ECrowd! is a web-based, peer-to-business crowdfunding platform that allows investors to earn passive income by investing in transparent projects with a positive social impact. It directly connects energy efficiency and telecom project owners with investors that seek to make alternative investments. By investing in these projects, investors are able to contribute toward better energy models and improved telecom infrastructures while creating welfare in their communities. It also helps projects which are not easily financed by banks get the funds they need. ECrowd! was launched in 2013 and is based in Barcelona, Spain.