FundedByMe, Europe’s fastest-growing crowdfunding platform, confirmed the launch of two Finnish brands using equity crowd investment to finance growth.
Mobile device accessories - European design
Based in Finland’s Oulu, Lastu is a brand that designs and manufactures high quality wooden designer accessories and protective covers for electronic devices. The products are designed and manufactured in Finland and the campaign on FundedByMe aims to raise €200,000 in crowd investment. “Our product has been very well received in Finland and the other Nordic countries. We are looking to the FundedByMe crowd for additional funding, allowing us to expand awareness of our products and our business across the rest of Europe”, says the Lastu founder, Sakari Arffman of Droplet Hitech Design Ltd.
Business Intelligence solutions – easy and accessible for SMEs
Smeebi, another Finnish startup currently crowdfunding on FundedByMe, provides SaaS-based Business Intelligence for small companies and their advisors. The software is sold online and listed as an approved add-on in the UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand with leading accounting software providers. Smeebi offers reporting, analysis and planning for better business decision-making. Smeebi has a financial goal for the Crowdfunding campaign of €300,000. “Business Intelligence, Cloud and SaaS are all recession-beating growth industries, now with Smeebi and FundedByMe even small
investors can get involved from the start”, says Smeebi’s CEO Rob Connell.
Still crowdfunding - hospital clothing for children
Also still open to investors is Finnish Beibamboo, specialist manufacturer of children’s clothing for use in hospitals. Beibamboo launched their crowd-financing round with FundedByMe on in May 2013 with a goal of collecting €65,000 by Fall 2013. Together with other funding campaigns they have so far raised €26,000. Prominent Beibamboo investors thus far include Alf Rehn and Matti Vanhanen.
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