Eureeca’s Updated KYC Process
As part of our commitment to maintain and improve our systems and service to you, we’ve implemented changes to the website. Part of these changes is the automation of our KYC (Know Your Client) process
Guides
A Guide to Early Adoption Benefits When Investing
Early adoption is a mechanism that allows investors to buy shares at a lower valuation and share price. Entrepreneurs reward investors who commit to a proposal earlier on in its investment process. It typically takes the form of a first…
A quick guide to the Eureeca Investor Dashboard
Becoming an investor on the Eureeca platform is a simple process. Once you have registered and agreed to our Terms of Business, you then deposit funds into your Eureeca account. Once we have received these funds and completed our third-party compliance checks, you are ready to start investing. As an investor on Eureeca, you become a […]
Why Equity Crowdfunding? Top 6 Reasons…
Here’s a list of six of the top reasons why entrepreneurs and SME’s should use an equity crowdfunding campaign to raise capital for their business. 1. Be Efficient By bringing the capitalisation process online and allowing pretty much anyone to invest, equity crowdfunding makes raising capital far more efficient than with more conventional sources. Instead […]
Due diligence and equity crowdfunding
Any business that comes on to Eureeca has already passed our due diligence checks but, more importantly, the very nature of crowdinvesting (crowdfunding for equity) is that businesses are exposed to the crowd who will themselves ask questions, conduct due diligence and filter businesses over the 90 days they have to raise the funds. We […]
Why choose equity vs. debt financing?
Start with asking yourself one question: “What kind of financing do we need?” There are two main types of financing to consider: debt, which is in essence a loan that is paid back with regular interest payments, and equity, which involves the exchange of company shares for capital. A mature business will likely have a […]
The SME’s Guide to Raising Capital: P8 – (Wise) Capital Deployment
This post, which will cover some insights on capital deployment, and the upcoming column, the final in the series, which will cover shareholder communications/relations, don’t, at least on the surface, directly pertain to raising capital. However, your ability to re-raise capital down the road will undoubtedly hinge on how well you make use of the […]
The SME’s Guide to Raising Capital: P7 – Pitch Financials
In my most recent column on the pitch, we examined the pitch from a more macro level, highlighting the importance of crafting a story and the key components around which the story is constructed. This week we are going to zoom in and look the financial model — the numbers that serve as evidence of past […]
The SME’s Guide to Raising Capital: P6 – Business Pitch Presentation
In the last installment of the column, we looked at the psychology and neuroscience that should be understood to best deliver a successful pitch, or in other words, convince your audience that your idea/business is a good one, and therefore suitable for investment. In this installment, the second of three on how to pitch, we’ll examine key […]
The SME’s Guide to Raising Capital: P5 – Pitch Psychology
The next few installments of the SME fundraising column will be focused on the business pitch, which is perhaps the most pivotal few minutes in the fundraising process. Nail it — you’ve got great chance of raising capital. Swing and miss — you might need to apply for another credit card.Before diving into the nuts […]