New debt and equity crowdfunding platform serving globalizing companies, TradeUp Capital Fund, announced its launch at the Silicon Valley Crowdfunding Conference in Palo Alto.
TradeUp is the first-in-class debt and equity crowdfunding platform for globalizing companies, an outperforming and rapidly growing segment. The Los Angeles-headquartered company brings together savvy investors with high-growth globalizing companies to fuel companies’ international growth and expansion.
Through TradeUp, globalizing companies can raise $100,000-$20 million in debt, equity, or royalties-based financing for a variety of growth purposes. TradeUp also helps companies access pre-screened international trade service providers, such as export consultants, trade lawyers, and shippers.
“Record numbers of small and mid-size companies in the United States and abroad are seeking growth through exports,” said Kati Suominen, TradeUp Founder and CEO. “These globalizing companies are a terrific asset class: they consistently outperform the broader market in revenue, productivity, and stability. Yet they also see lack of financing as the leading hurdle to trade. We fill this financing gap: step in where traditional financing to companies ends and global growth begins.”
“TradeUp has a world-class team offering a critical service to globalizing companies. No more is this extraordinarily dynamic segment overlooked by investors,” said Roy Paulson, TradeUp Board Member and President of Paulson Manufacturing.
“TradeUp has a unique value proposition and stands out among crowdfunding platforms: TradeUp is fully dedicated to financing and adding value to globalizing companies, a high-growth segment with unique needs and world-wide growth opportunities,” Jouko Ahvenainen, Founder and Chairman of Grow VC Group, a minority shareholder in TradeUp. “TradeUp also allows smart investors to diversify into assets with an exceptionally attractive profile: global growth potential with mitigated downside risk. We see TradeUp as a really strong and important new member of the Grow VC Group. This is one more st