Crowdfunding investments per resident in Netherlands 2016, by type of crowdfunding
Crowdfunding involves the investments or lending of relatively small amounts of money by a large group of investors to private individuals or companies. Usually, this happens through an online platform. Between 2012 and 2016, the total value of crowdfunding investments in the Netherlands increased from 14 million euros in 2012 to a value of approximately 170 million euros in 2016.