FinTech Magazine February 2021 | Page 38

FUTURE FUNDING
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FUTURE FUNDING
Crowdfunding fintech Seedrs witnessed record levels of investing through its platform in 2020 . A total of £ 293m was raised in campaigns throughout the year , bringing investment on the platform above £ 1bn since lauch . 2021 has begun in similar fashion : currently on its platform , campaigns are underway for enterprises looking beyond the pandemic and to the issues of the future . Danish wave energy firm Wavepoint is on track to exceed a € 2m target , while UK-based EV comparison platform Carverter breached its £ 2m crowdfunding target with more than 25 days still to go .
In October 2020 , Seedrs announced it would merge with rival platform
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