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𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹:
Venture Capital

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿:
Taylor & Francis Group

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲:
31 December 2026

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲

Crowdfunding has emerged as a transformative mechanism for entrepreneurial finance, enabling startups and innovative ventures to access capital through digital platforms and distributed investor communities. As new technologies, regulatory developments, and evolving investor behaviours reshape the entrepreneurial finance ecosystem, crowdfunding is entering a new phase of growth and transformation.

This Special Issue, The crowdfunding of the future and the future of crowdfunding, seeks to advance scholarly understanding of how crowdfunding models are evolving and how they will shape entrepreneurship, investment practices, and venture development in the coming years.

The Special Issue welcomes interdisciplinary and methodologically diverse contributions that examine emerging technologies, post-campaign dynamics, investor relationships, sustainability, digital transformation, and regulatory frameworks influencing the future of crowdfunding.

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁

Submissions may address, but are not limited to:

• Designing the crowdfunding of the future
• The future evolution of crowdfunding models
• Impact of new technologies on different types of crowdfunding
• New venture development and performance after crowdfunding campaigns
• Consequences of unsuccessful crowdfunding campaigns for investors and firms
• Entrepreneurial preferences for different crowdfunding mechanisms
• Failures and post-failure scenarios of crowdfunding initiatives
• Challenges and opportunities for crowdfunded ventures
• Internationalization strategies enabled through crowdfunding
• Benefits and risks for existing and prospective crowdfunding investors
• Performance of crowdfunding investments
• Post-investment relationships between investors and ventures
• Role of investors during the post-campaign phase
• Academic institutions and crowdfunding ecosystems
• Sustainability and crowdfunding
• Innovation in crowdfunding models
• Digital transformation solutions for crowdfunding platforms
• Regulatory reforms, policy frameworks, and future perspectives

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

The Special Issue will be promoted through international conferences, social media dissemination, and invitations to leading scholars working in entrepreneurial finance and crowdfunding research.

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀

• Papers should follow the journal's manuscript preparation and formatting requirements.
• Authors should select the specific crowdfunding Special Issue during the online submission process.
• The Special Issue welcomes submissions from a broad range of disciplinary and methodological perspectives.
• Expected publication of the Special Issue is around May 2028.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹

Venture Capital publishes high-quality research on entrepreneurial finance, venture creation, innovation, startup ecosystems, and emerging forms of investment and funding. The journal provides an international platform for advancing knowledge on venture financing and entrepreneurial development.

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀

Stefano Bresciani, University of Turin, Italy
Vincenzo Capizzi, University of Piemonte Orientale
Christian Fisch, University of Luxembourg
Lars Hornuf, TUD Dresden University of Technology
Ciro Troise, University of Turin

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘂 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 — 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

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