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This chapter presents a statistical view of crowdfunding through several case studies. It is pointed out that crowdfunding is a tool for capital formation is by no means a new discovery. Crowdfunding refers to any kind of capital formation in which both funding needs and funding purposes are communicated broadly through an open call in a forum, where the call can be evaluated by a large group of individuals, commonly called the crowd. An open call in the context of crowdfunding is understood as a call to action. Although crowdfunding lends its opportunities of accessing capital in a growing number of countries all over the world, North American and European platforms have raised far more capital than platforms elsewhere. Crowdsourcing converts social capital into solutions and it converts social capital into financial support.
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