New equity crowdfunding platforms have been rapidly appearing on the UK funding scene since 2011, and have firmly captured the imagination of the public and the media. Crowdfunding has been credited by some with bringing equity investing into the mainstream and has been described as a catalyst for the creation of a new funding landscape. In this report, we aim to provide some clarity on the scope and impact of crowdfunding in the UK using a data-driven approach. We make use of independently collected equity investment figures, enabling us to place equity crowdfunding within the context of wider UK equity investment activity.