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19 de octubre de 2024
We reviewed 90+ equity crowdfunding platforms and prepared a list of the hottest (in our opinion) startups you can invest starting from a few hundred euros!
Biointaxis develops and brings to market gene therapies for neurological diseases.
Estimated return x12
Industry - HealtTech
Rasing - 1.000.000 EUR
Valuation (pre-money) - 10.000.000 EUR
Company and product stage - research phase
What problem Biointaxis is solving?
Biointaxis is an academic spin-off with extensive expertise in gene identification, underlying mechanisms, and treatments for neurodegenerative disorders. Currently, Biointaxis is developing the gene therapy drug BTX-101 to restore the function of a defective mitochondrial protein in patients with Friedreich’s ataxia, a rare neurodegenerative disease currently lacking treatment options.
Biointaxis creates significant value in early-stage product development (R&D), preclinical stages (proof of concept and regulatory), and initial clinical trials (Phase I/II). Our goal is to license production and distribution rights to reputable pharmaceutical partners.
Patented technology for smart customer approach in stationary retail
Targeted total return - x2.1 - x10.8
Industry - Space
Rasing - 2.000.000 EUR
Valuation (pre-money) - 10.500.000 EUR
Company and product stage - A validated POC with three space missions carried out and the creation of a variety of grapes more resistant to climate change.
Space Cargo is the only European player that sends autonomous micro-factories into space, enabling companies to innovate while drastically reducing risks and costs.
Space Cargo is evolving in the new space market, an opportunity of +€6 billion
The first fleet of intelligent, remotely controllable robots.
Targeted total return - x1.1 - x2.8
Industry - Robotics
Rasing - 800.000 EUR
Valuation (pre-money) - 10.500.000 EUR
Company and product stage - A company that has validated all its R&D stages and is now ready for its international and industrial expansion and supported by good commercial traction.
Forssea Robotics is a patented solution for offshore inspection and maintenance.
Autonomous robots: Robots capable of performing inspections without direct human intervention, reducing operational costs by 30% to 70% depending on on-site conditions.
Advanced Technology: Using autonomous navigation and computer vision for accurate and rapid diagnostics, improving operational efficiency by 40%.
Increased safety: Elimination of risks for divers, reducing work accidents by 90%.
Minimal impact: Environmentally friendly technologies, minimizing disruption to marine ecosystems.
A global offshore inspection, repair and maintenance market worth €10 billion , benefiting from strong growth trends.
The biotech that wants to cure Charcot's disease.
Industry - Healtech
Rasing - 3.000.000 EUR
Company and product stage - Validation of preclinical trials last step before the launch of clinical trials.
BrainEver is developing a revolutionary treatment for Lou Gehrig's disease based on a new class of proteins, homeoprotein. These novel proteins have the unique ability to not only stop neuronal degeneration but also repair damaged neurons. Unlike current treatments, which are limited to alleviating symptoms, this solution offers hope for a true restoration of neuronal function.
Proteus is on a mission to be a leading provider of marine energy solutions.
Industry - Renewable energy
Rasing - 500,000 GBP
Company and product stage - Already revenue earning (FY23) with multi-£m contracts in total in the UK and Japan
Problem - Proteus seeks to address the challenge of providing a meaningful contribution to energy needs by producing power from tidal flow and currents, without visual disruption to the pristine local environment.
Solution - Proteus supply energy generation proven submerged tidal energy turbines, low environmental impact and unseen, preserving the natural beauty of ocean vistas while generating clean, renewable energy from predictable tidal movements.
The global tidal energy market is estimated to be £250bn in construction, poised for growth noting the UK-Gov commitment to “make Britain a clean energy superpower”.
From a cellar in Bradford, £5K and a dream of a brewery that was Fresh from the North, we set out to make the best beer in the world. As the fastest growing craft brewery in the UK, we have sold over 46 million pints with ambitions to become the largest craft brewer in Europe by 2035. Join the rising.
Industry - Beverages
Rasing -1,000,000 GBP
Valuation (pre-money) - 40,000,000 GBP
Company and product stage -£16.8M revenue in ’24, 73% average YoY growth over the last 11 years.
Problem -We felt that beer in the UK was either traditional and British—brilliant in many ways but often outdated in others—or ‘craft’ with a fresh approach, yet lacking a true sense of place, often lacking authenticity and meaning.
Solution - We set out on a mission to create some of the best beer experiences in the world, Fresh from the North.
After 11 years of vast growth, Northern Monk is on a mission to disrupt the European Craft Beer market worth $37.7 billion (2023).
Building on its patented "Clothes That Grow with Children", Petit Pli is on a mission to drive the evolution of sustainable textiles.
