Tagged: new zealand

August 4, 2014 @ 8:19 am By JD Alois  |  

So last week we reported on the news that SnowBall Effect had received their equity crowdfunding license in New Zealand but there was another platform that also their license as well (and most likely on the very same day).  PledgeMe shared in an update that… Read More

August 1, 2014 @ 10:13 am By JD Alois  |  

New Zealand based peer-to-peer lender Harmoney has shared the appointments to their board of directors.  Harmoney became the first fully licensed P2P lender in New Zealand this past July. Harmoney had earlier announced former GPG Chairman Rob Campbell as the board chair.  The complete board… Read More

July 30, 2014 @ 5:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

In what may be the very first equity crowdfunding license offered to a funding portal in New Zealand, Snowball effect has announced they received notices from the Financial Market Authority they have been granted their license effective today (July 30, 2014).  The announcement was not… Read More

July 20, 2014 @ 5:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

It appears that New Zealand will have their very first equity crowdfunding campaign on Snowball Effect later this month, at least according to a tweet from Ripper Crowd Loyalty;   Guys! We have a launch date for our #equitycrowdfunding campaign on @snowballnz. 28/07/14. Rippr will… Read More

July 16, 2014 @ 8:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) in New Zealnd issued the very first peer to peer (P2P) lending license  last week to Harmoney.  The Auckland based company gets to claim “1st” in another country that has embraced the power of technology to transform the geriatric banking… Read More

July 4, 2014 @ 7:13 am By JD Alois  |  

New Zealand based Snowball Effect recently sent a note out to interested parties stating they expect a July launch of their equity crowdfunding platform.  The site is “in the late stages of the licensing process” with indications from regulators the process will be completed soon…. Read More

July 3, 2014 @ 3:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With entrepreneurs continuing to wait to take advantage of equity crowdfunding in various countries, New Zealand’s Financial Market Authority (FMA) announced some exciting news about the funding option. In a report by Stuff, FMA spokesperson Andrew Park declared the financial regulator is ready to grant… Read More

May 2, 2014 @ 2:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Excited to share the special news, Loomio creators took to their blog announce its crowdfunding campaign reached $125,000 and share their gratitude towards it’s 1,600 backers. Setting out to raise $100,000, Loomio managed to raise over $80k just five days after launching the campaign on CrowdHoster…. Read More

April 21, 2014 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Wellington based Armillary Private Capital has partnered with UK based equity crowdfunding platform to offer this new service to investors in New Zealand.  Armillary has been involved in private capital markets since 1992.  With the recent legalization of investment crowdfunding the company quickly moved forward… Read More

April 17, 2014 @ 9:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding has just been announced in the land of the Kiwi’s, but already companies are gearing up to use the innovative methodology of capital formation. Malborough based Renaissance Brewing has recently announced they are prepping to launch a campaign to raise capital with Auckland… Read More

March 25, 2014 @ 6:30 am By JD Alois  |  

As regulation to legalize investment crowdfunding takes hold PledgeMe, based in New Zealand, will be ready to offer equity crowdfunding to Kiwi’s. In a statement on their site that presently offers rewards based crowdfunding the company stated;  Yes, New Zealand is finally making the long-awaited move… Read More

March 4, 2014 @ 11:31 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In an interview with BusinessDay, New Zealand Venture Investment Fund CEO Franceska Banga expressed optimism when asked about the impact equity crowdfunding’s implementation could have on New Zealand startups and the investment community as a whole. The early-stage investment community, and particularly angel networks and… Read More

March 4, 2014 @ 10:24 am By JD Alois  |  

FundAKiwi predicts that equity crowdfunding is going to revolutionize the entrepreneurial landscape in New Zealand and they want the site leading the way.  Everyday Kiwi investors are not able to invest in local businesses and access investments which were previously only available to venture capital… Read More

November 29, 2013 @ 11:21 am By Charles Luzar  |  

I was feeling a little festive yesterday and didn’t get to a roundup, so we’re making up for it today with a big roundup of things we’ve found throughout the week. My turkey coma has thankfully worn off. Forbes | Britain’s Crowdfunders Plot World Domination… Read More

October 21, 2013 @ 12:06 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Simeon Burnett and Richard Allen are hoping that when equity crowdfunding becomes legal in New Zealand, which is expected in April of next year, that it will result in a snowball effect of successfully funded small businesses. That is the ethos behind their equity crowdfunding… Read More

October 15, 2013 @ 9:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Kickstarter has charted a course of global expansion.  Recently they launched in Canada and quickly captured an impressive list of crowdfunding campaigns from the provinces up North.  They have also been talking for some time about extending their reach into other english speaking countries and… Read More

August 26, 2013 @ 9:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ubiquitous crowdfunding leader Kickstarter has indicated they are launching soon in both Australia and New Zealand.  The rewards based crowdfunding platform has placed a request for projects as they gear up to tackle this new market. Kickstarter also announced they will be in country hosting… Read More

March 20, 2013 @ 10:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Christopher Finlayson, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage in New Zealand, has welcomed Boosted, the Arts Foundation’s new philanthropic crowdfunding platform, saying it will encourage greater private sector giving to strengthen the arts sector. “Boosted is a great example of the innovative thinking by Arts sector… Read More

February 10, 2013 @ 10:45 am By VentureBeat  |  

Brian Fargo. Tim Schafer. Chris Roberts. Chris Taylor. These designers are responsible for a number of noteworthy video games. And all four also have another thing in common — they’ve gone to Kickstarter to fund their latest projects. Path of Exile recently went into open… Read More

January 26, 2013 @ 5:26 am By Stuff  |  

When Wellingtonian Anna Guenther needed a thesis topic for her masters degree, she chose the new phenomenon of crowd funding. It was a good idea for a business, so she went ahead and started it. Last year, her website raised more than $750,000 for 175… Read More