Welcome to Pledgeme!
PledgeMe helps Kiwis turn their plans into reality with crowdfunding. Crowdfunding is a way of raising money from your friends, family, customers, and fans. Think of a goal and make a plan for how you’ll achieve it. Go to your crowd and ask them to pledge to your campaign. If all that support equals more than your goal, then you've made it!
Ways to crowdfund.
PledgeMe was the first crowdfunding platform in New Zealand, and since 2015 we have expanded the possibilities of crowdfunding for Kiwis by providing three different ways to crowdfund.
Let's get started!
Select your campaign type
Project
A project crowdfunding campaign is for anyone looking to raise money to make their plans happen!
Project Guide
Equity
An equity crowdfunding campaign is for companies looking to expand by raising investment from their crowd.
Equity Guide
Lend
A lending campaign is for companies and organisations looking to expand by borrowing money from their crowd.
Lending GuideNot sure what campaign type is the best fit for you?
Learn more!Tā Koha
Tā Koha was a new way for Māori entrepreneurs to grow projects and raise capital by involving their whānau, their communities and those who want to see an equitable and inclusive funding landscape in Aotearoa. It was a collaboration between PledgeMe and Māori Women Development Inc.
Tā Koha
Tā Koha was a way for Māori entrepreneurs to grow projects and raise capital by involving their whānau, their communities and those who wanted to see an equitable and inclusive funding landscape in Aotearoa. It was a collaboration between PledgeMe and Māori Women Development Inc.
Our Team
Anna Guenther
Chief Bubble Blower (Co-founder)
Anna, our co-founder, sounds American but she's definitely a Kiwi. If pushed, she’ll say she’s technically from Dunedin, but will later admit she grew up in Boston. Having roamed around the world, she’s back to call Aotearoa home. And she completed her Masters with a focus on crowdfunding and has worked for everyone from NZTE to MIT (and all of the acronyms in between).
Vicki Skill
Finance and Compliance Manager
Vicki is a Chartered Accountant, and makes sure we are humming along, in a responsible and compliant fashion.
Charlotte Squire
Chief of Marketing
Charlotte is the talkative one. She's been working in communications for 20 years, including starting up two solutions focused media services and producing a book or two. Charlotte loves building positive relationships and nurturing healthy communities. She also loves long bike rides with her overly athletic and very needy Hungarian vilza/lab dog Thomas, making music, and hanging out with her family watching Netflix whilst ignoring the dishes.
Terry Shubkin
Board Chair
Terry is one of those dual-career people. After 18 years in the IT industry in a range of sales, management, and general management roles, she made the shift to being the Chief Excitement Officer of the charity Young Enterprise. Terry gets excited watching people develop an entrepreneurial mindset and loves helping businesses to grow.
Steve York
Board Member
Steve has a unique and diverse background, from being a member of the New South Wales police force to senior consulting at Deloitte. He is a past member of the Education Board, Governance Institute of Australia and a business mentor for several start-ups. Steve has been awarded the National Medal and received several commendations for bravery and police work and has a Masters of Dispute Resolution (MDR) from the University of Technology and a Masters of Science (Risk) from Leicester University (UK). He is also a Graduate from the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
What we write about!
The team writes a blog about everything related to crowdfunding. Check out our latest thoughts about crowdfunding and catch up on what PledgeMe has been up to lately.
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