VC Cafe

JULY 4, 2012

Amongst the different types of crowdfunding: Donation, Reward, Lending and Equity, the latter is on the rise as a fundraising mechanism for European startups. investors can then, through the platform, buy small parts of this equity stake. Below is a table of the equity Crowdfunding platforms operating in Europe: Location.

Equity 160

Equity Europe Due Diligence Startup 160

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Startup Equity and Stock Options: What’s It Worth to You? Glow-In-The-Dark Highways Open In The Netherlands | Co.Design – crowdspring.co/1wXq6DJ. A Counterintuitive System for Startup Compensation – crowdspring.co/1zRImmt. 10 Ways to Make Your Relationship With Your Co-Founder A Success – crowdspring.co/1sSi21Y. 1t2kRO3.

Social Media 99

Social Media Small Business Design Media 99

The Next Web

JANUARY 27, 2013

Go for a convertible notes/equity and save the legal nightmares for when you actually have proven that you’ve got a credible business model. A perfect story from the Netherlands in my opinion: Favour.it In addition, we’d been broadcasted on the largest television show here in the Netherlands.

Netherlands 159

Netherlands Technical Review Software Review Cofounder 159

www.thestartup.eu

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Sweat Equity: Juliette and Marco put in a bit of work during weekends as project managers, designers, developers, sysadmins, etc. MyGengo.com and Tolingo.de. 24h turnaround and a great service. Total cost: $100. Hosting: pay-as-you-go cloud servers, mostly free in the beginning. Debug/usability: UserTesting and $100. Total: $8,350.

Bootstrapping 49

Bootstrapping Italy Sweat Equity Europe 49

The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

This was reported as being untrue by British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) about a year ago. Even the Netherlands is catching up, with FailCon NL taking place this week on March 4th, 2014 in Amsterdam. Many entrepreneurs claim that there’s just not enough money, and that investors in Europe fear failure.

Europe 163

Europe South Korea San Francisco Portugal 163

VC Cafe

JULY 2, 2012

Girls in Tech London picked the top women in 19 countries – the UK, Ireland, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Turkey, Greece and Israel – on the basis of their leadership and excellence in innovation and technology.

Latvia 109

Latvia Lithuania Russia 109