Crowdfunding

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Crowdfunding is where anyone can fund into projects.

This is where individuals provide capital to businesses in exchange for equity,debt,or revenue sharing,expecting a financial return,so in most cases this is considered investing. However,in some cases such as "donation-based" or "Reward-based" funding is actually not an investment as backers receive a product or service,not a financial return.

Popular types of Crowdfunding

These are some notable types of Crowdfunding:

Conclusion

There are more types of crowdfunding and some don't even have to do with investing.

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1. ↑ "Crowdfunding for Investors". Flofr. Archived from the original on 2025-06-27. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
2. ↑ https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/investment-crowdfunding.asp