European Crowdfunding Network

Name

European Crowdfunding Network

Legal name

EUROCROWD BV

Website

https://eurocrowd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Advisory Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Convention and Visitors Bureaus (561591)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Conferences & Conventions Operations Services (Registration, AV, Logistics) (MPAGAGAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Equity Capital Markets Advisory (Equity Issuance Strategy & Readiness) (FSACAAAI)

Keywords

• Crowdfunding advisory services
• Alternative finance consulting
• Crowdfunding regulation analysis
• Innovation finance policy
• Financial ecosystem events

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Services: EUROCROWD BV delivers consulting, events, training, and project services. The company is the commercial founder led advisory arm serving the European crowdfunding ecosystem
2. European Project Implementation: EUROCROWD participates in and contributes to European projects across multiple funding programmes including FP7, CIP, Horizon 2020, Erasmus+, and LIFE

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

EUROCROWD BV delivers professional advisory services focused on the European crowdfunding and alternative finance ecosystem. Its commercial offering comprises consulting, regulatory analysis, event delivery (notably CrowdCon), training programmes (delivered through Fondazione Fenice in Italy), startup incubation and European project implementation work. The non-profit European Crowdfunding Network AISBL (ECN) operates as an independent policy network engaging with EU institutions and national competent authorities on ECSPR, DORA and related regulation.

Product overview

EUROCROWD operates as a lean advisory and knowledge platform focused on European innovation finance ecosystems. The core offering is the EUROCROWD Platform providing professional research, policy guidance, and industry analysis on crowdfunding and alternative finance. Key sub-products and programs include: the Knowledge Hub (research, data, and publications), ECSPR Monitor (regulatory tracking), CrowdCon (annual professional conference since 2013), the Fondazione Fenice Training Partnership (structured education programs in Italy), and Startup Incubation and Funding Acceleration Programs. The organization delivers consulting services, EU project implementation, and ecosystem development initiatives through a core team and long-term collaborators. The company does not operate a transactional crowdfunding platform but serves as a trusted companion providing unbiased insights for investors, businesses, policymakers, and platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CrowdCon: Europe's crowdfunding conference since 2013. The leading event for crowdfunding professionals, platforms, and policymakers across Europe, shaping the future of alternative finance.
• CrowdTuesday

Products and services

• Knowledge Hub A curated resource center offering data, publications, regulatory analysis (ECSPR Monitor content), intellectual property resources and business angel integration content for navigating crowdfunding complexities, aimed at investors, businesses, policymakers and platforms.
• ECSPR Monitor Regulatory monitoring and analysis service tracking the European Crowdfunding Service Providers Regulation implementation, compliance requirements and market developments across EU member states; used by policymakers, platforms and investors.
• CrowdCon Europe's leading annual conference for crowdfunding professionals, platforms, investors and policymakers, featuring panels, workshops and networking events focused on alternative finance and ECSPR developments.
• Crowdfunding Training Programme (Italy via Fondazione Fenice) Structured training programme delivering crowdfunding and alternative finance education in Italy through Fondazione Fenice, comprising Basic Training (8 hours), Advanced Training (4 hours), Professional Training – Fiscal (8 hours) and Annual Refresher Course.
• Startup Incubation and Funding Acceleration Programs Programmes designed to help early-stage companies (pre-seed and seed stage teams) navigate funding complexities and prepare for successful crowdfunding campaigns.
• Consulting and European Project Implementation Services Bespoke consulting and project implementation services for the European crowdfunding ecosystem, including participation in European projects under programmes such as FP7, CIP, Horizon 2020, Erasmus+ and LIFE, delivered to EU institutions, platforms, investors and ecosystem organisations.
• CrowdTuesday Newsletter Curated, regular newsletter providing unbiased updates on regulatory developments, market trends and events in the European crowdfunding and alternative finance ecosystem.

Quantifiable outcome

• 120+ participants from EU institutions and NCAs at 13th CrowdCon
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered ecosystem member, community partner, key strategic partner, strategic partner, member and event co-organizer.

