Four successful investment campaigns have closed: investments exceeded €4 million.
19/01/2025
19/01/2025
The Crowdberry investment platform has successfully closed four investment campaigns, with companies raising more than €4 million in fresh capital. Investors have provided funds to Pohoda Festival, Unimus by Netcore, Expandeco and Flexdog through the platform. Two companies raised capital in the form of loans in exchange for interest income paid to investors, the other two allowed investors to become co-owners and share in the growth of their value.
The investment campaign for Pohoda Festival was the first opportunity on the Crowdberry platform to enable investors to provide financing in the form of credit (loans) at a fixed rate of interest.
In the case of Pohoda, it was a secured investment opportunity with a 9.7% interest rate, paid semi-annually and with a loan maturity of up to three years.
Through the Crowdberry platform, 96 investors provided a loan to the festival in the total amount of €671,100.
The investors were convinced by the brand itself, which is known and loved by hundreds of thousands, has the trust of major sponsors and the interest of fans, who also purchased limited edition lifetime tickets.
"Thanks to debt financing and funds from private investors, the festival is able to overcome the challenges caused by the pandemic, increase the quality of the event and expand its capacity by 10%. This is the first change of this kind since 2010," says Michal Kaščák, founder of the Pohoda festival.
"We are planning major innovations in 2025. We want to significantly improve communication towards visitors, bring new festival buildings, improve the architecture and ensure an attractive lineup," adds Kaščák.
Via SaaS (Software as a Service), Unimus by NetCore offers solutions for automation, configuration and management of IT networks, as well as rapid recovery of systems after outages. Its technology is designed to provide reliable support and minimize the impact of global outages, which is appreciated by space agencies and telecommunications companies, among others.
Unimus by NetCore attracted 65 investors over the platform, who provided the company with a loan totaling €500,000.
The investment brings investors an interest rate of 9.7%, paid semi-annually. Some 35% of the principal will be repaid over the term of the loan, with the remaining amount to be repaid after three years.
"The growing customer base around the world brings with it higher demands on staffing. The loan will therefore be used mainly to expand the team with developers, as well as to strengthen key positions in sales and marketing. Part of the funds will also go towards repaying existing liabilities," says Tomáš Kirňák, CEO of Unimus by Netcore.
Slovak company Expandeco, a leading provider of services to help e-commerce companies expand abroad, has raised more than €2.2 million in capital through the Crowdberry platform.
The capital will be used to acquire the Czech company Pošta bez hranic, a major parcel carrier for e-shops with pan-European operations. The transaction was signed in December 2024 and closed in January 2025.
This investment opportunity provided investors with a unique opportunity to directly finance a regional M&A transaction that will enable the creation of a full-service platform for expanding e-commerce businesses across Europe. Transactions of this type are traditionally only available to institutional funds.
The merger of the two companies will create the largest provider of e-commerce services in Central Europe with sales of €17 million and EBITDA of approximately €1.8 million in 2024. The goal is to increase the turnover of the combined companies to €30 million within four years.
Among the successfully closed investment opportunities on the Crowdberry platform is an investment in the Czech company FLEXDOG, which received development capital of over €500,000 from more than 50 investors.
FLEXDOG is one of the leading European search engines and price comparison sites for clothing and sneakers. FLEXDOG connects brands, retailers and resale platforms directly with customers, especially Gen Z, across Europe. It provides them with a rich selection of clothing and sneakers in one place, with the ability to compare and search for the best prices from a variety of online retailers. The platform is visited by hundreds of thousands of visitors each month. The volume of goods sold through FLEXDOG has already exceeded €10 million.
The potential for FLEXDOG's internationalization also attracted investors, who will facilitate the company's further development and scaling through private capital.
"The funds raised will be invested in expanding the platform, improving the user experience, and strengthening marketing activities, which will be the catalyst for our further growth," says Jakub Mandát, CEO of FLEXDOG.
The company is also backed by renowned Czech entrepreneur Tomáš Čupr and professional funds Credo Ventures and Kaya Ventures.
Direct and local investing is increasingly coming to the fore, as Slovaks and Czechs look to increase their capital in a way that also has local significance. On the Crowdberry platform, you have the opportunity to co-own or lend to local companies and real estate with promising returns.
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