November 23, 2022<\/p>\n
Oneplanetcrowd, our platform for sustainable financing, is joining forces with <\/strong>The Invesdor Group – a leading financing platform in Europe. This creates one of the largest crowdfunding platforms in Europe. With over 170,000 investors, the new combination has invested more than 438 million euros in over 800 projects. <\/strong> <\/p>\n This gives Oneplanetcrowd access to investors from the Invesdor Group – which is already active in Finland, Germany, and Austria. Invesdor, in turn, can leverage the expertise and network that Oneplanetcrowd has built as the most sustainable financing platform in the Benelux. Both merger partners share the ambition to bring together impact entrepreneurs and investors from across the European Union. Furthermore, joining forces paves the way for European expansion, with the goal of becoming the market leader in Europe. <\/p>\n As banks increasingly withdraw, the demand for direct financing of innovative scale-ups and sustainable energy projects has grown significantly in recent years. Bridging this financing gap for innovation and the sustainable energy transition in Europe has only gained urgency in the meantime. Globally, the financing gap is 4 to 6 trillion dollars per year<\/a> to transform into a low-carbon economy. <\/p>\n The introduction of the pan-European Crowdfunding Service Provider license (ECSP) and the possibility to digitize shares and bonds using blockchain technology demonstrates that the EU has crowdfunding high on the political agenda to create a Capital Markets Union (CMU). This would effectively create a single capital market within the entire EU. Invesdor and Oneplanetcrowd are pioneers in this fast-growing market and are now joining forces to form a strong European financing platform. <\/p>\n Coenraad de Vries is pleased with the collaboration: ‘Sustainable energy projects, scale-ups, and impact entrepreneurs can now also raise financing in other European countries.’<\/p>\n Christopher Gr\u00e4tz, co-founder and CEO of Invesdor, will remain as CEO of the Group, while Maarten de Jong, co-founder and managing director of Oneplanetcrowd, joins the management team and will lead all activities in the Benelux. Coenraad de Vries and Laura Rooseboom of StartGreen Capital – initiators and co-founders of Oneplanetcrowd – remain actively involved, including in the implementation of the sustainability policy and internationalization. Additionally, De Vries will take a seat on the Supervisory Board. <\/p>\n Maarten de Jong: ‘Involving citizens in financing the energy transition is something many EU member states strive for; increasingly, this is even a requirement. Crowdfunding can play a crucial role in this.’ Under his leadership, Oneplanetcrowd was the third financing platform in Europe to receive the ECSP license. ‘This license gives us a significant head start in this promising growth market, which represents a market value of 2.47 billion euros in our most important markets alone.’ <\/strong><\/a>. It allows us to position ourselves as one major established player that meets strict European quality criteria. With these European laws and regulations, the market has become mature and more transparent.’ <\/p>\n More information can be found in the full press release<\/a><\/p>\n <\/a> Emissions Gap Report 2022<\/a><\/p>\n <\/a> The 2nd Global Alternative Finance Market Benchmarking Report (2021)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" November 23, 2022 Oneplanetcrowd, our platform for sustainable financing, is joining forces with The Invesdor Group – a leading financing platform in Europe. This creates one of the largest crowdfunding platforms in Europe. With over 170,000 investors, the new combination has invested more than 438 million euros in over 800 projects. 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Pioneers in the European capital market<\/h6>\n
Changes in roles<\/h6>\n