Crowdfanding platforms as a source of financing innovative projects

Currently, more and more tools are emerging to attract funding for projects, including innovative projects. The article reveals the economic content of the concepts of "crowdfunding", "crowdfunding", "crowdlanding", "crowdinvestig", also highlights their advantages and disadvantages in terms of attracting funding for innovative projects. It is concluded that it is necessary to develop a universal platform that would allow attracting various sources of funding, depending on the type of innovative project.