Tagged: romania

May 30, 2024 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Salt Bank, a new digital bank in Romania’s financial landscape, has launched less than one year after the project was kicked off. Salt Bank is the first neobank using Engine by Starling’s core banking system “outside of the vendor’s parent company, Starling Bank.” It was… Read More

May 13, 2024 @ 6:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Securities crowdfunding platform SeedBlink is touting its ESOP, or Employee Share Ownership Plans, tool as generating “spectacular effects.” According to the company, over 2500 firms in Europe are using the tool. Radu Georgescu, chairman of the Board of SeedBlink, says ESOPs provide an opportunity for employees… Read More

February 22, 2024 @ 8:23 am By JD Alois  |  

SeedBlink, a securities crowdfunding platform operating across Europe, says it has inked a partnership with Accumeo, a crowdfunding platform based in Sweden. Accumeo is registered with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority having obtained a license to conduct crowdfunding, operating under ECSPR,. Under the EU rules,… Read More

January 23, 2024 @ 10:50 am By JD Alois  |  

SeedBlink is an emerging investment crowdfunding platform that is registered with the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority and also approved under the new European Crowdfunding Service Providers Regulation (ECSPR) and thus allowed to issue securities across the EU. Under ECSPR, an issuer may raise up to… Read More

September 18, 2023 @ 9:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fagura (Honeycomb in Romanian), a digital banking and alternative investment platform, has been approved to offer investment crowdfunding in the EU. Fagura is an Estonian Fintech that is said to be building a digital bank. The company has raised growth capital twice on Seedrs, totaling… Read More

September 8, 2023 @ 12:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Stock.estate has been approved to operate as a securities crowdfunding provider in Romania. The company has been approved by the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) and is described as the first “crowdlending” platform in Romania. Stock.estate will provide loans to real estate developers for periods… Read More

June 19, 2023 @ 9:55 am By JD Alois  |  

SeedBlink, a European Union online investment platform, has announced the launch of Nimity – an equity management service. According to SeedBlink, Nimity provides cap-table management, investor governance, and communications to help entrepreneurs and investors manage private securities. The service also enables Employee Stock Ownerhip or… Read More

June 8, 2023 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

SeedBlink, a European securities crowdfunding provider, has expanded into the DACH countries – Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. SeedBlinke, based in Bucharest, has been announcing operations across different EU countries in recent months. SeedBlink pitches its services as a “co-investment platform,” allowing VC money to pair… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 12:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

SeedBlink, a newer online investment platform based in Bucharest but with global aspirations, has announced a strategic partnership with Italy-based Doorway – another securities crowdfunding platform. Doorway is a venture capital platform in Italy, enabling direct investment in the asset class by private and corporate… Read More

April 25, 2023 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The EY organization announces an alliance between FintechOS, a financial technology company, and Ernst & Young SRL (EY Romania) “to simplify and support the launch and service of banking and insurance products and support detailed transformation journeys through innovation, business knowledge and the implementation of FintechOS’… Read More

January 27, 2023 @ 8:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Fagura, a Fintech that aims to become the “first community digital bank in CEE for anyone to borrow, invest and transfer money,” has raised over €786,000 on Seedrs. According to the offering page, 287 investors backed the firm, which easily topped its €400,000 initial funding… Read More

November 7, 2022 @ 7:49 am By JD Alois  |  

SeedBlink has been approved to provide investment crowdfunding across all EU member states. SeedBlink joins a handful of other platforms able to sell securities under ECSPR (European Crowdfunding Services Providers Regulation). SeedBlink noted that it is the first CEE country to be authorized under the… Read More

September 7, 2022 @ 10:28 am By JD Alois  |  

LANDE, a Latvian Fintech providing investment crowdfunding for farms, has raised €550,000 in pre-Seed funding, according to a statement by the firm. LANDE states that it will use the money to expand its services into Romania while planning entry into other European markets. The round… Read More

August 16, 2022 @ 10:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Symbid, one of the earliest European investment crowdfunding platforms, has been acquired by a relatively new provider SeedBlink, according to a company statement. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. SeedBlink did share that they approached around 30 different firms before deciding on acquiring… Read More

March 3, 2022 @ 3:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hyperhuman is reportedly raising a €0.7M round being led by Sparking Capital, along with contributions from Early Game Ventures and SeedBlink investors. The offering on SeedBlink is raising equity capital from retail investors at a pre-money valuation of €6.2 million. The offering is scheduled to… Read More

February 1, 2022 @ 11:27 am By JD Alois  |  

SeedBlink, a European securities crowdfunding platform based in Bucharest, says that since its launch in 2020 it has raised €37.8 million for 56 start-ups. A hybrid platform, the total raised is divided into retail investors providing approximately €15 million and lead investors €23 million. SeedBlink… Read More

September 28, 2021 @ 8:43 am By JD Alois  |  

INCOME, self-described as “the safest marketplace for investing in loans” is crowdfunding on SeedBlink, a Romanian platform. INCOME is an Estonian investment platform that allows smaller investors to invest in loans. The company was founded in 2020 by Kimmo Rytkönen, Mikk Läänemets, and Meliina Räty,… Read More

July 9, 2021 @ 8:33 am By JD Alois  |  

SeedBlink,  an investing platform specialized in sourcing, vetting, financing, and scaling European tech start-ups, has received a €1.2 million investment from Catalyst Romania Fund II as the lead in a Series A €3 million funding round, according to a note from the company. SeedBlink reports… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 10:54 am By JD Alois  |  

SeedBlink, an online capital formation platform that claims to be the “fastest-growing investment platform in technology startups in Europe,” is seeking €3 million in a Series A round to expand services across Europe. SeedBlink said that €500,000 will be offered through equity crowding on their… Read More

April 24, 2021 @ 9:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Kingdom remains a popular destination for EU-based company founders, according to a blog post recently published by UK-based challenger bank Tide. Brexit might have “severed” the UK’s political ties to the continent, however, it does not appear to have negatively impacted the UK’s… Read More