Shipitwise participated in the Startup Wise Guys accelerator and ran a crowdfunding campaign on the Funderbeam platform. The article focuses primarily on the company’s fundraising process rather than detailing its product or services. Shipitwise was the first startup to launch on Funderbeam and worked with mentor Kaidi Ruusalepp to prepare its syndicate and investor materials. The campaign attracted broad interest—152 interested backers and indications totaling €221,000—and ultimately closed 135 approved backers who invested €176,200 in cash. To drive the round the team attended events across five countries, held over 100 investor meetings, ran targeted Facebook ads, sent roughly 2,000 emails, and secured press coverage. The company emphasized how it would use the funds and highlighted the liquidity benefits of Funderbeam’s secondary market for investors and employees.

Total raised

$0M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Aug 2016