What’s the difference between equity and debt crowdfunding? Does crowdfunding discourage investors, or is it a necessary supplement to traditional financing? And why is Norwegian crowdfunding activity the lowest among the Nordic countries?

Argentum and the Embassy of Israel in Norway invite you to join us for 90 minutes of pure crowdfunding chat with Pepins’ CEO Julia Reuszner, Invesdor’s Peter Moore and OurCrowd’s Yossi Bahagon.

Julia, Peter and Yossi will share their experiences from the crowdfunding scene, followed by a panel discussion where we’ll delve into how Norway can benefit from these experiences.

Julia Reuszner is the CEO of Pepins, a Swedish crowdfunding platform. Pepins has over the last year raised USD 60 million to 15 companies. Julia is driven by the desire to see good ideas emerge and will share her views on the challenges and opportunities of crowdfunding and her top three advice for startups looking to raise money.

Peter Moore heads up Invesdor’s operations in Norway and Sweden, helping companies raise money through equity and debt crowdfunding. Invesdor is a Finnish equity and debt crowdfunding platform that included Norwegian companies in 2016. Peter has a background in finance from London, where he worked in UBS Wealth Management as a portfolio manager.

Yossi Bahagon heads up Israel’s first digital health fund, founded together with OurCrowd. The family physician is also the founder of several successful e-health startups and Luminox, the number one startup hub for digital health in Israel. Yossi will take us through the crowdfunding scene in Israel and OurCrowd’s journey.

Venue: Mesh, Tordenskioldsgate 3, OsloDate: 25 September 2017, 08.00–10.00Signup: Eventbrite »

08.00 Registration, coffee and brain food08.30 Welcome08.35 Keynotes09.15 Panel discussion09.45 Q&A10.00 End

Crowdfunding – what’s all the fuss about?

Agenda

Keynote speakers

Helene Hermansen from Simonsen Vogt Wiig will guide us through the regulatory challenges and opportunities. Working with M&A and restructuring, she has first-hand knowledge of the many challenges companies face when seeking funding.

Eivind Bergsmyr is a partner at Viking Venture, one of the leading venture investors in the Nordics. He was CEO for the start-up company Nacre AS from 2002 to 2009, during which time Nacre was sold to Honeywell, an USD 125m exit named “Nordic Venture Exit of the year 2007”.

Ingibjörg Meyer-Myklestad from Argentum will guide us through the panel discussion as moderator. She heads up Argentum’s Corporate Affairs team that publishes analyses from the Nordic venture and buyout scene.

You will also meet

Argentum Argentum is one of the leading fund investors in private equity in Northern Europe, with a portfolio of 117 funds, including both venture and buyout, and committed capital of NOK 14bn. Argentum is owned by the Norwegian Government and also invests on behalf of private investors. Creandum, Energy Ventures, Neomed, Northzone, Verdane Capital and Viking Ventures are some of the fund managers Argentum has invested with.

InvesdorInvesdor is a Finnish fintech company operating an online investment platform for equity crowdfunding. The company was founded in 2012 and has since expanded to the UK, Norway, Denmark and Sweden. Invesdor has helped raise more than 35 million euros and hosted over 90 successful equity crowdfunding campaigns. Invesdor’s clients include private and publicly traded companies as well as investors from more than 60 countries.

OurCrowdOurCrowd is the leading global equity crowdfunding platform for accredited investors. The OurCrowd community of almost 20,000 investors from over 112 countries has invested over $450M into 120 portfolio companies and funds.

PepinsPepins is a fast growing equity crowdfunding platform established in 2015. The company also offers the world’s first market place for trading shares in companies that have usedcrowdfunding to raise funds. So far $60M have been investedinto 15 companies through the platform.

Oslo Innovation WeekThe event is part of Oslo Innovation Week 2017. Visit oiw.no for full program and join the conversation on #oiw2017.

Check out Argentum’s latest analyses from the Nordic venture and buyout scene for more stats on #deals #exits and #fundraising: http://argentum.no/en/insight/