Tagged: denmark

May 23, 2017 @ 3:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Typically it is the traditional bank investing in, or acquiring a promising Fintech firm. But in this case it is the other way around. Danish Fintech firm Clearhaus has purchased a 33% stake in Copenhagen Cooperative Bank to adjust its business model. Clearhaus explains that… Read More

December 21, 2016 @ 2:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cardlay, a front-end card management platform and cardholder application based in Denmark, announced it secured $4 million from a group of private investors during a funding round. The company stated it now form partnerships with banks to serve as a front-end platform and will assist… Read More

November 10, 2016 @ 12:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Financial Services Union Denmark, the City of Copenhagen and the Danish Bankers Association announced the opening of the new fintech hub, Copenhagen Fintech.  Copenhagen Fintech is described as a non-profit association open to companies and organizations with interests within the fintech area. The hub was notably established… Read More

January 12, 2016 @ 11:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Danish startup Capdesk is setting up shop in London.  The new platform is described as a “social shareholder platform” that seeks to improve the interaction between investors and issuers in unlisted companies. Capdesk has gained the backing of well-known business angel Nicolaj Højer Nielsen and the Innovation Fund… Read More

November 20, 2015 @ 3:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

TWINO, a Latvian marketplace lender, announced this week that exactly one month since its launch, €c1 million was invested in the loans from Poland, Denmark and Georgia. The platform revealed that the total investment volume reached €2.4 million, with the monthly run rate surpassing €1 million… Read More

November 13, 2015 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, crowdfunding platform, Tilt, announced it is making the final preparations to launch globally starting in November by hitting five additional international markets by early 2016. Tilt, which was founded in 2012 by James Beshara and Khaled Hussein, recently placed a foothold in the European market… Read More

October 21, 2015 @ 11:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Latvian-based marketplace lender, Twino, which opened in May of this year and had just reached one million euros of investment, announced this month that it is launching an expansion throughout Europe into markets that are new for the P2P industry. Now, Twino investors will have… Read More

October 15, 2015 @ 10:55 am By Erin Hobey  |  

“I don’t want to offend anyone, but there are only two countries in Europe where peer lending made a dent in the lending landscape: the UK and Estonia. In every other European country the volumes going through the marketplace lenders are negligible (to the point… Read More

September 23, 2015 @ 9:54 am By Erin Hobey  |  

“My advice to female innovators and disruptors is to have balance in your relationships with mentors, advisors, close associates and friends that will ultimately broaden both your networks and channels to access capital. This is going to be critical as you scale, grow, and ultimately… Read More

June 16, 2015 @ 12:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing its global expansion, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter announced that it has opened shop for five European countries: Austria, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, and Switzerland. Kickstarter revealed on Tuesday: “We’re thrilled to announce that Kickstarter is now available to creators in five more European countries: Austria, Belgium,… Read More

May 20, 2015 @ 9:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter announced that it was ready to open its doors to Spanish inventors that are looking to crowdfund for their projects. The platform revealed in its blog: “We’re so excited to announce that Kickstarter is now open to Spanish makers,… Read More

May 11, 2015 @ 11:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Kickstarter announced that it is ready to open its doors for inspired French inventors. The crowdfunding company stated: “We’re so excited to announce that Kickstarter is now open to French makers, innovators, filmmakers, chefs and creators of all types! French creators can start building… Read More

April 28, 2015 @ 9:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Kickstarter announced that their campaign creation process is officially open to German project creators. Kickstarter’s Yancey Strickler wrote: Hallo Deutschland!   My name is Yancey, I’m the CEO of Kickstarter, and it’s my pleasure to welcome all of you to the Kickstarter community.  … Read More

February 5, 2015 @ 2:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Airtame, company that went from obscure Danish startup to crowdfunding hit, has closed a seed financing round for $1.4 million.  Lead investors included Danish investment firm SEED Capital and Libratone founder Tommy Andersen.  The new capital will be used to expedite a broad market release… Read More

February 5, 2015 @ 9:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Later this month Crowd15 will present the  Nordic Crowdsourcing & Crowdfunding Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. Well known names in the crowdfunding industry are set to appear and share their opinion and perspective on the fast growing collaborative economy.  Speakers include; Lasse Mäkelä of Invesdor, Michael… Read More

February 3, 2015 @ 9:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowd15 is the leading Nordic Crowd Event for entrepreneurs and start-ups. The Crowd Revolution is drastically changing the way we generate ideas, solve problems, drive innovation, do business, get funding, engage people and more. Now YOU can gain new insights into these trends! Discover how you can use crowdsourcing and… Read More

January 20, 2015 @ 10:14 am By Therese Torris  |  

  The 28 countries of the European Union are a very long way from offering a homogeneous regulation environment for crowdfunding. This is particularly true of equity crowdfunding which touches on multiple heavily regulated areas of finance such as investment advice, securities trading, retail banking… Read More

January 20, 2015 @ 8:20 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Denmark’s most beloved orchestra is known for being accessible—you may have seen the viral video of its musicians performing “Tango Jalousie” after eating the world’s hottest chili peppers, or perhaps caught them playing in a Copenhagen shopping mall. Now, the Danish National Chamber Orchestra (DNCO) has… Read More

December 19, 2014 @ 9:41 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The University of Cambridge teamed up with EY, the global professional services organization, and launched the European Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey with the support of major European industry associations in November. As readers may know, this is the largest study to date on crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and other forms of… Read More

October 20, 2014 @ 4:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Although it was a huge success on crowdfunding giant, Indiegogo, it seems Denmark-based company AIRTAME is now facing severe backlash from its backers not only after failing to set an actual delivery date, but also signing up for the platform’s new “forever funding” program. According… Read More