Tagged: finland

August 7, 2017 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender  Fellow Finance has added a new invoice financing option for SMEs in search of finance. Fellow Finance, which is based in Finland, said this move established their company as the most comprehensive crowdfunding platform in Europe for long-term business loans and… Read More

June 12, 2017 @ 5:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Finland-based Ägräs Distillery recently completed its latest equity crowdfunding round on Invesdor. The company, which previously secured €200,000 through its first Invesdor campaign, closed the round with a grand total of €377,340. Ägräs Distillery was founded in mid-2015 and is headquartered, produces, and has entertainment facilities in… Read More

June 7, 2017 @ 10:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform Invesdor says the VC or Angel led crowdfunding model has landed in the Nordic region citing two specific examples. The model of pairing professional investors with smaller investors has been growing in prominence across the world and is already well established in… Read More

June 5, 2017 @ 8:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Invesdor, one of the leading equity crowdfunding platform in the Nordics, has announced two additions to its team. Erik Rehn has been appointed as sales director at Invesdor. Rehn will be responsible for planning and overseeing Invesdor’s global business-to-business sales. Invesdor said his most important… Read More

June 1, 2017 @ 1:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Injeq Oy (Ltd), a Finland based MedTech company, has announced an equity crowdfunding round on Invesdor. Injeq will use the funding to bring their smart Injeq IQ-Needle to the European medical device markets. Think Spinal Tap, but not the movie. For medical professionals, however, the upcoming smart… Read More

May 10, 2017 @ 12:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Finland-based equity crowdfunding platform Invesdor announced on Wednesday that €30 million has been invested through its funding portal. This news comes just a few months after Invesdor revealed €25 million was invested on its website. “We are very happy to announce that we just reached the… Read More

April 24, 2017 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than one month after launching its new equity crowdfunding round on Invesdor, Finland-based Ägräs Distillery has successfully secured its initial €100,000 funding target. This campaign comes a little over a year after the company secured nearly €200,000 through its first Invesdor campaign. As previously reported, Ägräs Distillery was… Read More

April 18, 2017 @ 1:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a year after securing nearly €200,000 through its first Invesdor campaign, Finland-based Ägräs Distillery has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform and is seeking up to €350,000 (minimum of €100,000) for growth and expansion. The distillery, which was founded in mid-2015,… Read More

April 11, 2017 @ 9:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Transfluent, a Finland-based translation agency, recently launched its equity crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor. The company is currently seeking €1.5 Million through the initiative as it prepares to expand. Founded in 2011, Transfluent stated its platform was originally tailored for the rapid needs of social-media powered global… Read More

April 6, 2017 @ 8:43 am By JD Alois  |  

FundedByMe is launching operations in Finland under a new partnership lead by Raine Luomanen and Casper Grönblom. The partnership was described as a franchise arrangement. FundedByMe explains that this new structure follows updated crowdfunding regulations introduced in Finland in September 2016. FundedByMe CEO and co-founder,… Read More

March 14, 2017 @ 8:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Calcus.com, described as the leading native advertising platform in Finland, is crowdfunding on Invesdor. brings native advertising to SMEs. Calcus reached a €3 million turnover and 17% EBITDA in 2016. The company seeks to boost growth with mergers and acquisitions, for which it is currently raising… Read More

March 7, 2017 @ 9:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Finnish home fitness equipment manufacturer, FitWood, has successfully secured its minimum €100,000 crowdfunding campaign target on Invesdor. The company’s initiative is currently seeking a maximum target €450,000. FitWood stated it makes home fitness equipment that is both easy to use and looks great every day. It… Read More

March 7, 2017 @ 8:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Invesdor announced on Tuesday it is teaming up with Mesenaatti and the Nordic Crowdfunding Alliance to bring the biggest crowdfunding event of the year to Finland. According to the crowdfunding platform, the event’s speeches will focus on such topics as the different forms of crowdfunding, its rapid… Read More

February 27, 2017 @ 12:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Finnish home fitness equipment manufacturer, FitWood, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor, seeking €100,000 (max target €450,000) as it prepares to expand. The company stated it makes home fitness equipment that is both easy to use and looks great every day. It creates a new… Read More

February 17, 2017 @ 8:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Mika Ihamuotila, Chairman – Owner of Finish fashion and design company Marimekko, has invested in European investment crowdfunding platform Invesdor. Details of the investment were not released. Ihamuotila is well known in Finland and is also a Board member of Rovio/Angry Birds and Sanoma. He… Read More

February 15, 2017 @ 11:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pieni Piiri, a Finland-based digital elderly care organization, is currently seeking €100,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor to expand on its “granny-proof” tablet app. While sharing details about the organization, the Pieni Piire team stated that founder Matti Kari noticed that while his grandmother was… Read More

February 10, 2017 @ 1:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Fellow Finance Oyj in Helsinki is one of the largest crowdfunding services in Northern Europe offering peer to peer lending for both consumers and SMEs. The alternative finance provider was founded by CEO Jouni Hintikka, COO Teemu Nyholm, and Director Harri Tilev. To date, Fellow Finance… Read More

January 8, 2017 @ 4:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Ministry of Finance of Finland has decided it would be beneficial to better understand emerging financial technologies: IE Fintech. In reaction to these emerging innovations, the Ministry has set up a group of experts to monitor and enhance the conditions in which financial services… Read More

January 8, 2017 @ 2:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Finland’s Ministry of Finance has published an update on the nascent Finish crowdfunding industry.  According to their report,  Finland’s crowdfunding market more than doubled in size during 2016. The Finish government estimates the total amount raised during 2016 stands at €153 million in contrast to the… Read More

November 29, 2016 @ 8:48 am By Erin Hobey  |  

A team of Finnish Nokia-alumni are tackling the question of how photo editing can become as intuitive and efficient as the act of taking the photos themselves and have lined on a solution:  Loupedeck, a console controller for Adobe Lightroom, which aims to allow for… Read More