Anna – PledgeMe Blog

August 5, 2019

The clever way that Food Connect Shed stays true to its social mission

Food Connect Shed ran a successful equity crowdfunding campaign in November 2018. Food Connect connects local buyers with local producers. They work hard to pay farmers and workers a fair price and shorten food miles. They even incubate small food […]

July 22, 2019

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Deadline Magic: what it is and why it works (with crowdfunding examples)

We’ve all had that assignment that we couldn’t possibly bring us to do…until the night before it was due. We all need a deadline. For everything in life: assignments, brazilian waxes, renewing our pre-pay mobile plan. And investing. With every equity […]

July 5, 2019

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Crowdfunding War Stories: Parrotdog’s $2mil in 2 days💰🍻🐦🐶

There’s a lot about business that you can learn about from the craft beer crowd — quirky marketing, sleek branding, collaborations around a mutual passion, and equity crowdfunding for growth. Kiwi icons Parrotdog are known for all of the above, but especially […]

February 22, 2019

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What’s the point? A guide to Unconferences & Reflection

TL;DR — I think we need more events where we learn from each other. I often get stuck in my head. The day-to-day worries of running a business, helping our campaigners raise funds, anti-money laundering audits (yeah, that’s a thing), […]

December 20, 2018

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SleepDrops campaign – what happened and next steps

Sleep Support System Limited, one of the companies in the SleepDrops group, is equity crowdfunding through PledgeMe to fund their expansion plans. So far they have had $784,034 pledged, exceeding their $500,000 goal. You can view their campaign here. […]

August 24, 2018

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Whakangungu Wahine Maori Me Kohatia Au papa hou tuku Koha-a-Iwi // Māori Women’s Development Inc and PledgeMe launch new crowdfunding programme

Kei te mahi tahi a Te Roopu Whakawhanake i ngā wāhine Māori arā – Māori Womens Development Inc me Pledge Me, me te hīkaka o te ngākau ki te tuku i tēnei hōtaka Koha-a-Iwi hou tukanga hoki – Tā Koha […]

August 7, 2018

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Day one: over 80% funded!

It’s crazy to think this time yesterday we weren’t sure how our crowd would react to our latest campaign. We’d had all the normal good signals (people registering their interest to invest, feedback on our posts, and the normal good […]

July 19, 2018

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What it means to equity crowdfund in Australia

Equity crowdfunding has been happening around the globe for the past few years. Over $2.5 billion was raised in 2015 through equity crowdfunding, from the UK (arguably the grandparent of equity crowdfunding) through to PledgeMe’s home country, New Zealand, where […]

July 19, 2018

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We want to make equity crowdfunding equitable.

I have some news to share with you. Six years ago we launched PledgeMe into the world, as New Zealand’s first crowdfunding platform. Since then, over 1,200 campaigns have raised funding through PledgeMe, helping Kiwis fulfil their plans and add richness […]

Author: Anna