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FinTech50 SEEDRS JEFF LYNN, CEO W e provide the architecture and infrastructure for private, early-stage investing throughout Europe. Crowdfunding has become a popular term, but underlying it is a fundamental change in the way people invest and businesses are born. For investors, be they high-networth or “mass affluent”, we provide the opportunity to allocate capital to businesses they choose. And for entrepreneurs, we are a tool to raise and aggregate capital from a wide group of investors, all while facing a single legal shareholder. After our launch in July 2012, we had an amazing year in 2013. We funded 43 deals to the tune of over £4.5 million, with over £2.6 million of that in Q4 alone. We’re looking to grow even faster in 2014. About Seedrs is one of the leading equity crowdfunding platforms in the world. We let anyone in Europe invest from £10 up in startups they choose— and we let startups from anywhere in Europe raise capital from friends, family, their communities, angels and independent investors—all through a simple online process. @Seedrs @jeffseedrs SMARTSTREAM PHILIPPE CHAMBADAL, CEO S ince acquiring SmartStream in 2007 it has been a priority to develop products that will transform the middle and back office. One of the fundamental differentiating characteristics has been to ensure that everything we develop will operate cross-platform, across the enterprise. With market-leading solutions such as our TLM Reconciliations Premium, Data Management Services, Cash a