| Trade name | AlphaCrowd – equity crowdfunding |
|---|---|
| Industry | Investment banking |
| Founded | January 2015, New Zealand |
| Founder | Bart Janowski |
| Website | https://www.alphacrowd.co.nz |
AlphaCrowd is a New Zealand equity crowdfunding platform for digital and technology companies and investors, that was licensed by the Financial Markets Authority in October 2015. In November 2016, the company raised equity capital from a Chinese angel investor at a valuation of around $2.7 million; of the $800,000 raised a part was conditional on the investor being granted a travel visa to New Zealand.
Board of directors
- Aaron Hockly
- Matthew Holdich
- Bart Janowski (Founder)
- Lasith Weeraratne
Successful offers
- The Module Project – $207,000
- LazyAz – $240,769.20
References
- "Chinese investors to be targeted by NZ's newest crowdfunding platform". The National Business Review. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- "AlphaCrowd raises $800,000 from Chinese investor, pending visa approval". The National Business Review. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- "Module Project raises almost $200K – has the time come for modular building?". Idealog. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- "AlphaCrowd". www.alphacrowd.co.nz. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- Shaw, Aimee (21 October 2016). "Teen turns down Harvard to focus on delivery service start-up". New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- "AlphaCrowd". www.alphacrowd.co.nz. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
