Contents:1. Crowdfunding: An introductionAnnaleena Parhankangas, Colin Mason and Hans LandströmPART I THE CHARACTERISTICS OF CROWDFUNDING2. Crowdfunding across research fields: An overview and suggestions for future investigationClaire Ingram Bogusz3. The role of crowdfunding in entrepreneurial financeGary Dushnitsky and Diego ZuninoPART II CROWDFUNDING PLATFORMS4. Crowdfunding platforms: Taking stock and looking forwardMichael P. Ciuchta, Roberto S. Santos, Peiyi Jia and Amy M. Yacus5.

The supply side: Profiling crowdfundersStefan Katzenmeier, David Bendig, Steffen Strese and Malte Brettel6. Demand-side perspectives on the democratization of finance through crowdfunding: Opportunities and challenges for early-stage finance researchDavid M. Townsend and Richard A. HuntPART III THE CROWDFUNDING PROCESS7. How crowdfunding deals get done: Signaling, communication, and social capital perspectivesChandresh Baid and Thomas H. Allison8. What happens after a crowdfunding campaign?Tom Vanacker, Silvio Vismara and Xavier Walthoff-BormPART IV SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF CROWDFUNDING9. Crowdfunding by non-profit and social venturesMaija Renko, Todd W.

Moss and Anna Lloyd10. An overview of crowdfunding in the creative and cultural industriesJan Tosatto, Joe Cox and Thang Nguyen11. Inequality and crowdfundingJason Greenberg12. Crowdfunding: Risk, fraud and regulationFrancesca Tenca and Chiara FranzoniPART V THE FUTURE OF CROWDFUNDING13. Evolving crowdfunding modelsVictoriya SalomonIndex.