PledgeMe

PledgeMe is a Wellington, New Zealand-based crowdfunding platform which offers project and equity crowdfunding.[1][2]

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The company was founded as a rewards-based platform by Anna Guenther in 2011[3][4] and later became one of the first platforms to receive its equity crowdfunding license from the Financial Markets Authority in 2014.[5] As of August 2015 over NZ$7.5 million has been raised on the platform from over 900 successful campaigns.[6]

References
  1. Lee-Woolf, Yoke Har (21 November 2014). "Crowdfunding platform PledgeMe off to a flying start as it raises $100,000 for itself in less than 24 hours, Vend's founder Rowsell puts his dollar in". Idealog. Idealog. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. Metherell, Suze. "Vend boss Rowsell helps PledgeMe meet $100,000 crowd funding target". National Business Review. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  3. Maguire, Anna (30 April 2014). Crowdfund it!. Edita. ISBN 9780992482565. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  4. Dennett, Kelly (21 June 2015). "There's something about PledgeMe founder Anna Guenther". Stuff.co.nz. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  5. Metherell, Suze (31 July 2014). "PledgeMe, Snowball Effect gain equity crowd-funding licences". Scoop.co.nz. Scoop Media. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  6. "About PledgeMe". PledgeMe.co.nz. PledgeMe. Retrieved 19 August 2015.


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