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December 16, 2019

How Happy Cow Milk raised $400k in 8 hours after launching their equity crowdfunding campaign publicly.

This story actually starts at the end of another story. A point in a business where the founder decided enough was enough. He’d had enough no’s: However, the founder of Happy Cow Milk Company, Glen, got a response he didn’t […]

November 25, 2019

Posted by Emma Goodman

Scaling up the war on plastic: Ethique’s equity crowdfunding case

Plastic pollution is a major contributor to the world’s environmental woes, and the beauty industry is one of the perpetrators. An article by National Geographic earlier this year found that about 8 million tonnes of plastic escapes into the oceans […]

October 15, 2019

Posted by Emma Goodman

Crowdfunding the Quest to make Veganism Mainstream: The Angel Food Case

The environmental impact of the food industry, particularly the meat and dairy industry, is well researched and well known today. One study found that two thirds of the emissions caused by the food industry can be attributed to foods linked […]

May 2, 2018

Posted by Jessie

Kaffelogic Personal Coffee Roasting System

The secret of coffee is great beans, that have been roasted to perfection. But most beans don’t stay fresh long, which means getting freshly roasted beans to grind in your own home can be really difficult. But this is where Kaffelogic […]

October 11, 2017

Posted by Jessie

The Lucy Foundation: Phase Two

Meet the Lucy Foundation, a social enterprise that empowers people with disabilities through inclusive and accessible business. Last year, the Lucy Foundation ran phase one of their Coffee Project with us, and raised over $24,000 to empower five coffee-farming families in […]

August 2, 2017

Posted by Jessie

Help RockEnrol get more young people out to vote!

This has been a pretty interesting few days for politics, to say the least. And as the election draws ever closer, things are only going to get more interesting. But young people’s voices still aren’t being heard by our politicians […]

April 21, 2017

Posted by Anna

How to get your campaign funded in the final few days

Some campaigns start off super strong, and meet their goal in days (or in some cases, even minutes). Think Yeastie Boys, ParrotDog (really, anything craft beer related). But, those are extreme cases and definitely not the normal. Often, you’ll make […]

August 31, 2016

Posted by Anna

$2 mil in 2 days

ParrotDog made history two weeks ago, as the quickest equity campaign in New Zealand to hit the $2 million mark. How did they get there? It wasn’t luck. It was 5 years of growing their business and brand, five months […]

August 30, 2016

Posted by Barry G

Confessions of a Crowdfunding Enthusiast

Our latest guest post comes from crowdfunding enthusiast, Adam Millen. Engineer by day, children’s author by night, he went from backing campaigns to running one of his own. He’s hooked and planning another campaign. You can find out more about […]