• Tokeportal (Hungary)ecosystem memberGTM or Marketing Partner · 24 April 2025Crowdfunding platform representative participating in EUROCROWD's Equity Crowdfunding panel at EU-Startups Summit 2025
• Spark Crowdfunding (Ireland)ecosystem memberGTM or Marketing Partner · 24 April 2025Crowdfunding platform CEO Christopher Burge participating in EUROCROWD's Equity Crowdfunding panel discussing investor education and multi-million round campaigns
• Crowdcube (UK)ecosystem memberGTM or Marketing Partner · 24 April 2025Senior Legal Expert Grégoire Touazi representing Crowdcube on EUROCROWD panel emphasizing cross-border campaigns and ECSPR expertise
• Proof of Talk 2025community partnerGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Official community partner at Proof of Talk 2025 at Louvre Palace, Paris - premier gathering for Web3, AI, and global finance bringing together 120+ voices and €50 billion in assets
• EBAN – European Business Angel Networkkey strategic partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic collaboration with European Business Angel Network to strengthen crowdfunding's role in innovation finance ecosystems across Europe
• ESIL (Early Stage Investing Launchpad)key strategic partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerEUROCROWD collaborates with ESIL, a EU-funded initiative by Meta Group, Business Angels Europe and bpifrance, to provide strategic guidance on integrating ECSPR crowdfunding into professional business angel investments
• Fondazione Fenicekey strategic partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership from 2019 to 2024 providing access to high-quality education in crowdfunding and alternative finance across Italy, with Fondazione Fenice organizing and executing all training courses
• Ideas Powered for Business Network (EUIPO)key strategic partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerMembership in EUIPO's Ideas Powered for Business Network supporting SMEs in accessing IP funding opportunities like the SME Fund 2025
• InnovUPstrategic partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with InnovUP to advance crowdfunding and alternative finance innovation
• New European Bauhausstrategic partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with New European Bauhaus initiative supporting sustainable and innovative financing for projects aligned with European design and sustainability principles
• ALDA – European Association for Local DemocracymemberOthersActive membership in ALDA supporting local democracy and civic engagement initiatives across Europe
• FESIF – The European Federation of Financial Advisers and Financial IntermediariesmemberOthersMembership in FESIF contributing to discussions on regulatory developments and financial intermediary standards
• MFC – The Microfinance CentrememberOthersMembership in MFC supporting inclusive finance and microfinance ecosystem development
• Digital Lending Association (Germany)event co-organizerGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaboration with Digital Lending Association for 13th CrowdCon in Brussels, including podcast on German crowdfunding regulatory challenges

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• France FinTech: French FinTech association that absorbed Financement Participatif France (FPF) in 2025. Operates a comparable association-and-policy-advocacy model in the same alternative finance space EUROCROWD covers across Europe.
• EBAN – European Business Angel Network: Pan-European non-profit association representing early-stage investors and business angels. Directly comparable to EUROCROWD as a Brussels-based industry network that convenes investors, policymakers, and ecosystem players; EUROCROWD lists EBAN as a key strategic partner.
• Innovate Finance: UK-based independent industry body representing the global FinTech community, with policy advocacy, research, and convening functions similar to EUROCROWD's role for crowdfunding. Comparable as an alternative finance ecosystem association engaging regulators and member firms.
• European Startup Network: Pan-European association representing national startup ecosystems and founders, with events and policy advocacy similar to EUROCROWD's convening model. Co-organizes EU-Startups Summit, the very event EUROCROWD sponsored in 2025.
• Microfinance Centre (MFC): European network for inclusive finance and microfinance, of which EUROCROWD is a member. Operates a comparable association model focused on alternative and inclusive finance policy, standards, and capacity building across Europe.

Broad incumbents

• Innovate UK: UK's national innovation agency funding and connecting early-stage ventures. Operates a broader innovation finance mandate that overlaps with EUROCROWD's startup funding acceleration work, but at much larger scale and with a UK remit.
• European Investment Fund (EIF): EU-level financial institution supporting SME access to finance, including equity and guarantee instruments that interact with ECSPR-licensed crowdfunding platforms. Comparable as a Brussels-based actor shaping alternative finance policy and market infrastructure.
• InnovFin – EU Finance for Innovators: EIB Group initiative providing financing and guarantees for innovative firms. Overlaps with EUROCROWD's policy and ecosystem mandate in supporting SME and startup access to capital across Europe.

Emerging players

• Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF): Academic research centre at Cambridge Judge Business School producing global alternative finance benchmarks and policy input. Comparable to EUROCROWD's Knowledge Hub and ECSPR Monitor in providing independent data and analysis on crowdfunding market development.

Regional players

• Finance Innovation: French competitiveness cluster for the financial industry, designated by the French government. Comparable as an ecosystem convener and policy interlocutor in alternative finance, though focused on France rather than EU-wide like EUROCROWD.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/2716886
• Xx.com/eurocrowd
• Facebookfacebook.com/eurocrowd

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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