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November 18, 2015

It’s one year ago today that we had our first successful equity campaign – for us. It was a scary move, going out with our own campaign and asking our crowd to join us on our journey. I joke that […]

October 28, 2015

Posted by Barry G

Bubbling with innovation

Today crowdfunding platforms are awash with ingenuity. Look no further than our own humble bubble to find bitchin’ mobile stitching workshops, the future of food and a refreshing way of delivering the news. But, it’s not only the bright sparks […]

October 20, 2015

Posted by Anna

Advancing by retreating

We’ve been talking about having a team retreat for a while. So long that our Slack channel was optimistically predicting April. But it wasn’t until the other month starting with ‘A’ that we managed to get (almost all) of the […]

September 24, 2015

Posted by Barry G

Breaking Ground

[A couple of months ago a bright-eyed Irish lad approached us. He had experience in financial markets and a thirst for a challenge. Barry is now PledgeMe’s Rad Debtor, looking at crowdlending and debt crowdfunding for us.] Nine months ago, I […]

September 9, 2015

Posted by pledgeme

Introducing Mikey

Team PledgeMe is growing! And we’d like to welcome Mikey Clarke onboard as our brand new Tech Wrangler.

September 2, 2015

Posted by Will Stewart

What’s a social enterprise and why are some Kiwis so scared of them?

A social enterprise is an organisation that applies commercial strategies to maximise improvements in human and environmental well-being — this may include maximising social impact rather than profits for external shareholders. I love social enterprises. I tend to care more […]

July 24, 2015

Posted by Jackson

WANTED: One Chief Tech Wrangler

With our equity crowdfunding campaign almost over, we’re looking to grow our team! First person we want to get on board is a chief tech wrangler. Check out the job description below and get in touch if you think you […]

July 13, 2015

Posted by Jessie

Ain’t no party like a PledgeMe party

So PledgeMe recently turned three (and a third). And we figured, what better way to celebrate our third anniversary than with THREE awesome parties, with all our wonderful supporters?? First stop was Ivy Bar in Wellington, where people ran in […]

June 19, 2015

Posted by Jackson

Crowdfunding crowdfunding: ROUND TWO!

Last night at our three and a third birthday* we announced that we’re doing a second equity crowdfunding round. We want to grow crowdfunding in New Zealand and to do that we need our crowd’s help — that’s you! Our first round […]

June 9, 2015

Posted by Jessie

PledgeMe’s Third Birthday! (and a third)

If there’s one thing the PledgeMe posse knows, it’s how to party. We love nothing more than some groovy beats, good food and great company. But with how busy we’ve been lately – did we mention we’ve been busy? – […]