Are Syndicates the Killer App of Equity Crowdfunding?

Information asymmetry presents a challenge to equity crowdfunding just as in other markets for equity capital. Investors are less likely to finance startups when it is difficult to assess quality. Syndicates reduce market failures caused by information asymmetry by shifting the focal investment acti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Agrawal, Ajay, Catalini, Christian, Goldfarb, Avi
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: University of California Press 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/103355
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1312-6705