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Private Market Guide for investors

Private Market Guide for investors

Last updated on May 18, 2023

Funderbeam is a global platform that enables companies to run private syndications and secondaries whilst offering a unique option of liquidity for investors.

Funderbeam enables VCs and investor networks to provide their companies with a private and secure space on the Funderbeam platform for running private syndications and secondary deals.

Investment services is a highly regulated field to ensure that the investment firms safeguard the holdings at the required level and ensure all the presented information is fair and not misleading. Funderbeam holds licenses that allow us to offer and hold investments of companies established in the European Economic Area.

Members only access

Enjoy immediate access to new deals, a convenient investment process, an auto-updated portfolio, and more in a single secure online location.

You can gain access to the private and secure space by accepting the invitation sent by your network manager, or by requesting access via the unique Private Market login link shared with you.

Efficient, easy, transparent process

We’ve made investing a simple, transparent process, with built-in channels to keep you up to date with your investments.

Option of liquidity

Network members can trade their shares using OTC transactions or buy stakes in listed companies on the Funderbeam Marketplace, open 24/7. Read more about how trading works.

What should I do to get access to the Private market?

Once your investor network has invited you to Private Market, you need to go through the regular Funderbeam onboarding process, which consists of ID verification and investor self-assessment.

Moving between spaces.

You can move between your space and the general Funderbeam space by clicking the logo at the top of the left-side navigation panel and selecting the space you wish to go to.

What information will I have access to?

You will have access to:

  • new investment offers including the agreed terms;

  • news and updates posted by the companies;

  • companies’ financial reports;

  • new shareholder votes concerning you.

What are the available functionalities?

FAQs

What will happen to my investment, if I’m no longer a member of the Investor Network?

When you leave the investor network, you will no longer have access to the networks space on Funderbeam, however, you will still have access to Funderbeam and the investments you’ve made during your membership will be visible in your Portfolio on the Funderbeam space.

What/who determines the share price?

The initial share price is determined by the Lead Investor or Strategic Investor in cooperation with the issuer.

Why does it make sense to trade secondaries?

While in general, Private Equity investments should be made with a long investment perspective, meeting your growth targets or a need for liquidity are common reasons to trade some or all of your investments.

How is the market monitored?

Our compliance team monitors the transactions of the market and there are rules set in place for issuers and investors to avoid market manipulation. To learn more, see the Funderbeam Marketplace Rules.

Can insider trading occur?

Companies maintain an insiders list and Funderbeam monitors all trading activity. Read more about how Funderbeam avoids market manipulation.

What kind of startups will be tradable?

Companies have to decide whether they will be tradable on the Funderbeam Marketplace. When they decide to be tradable, the Fundebeam evaluation team will need to review the company, after which the admission committee can approve the company for trading.

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The information about the investment opportunities profiled on this website is provided for general information and marketing purposes only and should not be considered an invitation or inducement to engage in any investment activity. Complete and comprehensive information about an investment opportunity is only available only to investors who have been approved by a Funderbeam group entity.

You should ensure you carefully read the Risk Disclosure Statement before deciding to proceed with any investment or transaction, including making a purchase of securities via the Marketplace. Funderbeam has taken steps to ensure that company and securities offering information is clear, fair and not misleading in accordance with its internal verification procedures. Funderbeam does not provide investment advice or any recommendation to invest. Any investment opportunity on this website should not be considered as an offer to the public and is not directed at or offered to anyone to whom it may not be so directed or offered, or located in a jurisdiction where it is unlawful to do so.

It is important to note that funds are raised, investments are made and trade orders are placed through three investment firm service provider entities: Venturebeam Markets AS (VBAS) (authorised and regulated by the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority under permit 4.1-1/212), Venturebeam Markets Limited (VML (authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority under FRN 794918), and Venturebeam Markets Pte. Ltd., (VB Pte) (licensed and regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore under Capital Markets Services (CMS) license CMS100863). VBAS and VML are MIFID investment firms.

This page provides you with an overview of the services provided by different entities belonging to Funderbeam group. In the pages of this website, platform, and documents located on these pages (save to where referred otherwise), we generally refer to the group, which includes group of entities being direct or indirect subsidiaries of Funderbeam Ltd, including VBAS, VML, and VB Pte, as “Funderbeam”, “we”, “us” or “our”.

A Funderbeam client (whether investor or company) is a client of the service provider and under the protection of the requirements of the regulator under which that service provider operates: An EEA client’s service provider is VBAS, a UK/ non-EEA/ non-Singapore client’s service provider is VML, and a Singapore client’s service provider is VB Pte.

The applicable Funderbeam service provider has, prior to the offering of the investment offer on its Platform, verified from public registries in reasonable levels of due diligence, notwithstanding the due diligence which is also performed by the Lead Investor where applicable, which will cover at the minimum: a. that the project owner has no criminal record in respect of infringements of national rules in fields of commercial law, insolvency law, financial services law, anti-money laundering law, fraud law or professional liability obligations in all jurisdictions where practicable for such checks to be conducted; b. that the project owner is not established in a non-cooperative jurisdiction, or in a high-risk third country as set out by the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”), and/or other government directives in jurisdictions where Venturebeam is operating.

The Marketplace is operated as an organised market by VB Pte., in Singapore as a Recognised Market Operator (RMO) under the supervision of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. VBAS and VML are Trading Members of the RMO’s Marketplace. Access to the Marketplace for EEA and non-EEA clients is only provided by and through such clients’ service provider (ie VBAS or VML). The Marketplace does not provide services directly to investors outside Singapore.

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