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Snowball Effect (equity crowdfunding)

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Trading name
  
Snowball Effect

Founded
  
2012

Industry
  
Private Equity

Type of business
  
Private

Founders
  
Richard AllenSimeon BurnettFrancis ReidJosh Daniell

Website
  
www.snowballeffect.co.nz

Snowball Effect is a New Zealand-based online investing marketplace, that enables New Zealand companies to offer shares to members of the public. The company was founded in 2012 and launched in August 2014, after being one of the first to acquire an equity crowdfunding license from the Financial Markets Authority. As of January 2017 over NZ$20 million has been raised on the platform.

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Board of Directors

  • Stephen Franks
  • Francis Reid
  • Richard Allen

    • Highlights

  • Snowball Effect was one of the first two companies to acquire licensing from the Financial Markets Authority.
  • Launched New Zealand's first equity crowdfunding offer, Renaissance Brewing, on 11 August 2014.
  • Aeronavics raised $1.5 million, the second highest amount raised through equity crowdfunding in New Zealand.
  • Invivo Wines raised $2 million, at the time, the highest amount raised through equity crowdfunding in New Zealand.
  • Snowball Effect begins private capital and wholesale investor services.

    • Notable Offers

    The following is a list of notable offers that have been made through Snowball Effect:

  • Renaissance - $700,000
  • The Patriarch - $488,800
  • CarbonScape - $764,302
  • Aeronavics $1,500,000
  • Invivo Wines - $2,000,000
  • Breathe Easy - $613,428
  • Red Witch - $407,772
  • Punakaiki Fund - $889,200 and $462,000
  • Squirrel Group - $3,424,400

    • References

    Snowball Effect (equity crowdfunding) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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