AlphaCrowd

AlphaCrowd
AlphaCrowd – equity crowdfunding
IndustryInvestment banking
FoundedJanuary 2015, New Zealand
FounderBart Janowski
Websitehttps://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.[1] 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.[2]

Board of directors

  • Aaron Hockly
  • Matthew Holdich
  • Bart Janowski (Founder)
  • Lasith Weeraratne

Successful offers

  • The Module Project – $207,000[3][4]
  • LazyAz – $240,769.20[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Chinese investors to be targeted by NZ's newest crowdfunding platform". The National Business Review. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  2. ^ "AlphaCrowd raises $800,000 from Chinese investor, pending visa approval". The National Business Review. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Module Project raises almost $200K – has the time come for modular building?". Idealog. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  4. ^ "AlphaCrowd". www.alphacrowd.co.nz. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "AlphaCrowd". www.alphacrowd.co.nz. Retrieved 17 November 2016.