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​​Eco-startup Zero Co crashes crowdfunding servers as shares go on sale

By Mei Ling Tan
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​​Eco-startup Zero Co crashes crowdfunding servers as shares go on sale
​​Eco-startup Zero Co crashes crowdfunding servers as shares go on sale

Eco-startup ZeroCo broke Australia’s record with the largest crowdfunding in Australia’s history, raising $ 5 million in the recorded time of 6 hours.

Unprecedented heavy traffic – 2500 out of 3082 investors are pre-registered Crowdsourcing funding platform Birchal. Five minutes after the raise, Zero Co successfully raised $ 1 million, the fastest raise in the country. In less than 50 minutes, the emerging startup was the fastest in Australia, raising $ 3 million.

Mike Smith, the founder of Zero, said:

“We want to grow this business by expanding our product range, expanding our business, launching globally and eliminating disposable plastics from all kitchens, laundry, and bathrooms. I am. “

Prior to the Crown Funding campaign, the company also secured a $ 6 million investment from global investment firm SquarePeg.

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