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Change Group AS
Company typeFinancial service
Founded2016
HeadquartersEstonia, Tallinn
The Netherlands, Amsterdam
Websitehttp://changeinvest.com/

Change Group is an E.U.-based brokerage platform regulated in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.[1][2][3][4][5]

History[edit]

Change was established in Singapore in 2016 by Kristjan Kangro, an Estonian technology entrepreneur and an investor, and Gustav Liblik.[6][7][8][9][10] Change secured its first angel investor in the beginning of the same year, Roger Crook (former CEO of German delivery and express mail company DHL).[11][12][13]

In 2017, Change raised an additional $17.5 million through it first crowdfunding round.[14][15][16][17]

In 2018, Change moved its headquarters from Singapore to Tallinn, Estonia[18][19] and was named among the top fintech companies in Europe.[20]

In 2021 the company raised €3.7 crowdfunding round in 2021 that saw a buy-in from 50 private investors and Change was valued €175 million.[2][13][21]

The following year, Change opened an office in Singapore.[22]

In April 2023, Change raised €2 million from Andromeda Capital Partners Suisse.[23] In August 2023, Andromeda Capital acquired a 51% majority stake in Change Group.[24][25][26][27][28]

Operations[edit]

Change is a licensed mutli-asset brokerage under E.U. directive, reports to the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and Dutch regulator (AFM), and offers banking deposits and withdrawals through established E.U. bank partners.[1][13][29]

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  3. ^ "Megadiili katkemine: Eesti ettevõtja loobus 50 miljonist eurost". Eesti Ekspress (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  4. ^ "Eestlaste krüptoraha platvorm Change sai investoritelt 3,7 miljonit eurot". Äripäev (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-10-11.
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  11. ^ "This Singapore blockchain startup wants to replace banks; has raised over US$15M in ICO to do so". theindependent.sg. 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  12. ^ "Funderbeam". www.funderbeam.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  13. ^ a b c "Tallinn-based crypto investment platform Change closes €3.7 million crowdfunding round, now valued at €175 million". Tech.eu. 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  14. ^ andero (2018-07-02). "Estonia is striving to be center stage in cryptocurrencies and blockchain". Invest in Estonia. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  15. ^ "Change gets USD 17.5 million from community to create bank of the future". thepaypers.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  16. ^ "Eestlased ehitavad maailma suurimat krüptopanka". Äripäev (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  17. ^ Sainul. "Singapore's community-led crypto-fintech startup Change raises US$17.5M via tokens sale". e27. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  18. ^ "Ettevõtja üldandmed". mtr.ttja.ee. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  19. ^ "Change'i osakuga toimus split". Äripäev (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  20. ^ ""Singapuri maffia" poisid tegid Kagu-Aasiast omale kasu-Aasia". Äripäev (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  21. ^ "Estonian founded fintech Change secures €2 million to further expand crypto investment app". Tech.eu. 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  22. ^ Taremäe, Liisi (2022-06-14). "Change changes the way you buy and sell assets". Invest in Estonia. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  23. ^ "Krüptoidu Change kaasas 2 miljonit eurot". 7 March 2023.
  24. ^ "Change libises Kristjan Kangro käest uuele suuromanikule. Investor: mõru tunne on!". Äripäev (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  25. ^ "Swiss-based firm Andromeda Capital buys majority stake in Change Group". Tech.eu. 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  26. ^ Marzo, Stefano De (2023-08-23). "Amsterdam-based fintech Change sells majority stake to Swiss private equity firm Andromeda Capital". EU-Startups. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  27. ^ "Swiss private equity firm Andromeda Capital Partners Suisse AG acquires majority stake in Amsterdam's Change Group | Silicon Canals". 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  28. ^ "Dutch-Estonian fintech Change is acquired by Andromeda Capital". AIN.Capital. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  29. ^ "Eesti krüptoekspert: tervitame Suurbritannia otsust tuntud krüptoplatvorm kinni panna, sest nad vilistavad kõikidele Euroopa seadustele". Ärileht (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-10-11.
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