股权众筹是一个创业融资领域很新的概念，它给了初创公司一个从大众筹集资金的新渠道，即通过互联网平台卖出小额股份。股权众筹的兴起是高科技的发展，公众对投资机会的认识加深，以及大量初创公司与小企业对资金需求的共同产物。 至今为止，在世界范围内，没有对股权众筹的统一规定，仅仅几个发达国家对股权众筹有专门的立法规定，还有很多是建立在现有法律基础上的延伸。因此，股权众筹的市场仍处于起步阶段。但是股权众筹对初创企业的支持力度和发展壮大时期的推动力是不容忽视的，并且因此唤醒了金融危机之后的欧美金融市场。股权众筹也带来了额外的附加值，比如新增职业机会，鼓励新兴创业理念。

Equity crowdfunding is a very new concept in entrepreneurial finance, which enables startups to raise funds from the public by selling their equities through online platforms. Its a new star rising with the high-technology development, the crowds recognition to investment opportunity, and the demand for capital resource from a large number of startups and small businesses. Theres no worldwide regulation for equity crowdfunding, and only a few countries have specialized legislation. Therefore, equity crowdfunding is still at the very beginning of its development. However, we couldnt ignore its great potential in supporting startups, refreshing a countrys finance market and many other extra benefits such as increasing job opportunities and protecting creative business ideas.