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, 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 campaign is for anyone looking to raise money to make their plans happen!
Project GuideEquity
An equity campaign is for companies looking to expand by raising investment from their crowd.
Equity GuideLend
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 is 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 is a collaboration between PledgeMe and Māori Women Development Inc.
Tā Koha
A Tā Koha campaign is for anyone looking to raise koha for their campaign. More about Tā Koha
Read more about He Akoranga Mātauranga
Our Team

Anna Guenther
Chief Bubble Blower (Co-founder)
Anna, our CEO and 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 Wellington 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).

Claire McGowan
Chief of Chiefs (CEO)
Claire is a seasoned entrepreneur who has been part of the growth journey of many organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand. With a background in venture capital and finance, a PhD in molecular microbiology, and an MBA, she definitely has her wits about her! Claire's pleasure is reality TV shows, practicing piano, and good coffee. She is the proud owner of Charlie, the sweetest, most heart-breakingly adorable rescue Shitzu / Griffin you will ever meet.

Janna Fitzsimmons
Chief Money Manager
Janna holds the keys to the PledgeMe pocketbook. She keeps our accounts on an even keel and ensures we mind our Ps and Qs with various regulatory bodies. Clever and kind with a quick smile, we tell ourselves Janna *wants* to approve the funds for all our ideas, but she’s thankfully too pragmatic to indulge our shenanigans as often as she’d like.

Emma Goodman
Digital Content Queen
Emma is our Digital Content Manager (read 'Queen') and loves all things content and communications. Her background is in Marketing and Operations, having acquired experience in both startup and more corporate environments. Having lived around, she's a bit of a globe trotter and moved most recently from Amsterdam, The Netherlands to the PledgeMe Brisbane office. Emma loves to collaborate on content, so reach out to her if you'd like to join forces!

Morgahna
Chief Design Whiz
Morgahna is the Design Lead on the PledgeMe team. She loves design so much that she cuts illustrations into her toast. Morgahna loathes the words 'font' (if it's a body of letters it's a typeface!). She also believes that design thinking can change the world. In the words of Steve Jobs, "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

Breccan McLeod-Lundy
Board Member
Breccan manages all things tech for us, with the help of the awesome Rabid team. He's also passionate about what the next level of crowdfunding could be, and has a beautifully analytical brain.

Melanie Templeton
Board Member
Melanie is an experienced senior commercial manager and leader, with a track record of leading the development and implementation of successful business strategies both locally and internationally.She has done everything from running and owning award winning restaurants, to building and launching online banks with RaboDirect.

Rachel Hopkins
Board Member
Rachel has spent over 25 years in marketing, branding and customer experience, including working in both the Australian market and Māori / Pasifika engagement. From 1995-1999 Rachel started, grew, and sold a professional services business in Australia. Recently appointed as the Chief Executive of Diversity Works NZ, Rachel was part of the Senior Leadership Team of Competenz from early 2013. She has also held roles as Marketing Director for The Icehouse and Minter Ellison Rudd Watts and as Marketing Manager for The University of Auckland Business School. Rachel spent seven years as a director of Ocean (a branding agency) and, as part of the Future Directors programme, sat on the board of NZX-listed AWF Madison Group for 18 months. She currently sits on the Ministry for Youth Development’s Partnership Fund Board and on the Establishment Board of the Auckland Foundation’s Women’s Fund.

Charlie
Chief Security Officer
Charlie is the sweetest, most heart-breakingly adorable Shitzu/ Griffin (we think) you will ever meet. Adopted at 18 months old, by Claire (PledgeMe's CEO) four years ago, he is the biggest softie, and has since stolen her heart and the heart of many a passer-by. His contribution to the team is invaluable and can't quite be articulated into words (so we won't try).
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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