The Spreds Blog

The gender gap in the entrepreneurial and investing world

— Investment tips — 5 minutes read

[spread.jpg] To celebrate international women's day (March 8th), we decided to take a look at the gender gap in the entrepreneurial and investment world. In Belgium and more generally in Europe, investing and entrepreneurship are still mostly masculine activities... read more

Behind the scenes, meet our Head of Issuers, Sébastien Commeyne

— Updates — 2 minutes read

[sebastien-spreds.png] Even though he has been working for Spreds for two years now, we haven't gotten the chance to introduce you to Sébastien, 28 years old, a hockey fan and Head of Issuers at Spreds. After a bachelor's degree in Economics and a master in Law, Sébastien continued his training with a second master in taxation.This master led him to his first job as a tax advisor... read more

3 good reasons to invest through Tax Shelter

— Investment tips — 4 minutes read

The Tax Shelter for start-ups law was put into place in February 2017 in order to stimulate crowdfunding investments in start-ups, SMEs or micro-businesses. Since then, our platform has allowed its investors (Belgian tax payers) to benefit from Tax Shelter when investing at least €100 per eligible start-up... read more

A new year, a new us

— Updates — 3 minutes read

[boat.jpg] After ending 2017 on a high note, MyMicroInvest is ready to dive into a long-awaited change. Following a long and fruitful collaboration of more than six years, MyMicroInvest and impact venture capital fund Inventures have decided to continue their separate ways... read more

Behind the scenes of MyMicroInvest - meet our new Web Developer

— Updates — 1 minute read

[lewis.png] MyMicroInvest’s IT team recently grew with the arrival of Lewis Fidlers, taking on the function of Web Developer from now on. Coming from Antwerp, Lewis, 26 years old, made programming one of his main hobbies. But when he turns off his computer, it’s to turn towards sports and more specifically football, which he plays any chance he gets... read more

Some tips for an effective fundraising

— Startup successes — 3 minutes read

Starting a fundraising campaign on Spreds requires time, preparation and a lot of self-involvement. To help you do that, here are a few tips… Preparation is the key to success! The first step is the campaign preparation – a fundamental step which includes a lot of elements: • Create a plan: this plan will be your guide in terms of actions and communication during the campaign... read more

Barnaby: first impressions

— Startup successes — 2 minutes read

The second Barnaby campaign raised €99,900 in less than two weeks. Due to the overwhelming success of the fundraising, we wanted to find out how the entrepreneur, Quentin Thireau, was feeling about the whole experience. This round of fundraising isn’t your first experience with MyMicroInvest… No indeed, this is the second time we’ve trusted MyMicroInvest for our fundraising process... read more