Tagged: new zealand

May 14, 2015 @ 6:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Equitise is operating successfully in New Zealand but they remain hopeful for the future of investment crowdfunding in their native Australia.  While the Kiwi regulatory approach has rendered many fans, most Aussies regard their current regulatory approach as rather challenged. According to Equitise, there are… 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

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

LendMe today announced that it has received its peer-to-peer(P2P) license from the Financial Markets Authority and is the first peer to peer lender in New Zealand to specialize in secured lending; offering a range of loan products that will be secured by mortgage over borrowers’… Read More

May 8, 2015 @ 3:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Equitise, a new Australian equity crowdfunding platform, announced this week that its very first investment opportunity, Tourism Radio New Zealand, has finished its funding round and successfully raised over $211,000. Equitise announced the campaign earlier this year, revealing that the company was needing to raise a… 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

April 7, 2015 @ 2:04 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

SellShed, a New Zealand-based social marketplace app, just hit its $250,000 crowdfunding target in less than four weeks, according to the company’s press release. Currently, 43 investors have pledged $377,600, with two days remaining in the campaign and a maximum possible investment of $1,000,000. Investment opportunities went… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 10:45 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Yodlee Interactive, a unit of Yodlee  which powers financial innovation by providing its APIs to developers, entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 innovators, announced its business has grown significantly in Australia and New Zealand in 2014. This traction demonstrates financial technology as a global burgeoning space, with businesses and… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 8:01 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Australia’s real estate crowdfunding scene has been a hot topic in recent news, including the launch of real estate crowdfunding platform, CrowdfundUp, offering both debt and equity investment opportunities to investors of all types. But the Outback is also home to another online real estate… Read More

March 30, 2015 @ 9:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, New Zealand-based Invivo Wines announced the excited news that it has raised over $2 million NZD through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Snowball Effect. The wine startup’s campaign launched and almost immediately jumped to $1 million (doubling its initial $500,000 goal). Now, Invivo’s… Read More

March 23, 2015 @ 11:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Just last week we were writing about the impressive crowdfunding success of Invivo, a winery raising capital on Snowball Effect. The campaign launched and almost immediately jumped to $1 million NZD. Now a few days later and Invivo is nearing its $2 million top limit… Read More

March 17, 2015 @ 10:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

That was fast.  No sooner had I received the notice that Invivo Wines was doing an equity crowdfunding round on Snowball Effect than it crushed its $500,000 NZD target.  As of this moment, Invivo is nearing over $1 million NZD as 170 226 investors pitched in to purchase… Read More

March 13, 2015 @ 2:18 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

It’s a site reminiscent of CraigsList, but gone mobile (and without the Missed Connections): SellShed, a New Zealand startup, is a free mobile app that matches buyers and sellers in their local communities for online trading. The company is now aiming to raise $500,000 through equity crowdfunding,… Read More

February 26, 2015 @ 10:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Kiwi investment crowdfunding platform Snowball Effect, has revealed the details of its new service designed to enhance its platform by offering similar funding services beyond the crowd.  Snowball Effect tipped its hand late last year regarding the new “private offerings” feature on its funding portal…. Read More

February 16, 2015 @ 5:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kiwi investment crowdfunding platform Snowball Effect has just shared their most recent investment opportunity, “Aeronavics” has zoomed past the $1 million NZ mark and can now claim to be the “largest ever” equity crowdfunding campaign in New Zealand.  Aeronavics is a top zone designer and… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 12:15 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

New Zealand’s first peer to peer (P2P) lending platform Harmoney today announces the appointment of three senior executives to support the company’s growth objectives. Launched in September 2014, Harmoney is enjoying strong response from customers on both sides of the lending transaction, and attracting interest from… Read More

February 8, 2015 @ 7:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

It’s a story that continues to melt hearts everywhere: a father choosing to take care of his son with down syndrome over keeping his marriage with his wife. The now-single New Zealand native, Samuel Forrest, has successfully secured over $485,000 through GoFundMe so that he… Read More

February 6, 2015 @ 11:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Auckland, New Zealand native and first time father, Samuel Forrest, was so excited when his wife told him that they were expecting a child. Everything went well during the pregnancy and there were no worries what’s so ever on the delivery day. Unfortunately, Forrest’s life… Read More

January 29, 2015 @ 5:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Equitise, an equity crowdfunding platform, was ready to go live in Australia last year . In light of the regulatory environment “down-under” Equitise has since set up shop in New Zealand and they are now live with their very first investment offers. In a notice to followers Equitise… Read More

January 28, 2015 @ 12:23 am By JD Alois  |  

GiveALittle is a zero fees donation crowdfunding platform for New Zealanders. The no fee pledge is thanks to the owners the Spark Foundation who acquired the platform back in 2012.  The site has been doing the crowdfunding thing for about 8 years now and they are the… Read More

January 12, 2015 @ 6:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Harmoney, New Zealand’s first peer to peer lending platform, has raised $10 million in new funding to support the company’s growth. The decision to raise capital was said to be “in response to customer demand that has driven rapid month-on month growth since the launch… Read More