This statistic shows the regional distribution of funders and fundraisers of equity crowdfunding platforms within the alternative finance (fintech) sector in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014. It also contains a small share of respondents who used those platforms from outside of the United Kingdom, in wider Europe. At that time, approximately 41 percent of fundraisers using UK equity crowdfunding platforms were based in London.
Regional distribution of funders and fundraisers using equity-based crowdfunding platforms within the alternative financial sector in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014
primary industry figures as well as extensive surveys of businesses and consumers
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The source adds the following information: "Four stages of research activity were carried out from March to September 2014. (1) Stage one involved collecting primary transactional data directly from alternative finance platforms. (2) Stage two consisted of designing and distributing model-specific questionnaires to survey funders and fundraisers of alternative finance. In total 15,658 users were surveyed. (3) Stage three conducted in association with ACCA and PwC included two external national surveys to understand the level of awareness among consumers of alternative finance. 2,007 consumers and 506 SMEs were surveyed. (4) Stage four was the industry-wide tracking survey among UK crowdfunding associations and P2P associations to gather industrial figures for year 2014. Transactional data was collected for quarters one to three of 2014."
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Nesta. (November 7, 2014). Regional distribution of funders and fundraisers using equity-based crowdfunding platforms within the alternative financial sector in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/372107/uk-alternative-finance-equity-crowdfunding-fundraisers-funders-regions/
Nesta. "Regional distribution of funders and fundraisers using equity-based crowdfunding platforms within the alternative financial sector in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014." Chart. November 7, 2014. Statista. Accessed October 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/372107/uk-alternative-finance-equity-crowdfunding-fundraisers-funders-regions/
Nesta. (2014). Regional distribution of funders and fundraisers using equity-based crowdfunding platforms within the alternative financial sector in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/372107/uk-alternative-finance-equity-crowdfunding-fundraisers-funders-regions/
Nesta. "Regional Distribution of Funders and Fundraisers Using Equity-based Crowdfunding Platforms within The Alternative Financial Sector in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/372107/uk-alternative-finance-equity-crowdfunding-fundraisers-funders-regions/
Nesta, Regional distribution of funders and fundraisers using equity-based crowdfunding platforms within the alternative financial sector in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/372107/uk-alternative-finance-equity-crowdfunding-fundraisers-funders-regions/ (last visited October 08, 2024)
Regional distribution of funders and fundraisers using equity-based crowdfunding platforms within the alternative financial sector in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014 [Graph], Nesta, November 7, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/372107/uk-alternative-finance-equity-crowdfunding-fundraisers-funders-regions/