Tagged: switzerland

December 16, 2014 @ 7:16 am By JD Alois  |  

At the European Crowdfunding Convention last week in Paris, Dr. Christian Katz, CEO of Six Swiss Exchange, gave a presentation on the profound funding needs for the European economy.  The Six Swiss Exchange is the primary exchange in Switzerland.  It was the very first stock exchange… Read More

December 2, 2014 @ 7:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Switzerland may be the next country to jump into the real estate crowdfunding boom.  According to the site operators Swiss-Crowd is scheduled to launch their platform in late December.  Swiss-Crowd is owned and operated by Lugano based Abacus International, a company operated by Augusto Vecchi…. Read More

September 3, 2014 @ 10:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Swisscom Launches Crowdfunding Site Powered by WeMakeIt. Switzerland’s leading telecom provider, Swisscom, has launched a crowdfunding platform as a service for companies and other organizations.  The Ittigen based company wants to create a simple way for other companies, especially banks, to create their very own… Read More

August 3, 2014 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

This past June, Patrick Vieljeux, founder of charity platform Causedirect, stated, “Crowdfunding creates a bridge between the public and the private sector. Its helps support communities’ projects that the public authorities are no longer able to finance alone and encourages people’s involvement…” The Swiss-based non-profit… Read More

July 1, 2014 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, the exciting new Switzerland-based encrypted email service ProtonMail, which says it is “NSA-proof,” signed up 200,000 users for their service. It also launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo and raised over 290,000. Unfortunately, the website is now experiencing complications with PayPal. On Monday, the ProtonMail… Read More

June 30, 2014 @ 6:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Switzerland-based Dacuda has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its invention, the PocketScan. Although the original funding goal was only $50,000, the campaign has raised $321,471 from 2,898 backers since its launch on June 16th. According to the campaign website, the PocketScan is considered… Read More

June 22, 2014 @ 6:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a month after its launch, Switzerland-based encrypted email service ProtonMail, which says it is “NSA-proof,” has signed up 200,000 users for their service. Not only has its platform has been successful, its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo has already surpassed its $160,000 goal within three… Read More

May 14, 2014 @ 12:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

  The Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts has published a report on crowdfunding for Switzerland.  The research was produced by Prof. Dr. Andreas Dietrich and Simon Amrein in concert with the Institute of Financial Services Zug IFZ. The document indicates that for 2013… Read More

April 3, 2014 @ 4:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Current speakers   In order of appearance: Christian Katz, President, FESE & CEO, SIX Swiss Exchange David Wright, Secretary General, IOSCO Sharon Bowles, MEP, Chair of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Dr. Jacques de Watteville, State Secretary in the Federal Department of Finance,… Read More

February 26, 2014 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

wemakeit, Switzerland’s largest and most successful crowdfunding platform is celebrating its second birthday as it plans for major expansion in the near future. In addition to artists and creative people, wemakeit now also supports non-profit associations and organizations in funding new projects and in aiding their communities to… Read More

July 19, 2013 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

I-Bankers Direct is a new equity crowdfunding platform from a company that has been around for quite some time.  I-Bankers Securities started as a boutique investment banking firm in 1996 that has managed more than $6 Billion in transactions that went to small growth companies…. Read More

June 7, 2013 @ 5:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding site I-Bankers Direct has announced that it has expanded its team to grow their presence in the European market.  Based in Lugano, Switzerland, Dr. Silvia Panigone, a seasoned private equity professional has joined I Bankers Direct as a Managing Director. With 24/7 online access… Read More

March 21, 2013 @ 7:56 am By JD Alois  |  

There are currently 6 crowdfunding platforms in Switzerland four of which at less than two years old according to SwissInfo.ch.  C-Crowd was created to provide equity based crowdfunding; C-Crowd was created in 2011 to raise equity for business projects. Although founder Philipp Steinberger’s original plan… Read More

December 22, 2012 @ 1:23 am By PresseBox  |  

(Staff Translation) Mael Oetterli is one out of 300’000 children in Switzerland suffering from a rare disease. Because the pharma industry does not invest much R&D into these type of diseases, medications and therapy are very expensive. This is the case in Maels’ situation His… Read More

November 15, 2012 @ 8:30 am By FinanzNachrichten  |  

(Staff Translation) Le Locle – It has only been a few weeks that DuBois et fils, the oldest watchmaking company in Switzerland, has offered company equity as part of a crowdfunding project. Already more than 150 investors have been found investing between 500 and 10.000… Read More