Update Frequency and Funder Involvement in Reward Crowdfunding Markets

53 Pages Posted: 9 Aug 2021 Last revised: 22 Dec 2022

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Ties de Kok

University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business

Date Written: December 2022

Abstract

I study the role of funder involvement and development updates by the entrepreneur in improving reward crowdfunding outcomes. Reward crowdfunding is a growing source of funding for entrepreneurs with limited access to traditional financing. The limited regulation in reward crowdfunding markets, however, leaves it up to the entrepreneur and the funders to solve their agency problems. Using data from one of the largest reward crowdfunding platforms, I find that entrepreneurs who provide less frequent voluntary updates experience more involvement by funders in the product development process. The entrepreneur responds to this heightened involvement by adjusting their announcement length but not their update frequency. Finally, I find that funders who are responsive in their product development involvement improve project outcomes. Taken together, my results support that funder involvement and voluntary updates can work together to resolve agency frictions in reward crowdfunding markets.

Keywords: crowdfunding; update frequency; funder involvement; product development

JEL Classification: M41; O16; O31; L15; G14

Suggested Citation

de Kok, Ties, Update Frequency and Funder Involvement in Reward Crowdfunding Markets (December 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3898885 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3898885

Ties De Kok (Contact Author)

University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business ( email )

Box 353200
Seattle, WA 98195-3200
United States

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