Feminvest becomes a separate company. FundedByMe transforms the network into an independent limited company
Today FundedByMe announces the Board's decision to transform the Feminvest network into an independent company. The company will be operated by Michaela Berglund who will also become a shareholder in the new company.Feminvest is one of the largest networks for female investors in the Nordic region and reaches over 20,000 women, who are actively investing or want to learn more about investing. The new business has the ambition to become a valuable tool for female ownership as well as increase equality in business and in the financial sector. In 2019, the business has become increasingly
Elected at the last Annual General Meeting, Sheikh Saeed O. Al-Maktoum joins Mr. Hamdi Osman (Chairman), Mr. Samer Toukan (CEO), Mr. Marcus Berneström and Mr. Daniel Daboczy (Group CEO) as a Member of the Board of FundedByMe MENA Ltd. (based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates).
As a keen technology and entrepreneurship enthusiast, Sheikh Saeed O. Al-Maktoum is an early investor and co-founder in FundedByMe MENA (15% ownership). His group co-invests and manages a diversified portfolio that includes technology, healthcare, food & beverage, property development and management.
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FundedByMe has had an office in Poland since April this year. This summer they are launching their first Polish crowdfunding case, Blinkee.city. The app has been up and running in 8 Polish cities as well as in Budapest, now they want to offer scooters for rent in Stockholm.FundedByMe has had an office in Poland since April this year. This summer they are launching their first Polish crowdfunding case, Blinkee.city. The app has been up and running in 8 Polish cities as well as in Budapest, now they want to offer scooters for rent in Stockholm.
— We believe that the Blinkee team is world
One of the fastest-growing crowdfunding giants, FundedByMe sets up their newest branch in Poland. The platform had successfully collected more than €50 million for some 470 companies from 25 different countries.
The launch of the Polish office was announced on 17 April at Google Campus in Warsaw marking the fifth time that FundedByMe has expanded to an international location. In Poland, it is the first foreign platform that offers capital through equity crowdfunding from an expanding network of more than 110.000 investors.
"Within the first year, we want to show the most innovative
FundedByMe launched its own crowdfunding campaign on the 10th of November 2017. Only after 24 hours the campaign reached the target of 9 millions SEK. Step by step the campaign was strategically released via offline and online marketing activities and closed 500% over-funded on the 3rd of December 2017. The 20 million SEK secured investment by 867 participating investors is equivalent to 8,02% of FundedByMe’s total shareholding.
FundedByMe has prior announced plans for an IPO during 2018 and has showed strong growth for 2017. Furthermore the company has passed the 100.000 mark for
FundedByMe, now represented in 6 countries, has seen an impressive journey since its introduction to equity crowdfunding in 2012. The company is now preparing for its next phase which is in line with a fast global expansion. An initial public offering (IPO/stock listing) is in the pipeline for 2018 with the focus on market consolidation. Proving that they can create both a market and a brand with its successful method. Closing books of 2016 show a near 100% increase in sales, continuous growth and heavy cuts in costs.
On the 10th of November, FundedByMe will open for a new
FundedByMe, Sweden’s largest equity crowdfunding platform, yesterday launched its secondary trading market at a breakfast event held in partnership with SEB at Stockholm’s Stureplan. The trading market, which allows FundedByMe sharesholders in crowdfunded companies to sell their shares to interested parties, will build on the FundedByMe model of connecting people. FundedByMe will introduce buyers and sellers who will negotiate and finalise the purchase of secondary, unlisted shares offline, without any involvement from the platform. “The response to this early launch has been great,”
Scandinavia’s fastest-growing crowdfunding platform closes its 2016 activities with a cheer. With more than 74,000 registered members from 179 countries, FundedByMe has thus far raised almost €30 million to 461 successful crowdfunding campaigns, averaging €5,500 per investment and investments from 45 countries. This is almost double the total amount raised during the first five years up to December 2015.
“The crowdfunding trend is only going to get bigger from here, as 2016 has shown a maturity of the market while FundedByMe attracts bigger parts of the early majority than early adopters
This weeks marks the unofficial fifth anniversary of FundedByMe, the leading crowdfunding site in the Nordics. Unofficial, because a startup of this kind can't really pinpoint the actual birth day. Was it when Daniel had an idea in a car that there should be a way to help fund projects and companies like the newly launched US webpage Kickstarter did for campaigns in Europe? Or was it when Arno and Eric built the first landing page to crowdfund the building of a crowdfunding site? Or was it when the first pitch went live, with the aim to raise funds for the release of LeMuhr's new album?