The Snowball Effect blog

Romer app founder and CEO, Emily Heazlewood admits that her knowledge of capital raising before her successful $250,000 raise was limited. However, fast-forward to today, and Emily now uses her own ex…

So you’re thinking of investing in a high-growth business. Before you make a financial commitment, it’s essential first to do your due diligence and look for answers to any questions you have abou…

Valuing a company is an essential step in a business’ capital raise preparations. Not only does it dictate the worth of the business and define the terms of investment, but it also puts a value on h…

A Shareholder Agreement is an essential company document that clearly defines the relationship between a company and its shareholders. It plays an important part in influencing decision making, roles…

Are you interested in doing a capital raise for your company? One of the common mistakes we see many companies make when they approach us about undertaking a capital raise is a lack of pre-work. Takin…

It's been 6 years since we launched, becoming New Zealand's first private equity investment marketplace. Co-founder and CEO Simeon Burnett reflects on highlights from this time.

Launching a public company offer can take several months of planning and preparation for both the company and Snowball Effect's team. Throw into the mix a global pandemic like COVID-19, and you have t…

We regularly see first-hand the inconvenience that companies go through trying to locate missing or incomplete company/investor data and legal documents. The lack of a unified company and stakeho…

Will your business need additional funding or working capital to make it through the aftermath of COVID-19? Will you be ready to jump on new opportunities that suddenly emerge?  It is very no…

Snowball Effect is a marketplace that simplifies access to a range of alternative investment opportunities, bringing together investors and promising companies seeking funding. Our target market is th…

Why are so many New Zealand companies still choosing to manage their Share Registry in an excel spreadsheet instead of spending a fraction of the reparation costs to outsource it?

Quarterly reports are one of the most important, yet overlooked pieces of information that New Zealand companies should be preparing for their shareholders. Here is our guide on how to prepare one.

The final part of our investor series on direct private equity investing looks at diversification and portfolio construction.

In the second part of our investor education series, we analyse private equity investment returns, and take a look behind the numbers at some complicating factors, including the 'power law'.

Part 1 of 3: We look at different methods for calculating returns on private company investments.

The FMA has recently released their annual data insights into NZ’s fintech space for June 2018. Of particular interest to us at Snowball Effect is how the online equity investment industry is continuing to develop.

Capital raising information memorandum template in Google Docs and Microsoft Word format available for download.

ArchiPro capital raising advisory services case study. The case study covers offer materials, independent director placement, and ongoing investor relations support.