 Link | Spreds | Crowdcube | WiSEED | Venture Bonsai | Cofundit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch date | Nov. 1st 2011 (BE) | Jan. 1st 2011 (UK) | Jan. 1st 2010 (FR) | Jan. 1st 2011 (Finland) | Jun. 1st 2010 (SWLD) |
| Model | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Debt |
| Nb of investors | 11,200 | 108 | 4,800 | 15 (48 members) | |
| Average invest | € 900 | € 750 | € 6,000 | € 5,200 | |
| Nb of startups financed | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | |
| Minimum invest per transaction | € 100 | £ 10 | € 100 | € 5,000 | € 2,000 |
| Traffic per day | 1,100 | 1,932 | 800 | 581 | |
| Description | Spreds is an investment platform where people can invest alongside professionals in European startups and SMEs. They can invest from € 100 under the same financial conditions. Individuals and investment professionals combine their knowledge and investment capacity to achieve success. | Crowdcube (U.K. only), which will allow funders to purchase equity in startups, although they need to be friends and family | Investment in startups from 100€ (Equity) | is a growth ecosystem for entrepreneurs, enabling the most promising companies to get traction, find investors and manage a multi-party investment round. The investments to the company are direct share investments with emphasis on full transparency. The investment rounds are typically less than half a million euros. | Business Loans, Expert Analysis and Private Investments using Crowd Funding and Open Innovation |
| Terms | +/- 5 years | 5 to 8 years before exit | The loan lasts no more than 3 years | ||
| Type of Startup | All SMEs | Entrepreneurs and small businesses | Youg innovative startups | Existing and proved businesses with short term repayement capacity | |
| Registration Fee | No fee | £250 | No fee | 100€ | |
| Financing ranging | 75K€ to no upper limit because regulated prospectus | From 30K£ to 200K£ | 100K€ | From EUR 100k up to EUR 2.0 Moi | |
| Fee paid by investor | 2 % per year | 5 % of funding | 5 % of funding + transaction fee | 5 % of funding | |
| Fee paid by Startup | 3k for non regulated to 6k for regulated transactions EUR (prospectus and legal fees) | 5% fee (+legal fees of £1750) | 10% of amount raised | 10% of amount raised | |
| Website | spreds.com/en | crowdcube.com | wiseed.com | venturebonsai.com | cofundit.com |