A Fuzzy Ecosystem Benchmarking for Crowdfunding in Transport Sector

The global crowdfunding (CF) market was valued at 10.2 billion US$ in 2018 and is expected to almost triple size by 2025. CF evolving as a major easy source of fundraising methods for various industries. Still, this acceptability not widely accepted transportation activities due limitations low awareness among policymakers. present research analyzes the factors contributing growth CF, divided into three different phases: identifying barriers from literature, interviews with transport industry experts two stages, designing an ISM model fuzzy environment. identification phase led selecting 16 past literature suggesting industrial experts. Interpretive Structural Modelling (ISM) analysis used understand impact linkage identified on seven levels scale. are classified four categories based matrix's drive dependence power using Fuzzy MICMAC. sixteen have been distributed 5 designed model. All had fallen only quadrants MICMAC scale matrix. Except No or Low regulation, selected fifteen fall quadrant, high dependency driving power. Such relation all variables precise reason storm field. “No regulation” one most significant acceptance innovative method common investors but cannot be controlled directly associated members industry.