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Raising capital from a large number of small investors, usually through a regulated online platform.
Crowdfunding raises capital from many small investors through a regulated platform rather than from a handful of institutions. Depending on structure, backers receive equity, debt, revenue share, or in reward-based models simply the product itself.
Regulated equity crowdfunding operates within specific exemptions that cap how much can be raised and impose disclosure obligations on the issuer.
Common for consumer businesses with an existing community, for companies whose customers want to become owners, and for founders outside traditional venture networks. It is frequently combined with a lead institutional investor who sets terms the crowd then follows.
Many issuers use a nominee or custodian structure so that hundreds of backers appear as a single line on the cap table.
Access to capital outside institutional networks, and a raise that doubles as a marketing event turning customers into advocates. The burdens are real: public disclosure, ongoing investor communication, and a cap table that can complicate later institutional rounds unless a nominee structure is used.
Access to private companies at small cheque sizes that would otherwise be unavailable. In exchange, investors typically receive no governance rights, limited information, and no realistic path to liquidity — and they are generally investing alongside, not ahead of, professional diligence.
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