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July 12, 2021 @ 9:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Three European digital investment platforms Kapilendo, Finnest, and Invesdor will now consolidate under the Invesdor brand. Finland-based Invesdor was originally launched as a securities crowdfunding platform. In 2019, Invesdor and Finnest completed a merger. When the two companies merged, Finnest was operating as an online… Read More

March 11, 2020 @ 9:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

In 2016, Friends & Brgrs, a restaurant group based in Finland, raised capital on Invesdor. The company sought up to €980,000 at a pre-money valuation of €8.82 million. According to the offering page, 560 investors purchased shares in the small company at €24.50 each. The… Read More

February 29, 2020 @ 11:51 am By JD Alois  |  

In a post on LinkedIn, Invesdor founder Lasse Mäkelä has announced the platform he launched has identified a new CEO. Mäkelä did not identify the name of the new executive. He stated: “As many of you also know, Invesdor has been in search of a… Read More

January 16, 2020 @ 10:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Invesdor Ltd has revealed a new funding round that closed at the end of 2019. According to a blog post, Invesdor raised €1.86 million from a “selected group of large scale investors,” current shareholders and some employees.  Invesdor explained that a total of €1.6 million… Read More

October 1, 2019 @ 10:29 am By JD Alois  |  

European crowdfunding platform and digital investment bank Invesdor is looking for a new CEO. The news was revealed in a post to shareholders by founder and current CEO Lasse Mäkelä who said after 8 years at the helm it is time to find someone with… Read More

June 28, 2019 @ 5:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nordic crowdfunding platform Invesdor announced on Thursday it has completed its merger with Finnest, an Austria based Fintech that provides debt capital to small and medium-sized firms. According to Invesdor, the companies now form Invesdor Group, which is described as a pan-European digital investment and… Read More

March 20, 2019 @ 7:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Finnest, an Austria based Fintech that provides debt capital to small and medium-sized firms, has announced a planned merger with Finland based Invesdor Oy. The newly formed company will see the combination of a leading Nordic equity crowdfunding platform and a top online lender serving… Read More

January 21, 2019 @ 10:03 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

2018 was another great year for Invesdor, according to management. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Helsinki with a branch office in Stockholm, the award-winning Nordic market leader in digital fundraising and investing connects European growth companies with global investors. Named Best Nordic Fintech Startup 2018 and regulated… Read More

January 3, 2019 @ 6:41 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Finland-based online investment platform Invesdor operates and connects European growth companies with investors worldwide. Since launching six years ago, Invesdor has helped raise more than €63 million for more than 130 businesses.  How did the platform fare last year? This morning Invesdor Co-Founder and CEO… Read More

December 16, 2018 @ 1:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Nordic healthtech company Naava is looking to raise up to €2.5 million on Finland based Invesdor crowdfunding platform. The company recently said this funding is in advance of a planned initial public offering (IPO) that management intends on pursuing around 2020 or 2021. This is not… Read More

November 1, 2018 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform Invesdor has won the regional Fintech category of the Nordic Startup Awards which were held in Copenhagen this week. The competition saw over 2500 nominees. The Finland based company competed against finalists from Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland in a combination of… Read More

May 30, 2018 @ 11:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, European financial group Nordea announced it has formed a partnership with Invesdor to improve the availability of alternative financing solutions for Finnish growth companies. According to the duo, the market for digital financing services has grown in the Nordic countries in the past few… Read More

May 14, 2018 @ 12:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sharetribe, a Finnish software provider, is set to close its equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs later this week. The campaign has successfully secured more than €950,000 from nearly 330 investors. As previously reported, Sharetribe was founded in 2011 and claims its platform is the “easiest” way to… Read More

April 25, 2018 @ 9:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sharetribe, a Finnish software provider, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor and surpassed its minimum target of €500,000 within the first 48 hours. The funding round has now raised nearly €600,000 from more than 175 investors. Founded in 2011, Sharetribe claims its platform is the “easiest”… Read More

February 5, 2018 @ 1:58 pm By Therese Torris  |  

The Paris Fintech Forum 2018 (#PFF18) was a huge event, here are a few highlights from the sessions moderated by Crowdfund Insider & friends. The conference gathered more than 2,500 delegates from more than 50 countries from the five continents at the old French stock… Read More

November 24, 2017 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Prasos, a Bitcoin broker seeking to make Bitcoin investing mainstream, is looking to raise a minimum of €750,000 and a maximum €2.5 million on Invesdor. Praso is offering 5% to 14.91% in equity in the company at a pre-money valuation of €14.26 million. Praso expects top line revenue… Read More

November 2, 2017 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Invesdor, an investment crowdfunding platform, has released the results of an online survey they recently completed. According to Invesdor, their research uncovered that investors backing unlisted companies via crowdfunding and online investment services expect to gain experiences, learning opportunities, thrills, and conformity with their values…. Read More

October 25, 2017 @ 3:29 pm By Therese Torris  |  

Two main topics of the 6th Annual Convention of the European Crowdfunding Network (ECN) on October 19th and 20th were technology innovation and cross-border finance. The discussions showed that alternative finance has only scratched the surface of its technological innovation’s potential ‒ the potential to… Read More

September 28, 2017 @ 8:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Stockholm based Sharpfin AB has topped its funding goal of SEK 1.65 million holding at SEK 2.3 million on Invesdor. This marks the first successful Swedish offer listed on Invesdor which is based in Finland. The company has extended the subscription period of its equity… Read More

August 22, 2017 @ 8:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Finnish medtech company Askel Healthcare Ltd has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor to raise a minimum of €450,000 for its implant for cartilage repair, COPLA Scaffold. Askel Healthcare was founded in March 2017 by the group of scientists behind the invention. The company’s team… Read More