Please can you explain us why Matteriall opens a capital increase for non-institutional investors? The amount of money which will be added by the "spreds-way" to the capital increase are peanuts compared to other transactions in the past, now or in the future or compared to the valuation of the company. So please can you explain why you use this platform (here you don't grab the big money) and why are you opening your capital to small investors? I suppose that such a high tech company needs bigger funding rounds.
Ondernemer
Dear Dany,
Thank you for your question and for giving us the opportunity to elaborate on why we chose Spreds as our funding platform.
Spreds was recommended to us by VLAIO, and after thorough research, we observed that it has been a successful method for high-tech companies in past campaigns. While some campaigns have raised modest amounts, the funding levels achieved for high-tech ventures on the platform align with what we require for our upcoming projects—especially since a significant portion of our project budget will be covered through grants and subsidies.
Additionally, Spreds offers a streamlined and efficient online structure, which is particularly beneficial for time management, allowing us to focus on both our funding efforts and core technological advancements.
Ultimately, Spreds is advantageous for both Matteriall and our investors. It enables us to secure the resources needed to fuel our growth while offering investors a unique opportunity to be part of a cutting-edge high-tech company from its early stages.
We hope this clarifies our decision. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have further questions.
Dear Hakan,
Thanks for your answer. I still have another question for you. Worldwide there are many startups and other companies working on the special properties and characteristics of grafeen. Untill now most of these companies (even those who are quoted on the stock market) failed in making their work profitable. Why are you convinced that Matteriall will succeed? Can you give me also some colour on the timeline to produce this type of grafeen more on a industrial scale? As a chemist engineer I'am interested in grafeen properties and solutions and I made already a small investment in Matteriall. But I'm not convinced that this way of pitching your company is the best way to trigger investors. In my opinion a scientific company can pitch their company better in a webinar (+ showing the qualities of the products) with a Q& -session or by a company visit (+ Q&A).
Hakan, I'm also member of the board of directors of VFB (Flemish federation of investors. www.vfb.be). We organise each year two invest events with always more than thousand visitors (who have paid an entrance ticket). All these visitors are investors (mostly in the stock market) and many of them are clients of Keytradebank (linked with Spreds). These visitors look to me the perfect public for this type of funding-pitches (Spreds could hire an exhibition stand and some space to do pitches for investors. Just an idea... :-)
Thanks for your time and I wish you all the best with your company,
Danny
Ondernemer
Dear Danny,
Thank you for your thoughtful recommendations and your insightful question.
Indeed, many companies are currently producing graphene and carbon nanotubes. I was, in fact, part of this trend. In one of my previous company, I developed a Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) reactor capable of producing carbon nanotubes from plant-based sources—a world first. However, it’s important to note that these companies, primarily produce graphene and carbon nanotubes in nano-scaled powder form. In this form, they are applied as additives to polymers, liquids, or composites, enhancing material properties by up to approximately 30% only.
Over the years, I’ve come to recognize this as the primary bottleneck of nanotechnology. While these nano-scaled materials hold great promise, unlocking their extraordinary characteristics requires scaling them to macro-level structures. This is precisely the challenge we are addressing at Matteriall.
Regarding your recommendation about VFB, I would be delighted to connect and discuss this further. I would be glad if we can connect via my LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/hakantaner or via my email at hakan.taner@matteriall.com.
In the meantime, please let me know if you have further questions or if there are specific details about our company you’d like me to clarify.
Best regards,
Hakan Taner
