CrowdClan | 224 followers on LinkedIn. Crowdfunding is a hot topic all over the world – and not without cause. In 2012, crowdfunding portals raised a little over 2.7-billion (US); a number expected to climb to 5.1-billion (US) by year’s end. Although North America was responsible for 59% of the collective capital – Europe not far behind at 35% – statistics portend a great international expansion soon to come.