For the last five years, Sweden has been the third largest market in Europe for venture capital-backed exits, trailing only France and the UK, according to unquote” data. The nation has consistently ranked among the top five most active markets in Europe for venture investment, taking fourth place in 2012. Skype, co-founded by a Swede… Read More
Equity crowdfunding site CrowdCube is extending their reach into Sweden. The UK based equity crowdfunding platform has experienced great success in the UK over the past couple years having raised over £6.7 Million from over 34,000 registered investors. In a note posted on the Swedish Crowdcube site it was stated, We are now challenging conventional… Read More
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As reported in the Guardian, Alexander Masters is aiding in a Crowdfunding Campaign against cancer. Several years ago Masters co-worker, Dido Davies was diagnosed with the “Steve Jobs Disease” or Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Cancer. Incited to help in any way possible he searched for a possible treatment for his colleague. Hitting the internet he stumbled across… Read More
Read more in: Offerings | Tagged cancer, health, icancer, indiegogo, sweden, uk
Earlier this fall, FundedByMe started testing its crowd equity platform in stealth. Only 40 days later, the company has shifted its main focus away from classic crowdfunding towards equity crowdfunding. By doing so FundedByMe wants to get involved in early-stage startups by providing the entrepreneurs with all the necessary tools to manage fundraising campaigns and… Read More
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Hello! It has been a while since our last episode, but that is because we have been so busy traveling around talking about crowdfunding. In this podcast we finally get the whole gang in one room to talk about their experiences with traveling to Sweden to talk cröwdfůnding (not the actual Swedish spelling), talking to… Read More
Read more in: General News | Tagged brian knight, cfpa, crowdfundcast, finra, mark mohler, sec, sweden
Equity Crowdfunding is predicted to be the next big thing in 2013, and Sweden’s FundedByMe has launched their Equity Crowdfunding platform to the global public, making it an early player in the upcoming emerging market on the equity crowdfunding scene. FundedByMe already offers a crowdfunding platform similar to Kickstarter, which repays investments through gifts or preorders. In comparison, an equity… Read More
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Sweden’s FundedByMe has launched their Equity Crowdfunding platform to the public, making it another player in the Nordic equity crowdfunding scene. FundedByMe already offers a crowdfunding platforms similar to Kickstarter, which repays investments through gifts or preorders. In comparison, an equity crowdfunding platform provides a mechanism to legally disperse shares of a company to its investors. The big draw… Read More
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