Lucky for entrepreneurs, there is now another door that entrepreneurs can open to access capital: equity crowdfunding. Equity Crowdfunding Is Raising Capital From The Crowd Online. The key difference between a crowdfunding site like Kickstarter and equity crowdfunding is what is being sold. With equity crowdfunding, companies sell securities, whether in the form of equity in the company, debt, revenue share, convertible note, and more. However, the two regulations of equity crowdfunding weren't implemented until June 2015 and May 2016.

Source: Forbes December 19, 2018 12:56 UTC