- In 2014 the Alternative Funding Network forecasts the Crowdfunding sector will deliver £850m of funding to UK SMEs which would represent a 135% increase from 2013.
- There are 42 currently ACTIVE platforms in the alternative funding space that are relevant to SMEs in the United Kingdom.
- The Alternative Funding Network forecasts that close to 9,000 SMEs will secure funding through crowdfunding in 2014.
- Q1-2014 saw 6,400 new active investors, of which 82% were investing in debt models.
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