Investx is disrupting the UK SME funding market using blockchain technology

Peter Edgar
Investx
Published in
2 min readAug 31, 2018
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The Investx Platform will be a regulated equity crowdfunding platform.

Built on blockchain technology it will allow Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) with a financial track record to raise funds and give investors new access to shares of their choosing in successful businesses which are currently inaccessible.

For investors the Investx Platform will revolutionise the access and cost of investing, making it affordable and rewarding, allowing investors to support and share in the success of businesses they believe in. It will provide access to shareholdings at a reduced price for investors because of the value of its use and the cost efficiencies it creates.

Our Key Crowdfunding Innovations

Crowdfunding using security tokens

Powered by the Ethereum blockchain using security tokens for automated legal contract execution, regulatory compliance, fundraising, share registry, dividend and exit payments.

A new currency for investments

Investx tokens (INX) used by investors as the preferred payment currency on the platform, but of course funded businesses receive GBP.

New asset class

Equity crowdfunding targeted at SME businesses with proven financial track records, not just start-ups. A wide range of deal types available, from minority investments and Management Buyouts (MBOs), through to full shareholder exits.

Secondary share market

Shareholdings purchased through our platform will be able to be traded investor to investor at immaterial cost — a huge innovation in itself — and Investx intends to develop a secondary market to provide additional liquidity and market depth.

Global investor reach

We will allow SMEs to raise funds they can’t currently access, and allow global investors entry to growing UK businesses they can’t invest in at present.

Our Key Blockchain Innovations

Adoption of blockchain technology

We expect over 500 SME companies to transact investments on the Investx Platform in the first two years, thanks to our extensive UK SME connections, our lean platform build roadmap and our blockchain expert team.

Currency design

A payment token backed by a liquidity reserve and reduced transaction costs. Stable but appreciating, the INX ecosystem is designed to expand and contract based on supply and demand but to importantly retain purchasing power.

Investor community

Crypto investors will be able to invest in shares in privately held companies and then later sell these shares without using fiat currencies — a new way to help the crypto world build a diversified portfolio.

Our pre-sale ICO launches on 1st November — download our Litepaper, Whitepaper and Currency paper.

Follow Investx:

Twitter — @investxltd

Bitcointalk — Investx [ANN] thread

Facebook — InvestxLtd

LinkedIn — Investx

Telegram — investxtoken

Medium — investxltd

Github — Investx

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