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Grant Thornton and crowdfunding platform FundedByMe enter partnership
Grant Thornton and crowdfunding platform FundedByMe enter partnership
Crowdfunding – when companies turn to a crowd of investors to fund projects or ideas - is growing rapidly. Now, auditing and consulting firm Grant Thornton in Sweden partners with the crowdfunding platform, FundedByMe, with more than 50,000 investors in over 160 countries. The success stories include - among many others - Berries by Astrid, Virtuos Vodka and Isbjörn of Sweden.
The purpose of the partnership for Grant Thornton and FundedByMe is to develop entrepreneurship and support companies in their startup phases. For Grant Thornton this primarily means offering valuation services to entrepreneurs, hence facilitating for entrepreneurs and investors to connect and close deals at the right level.
- We believe that FundedByMe’s digital service is completely in tune with the times and that crowdfunding will continue to grow fast, both in Sweden and internationally and especially among young entrepreneurs. We are happy that through this partnership, we are able to support Swedish entrepreneurs in need of funding and thereby contribute to growth, says Carl-Johan Regell, authorized accountant and partner at Grant Thornton Sweden.
We realized several years ago that we wanted to partner with big, established players in the market, in order to develop crowdfunding in the sharing economy. We feel that Grant Thornton, just like FundedByMe, operates in the spirit of companies with increasing growth, and with the right focus for the entrepreneurs and companies who turn to us. We are very happy to announce this partnership and we see Grant Thornton Sweden as a strong partner for the exciting journey that lies ahead, says Daniel Daboczy, founder and CEO of FundedByMe.
The partnership begins with advisors from Grant Thornton participating in different activities, which FundedByMe arranges for investors and entrepreneurs this fall. After that, the companies will draw advantage of their respective networks to help entrepreneurs grow.
Grant Thornton already supports well-known entrepreneurial sponsorships and networks, such as DiGasell, Founders Alliance, YEoS and SUP46.
For more information, contact:
Lisbeth Larsson, Head of Communications, Grant Thornton
T: 0708-21 71 56, 08-563 071 56
E: lisbeth.larsson@se.gt.com
Twitter: @GT:_LisLar
www.grantthornton.se/press
Twitter:@GrantThorntonSE
Lena Flykt Rosén, Head of Partnerships, FundedByMe
T: +46702-86 66 12
Email: lena@fundedbyme.com
About Grant Thornton Sweden
Grant Thornton Sweden is one of the fastest growing audit and consulting firms in Sweden. With more than1100 employees and 23 offices, the company is an independently owned and managed member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd. The member firms provide audit, tax and advisory advices.
Grant Thornton” refers to the brand under which the Grant Thornton member firms provide assurance, tax and advisory services to their clients and/or refers to one or more member firms, as the context requires. Grant Thornton International Ltd (GTIL) and the member firms are not a worldwide partnership. GTIL and each member firm is a separate legal entity. Services are delivered by the member firms. GTIL does not provide services to clients. GTIL and its member firms are not agents of, and do not obligate, one another and are not liable for one another’s acts or omissions
About FundedByMe
FundedByMe is a leading international player in crowdfunding through equity, loan or reward. The company has successfully funded hundreds of companies from 25 countries. The members represent a rapidly growing network of more than 57,000 investors from over 160 countries. FundedByMe with headquarters in Sweden has a presence in countries around Europe and in Singapore.
Topics
- Economy, Finance
Categories
- reward-based crowdfunding
- equity crowdfunding europe
- reward-based crowdfunding europe
- equity crowdfunding asia
- reward-based crowdfunding asia
- fundedbyme
- lena flykt rosén
- investera
- invest
- fund my company
- investors
- how to fund my business
- growth capital
- investerare
- grant thornton
- partnerships
- crowdfunding
- equity crowdfunding
Regions
- Stockholm
FundedByMe is one of the only full-service crowdfunding platforms, offering capital through equity, loan and reward based crowdfunding. We have successfully funded some 500 companies from 25 countries. Our user base is a rapidly expanding network of more than 53 000 investors from over 74 countries around the world. We have local presence in countries around Europe and in Singapore, with headquarters in Sweden.
For more information, visit www.fundedbyme.com.
