Revenue-based financing doubles, alternative funding options rise

$5M Crowdfunding Cap? Why Founders Are Pushing for $20M Did you know there's a limit to how much a startup can raise via investment crowdfunding? ⛔️ The current cap is $5 million—great for early-stage companies, but a dealbreaker for deep tech, energy, and infrastructure startups. Now there's a push to raise the limit to $20 million—a game-changer for high-growth founders. 🧠 Here’s how that shift could open the door for larger raises, better investors, and a new wave of innovation. #Crowdfunding #StartupFunding #RegCF #VentureCapital #StartupLife #RaiseCapital #DeepTechFunding #FinanceNews #InvestorAlert Would you like to learn more about how to generate passive income from multifamily real estate? Message me to learn more. Link to the episode in the comments

$5M Crowdfunding Cap? Why Founders Are Pushing for $20M Did you know there's a limit to how much a startup can raise via investment crowdfunding? ⛔️ The current cap is $5 million—great for early-stage companies, but a dealbreaker for deep tech, energy, and infrastructure startups. Now there's a push to raise the limit to $20 million—a game-changer for high-growth founders. 🧠 Here’s how that shift could open the door for larger raises, better investors, and a new wave of innovation. #Crowdfunding #StartupFunding #RegCF #VentureCapital #StartupLife #RaiseCapital #DeepTechFunding #FinanceNews #InvestorAlert Would you like to learn more about how to generate passive income from multifamily real estate? Message me to learn more. Link to the episode in the comments!

How Does Crowdfunding Work for Startups? Skip the banks and VC firms—modern startups are raising millions from ordinary people. Learn how crowdfunding actually builds loyal customer armies. https://lnkd.in/gMvcMpcM

How Does Crowdfunding Work for Startups? Skip the banks and VC firms—modern startups are raising millions from ordinary people. Learn how crowdfunding actually builds loyal customer armies. https://lnkd.in/gMvcMpcM

How Does Crowdfunding Work for Startups? Skip the banks and VC firms—modern startups are raising millions from ordinary people. Learn how crowdfunding actually builds loyal customer armies. https://lnkd.in/gMvcMpcM

After supporting 363 crowdfunding rounds for female-led startups and delivering more than 10,000 mentoring hours, Melbourne-based platform LIFTWOMEN® Group has just raised $1.3 million in a round backed by an undisclosed Singapore-based venture capital firm. https://lnkd.in/gZz6vjDX

Most founders know the early crowdfunding hustle — and the high-stakes VC chase. But what about the space in between? Thousands of real, growing startups are falling into the “funding gap” — too proven for crowdfunding, too small for VC. Here’s why that middle layer matters more than ever: https://lnkd.in/dwGwWtzR

💡When is #crowdfunding successful? In our recent publication 'On the drivers of market entry after crowdfunding campaign success', we make a clear distinction between 'campaign' and 'crowdfunding' success. 💡 The crowdfunding process includes three stages: (1) ideation to campaign launch, (2) the crowdfunding campaign, and (3) post-campaign product delivery (see Figure 1). Thus, the act of collecting funds – Stage 2 – is only one component of the broader crowdfunding process.  💡 We argue that academics should more clearly distinguish between ‘campaign success’ (i.e. Stage 2) and ‘crowdfunding success’; the former is merely a subset of the latter. Researchers should specify the specific stage of the crowdfunding process they are referring to when discussing crowdfunding success. ✒️ Written with Jasmin Bijvank and Karsten Wenzlaff (Universität Hamburg) 📑 Published in the Journal of Alternative Finance, see: https://lnkd.in/eRz3BHGC University of Twente #crowdfunding #funding #success #research #fintech #hightech #entrepreneur #startup #finance #AlternativeFinance

Crowdfunding isn't begging, it is a disruption force slashing traditional funding hurdles. Lessons from Ketto's MSME campaigns. Problem. Traditional banks and VCs still reject many social ventures, citing lack of collateral, slow approvals, and misaligned metrics. That blocks impact-oriented startups from scaling. Insight. With 2025 digital penetration accelerating, community-funded campaigns reach wider, lower-cost audiences. Crowdfunding can validate demand, create early customers, and unlock blended capital, combining small equity, debt and donations. Ketto's work with MSMEs shows community trust translates into measurable traction, especially for social products in health, education and renewable energy. Practical steps. 1) Craft an impact narrative that converts supporters into customers. 2) Design funding mixes that protect growth runway, for example short-term debt plus rewards. 3) Use campaign metrics as convertible signals for institutional investors. Action. Want to know which funding model fits your business, and how to shape a campaign that scales? Use the AI Powered Business Model Navigator to identify the best fit. Fill this quick form for tailored insights, https://lnkd.in/gGTFQ7zB Which part of your business would benefit most from community capital, validation or runway? Share your challenge below. #crowdfunding #msme #socialimpact #fintech #digitaltransformation #ai

  Where will I Find Investors? If you ask that question, it is obvious that you don’t really understand crowdfunding. Unfortunately, I hear that question about once a week. A successful crowdfunding campaign includes advertisements that will help potential investors find you, not the other way around. Hire the wrong marketing company and your campaign will fail.  Selling an investment is not the same as selling a product. That is something I learned decades before crowdfunding. I always refer my clients to a marketing company that knows the difference. Do you? #equitycrowdfunding #fundraising #startups