Industry -Clothing
Rasing - 100,000 GBP
Valuation (pre-money) - 9,485,577 GBP
Company and product stage -3.25% return rate vs. ~30% market average; over 17k orders fulfilled in 75+ countries.
Problem - Children grow 7 sizes in their first 2 years on Earth. This contributes towards 183 million items of outgrown & unused childrenswear being hidden in homes across the UK.This waste presents an opportunity for ethical, environmental, and financial impact.
Solution - Our ‘Clothes That Grow’ tackle this issue by offering sustainable clothing that expands up to 7 sizes. The global childrenswear market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.8% by 2033. While we are exploring other uses for our patents, our focus remains on expanding childrenswear, our strongest growth category.
The childrenswear market is ripe for innovation, addressing the growing demand for sustainable, long-lasting clothing solutions in a sector that continues to expand with the global population growth.
Patented technology for smart customer approach in stationary retail
Targeted total return - 5,84 - 10,42 x
Industry - Retail
Rasing - 1.500.000 EUR
Valuation (pre-money) - 10.500.000 EUR
Cyreen's solution consists of software that links various sensors, screens, and data points, making advertising both effective and measurable. By connecting to each customer's receipt and utilizing a wide array of standardized data points, we can conduct advertising analyses and optimizations previously exclusive to e-commerce platforms like Google and Amazon.
This segment of in-store retail media is experiencing rapid growth at 40% per year globally, highlighting the immense demand for data-driven advertising at the physical point of sale. We see our primary target group in grocery retail, which presents a substantial opportunity to leverage intelligent advertising to offset shrinking margins through additional revenue. With less than 10% of the 33,935 grocery stores in Germany (Statista, 2022), we have the potential to fully realize our business case.
We automate freight transport - emission-free, reliable and cost-efficient
Targeted total return - 7,32 - 10,40 x
Industry - Transportation
Rasing - 1.500.000 EUR
Valuation (pre-money) - 10.500.000 EUR
The operating costs for companies are rising. Increasing transport volumes, rising wage and energy costs, but also the pressure to reduce CO2 emissions require innovative solutions. ecoro is the future of freight transport : a fully automated, CO2-neutral transport system that is specifically tailored to the challenges of logistics.
The global market for automated logistics solutions is growing rapidly and is estimated to be worth around 200 billion euros by 2033. Our goal is to take a leading role in this market by scaling our cutting-edge autonomous freight mobility solutions worldwide.
Momoven is the leading platform for peer-to-peer motorcycle rental in Spain.
Industry - Transportation
Rasing - 750,000 EUR
Valuation (pre-money) - 4,500,000 EUR
Company and product stage - In just 3 years, Momoven has grown from 10,000 users to 40,000, from 2,000 rental days to 10,000, from €40,000 in sales to €1,000,000, and from 1,500 motorcycles to 6,000.
Momoven has created the perfect platform for anyone dreaming of enjoying a motorcycle to do so by choosing from thousands of different models, for as long as they want, and in the city of their choice. Additionally, it gives owners the opportunity to offer their motorcycles for rent and earn extra income while they're idle.
The motorcycle market in Spain grows annually between 8% and 10%, with large-displacement motorcycles seeing the most significant increase: 12%.
The motorcycle fleet in Spain exceeds 5 million, and in Europe, it surpasses 30 million, according to Eurostat. This translates to over 150 billion euros in Europe devaluing and parked in garages more than 97% of the time.
MPower is a platform that is accelerating the energy transition in Africa with accessible solar solutions
Rasing - 1,000,000 GBP
Valuation (pre-money) - 9,100,000 EUR
Company and product stage - Rev EUR1.7m 2023; 0.84M booked 0.74mM contracted 2024*
Millions of households and businesses in Africa face unstable power and don’t have access to essential appliances. We change this by offering solar solutions to households and SMEs.Partnering with financial institutions and corporations, we offer affordable financing models.
Bower runs a smartphone app where consumer brands reward their customers for recycling their packages.
Rasing - 475,000 EUR
Valuation (pre-money) - 19,600,000 EUR
Company and product stage - Global customers such as Nestlé, Unilever & P&G
Invest in Bower, a sorting & recycling app, on a mission to create a sustainable future. Our platform not only incentivizes recycling but also educates and guides consumers on how to sort their waste correctly.
Precise malaria diagnoses that could save millions of lives.
Targeted total return - 1624 % (Targeted time to exit 5 years)
Industry - Healthcare
Rasing -650,000 EUR
Valuation (pre-money) - 4,300,000 EUR
Company and product stage - A prototype exists, and the design of the devices and tubes is being finalized for mass production.
