PledgeMe explained

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

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lee-Woolf. Yoke Har. 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. 19 August 2015. 21 November 2014.
  2. Web site: Metherell. Suze. Vend boss Rowsell helps PledgeMe meet $100,000 crowd funding target. National Business Review. 19 August 2015.
  3. Book: Maguire. Anna. Crowdfund it!. 30 April 2014. Edita. 9780992482565. 19 August 2015.
  4. Web site: Dennett. Kelly. There's something about PledgeMe founder Anna Guenther. Stuff.co.nz. Fairfax Media. 19 August 2015. 21 June 2015.
  5. Web site: Metherell. Suze. PledgeMe, Snowball Effect gain equity crowd-funding licences. Scoop.co.nz. Scoop Media. 19 August 2015. 31 July 2014.
  6. Web site: About PledgeMe. PledgeMe.co.nz. PledgeMe. 19 August 2015.