Innovative start-ups and equity crowdfunding Online publication date: Sat, 30-Jan-2016
by Rosa Lombardi; Raffaele Trequattrini; Giuseppe Russo
International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management (IJRAM), Vol. 19, No. 1/2, 2016
Abstract: This paper aims to analyse the development process of innovative start-ups with special attention to the equity crowdfunding regulations. The main objective of this analysis is to interpret the effects of equity crowdfunding on the development mechanism of innovative start-ups and compared with other methods of existing loans (for example, the American JOBS Act and the venture capital regulation). The research uses a qualitative method with an exploratory approach. The differential finding of the contribution summarises the main similarities and differences of the financial instruments available to innovative start-ups, highlighting in the new regulation on equity crowdfunding a sustainable financial instrument, capable of reducing the effects of the problem of informative asymmetries.
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