Equity Crowdfunding is the process of a business raising finance from a large and diverse range of investors in exchange for Equity (shares) in that business. Through Equity Crowdfunding platforms businesses can receive investment from friends, family, customers, suppliers and other networks.

The industry is growing fast and re-adjusting the way entrepreneurs fund their creative endeavors. It appears to be creating opportunity in virtually everything, from raising capital for startups.

On Equity Crowdfunding has proven to be good and very popular by offering and allowing alternative means to borrow or lend money. It is the process where people invest in an early staged company in exchange for the shares of this company.

Let’s see the top 5 Equity Crowdfunding Websites that you can see in 2017:

Seedrs

Seedrs is an equity crowdfunding platform for investing in startups and later-stage businesses throughout Europe. Launched in July 2012 by Jeff Lynn (CEO) and Carlos Silva (COO) as part of an MBA project at Oxford’s Said Business School, Seeders focuses on helping entrepreneurs get their first seed for investment. They offer support before, during and after the fundraising process to ensure that their investors are taking part in a successful investment. It connects with active entrepreneurs and investors from more than 48 countries.

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Crowdcube

Launched in 2011 by Darren Westlake and Luke Lang, this company has offered a lot of firms the opportunity to get funding. Its clients are diverse in nature and work in different lines of business. Investors get to see a plan and a video that will explain why the company is seeking funding in additional to the potential rewards they are going to gain. It offers a variety of investment, debt and funding options to cater for different needs.

Crowdfunder

This is UK’s leading crowdfunding platform. Since 2011, Crowdfunder has funded 58 deals, averaging $1.8 million apiece. The majority of those are tech startups, but others are social enterprises and small businesses. It aims at connecting projects with communities to encourage business growth all across the UK. It held an equity fundraiser with sister group Crowdcube in 2014. This made it the fastest equity crowdfunding project ever which also allowed different and new investors to take part in the crowdfunding community. Its shareholders represent some of the biggest for profit and not for profit organizations.

Syndicate Room

Launched  in 2013 Gonçalo de Vasconcelos (CEO) and Tom Britton (CTO), this is considered to be the only investor-led equity fundraising platform and offers a different business model where the listed companies are already backed up by business professionals who assess the whole deal and invest their own money as well. Members who are not “business angels” are also offered the opportunity to invest side by side with the professionals. Since September 2013 to July 2016, SyndicateRoom has raised c. £60 million for more than 75 companies.

Shadow Foundr

Shadow Foundr is a UK based crowdfunding platform founded in 2010. The platform gives you the opportunity to follow the lead of experienced investors before committing to any investment opportunites. All opportunities are funded to a minimum of 30% before they appear on the platform, meaning your investment has serious backing before you commit. Shadow Foundr has raised in excess of £80m in equity funding, from their networks of business angels and investors over a period of 6 years. And in this 2017, has many prominent companies and startups raising funds through the website.

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