0 the practice of getting a large number of people to each give small amounts of money in order to provide the finance for a project, typically using the internet:
Now popular with independent film makers, crowdfunding involves the pooling of money and other resources to support efforts initiated by other people or organizations.
With the popularity of the internet and social media, many programs are turning to online crowdfunding platforms to reach out for additional support.
The following is an incomplete list of notable video game projects (in hardware, software, and related media) that have undergone crowdfunding attempts for funding.
There are fundamental differences in the services provided by many crowdfunding platforms.
Proponents also identify a potential outcome of crowdfunding as an exponential increase in available venture capital.
This was made possible by crowdfunding, which allows fast and efficient work due to the flexibility this sort of financing provides.
They provide rewards based crowdfunding and equity crowdfunding for entrepreneurs.
Various conventional crowdfunding campaigns are already underway from between $500 and $500,000.
