CROWDFUNDING AS FINANCE MODELKRISTIINA PÄÄKKÖNEN COUNTRY MANAGER, FUNDEDBYME
5 September2013
@KristiinaMeme
www.fundedbyme.com
KRISTIINA PÄÄKKÖNEN
WHAT IS CROWDFUNDING?
WHY CROWDFUNDING?
SUCCESS STORY: VIRTUOUS VODKA
Money raised:
Sek1,000,140 /
€115,000
Number of
Investors: 103
Date Funded:
January 2013
Sector: Organic
VIRTUOUS VODKA - CONTINUED
Europe’s fastest-growing crowd
investment platform connecting
investors and entrepreneurs.
FUNDEDBYME
• Over 25,600 registered users
• Over €3million raised in
equity
• Nordics, Spain & Germany
• Cross-border investments
• 6% fee on all money raised
FUNDEDBYME
USER PROFILE: INVESTORS
Investments like these
allow me to take a peek at
how different companies
work and think.
– Siam Choudhury
(read blog)
…There is no marketplace
for external funding. This
makes crowdfunding a
good form of financing.
– Matti Vanhanen (read
blog)
I loved that a project with
such an amazing story…
that we could buy into the
change rather than just
hope that it’d succeed.
- Alf Rehn (read blog)
USER PROFILE: ENTREPRENEURS
…Find investors who
share the same values
and interests in the
environment & technology.
– Sakke Arffman,
Lastu
a global crowdfunding
round seems very
appropriate for us.
– Nina Ignatius,
Beibamboo (read blog)
Yes, the money was key,
but the bigger motivator
was getting this captive
audience.
– Claes Stenmark,
Virtuous Vodka (read blog)
• Short introduction to your brand
• Comprehensive business plan
• Financial information
• Active marketing and communication plan –
key to success!
Pre-Round / Open Round / Close Round
EASY TO GET STARTED
FINNISH BEIBAMBOO
AUGUST 2013: BEIBAMBOO RAISED 50K
MORE STORIES
THANK YOU!
www.FundedByMe.com
@fundedbyme
Kristiina Pääkkönen
@KristiinaMeme
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