Tagged: birchal

March 14, 2025 @ 11:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Kirstin Hunter has been appointed as Birchal’s new CEO. Birchal is Australia’s largest securities crowdfunding platform – or crowd-sourced funding as it is labeled in the country. In January, it was revealed that Birchal’s co-founder and CEO, Matt Vitale, was stepping down from the position… Read More

January 8, 2025 @ 3:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Birchal, Australia’s leading investment crowdfunding platform, has lost a co-founder and CEO. Matt Vitale has announced his decision to exit his role at the platform. Vitale said in the blog post that after “deep reflection,” he was leaving the company he helped to launch eight… Read More

December 11, 2024 @ 6:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Birchal, an online investment platform based in Australia, says it has raised $2 million in just 29 hours. The self-crowdfunding round was backed by more than 800 investors. Birchal says its own round was the fastest this year and the largest as well. Birchal is… Read More

December 4, 2024 @ 8:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Birchal, the leading securities crowdfunding platform in Australia (crowd-sourced funding in Aussie) has revealed its first partnership with an outside investor to fund a startup that is listed on its marketplace. Professional investors like VCs or Angels can provide important signalling for retail investors about… Read More

November 25, 2024 @ 4:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Birchal, the leading securities crowdfunding platform in Australia, has added a crowdfunding OG to its roster of resources. According to a note shared by Birchal, Darren Westlake, founder and former CEO of Crowdcube,  joins Birchal as Strategic Advisor. Additionally, Birchal says that Rod Bristow, former… Read More

July 23, 2024 @ 11:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Birchal, the leading investment crowdfunding platform (crowd-sourced funding) in Australia has published its half year report reviewing industry activity. According to the platform, investment crowdfunding is displaying “sustained stability” and growth in platform activity. Birchal shares in its Crowd-Sourced Funding (CSF) FY24 Industry Report ‘Funded’… Read More

January 29, 2024 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Birchal, the largest investment crowdfunding platform in Australia has distributed a report updating on the activity of issuers pursuing online capital formation in the country. “Crowd-sourced funding,” as online securities offerings are labeled in Australia, are said to have remained “stable” generating A$71 million during… Read More

July 11, 2023 @ 10:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Birchal, the largest securities crowdfunding platform in Australia (called crowd-sourced funding in the country), has published a report following five years after online capital formation in its present form was legalized. Matt Vitale, CEO and co-founder of Birchal, states: “We’re five years in. The industry… Read More

March 27, 2023 @ 6:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Birchal, long the leading online capital formation platform in Australia, reports that during its fiscal Q3 2023 quarter it dominated the “crowd-sourced funding” market in the country. Birchal says that it captured 100% market share during the quarter to date, making it the only Australian… Read More

January 30, 2023 @ 10:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding, or crowd-sourced funding (CSF) as it is called down under, generated $72 million in online capital formation, according to an industry report. The information is compiled by Birchal, the largest online investment platform in Australia. Birchals has been providing this report for several… Read More

December 15, 2022 @ 6:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Birchal, the leading securities crowdfunding platform in Australia (crowd-sourced funding), has returned with its annual report on crowdfunding in the country.  As Birchal books more than 70% of Australia’s offering volume, the platform closely tracks sector growth. Birchal reports that the top 20 online securities… Read More

July 18, 2022 @ 10:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding in Australia grew by 82% in the first 6 months of the year, according to the leading platform Birchal. Birchal shares that this growth was fueled largely due to its operations as it garnered 73% of all online securities offering. Crowd-sourced funding (or… Read More

March 23, 2022 @ 6:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform Birchal has surpassed $100 million in financing (as of March 17, 2022), according to an email from the company. As the largest crowdfunding provider in Australia, Birchal is the first to top this amount. As of March 2022, Birchal claims to be… Read More

February 6, 2022 @ 7:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

In Australia, the market cap of all crowdfunded companies topped $1 billion in 2021, according to the leading securities crowdfunding platform Birchal. The report states that the value of all crowdfunded companies doubled in 2021 in comparison to 2020. In Australia, securities crowdfunding is labeled… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 10:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Zero Co, has broken the Australian record for the fastest online securities offering to top $3 million in funding in just 47 minutes, according to a note from the company. Zero Co, an eco startup, is raising growth capital on Birchal. Zero Co went on… Read More

October 4, 2021 @ 8:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Birchal, the top investment crowdfunding platform (called crowd-sourced funding or CSF) in Australia, is reporting that September 2021 is the biggest quarter ever for the industry. According to Birchal, crowdfunding in Australia jumped by 110% versus same quarter year prior. Platforms raised $19.4 million from… Read More

October 1, 2021 @ 2:34 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Australian eco startup Zero Co has announced a $4.3 million crowdfunding campaign, asking Australians to support its next growth phase as they seek to tackle the global plastic problem.  Over the past 10 months, Zero Co has signed up more than 40,000 Australian households and… Read More

July 27, 2021 @ 6:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding in Australia, or crowd-sourced funding (CSF), has doubled in the first half of 2021 in comparison to the same period year prior according to a note provided by Birchal. In aggregate since CSF became legal, over 144 Australian SMEs have raised over $100 million… Read More

January 26, 2021 @ 11:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Birchal, the leading investment crowdfunding platform in Australia, has published a report on the entire sector of online capital formation as well as platform performance. The report tracks progress in the Australian “crowd-sourced funding” (CSF) industry (investment crowdfunding) via data aggregated by Birchal. The information… Read More

July 23, 2020 @ 9:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Birchal, the top investment crowdfunding platform in Australia, has published a report updating on progress being made in Australia regarding “crowd sourced funding” (CSF) as it is called in Australia. According to Birchal, since the commencement of Australia’s CSF industry in 2018, over 80 Australian… Read More