Sharefunding

What is it, how does it work?

Sharefunding

Sharefunding combines the social nature of crowdfunding (https://www.eyevestor.com/educatie/bedrijven/crowdfunding-starten/) with the advantages of equity. Investors collectively make a large number of small investments, which together form the pool of capital to achieve ambitious goals.

Sharefunding offers startups, SMEs and other enterprises the opportunity to grow from equity instead of debt. Investors become ambassadors, thanks to the high degree of mutual involvement.

Sharefunding is much more than crowdfunding. Sharefunding concerns the entire life cycle of the shares and its shareholders.

Sharefunding is much more than crowdfunding. Sharefunding concerns the entire life cycle of the shares and its shareholders. It's about having all transaction types and stakeholder options. Whether it concerns an employee, an investor or a customer. Whether it is a primary or a secondary transaction. Such a life cycle solution naturally also includes being able to keep in touch with each other. That is why eyevestor also offers an entire community environment.

Investing based on Member Types

Sharefunding offers opportunities to issue shares to a large group of committed investors. Within those shares, all kinds of distinctions are possible, based on different Member Types:

  • The own holding or organisation
    Retain part of the shares within the own organization, including the voting rights that are important for the holding company. It prevents voting rights from passing to others.
  • Investors
    Investors make large investments in the company. For this they receive both ownership and voting rights, possibly based on a maximum of, for example, 50 percent.
  • Employees
    Sharefunding offers the possibility to make employees co-owner of the company. Conditions can also be set for employee participation, for example not to offer them voting rights.
  • Friends
    Friends make up the group of social investors. They invest small amounts and together provide the capital that is needed to realize the ambitious plans.

Stakeholderfunding

Sharefunding can be used with a strong social character and can turn shareholders into committed ambassadors. The focus is on equity (instead of debt as with crowdfunding), which gives companies the opportunity to grow rapidly. At Eyevestor, for example, with the various Member Types we offer complete freedom to organize the sharefunding as you envision it.