Crowdfunding. A new option for funding health projects.

INTRODUCTION Definition The funding of projects by raising many small amounts of money from a large number of people via the Internet through virtual platforms is known as crowdfunding. It is also known as crowd financing, equity crowdfunding or crowd-sourced fundraising. A t p r e s e n t , i t i s b e c o m i n g consolidated as a source to get funds to finance ventures without access to traditional sources of funding, such as loans, grants and fellowships, either because their nature or characteristics do not meet support requirements established by public agencies or because private investors do not find them attractive. The purpose of crowdfunding is to allow anyone who wants to launch a project to raise the necessary funds from a large number of people who make small donations.