The Spreds Blog

The different types of crowdfunding campaigns

— Investment tips — 4 minutes read

Equity campaign Firstly, let's look at the standard equity campaign, which is the most common and straight-forward. In an equity campaign, a company raises funds by offering shares in their company to investors. The reasoning is that in order to raise capital to launch an idea or product, a company opens up part of its capital to get it off the ground... read more

Crowdfunding notes: how to trade them at Euronext Expert Market

— Investment tips — 1 minute read

On Tuesday this week, March 1st, the first crowdfunding note was traded on a secondary market ever in Europe. Yes, MyMicroInvest has a note that can be bought and sold on the Euronext Expert Market. This is great news, as this means that our investors will enjoy more price transparency on their investment in the future... read more

Perspectives on Crowdfunding

— Investment tips — 2 minutes read

Crowdfunding, a new concept that has already made its way to several countries, is still in an emerging phase in Europe... read more

The Startup Plan: investing in Belgian companies has never been this easy

— Investment tips — 2 minutes read

Following the example of French legislation, Belgian legislation offers since recently a fiscal advantage that encourages the support of young companies. By facilitating fundraisings and loans via crowdfunding platforms, the "Startup Plan" creates a big advantage for investors... read more

MyMicroInvest at the Crowdsourcing Week

— Updates — 1 minute read

Are you ready to learn what's the forefront of our digitally connected future? This October, hundreds of the biggest names in business, technology, and policy are gathering to create the future and we want you among them... read more

MyMicroInvest raises €3 million to finance international expansion

— Investment tips — 1 minute read

MyMicroInvest, market leader in crowdfunding in Belgium, prepares for international expansion and does so by raising €3 million of fresh capital. In 3 years time, already €10 million has been invested in about 30 companies by a 'community' of 30.000 members. MyMicroInvest is now ready to shift up a gear... read more