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Wer investiert warum? Eine Analyse von Investmententscheidungen bei Crowdfunding-Projekten

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  • Alexander Brem
  • Niklas Wassong

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Crowdfunding als eine Alternative, junge Firmen in der Seed- oder Startup-Phase mithilfe von eigens kreierten Internetplattformen zu finanzieren, gewinnt auch in Deutschland zunehmend an Relevanz. Im Mittelpunkt steht hierbei die Frage nach der individuellen Investmententscheidung, die Gegenstand dieser Untersuchung ist: Welche Faktoren nehmen Einfluss auf die Investitionsentscheidung privater Crowd-Investoren? Dieser Frage wird auf Basis zweier fiktiver Crowdfunding-Fallstudien mit einer schriftlichen Befragung von 221 Personen nachgegangen. Basierend auf einem konzeptionellen Modell wurden Einflussfaktoren untersucht und anhand deskriptiver Ergebnisse und Regressions-analysen evaluiert. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass das Produkt, in das investiert wird, eine ganz wesentliche Rolle bei der Investmententscheidung spielt. Zudem fallen geschlechtsspezifische Unterschiede bei diesen Entscheidungen auf, sowie auch persönliche Bindungen zu dem Startup, welche die Wahl des Investments wesentlich beeinflussen. Neben der Diskussion der Ergebnisse vor dem Hintergrund der bestehenden Literatur wird ein Ausblick für zukünftige Crowdfunding-Forschung gegeben. / Crowdfunding is gaining importance as an interesting option for financing of start-ups, not only in Germany, but also in other countries. In this context, the question arises which factors determine individual crowdfunding investment decisions, which is also the research subject of this article. To answer this question, two hypothetical case examples of German start-ups were used to create a questionnaire of individual crowdfunding investment decisions. Based on the conceptual model of rational and emotional factors, the quantitative study contains 221 responses. The results show that the product plays an important role in investment decisions, especially when it comes to gender differences. Moreover, personal relationships to the start-up positively influence the investment decision. Limitations as well as implications and further research suggestions are discussed.

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  • Alexander Brem & Niklas Wassong, 2014. "Wer investiert warum? Eine Analyse von Investmententscheidungen bei Crowdfunding-Projekten," ZfKE – Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, vol. 62(1), pages 31-55.
  • Handle: RePEc:dah:aeqzfk:v62_y2014_i1_q1_p31-55
    DOI: 10.3790/zfke.62.1.31
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    1. Katarzyna Kozioł-Nadolna, 2016. "Funding Innovation in Poland through Crowdfunding," Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation, Fundacja Upowszechniająca Wiedzę i Naukę "Cognitione", vol. 12(3), pages 7-29.
    2. Kazem Mochkabadi & Christine K. Volkmann, 2020. "Equity crowdfunding: a systematic review of the literature," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 54(1), pages 75-118, January.
    3. Kristin Hommel & Peter M. Bican, 2020. "Digital Entrepreneurship in Finance: Fintechs and Funding Decision Criteria," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(19), pages 1-18, September.
    4. Thomas Clauss & Thomas Niemand & Sascha Kraus & Patrick Schnetzer & Alexander Brem, 2019. "Increasing Crowdfunding Success Through Social Media: The Importance Of Reach And Utilisation In Reward-Based Crowdfunding," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 24(03), pages 1-30, May.

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