Through a combination of evolving technology and regulations, many believe that the arrival of equity crowdfunding is now poised to disrupt every aspect of startup funding.
That disruption is at the same time exciting and a cause for legitimate concern. On the one hand, the platforms let investors put money into startups they might never have heard of, and give startups a chance at funding from investors that only recently would have been barred from participating in their funding rounds. But on the other hand, more investors may mean more complications and risk, with possibly dire consequences for startups and investors, and that's not even mentioning how unscrupulous people might try to game the new system.
