Australian Equity Crowdfunding Markets Raised $72 Million in 2022

Crowdfund Insider | JD Alois | Jan 30, 2023

Investment crowdfunding, or crowd-sourced funding (CSF) as it is called down under, generated $72 million in online capital formation, according to an industry report.

• The information is compiled by Birchal, the largest online investment platform in Australia. Birchals has been providing this report for several years now.
• While a smaller market, Australia continues to grow. In aggregate, since 2018, issuers have raised $219 million for approximately 250 SMEs.
  • Average deal size – $733,000
  • Average individual investment – $1695
  • 70 securities offerings were over $1 million
  • Total market estimated market cap of firms completing a securities offering at $1.4  billion
  • There have been 50 follow-on securities offerings
  • The largest securities offering to date was for ZeroCo for $5 million (October 2021)

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• The fastest funding round was for Your Mates Brewing in October 2022 at under two hours
• Birchal reports the bulk of online capital formation for early-stage ventures at 192 offerings raising $144 million
• In 2022, most issuers were “growth stage” (49%) with greater than $1 million in reported revenue. Pre-revenue startups accounted for 16.5% of the funding activity.The number of pre-revenue firms raising capital declined from 2021, while revenue-generating firms raising capital increased dramatically.
• Industry sectors that have been the most popular issuers include:
  • Food and Beverage at 39%
  • Financial Services at 12%
  • Sustainability at 11%

In 2022, most issuers were “growth stage” (49%) with greater than $1 million in reported revenue. Pre-revenue startups accounted for 16.5% of the funding activity. The number of pre-revenue firms raising capital declined from 2021, while revenue-generating firms raising capital increased dramatically.

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