Analyzing the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance Americas Report

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance releases an annual report on the alternative finance in the Americas; Crowdfund Insider has taken a more in depth look at the most recent report and has shared some interesting observations; “from 2013-2017, the market grew at an average of 88.5% each year. Over these five years, the USA Market accounted for a total of $121.7 billion.”; “in 2017, 130,264 businesses across the US raised about $10.1 billion through online alternative finance platforms”; “Investment crowdfunding may be the biggest disappointment.” Source.

  • Peter Renton

    Peter Renton is the chairman and co-founder of Fintech Nexus, the world’s largest digital media company focused on fintech. Peter has been writing about fintech since 2010 and he is the author and creator of the Fintech One-on-One Podcast, the first and longest-running fintech interview series.