Zendia aims to tackle malaria, which still affects around 3.5 billion people and causes over 600,000 deaths annually, mainly in young children and pregnant women. Current diagnostics are either too expensive or insufficiently sensitive to detect low-density infections, particularly in asymptomatic carriers and early-stage infections. Zendia’s InfectoTest offers a highly sensitive, point-of-care diagnostic solution that can detect malaria at an extremely low parasite density, making it more reliable and cost-effective compared to traditional methods.
he global malaria diagnostics market is expected to grow from USD 775.5 million in 2022 to over USD 1.1 billion by 2028. Zendia is targeting 10% of the existing 715 million malaria tests annually, with an additional potential market of around 50 million tests for special populations like pregnant women and asymptomatic carriers.
Manufacturer-to-Consumer: Europe's leading platform for products at production cost. Directly from the producer, without mark-ups.
Targeted total return - 265 % (Targeted time to exit 3 years)
Industry - Marketplace
Rasing -365,000 EUR
Valuation (pre-money) - 5,850,000 EUR
Company and product stage - From €200,000 in 2021 to €1.4 million in 2023, with a planned increase to €3 million in 2024.
ETIQL addresses the problem of a wasteful consumer goods industry that promotes disposable, low-quality products, often at the expense of the environment and fair labor. The industry’s focus on profit maximization, through companies like Shein and Temu, drives unsustainable consumption.
ETIQL's solution is a membership-based platform connecting consumers directly with European artisans to buy high-quality, long-lasting products at true manufacturing costs, without retail mark-ups. This offers prices 70-80% lower than traditional retail.
The market potential is significant, with a total addressable market of €1,037 billion for luxury goods in Europe, positioning ETIQL to capitalize on rising demand for sustainable and fairly priced products.
The company has developed an innovative approach to managing safety and training in companies, revolutionizing the offer, internal processes and cost management
Industry - Education/ Training
Rasing - 100.000 EUR
Valuation (pre-money) - 3.300.000 EUR
Company and product stage - +1,600 people trained and over 3,800 hours delivered in 2023
Project and business model description
Prodomo Servizi Srl, through the PROTETTO brand, offers an innovative service for the management of health and safety in the workplace, an increasingly crucial and strategic sector for companies.
The company not only organizes and provides the mandatory training required by law, but implements a complete and customized management system , based on the SAFER model (Strategy, Analysis, Training, Processing, Reporting), which guarantees continuous safety and regulatory compliance.
Turn scheduling chaos into effortless collaboration
Industry - Digital
Rasing - 500,000 EUR
Valuation (pre-money) - 2,500,000 EUR
Trickle's AI is designed to manage both team and personal schedules, optimize tasks, and facilitate efficient communication in a human-like manner. It ensures high-quality and efficient task execution, significantly reducing the administrative burden on users.
Key features include calendar synchronization, which automatically blocks time across different (client) calendars, and a groups feature that allows users to set up project or team groups, enabling instant meeting scheduling.
Pay less. Pay mobile. Be Green
Industry - Fintech
Rasing - 1.500,000 EUR
Valuation (pre-money) - 15,000,000 EUR
The principle of Waow is simple: a customer pays with his or her regular bank card at one of the 600 affiliated local merchants via a recognizable green Waow terminal. During the payment, he or she gets the chance to join the Waow network once, as 150,000 others already did.
Bazzum introduces a new platform for recruitment that streamlines the matching process through advanced technology and psychometric assessments.
Industry - HRtech
Rasing - SEK 700,000
Pre-money valuation: 20 000 000 SEK
Bazzum, the new player in global recruitment. Bazzum is revolutionizing the labor market by easily matching job seekers with vacancies, not only based on education and experience, but based on personal characteristics, problem solving skills, motivation, interest and values. Bazzum's fully automated platform is based on cutting-edge technology and psychometric methods and saves valuable time and resources for both candidates and employers. Help us transform recruitment into a simple, efficient and tailored experience for everyone.
Kale Space, based in Latvia, is a pioneering mono-product company specializing in kale-based snacks
Industry - Food
Rasing - 120,000.00 EUR
Valuation (pre-money) - 6 850 000.00 EUR
About the project
Kale Space, based in Latvia, is a pioneering mono-product company specializing in kale-based snacks. We operate a 1,300 m² factory, exclusively focused on producing a range of kale products, including chips, pesto, kimchi, and kale powder. Our emphasis is on maintaining the nutritional integrity of kale through a unique production process that preserves its valuable nutrients, making our snacks not only healthy but also delicious and innovative.
Rock my Sleep: the revolutionary music box for babies AND parents – with 1000+ rock & pop lullabies
Industry - Entertainment
Rasing - 300.000 EUR
Our music boxes combine a cuddly toy with a removable digital music player and an online audio library that offers over 1,000 instrumental lullaby versions of popular rock and pop hits - from Metallica to Coldplay to the Backstreet Boys and Taylor Swift.
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