Tagged: sweden

August 29, 2018 @ 11:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

FundedByMe, a European investment crowdfunding platform, has published semi-annual numbers that indicate strong growth. According to the company, during the first 6 months of 2018, FundedByMe saw top line revenue increase by 495%. The company called the report  a “very successful first 6 months, with… Read More

August 14, 2018 @ 10:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

FundedByMe, a multi-national investment crowdfunding platform, has appointed Emma Levén as the new group CFO. This new role is part of FundedByMe’s ongoing expansion plans. Levén, previously CFO at Swedeltaco AB, has a background in international growth and public offerings and is described as a… Read More

June 24, 2018 @ 1:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Brainville, said to be the largest Nordic platform for freelancers / consultants, is looking to raise growth capital on FundedByMe. BrainVille is a site that is part of the fast emerging sharing economy – similar to Upwork or Freelancer but for larger projects. The average… Read More

June 21, 2018 @ 10:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Swedish communications company Rebtel has secured $8 million in financing from its owner company to further expand its ecosystem of resources for “modern migrants,” adding digital banking services to its existing communication / telephony services and on-demand work offerings. Rebtel clarified via email that “the proceeds… Read More

June 20, 2018 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Uniti, an electric car project that raised growth capital via several investment crowdfunding rounds, is reporting pre-orders of €50 million for their first vehicle. In a note to their community, Uniti stated; “We have some good news to share. Uniti has recently surpassed our first €50… Read More

June 18, 2018 @ 7:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Finnish crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending platform Fellow Finance announced on Monday it has expanded in Sweden. The company reported it launched a new channel for personal financing for Swedish customers and thus simultaneously created an opportunity for its investors to start investing in Swedish consumer loans…. Read More

May 18, 2018 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, CEO and Co-founder of iZettle, Jacob de Geer announced he and his team have reached an agreement with PayPal to acquire the Swedish fintech. The acquisition agreement comes less than two weeks after the company announced its plan to proceed with an initial public… Read More

May 8, 2018 @ 10:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Swedish fintech platform iZettle announced on Tuesday its plan to proceed with an initial public offering (IPO) or and to list its shares on Nasdaq Stockholm. Founded in Stockholm in 2010, iZettle reported its a mission to help small businesses succeed by revolutionizing mobile payments with… Read More

April 19, 2018 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tink, a Sweden-based fintech that provides APIs to create next-generation banking services, announced on Wednesday it has launched its new API developer platform that will allow developers in companies of all sizes, across any sector, access to its technology. According to Tink, the new platform… Read More

April 19, 2018 @ 12:43 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Swedish fintech platform iZettle has made good on its promise to grow and innovate.  Last year the platform secured €60 million funding round, which consisted of equity from existing investors in a Series D extension as well as debt funding from Victory Park Capital through its… Read More

April 18, 2018 @ 7:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform FundedByMe has acquired Laika Consulting AB, a communications agency that focuses on the financial industry including investor relations. Specific terms of the deal were not released but company representatives indicated the purchase was completed via a combination of cash and the issuance… Read More

April 5, 2018 @ 4:06 am By JD Alois  |  

The Cords & Co. team has recently launched their crowdfunding campaign on FundedByMe calling it “a dream come true”. Founded by Mikael Söderlindh and Viktor Tell in 2016, the founders are described as some of the most successful Swedish entrepreneurs within the tech and fashion… Read More

April 4, 2018 @ 3:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Sweden recently published a report on domestic growth of crowdfunding. Daniel Daboczy, CEO and co-founder of FundedByMe based in Sweden, commented; “It’s good to finally have the Ministry of Finance’s proposal written down on 549 pages, where they clearly take a stand on crowdfunding.” According to… Read More

March 27, 2018 @ 7:55 am By JD Alois  |  

FundedByMe, an investment crowdfunding platform based in Sweden but operating in multiple countries around the world, has surpassed a new milestone. FundedByMe is reporting having topped €50 million (SEK 500 Million) in crowdfunding since platform launch as of March 2018. The platform  continues to expand internationally… Read More

March 8, 2018 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

FundedByMe, an investment crowdfunding platform based in Sweden, is expanding into Poland. The platform has now established a new office in Warsaw representing the sixth international location beyond Sweden. FundedByMe says the aim is to meet the funding needs of a rapidly growing market consisting… Read More

March 1, 2018 @ 8:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Nordic Tech House and FundedByMe have launched a new collaboration with their first joint venture with Qurant, an enterprise within the digital healthcare business. Both companies strongly believe that Qurant can change the future landscape for occupational health care. The equity crowdfunding campaign launched on… Read More

February 27, 2018 @ 1:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Swedish electric car manufacturer Uniti  says it has concluded its first step in bringing its electric vehicle (EV) to Asia with a successful introduction of the Uniti One at India’s Auto Expo 2018 in New Delhi. Without providing specific order numbers, Uniti said it had… Read More

February 23, 2018 @ 9:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cubimo, a Sweden-based startup that helps people become entrepreneurs, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise €350,000. Founded in 2015, Cubimo describes itself as an online platform that aims to help anyone our an idea into a business, regardless of previous experience…. Read More

January 24, 2018 @ 1:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sweden banking group Nordea announced this week that it is banning all of its approximately 31,000 employees from trading in cryptocurrencies due to high risk. The new ban will go into effect on February 28th. A Nordea spokesperson confirmed with Reuters that the bank believes that… Read More

December 18, 2017 @ 4:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding platform Invesdor recently announced it has appointed Daniel Laurén as its new Swedish country manager. According to the funding portal, Laurén has been involved in founding more than ten companies and in investing in startups both as a business angel and venture capitalist. He will also be… Read More