This statistic shows the non-financial support, which fundraisers using equity-based crowdfunding platforms within the United Kingdom (UK) alternative finance market received from funders, as of 2014. According to the survey, 63 percent of respondents received support in the form of networking and connections.
Non-financial support received by fundraisers from funders via equity-based crowdfunding platforms in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014
primary industry figures as well as extensive surveys of businesses and consumers
Supplementary notes
The source defines equity-based crowdfunding as "the sale of a stake in a business to a number of investors in return for their investment".
The source clarifies the methodology as follows: "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). Non-financial support received by fundraisers from funders via equity-based crowdfunding platforms in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/372940/uk-alternative-finance-equity-crowdfunding-non-financial-support-united-kingdom/
Nesta. "Non-financial support received by fundraisers from funders via equity-based crowdfunding platforms in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014." Chart. November 7, 2014. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/372940/uk-alternative-finance-equity-crowdfunding-non-financial-support-united-kingdom/
Nesta. (2014). Non-financial support received by fundraisers from funders via equity-based crowdfunding platforms in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/372940/uk-alternative-finance-equity-crowdfunding-non-financial-support-united-kingdom/
Nesta. "Non-financial Support Received by Fundraisers from Funders via Equity-based Crowdfunding Platforms in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/372940/uk-alternative-finance-equity-crowdfunding-non-financial-support-united-kingdom/
Nesta, Non-financial support received by fundraisers from funders via equity-based crowdfunding platforms in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/372940/uk-alternative-finance-equity-crowdfunding-non-financial-support-united-kingdom/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Non-financial support received by fundraisers from funders via equity-based crowdfunding platforms in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014 [Graph], Nesta, November 7, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/372940/uk-alternative-finance-equity-crowdfunding-non-financial-support-united-kingdom/