Two weeks ago we co-hosted our first “Introduction to Investment for Social Enterprises” workshop with Dave and Emma from the Ākina Foundation. It was great for a bunch of reasons, but mainly because of the people in the room. We had […]
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Drumroll please! After a strenuous application process, rigorous interview timetable obstacle courses, and some diligent due diligence we’re happy to announce that the super amazing wonderful Jessica Venning-Bryan is joining the board of PledgeMe! Can we all pause and […]
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Over the past six months Team PledgeMe has been working on our values. What are they, how do we express them, why are they important, and what’s the impact. We came up with a whole bunch of ideas, but whittled […]
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It all started in early March 2012. Anna (that’s me) and Alex (that’s this guy) met at a cafe to talk about our journeys as leaders of organisations with a bigger vision that just financial value creation. I was, and […]
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PledgeMe is searching for a peer to peer lending specialist. While the salary is limited and the hours long you will get job satisfaction through your exposure to the exciting world of regulated financial markets. Help us navigate these crowded […]
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An acquaintance once told me a good director (on a board of directors, not like Steven Spielberg director) is like having someone on the roof of your car, shining a light onto the road ahead. They aren’t driving (that’s the […]
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This week, we are very sad to announce that the lovely Anake Goodall is stepping down from our PledgeMe board. After two years of hard work, sage advice, and cupcake decoration, he’s decided to move on in order to focus […]
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Just before Christmas we took a big step toward launching a new way for Kiwis to fund the things they care about. Applying for a peer-to-peer lending licence was the first public step we’ve taken toward offering a new product: […]
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The year of twenty hundred and fifteen has been a year of steady growth for PledgeMe, crowdfunding, and general awesomeness in New Zealand. We started the year a team of three squished in between the Ākina Foundation and the Morgan Foundation […]
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Early last month, I spent two days in Melbourne and one day in Sydney meeting with local companies, co-working spaces, government, funders, and startup supporters. My trip had two goals. Firstly to assess where Australia’s proposed legislation on equity crowdfunding […]
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