Rewards-based crowdfunding grew dramatically in 2011. In 2010 approximately $28.8 million was donated to projects created on rewards-based crowdfunding platforms. This includes projects that received 100 percent of their pledged amount,… Read more »
In crowdfunding, a large factor in this explosion of funding has been the increase in the number of projects that are being posted online. This amount grew 285 percent from 2010… Read more »
Of the total number of crowd-funded projects, very few receive 100 percent funding. In 2011, just 88 projects out of 2,254 projects received full funding. Read more »
Involvement in crowdfunding projects is on the rise: In 2010, just 362 individuals surveyed invested in a project. In 2011, that number rose to 5,714 individuals involved in at least one crowdfunding project. Read more »