfunding …

Fraud in the reward-based crowdfunding market has been of concern to regulators, but it is
arguably of greater importance to the nascent industry itself. Despite its significance for …

This article reviews the role and nature of equity crowdfunding (ECF) as a novel source of
entrepreneurial finance for unlisted startups and ventures. It is distinctive from extant reviews …

Equity crowdfunding markets have grown exponentially over the last few years. Despite this
impressive growth, significant informational asymmetry problems may plague these markets …