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Real estate is an ideal way to diversify one’s portfolio today. Capital invested in real estate brings not only interesting opportunities for appreciation, but also protection against inflation. How did industrial real estate, retail parks, residential development and construction of housing for seniors perform last year and why is capital distribution important? Find out in this next instalment of our Investing in Real Estate series.

Fifteen years ago, in front of one of their houses, two young entrepreneurs decided to start importing into the Czech Republic brand-name clothing they thought was lacking here.

After launching the German version of its e-shop last year, Freshlabels is planning to continue its incremental expansion into Western Europe.

Slovak company nettle.ai, which is focused on solutions in the area of conversational technologies using artificial intelligence, received a significant investment in the volume of €1 million from Crowdberry investors and the Venture to Future Fund (VFF) investment fund.

SEC Technologies, inventor of a laser-based technology that can detect, identify and quantify chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial chemicals over long distances, has successfully raised €3 million in funding from Crowdberry and Venture to Future Fund (VFF).

Footshop announced the acquisition of its competitor Queens at the beginning of 2021 – a deal made possible thanks in part to funding obtained from a Crowdberry investment campaign in 2020. Now, investors have another opportunity to invest in the athletic-footwear giant during its next growth phase.

Real estate should be a standard part of any investor’s portfolio, in which several segments with various levels of risk should be combined, says Peter Bečár, partner at Crowdberry.

The Isadore campaign aired during the Tour de France and financed by Crowdberry investors helped lift the brand’s sales by 250%, tripling the number of its customers. Traffic in the brand’s e-shop nearly tripled as well. Moreover, the campaign was recognized for its creative concept and successful implementation. 

The biggest potential for growth can be seen in sectors that profit from the dynamic in e-commerce. In the realm of alternative investments, there is a focus on those that bring innovations or improve the quality of customer-service as well as suppliers.

isklad provides investors with the opportunity to profit from the growth in the e-commerce market. isklad, as a provider of logistics infrastructure for a large number of e-shops, can profit from their collective growth as well as from the influx of new clients. These can be integrated efficiently thanks to isklad’s original and optimized software and its quality team. Thanks to its state-of-the-art technology, isklad can easily scale its product and thus serve thousands of small and large e-shops, thereby achieving a leading position in the Central European region.

Thanks to its own unique software, this company has grown from an e-shop to a logistics center. Today, it provides its unrivalled services to nearly a hundred e-shops.

Due to the coronavirus crisis, some investors have reconsidered their investment plans and begun to focus on lower-risk investments.

EUR 22 million for fourteen Czech and Slovak companies that have transformed their respective sectors and left a significant mark on society.

Years ago, they exchanged bicycles for pumping the pedals of business

Under the leadership of Dr. Pavol Čekan, the MultiplexDX team of scientists has developed a new diagnostic test for COVID-19. The tests have undergone validation at the biomedical centre of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and is awaiting certification. The initial units should be available to the public within three weeks. Thanks to support from Crowdberry investors, Slovakia is poised to become self-sufficient in testing for the coronavirus.

Bratislava, 4 October 2019- Investment fund The National Development Fund II, a. s., which is under the administration of Slovak Investment Holding, announced the winners of the tender for the administration and implementation of financial instrument for the support of startups in the amount of €23 million. €11.6 million will be managed by experts from investment platform Crowdberry.

The tradition of yoghurt production has deep roots in Central Europe. After all, Czechoslovakia held global leadership in fruit yoghurt production - during the First Republic, yoghurt was produced by Radlická mlékárna in Prague and as a result of its innovativeness and excellent taste, it was exported to 14 countries in Europe.

Crowdfunding has become increasingly popular over the past decade, yet it has been with us for centuries. The Statue of Liberty in New York and the Czech National Theatre are both examples where communities funded an idea or a project. The latest innovation in crowdfunding is crowdinvesting, which allows investors to invest in and own a share in a privately held company or real estate.

Community investing responds to an ageing population – Crowdberry enables the co-ownership of the largest private facility for seniors dependent on medical care and patients with Alzheimer’s disease in Bratislava. Thus, through crowd-investing, it is available for private investors, making it a unique investment opportunity in Central Europe as a whole

Boataround.com has received funding from Crowdberry investors and Slovak Investment Holding to accelerate its international growth.

Experienced Asset and Property Manager Michal Navrátil joined the CB Property Investors team on 1 February 2023. He will be primarily responsible for the asset management of the fund, from the operational set-up of the properties, through feasibility assessments, to the implementation of the development plan.

The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe 2022 ranking has been unveiled and, based on percentage revenue growth, three companies from the Crowdberry portfolio stood out amongst the nearly 400 companies. Congratulations to MultiplexDX, DNA ERA and nettle.ai, as well as their investors, who can be proud of the growth they have helped foster in these companies.

The uniqueness of NEXINEO's solution lies in its ability to replace dozens of classroom computers with one central server. How does the entire system from this Slovak tech startup work? Join us for a detailed look at NEXINEO.

The altFINS platform offers a complete investment and workflow experience with a focus on digital asset due diligence. It aims to enable investors to easily find and execute profitable trading operations on exchanges. It serves active – both individual and institutional – investors who want to make more informed decisions.

Ecocapsule – the producer of energy self-sufficient microdomes – has won praise and orders from customers around the world. But the Slovak company is not stopping with its first limited-edition products. It is on the threshold of a new phase, in which it wants to start mass production of a new kind of NextGen microdome and prepare for the arrival of a strategic partner. Thanks to our platform, you have the opportunity to be present at this important milestone, to contribute to Ecocapsule's growth and to capitalise on your capital.

Even a lot of the locals do not know about the quiet complex. At first glance, few would think that the buildings, which look more like a hotel, would be a home for senior citizens. Thanks in part to investors from the Crowdberry investment platform, however, this facility has been created with a modern concept that lets its residents grow old with dignity.