Tagged: equitise

April 30, 2024 @ 11:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month, Equitise, a securities crowdfunding platform operating in New Zealand and Australia, received an “infringement notice” from the New Zealand Financial Markets Authority (FMA). According to the FMA, Equitise had failed to file its financial statements prior to the deadline, among other concerns about… Read More

January 29, 2024 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Birchal, the largest investment crowdfunding platform in Australia has distributed a report updating on the activity of issuers pursuing online capital formation in the country. “Crowd-sourced funding,” as online securities offerings are labeled in Australia, are said to have remained “stable” generating A$71 million during… Read More

July 11, 2023 @ 10:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Birchal, the largest securities crowdfunding platform in Australia (called crowd-sourced funding in the country), has published a report following five years after online capital formation in its present form was legalized. Matt Vitale, CEO and co-founder of Birchal, states: “We’re five years in. The industry… Read More

January 30, 2023 @ 10:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding, or crowd-sourced funding (CSF) as it is called down under, generated $72 million in online capital formation, according to an industry report. The information is compiled by Birchal, the largest online investment platform in Australia. Birchals has been providing this report for several… Read More

December 15, 2022 @ 6:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Birchal, the leading securities crowdfunding platform in Australia (crowd-sourced funding), has returned with its annual report on crowdfunding in the country.  As Birchal books more than 70% of Australia’s offering volume, the platform closely tracks sector growth. Birchal reports that the top 20 online securities… Read More

November 28, 2022 @ 10:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Salary streaming and budgeting platform, Nine25 recently announced the launch of its capital raise with Equitise, kicking off a $2.55 million raise as demand steadily increases from investors. Unlike other so-called “budgeting” platforms which say that they budget by creating dashboards and reporting, Nine25 notes… Read More

February 6, 2022 @ 7:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

In Australia, the market cap of all crowdfunded companies topped $1 billion in 2021, according to the leading securities crowdfunding platform Birchal. The report states that the value of all crowdfunded companies doubled in 2021 in comparison to 2020. In Australia, securities crowdfunding is labeled… Read More

July 27, 2021 @ 6:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding in Australia, or crowd-sourced funding (CSF), has doubled in the first half of 2021 in comparison to the same period year prior according to a note provided by Birchal. In aggregate since CSF became legal, over 144 Australian SMEs have raised over $100 million… Read More

January 26, 2021 @ 11:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Birchal, the leading investment crowdfunding platform in Australia, has published a report on the entire sector of online capital formation as well as platform performance. The report tracks progress in the Australian “crowd-sourced funding” (CSF) industry (investment crowdfunding) via data aggregated by Birchal. The information… Read More

December 23, 2020 @ 7:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Equitise, one of the first platforms to receive an Australian retail crowdfunding license back in 2018, has shared some data platforms for platform performance for 2020.  As we all know, 2020 was a challenging year as COVID impacted all industries to varying degrees. But like… Read More

October 21, 2020 @ 3:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Parpera, an Australian fintech seeking to build an ecosystem of fair and transparent products and services that helps people to effectively setup, has successfully secured $800,000 through its Equitise campaign. Founded earlier this year, Parpera is developing a digital solution that will initially seek… Read More

August 22, 2020 @ 2:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia based Parpera, a Fintech firm that’s focused on developing a digital ​banking solution for business owners and freelance or gig economy workers, has opened shares for trading with Equitise, an equity crowdfunding platform. Established by former EY management consultant Daniel Cannizzaro, Parpera shares are… Read More

July 23, 2020 @ 9:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Birchal, the top investment crowdfunding platform in Australia, has published a report updating on progress being made in Australia regarding “crowd sourced funding” (CSF) as it is called in Australia. According to Birchal, since the commencement of Australia’s CSF industry in 2018, over 80 Australian… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 9:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prepara is the next aspiring digital bank to throw their hat in the Fintech ring. Not yet a regulated bank or authorized deposit-taking institution, Parpera is in the process of securing the necessary licences it requires for its products and services in Australia. In advance… Read More

February 26, 2020 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia-based digital bank Xinja has reached the $200 million mark in total customer deposits. The digital bank was launched less than a month back and it has already managed to accumulate the large sum of money via its popular Stash savings account. After only a… Read More

January 15, 2020 @ 10:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Australia enacted investment crowdfunding laws some time ago but the initial iteration was a bit of a no starter due to some glaring omissions by the Australian government. In late 2018, this changed when the parliament fixed the most pressing issue – the fact that“proprietary… Read More

October 1, 2019 @ 2:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SOFI Spritz, an Australia-based beverage brand, is now seeking A$400,000 (max A$1 million) through its new crowdfunding campaign on Equitise. The company previously raised $11,410 on funding platform Pozible. SOFI has also been on Shark Tank. SOFI is focused on new product development and marketing… Read More

August 1, 2019 @ 1:28 am By JD Alois  |  

In 2018, investment crowdfunding rules were improved after years of debate and discussion between industry leaders and politicians. Frequently referred to as  “crowd-sourced funding” in Australia, in brief, the rules now allow for an issuer to raise up to $5 million in an online offering… Read More

March 1, 2019 @ 4:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, digital bank Xinja closed its second crowdfunding round on Equitise having raised $2,589,781 from 1,568 investors. The round had set a top limit of The party isn’t over until the last Xinja sings 👩‍🎤👨‍🎤🎤(invests) 3⃣hrs to go peeps! Giddy up 🏇our crowdfund closes… Read More

February 2, 2019 @ 10:29 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK and Europe and other jurisdictions are not alone in pursuing the digital banking revoluation. In Australia, Xinja is following in the footsteps of platforms like Revolut and Monza by raising growth capital on a crowdfunding platform. Several weeks into their public campaign on… Read More