Tagged: daniel daboczy

September 9, 2015 @ 8:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding platform FundedByMe has announced a new partnership with global auditing and consulting firm Grant Thornton in Sweden. According to FundedByMe, the intent of the new arrangement will be for Grant Thornton to provide valuation services to entrepreneurs and to help small companies connect and… Read More

June 17, 2015 @ 10:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Djenee, a new company that has developed a “personal on-demand digital concierge service”, raised almost S$500,000 on the first day of equity crowdfunding on FundedByMe according to a company statement.  The platform called this funding round a “new standard for equity crowdfunding in Asia”. Djenee… Read More

June 11, 2015 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

FundedByMe has received regulatory approval from the Securities Commission Malaysia to operate an equity crowdfunding platform in the Southeast Asian country.  FundedByMe, a diversified crowdfunding platform, has already set up an operation in Singapore. The company has partnered with Alix Global Sdn Bhd and is one… Read More

June 1, 2015 @ 8:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Global crowdfunding platform FundedByMe has received the Global Award of Crowdfunding Firm of the Year 2015 by Finance Monthly.  The company also shared it has been selected as one of the hottest startups in Sweden by Veckans Affärer, the largest business magazine in Sweden.  The recognition… Read More

May 29, 2015 @ 6:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

According to FundedByMe, Carin Wester, a Swedish fashion label, has jumped out of the gate in its capital raising round on the crowdfunding platform.  The details are only available to registered users of FundedByMe but representatives state that Carin Wester raised € 100,000 in the first… Read More

April 28, 2015 @ 3:56 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

“… the American market should be much easier for European platforms: one law, one interpretation and ca. 320 million customers. A perfect opportunity for scaling up the business.” The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the US government and the European Commission will have multiple… Read More

March 18, 2015 @ 8:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Appropriately – international funding platform FundedByMe is now accepting Bitcoin.  The announcement has been matched with the launch of an equity crowdfunding campaign for Safello, a Bitcoin trading platform that is already halfway funded. FundedByMe is using the Safello offer as a Pilot Program to test… Read More

February 17, 2015 @ 8:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

International crowdfunding platform FundedByMe, has jumped into the debt space thus rounding out their funding options on their global platform.  The loans will initially be available for SMEs in Sweden but investors from all over the world will be able to loan money in the… Read More

December 30, 2014 @ 8:08 am By Erin Hobey  |  

In an international effort, the Malaysian media platform Vulcan Post joined forces with Swedish crowdfunding platform FundedByMe and Korean dating app Between in an effort to raise cash funds for flood victims in Malaysia; more than 132,000 people have been forced to evacuate and crowdfunders… Read More

December 7, 2014 @ 11:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

FundedByMe, an investment crowdfunding platform based in Sweden but operating in multiple countries today, has shared some recent success stories on companies using their platform.  The site has experienced an average investment size of €3,500.  The largest single investment has been € 120,000 and the lowest… Read More

September 18, 2014 @ 10:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Kickstarter CEO Yancey Strickler announced this past Monday that his crowdfunding platform was opening up shop in Scandinavia and Ireland.  The expansion into Ireland was known for quite some time, but the move into Denmark, Norway and Sweden, while not surprising, was new.  The nordic countries have… Read More

September 10, 2014 @ 11:04 am By JD Alois  |  

The One Spark crowdfunding festival takes its first trip abroad this week by taking their successful model and crowdfunding focused event to Germany.  One Spark Start – Berlin kicks off Friday evening and is open to the public all day Saturday.  According to organizers, 50… Read More

September 8, 2014 @ 8:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Having opened an office in Singapore last year,  Sweden based crowdfunding platform FundedByMe has revealed an investment by Singapore based investment group Link2Ventures for an undisclosed amount.  The additional funding is expected to be used to boost further growth in the Asia Pacific region.  FundedByMe will be… Read More

March 7, 2014 @ 8:01 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Interview with Arno Smit, Co-Founder & CTO of FundedByMe. Launched by Arno Smit and Daniel Daboczy in 2011, FundedByMe quickly found an international niche as both an equity and rewards-based crowdfunding platform.  According to Smit, this “unified experience on our platform allows entrepreneurs to feel secure in… Read More