Tagged: portugal

July 31, 2017 @ 9:34 am By JD Alois  |  

  Banco BNI Europa has formed a strategic partnership with marketplace lender Creditshelf to help provide financing to German SMEs. Creditshelf is an SME lending specialist and BNI Europa is slated to invest up to €15 million into German SMEs over the coming months. Launched in 2014,… Read More

July 25, 2017 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Banco BNI Europa, a digital challenger bank based in Portugal, has announced it has reached profitability in the first half of 2017, its third year in operation. Banco BNI Europa said its total assets grew 36.7% reaching almost €500 million in June this year. Total… Read More

July 19, 2017 @ 3:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Agroop, an agricultural tech that develops solutions to collect data and provide insight to farming agents, recently launched its third equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The Portugal-based company is currently seeking €200,000 as it prepares to expand and grow. Founded in 2014, the company stated… Read More

July 7, 2017 @ 8:16 am By JD Alois  |  

While some Fintech firms have started with online lending only to push into other verticals, BNI Europa – a digital only challenger bank – went the banking route first and is now providing consumer credit. Announced today, “Puzzle“, as it has been named, is the… Read More

June 22, 2017 @ 10:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Portugal-based startup, Corkbrick Europe, has recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company is seeking €150,000 for its “Lego-like” like system where users can build any structure, wall, or furniture without any tools, screws, or glue. The company, which was founded in 2012 by father-daughter… Read More

March 31, 2017 @ 9:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs announced the opening of its new office located in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. This news comes just a couple of weeks after Seedrs revealed plans to hit “aggressive growth targets” and appointed two executives, Jeff Kelsey and Ricardo Brízido, to… Read More

March 16, 2017 @ 3:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Portugal-based winetech company, Wine With Spirit, has closed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company launched the initiative earlier this year and originally sought to raise £400,000. By the campaign’s closing, Wine With Spirit secured £428,504. Wine With Spirit is on a mission to bring to the market… Read More

February 10, 2017 @ 11:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Portugal-based winetech company, Wine With Spirit, has successfully secured its Seedrs equity crowdfunding campaign’s £400,000 funding target. The company is currently  on a mission to bring to the market delicious, creative, and exclusive wines that each have their very own original story to tell. Wine With Spirt stated… Read More

February 4, 2017 @ 9:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its equity crowdfunding campaign set to close on Seedrs in a couple of weeks, Portugal-based winetech company, Wine With Spirit, is nearing its £400,000 funding target. As previously reported, Wine With Spirit is on a mission to bring to the market delicious, creative, and exclusive wines that… Read More

December 22, 2016 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wine With Spirit, a Portugal-based wine producer, is officially starting its international expansion. This news comes just a few weeks after the company launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. As previously reported, Wine With Spirit is on a mission to bring to the market delicious, creative,… Read More

December 2, 2016 @ 2:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wine With Spirit, a Portugal-based wine producer, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The winetech company is seeking to raise £400,000 for growth and development. Founded in 2011, Wine With Spirit is on a mission to bring to the market delicious, creative, and exclusive wines… Read More

December 17, 2015 @ 1:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Portugal has published proposed investment crowdfunding regulations in a consultation paper that is open for comments. The document posted by theComissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários (CMVM), embedded below, proposes a cap on funding at one million euros within a 12 month period. The consultation… Read More

July 10, 2015 @ 1:05 am By Therese Torris  |  

Seedrs is a star among equity crowdfunding platforms. Founded in 2009 in the UK, the company pioneered innovations such as raising funds for several crowdfunding platforms – including itself – and launching a crowdfunding campaign for a listed company. Such bold moves have made Seedrs… Read More

June 27, 2015 @ 10:00 am By Therese Torris  |  

  Not long ago the European Crowdfunding Network (ECN)  was just an informal group of Europeans involved in the emerging crowdfunding market. Only in 2013 did it come into legal existence as a formal body. Yesterday, during its second General Assembly in the beautiful city… Read More

May 12, 2015 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

The ECN CrowdCamp is the major event in Europe focussing on crowdfunding as enabler of innovation. The event is designed to get innovators and entrepreneurs familiar with the concept of crowdfunding in all its forms – existing and upcoming, and to show crowdfunding activity and… Read More

May 12, 2015 @ 9:11 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Crowdfunding Network (ECN) has scheduled a new event title “CrowdCamp” which will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, this June. Formed in 20122, the ECN is a pan-European, non-profit, representative organization that has led the charge to change finance across the continent. The new conference… Read More