Information on Crowd Funding shared by Asst. Prof. Palash Khanna

 Crowd Funding 

Crowd funding is a method of raising capital to sponsor endeavors and companies. Fundraisers can use online platforms to gather money from a sizable audience. By leveraging the power of the online community, you can also gain useful market insights and access to new customers. Crowd funding is most frequently used by startup businesses or growing businesses as a way to access alternative funds. 

How is crowd sourcing carried out?

 If the fundraising campaign is successful, crowdfunding platforms typically charge fundraisers a fee. Platforms for crowdfunding are required to offer a safe and simple service in exchange. A funding strategy that is all-or-nothing is used by many platforms. This implies that if you meet your goal, you will receive the money, and if not, everyone will receive their money back with no repercussions or financial loss. There are several different sorts of crowdsourcing.

 Main forms of crowd funding:

 Peer-to-peer lending: With the idea that interest will be added to the loan, the public lends money to a business. It is fairly comparable to conventional bank borrowing, with the exception that you borrow from several investors instead.

 Equity crowdfunding: sale of a portion of a company to several investors in exchange for capital. The concept is comparable to the purchase or sale of common stock on a stock exchange or to a venture capitalist.

 Rewards-based crowdfunding: A non-financial reward, such as goods or services, is typically expected in compensation for a person's contribution when they donate to a cause or business.

 Donation-based crowdfunding: While obtaining no monetary or material benefit, people make tiny donations to help a particular humanitarian cause to reach its bigger financing goal.

 Profit-sharing: Businesses may accept investment from the public in exchange for a share of their future earnings or sales.