Equity crowdfunding is the method in which a large number of interested people invest their money in a business in return for shares of the company. In addition to this, crowdfunding also provides one of the easiest ways to raise funds for many purposes such as any charitable cause. Although fundraising can be done in many ways, equity fundraising is the most widely popular amongst all of them. In equity crowdfunding, individuals can invest money to support the company and get a fair share of equity, profit as well as loss. In this type of fundraising, investors generally invest large amounts of money.

Equity crowdfunding invariably deals with the money as people come up here for economic orientation. It is a method adapted slowly by the startup industry and is similar to any other kind of investment in shares of a company. The main striking thing in this fundraising type is that it can be done online without much hassle. The equity crowdfunding goes by different names some of the widely used names are Investment Crowdfunding, Crowd Investing or Crowd Equity.