Press release -
1 million raised in less than 3 minutes on FundedByMe
Named as "Best Premium Beverage" at the WBIA widely considered the world’s most prestigious beverage awards show, NOA Relaxation started its equity crowdfunding round on Thursday, 29:th of January 2015. In less than 3 minutes more then 1 million SEK were committed by investors and beating previous European equity crowdfunding record. It also reached more than 50% of its goal in less then 3 hours and raised more funds in 12 hours then any Nordic equity campaign before.
“I am humbled by the positive response our brand has attained recently, both in Sweden and internationally. We have by far surpassed our high expectations with our first ever public crowdfunding for equity round on FundedByMe. The massive interest is extraordinary and It feels good that so many investors share our belief that we are on to something” says Noa Fridmark, founder of NOA Potions AB.
Swedish leading daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter, Norwegian-magazine and other media describe NOA Relaxation as the symbol for a new era where relaxation beverages will replace energy drinks.
“Energy drinks are so 1990s; relaxation drinks are the new thing. Swedish start-up NOA Relaxation recently won the premium drinks...” N magazine, Jan. 2015.
"FundedByMe has established a unique crowd-investment platform where companies, regardless of their size and stage, can receive funding from both a local and international group of people. The Entrepreneur is in control and sets the ambitions, the type of capital, and the terms. The investor is exposed to a never-seen-before deal flow where exciting companies from several different countries are looking for capital and ambassadors." says FundedByMe COO Pontus Frohde
Members on FundedByMe.com invested nearly 100,000,000 SEK since the crowdfunding platform added equity crowdfunding to it's offering in September 2012 and by opening up an office together with an established team of investors in Singapore, FundedByMe is also the first crowd-investment company to bridge the gap between Europe and Asia.
"Over the last year FundedByMe has attracted personnel from Klarna, Facebook, Rocket Internet, PwC, Microsoft, Spotify and lately an established Investment Bank in Sweden – This makes not only the platform unique but also the team has been recognised as world class." says FundedByMe COO Pontus Frohde
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FundedByMe is the fastest-growing crowd financing platform, connecting investors and entrepreneurs – offering equity crowdfunding, lending and reward based crowdfunding. Founded in April 2011 in Sweden, FundedByMe today operates with additional offices in Finland, Denmark, Norway, Spain, Italy, Germany and Singapore.
For more information, visit www.fundedbyme.com
“Receiving capital is going to get more and more complicated for most companies, and more equity is required. There is virtually no marketplace for unlisted companies other than crowdfunding platforms such as FundedByMe.” says Matti Vanhanen, former Finnish Prime Minister
