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CrowdedHero is a Latvian crowdfunding platform founded in 2021 that offers equity crowdfunding services in the Baltic countries and the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA).

History
The company was founded in 2021 by Janis Blazevics, Sandris Rugums, and Svetlana Skeneva. It is licensed and supervised by the Central Bank of Latvia.

Model
CrowdedHero operates on an "all or nothing" model, meaning that if a business does not reach its fundraising target, no money is taken from investors.

Regulation
In February 2013, Crowdcube received authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to offer investors the opportunity to become direct legal shareholders in UK businesses.

Equity
Some examples of companies that have acquired funding using this method are:

Bonds
Bonds allow members of the public to lend money to the issuing company in return for interest and/or rewards. Mini-bonds have "particular appeal for established businesses". In June 2014, Chilango launched Crowdcube's first mini-bond campaign. Since then, several other businesses have launched mini-bond offerings via the Crowdcube platform. Some of the businesses that have funded bonds via Crowdcube include:

Caterham F1
In November 2014, Crowdcube partnered with Caterham F1 to raise £2.35 million to fund the team for the final Grand Prix of the season in Abu Dhabi. Designed to empower F1 fans to help Caterham return to racing, the project was successfully completed on 14 November, with Caterham F1 finishing in 17th place with Grand Prix newcomer Will Stevens. Caterham F1 went bankrupt in 2015.