Press release - 22 May 2013 11:48

FundedByMe collaborates with Affärsvärlden

Stockholm, 22 May 2013: Europe’s fastest-growing crowd investment platform for investors to meet some of the most exciting entrepreneurs today announced a partnership with Platinum, a subsidy of Sweden’s most respected business publication, Affärsvärlden. This collaboration, which drives traffic to an informative landing page from which to explore the platform, aims to introduce more traditional investors to the concept of crowdfunding as an alternative way of supporting small businesses and ensuring an interesting and varied investment portfolio.

Daniel Daboczy, CEO and co-founder of FundedByMe says, “The response from traditional investors when they learn about the opportunity to be part of the next big thing in business - and of the wide variety of new businesses they can invest in through crowdfunding - is mind-blowing. We believe that investors want to be participants rather than passive end-users and crowdfunding offers a great tool to allow investors – big or small – to be a part of the next Spotify, Minecraft or Angry Birds while creating the future of business in Europe.”

And Lotta Dinkelspiel, editor of Affärsvärlden Platinum, agrees, “Our readers are distinguished in business and all have one thing in common – they want to invest their money, yes for return on investment, but increasingly to receive value from investment too. This is what crowdfunding – and equity crowdfunding in particular - offers the Platinum reader. We are very excited about this collaboration.”

The FundedByMe platform today has over 20,000 investors, 300 startups, and €300m of investment capacity, with €2m already invested in nine companies. Affärsvärlden has a unique weekly online readership of around 100,000 and print run of 22,000.

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About FundedByMe

FundedByMe is Europe's fastest-growing crowd investment platform, connecting investors and entrepreneurs – be it through traditional crowdfunding or with equity offers. Founded in April 2011 in Sweden, FundedByMe today operates with additional offices in Finland, Denmark, Norway and Spain. For more information, visit www.fundedbyme.com.

Notes for Editors

Please view our brand introduction video
We can facilitate interviews with the founders of FundedByMe as well as independent crowdfunding specialists, familiar with the concept.

Topics

Art, Culture, Entertainment

Regions

Stockholm

FundedByMe is Europe's fastest-growing crowd financing platform, connecting investors and entrepreneurs – be it through traditional crowdfunding or with equity offers. Founded in April 2011 in Sweden, FundedByMe today operates with additional offices in Finland, Denmark and Norway.

For more information, visit www.fundedbyme.com.

Contacts

Susan Sjölund

Press contact Chief Marketing Officer Marketing and communications susan@fundedbyme.com +46723338910

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