This tech startup raises funding without ever planning to exit
PRESS RELEASE Helsinki, 19 April 2018 – Sharetribe, the Finnish software provider, just launched an unusual equity crowdfunding campaign and smashed their minimum target of €500k within the first 48 hours.The campaign is unusual because, unlike most tech startups, Sharetribe is not working towards an exit. Instead, the company is seeking an investment to build a financially sustainable business that will be around for the long term. The equity release is structured so that voting shares are held only by active team members and can never be sold outside the team. Investors get their pre-