Platforms crowd into new funding sector

More crowdfunding platforms are springing up to support entrepreneurs, but analysts warn that the protection of investors needs improvement.

The nation's crowdfunding market could reach $46 billion to $50 billion by 2025, and the market for all developing countries could be $96 billion by then, according to the World Bank.

In the crowdfunding model, people can propose a project to be funded through a platform, with investors putting in money in return for receiving some product or service, or being given shares.