Objective "Vestd is an innovative, disruptive, platform-based enabler of the sharing economy. We are the first company to allow entrepreneur's to found their business with a share structure that enables them to use a portion of their equity to procure services or reward customers in a secure, regulated marketplace. Our platform provides both the equity distribution tool that delivers this and a community of experienced Founders and Contributors to support and invest in each other. Having achieved FCA regulatory approval in the UK (and via the passport system in the EU) in November 2015, we have moved to a proof of concept pilot in the UK during 1H 2016, which has demonstrated that the ""equity economy"" works, and we are now looking to expand our operations into the EU. This proposal is for funding to support a research project to better understand the issues, barriers and challenges associated with implementing our platform in key european markets during the course of 2017." Fields of science social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managemententrepreneurshipsocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness modelssocial sciencessociologygovernancetaxationnatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystemssocial scienceslaw Programme(s) H2020-EU.2.1.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Main Programme H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument Topic(s) SMEInst-01-2016-2017 - Open Disruptive Innovation Scheme Call for proposal H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017 Funding Scheme SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1 Coordinator VESTD LTD Net EU contribution € 50 000,00 Address Ibex house, 162-164 arthur road SW19 8AQ London GB See on map Region London Outer London — South Merton Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 21 429,00
