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FundedByMe presents 2019 statistics for its crowdfunding operations*

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FundedByMe presents statistics below for its crowdfunding operations. The year-end report for 2019, for the entire Group, will be presented no later than February 28, 2020.

Despite a turbulent 2019, crowdfunding has developed very well and continues to mature. FundedByMe concludes that it has in total crowdfunded almost five times more companies compared to its closest Swedish industry colleague. The number of members is steadily increasing as well as the average investment. The new EU rules are expected to help develop the crowdfunding industry in the EU further.

Out of the applications received during the year, only 17% were approved to go live, following the company's review processes. A record was reached by the company John Hatter, who funded over 300% of its minimum target goal. Twenty-four of the successfully funded campaigns came from Sweden and remaining from FundedByMe's Joint Ventures abroad. Tech, fashion, media, and retail were the top categories during the year.

Campaign data

  • 18.2% of those who showed interest in investing before the campaign went live publicly invested within 24h after the campaign launched.
  • The average round was MSEK 2.5 (~ €237.000) where Fans Of X-shore completed the largest crowdfunding with over MSEK 16 (~ €1.5M) 
  • The average number of investors per crowdfunding round was 101

Traffic data

  • More than 500,000 unique visitors visited FundedByMe.com, with over 1.7 million page views. 35% of the visitors were women and 65% were men in the ages 25-34 (31%), 35-44 (24%), 45-54 (18%).
  • 41% of traffic came from Sweden
  • The top 3 campaigns with the most traffic were: Fans of X-shore, Smile, Monthly Cup

Investerarstatistik

  • Average investment increased to SEK 38,508 (~ €3.646)
  • Median investment: SEK 3.935 (~ €373) 
  • Minimum investment: SEK 250 (~ €24)
  • Biggest investment online SEK 1,499,998 (~ €142.045)
  • Biggest investment through credit/debit card SEK 400,000 (~ €37.879)
  • Biggest investment offsite: SEK 5,000,000 (~ €473.484)
  • The number of registered investor members increased by 11.6% (FundedByMe.com only)

Read full infographics as attached PDF.

*English translation for convenience only

For further information, please contact:
FundedByMe Crowdfunding Sweden AB
Daniel Daboczy, CEO
Mobile: +46 (0) 73 6269985
Email: daniel@fundedbyme.com

About FundedByMe
FundedByMe is a tech company, focusing on the financial markets. Today the company offers a digital and global platform for financial support for startups and growth companies around the globe. Customers sign up online where they are able to book their investment interest in different companies. The company consists of FundedByMe.com, Feminvest and Laika Consulting, as well as 6 joint ventures in Finland, Malaysia, Singapore, Poland, The Netherlands, and Dubai/UAE. Together the group reaches over 269,000 registered investment members globally. For more information visit www.fundedbyme.com

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