Opstart is a crowdfunding platform founded in Bergamo, Italy in 2013 by Giovanpaolo and Alessandro Arioldi as an equity crowdfunding portal. In 2020, Opstart was the first Italian platform for highest equity raising.
Over the years, its services have expanded to other types of crowdfunding: today on Opstart it is possible to launch campaigns of equity, lending and debt crowdfunding. The minimum investment cut starts from 50€.
Registered trademark of Opstart are the Crowdbridge and the Crowdlisting: the first is a lending crowdfunding campaign that functions as bridge financing while waiting to unlock other liquidity (from, for example, an equity crowdfunding campaign or from winning a bid), the second is a Equity crowdfunding campaign aimed at listing on the stock exchange.
It received the authorization to operate required by the European ECSP regulation on December 12, 2023 and is currently active only in Italy.
There are no specific limitations to entry, so all LLCs and spas can apply for a crowdfunding campaign on Opstart. There is a success fee charged to the company on the total amount raised. In our blog you will find an article with the tips for passing the selection Of crowdfunding platforms.
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