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How does the Spreds investment platform work?
Spreds is a Belgian eFundraising platform that facilitates investments by individuals in companies.
Through Spreds, we provide the opportunity for our customers to become co-shareholders of BRAUZZ.
Investing in BRAUZZ. can be done by creating an account at www.spreds.com (takes about 10min), starting from a minimum amount of €500.
For this, Spreds charges the cost of 5% on the investment amount.
What is Tax Shelter?
Since BRAUZZ. is a small, Belgian company that has been in existence for less than 4 years, private investors receive a 30% tax reduction on the amount invested.
A Belgian start-up can raise up to €500,000 through Tax Shelter.
BRAUZZ. has an amount of €187,604 available through Tax Shelter for this funding round. When this amount is reached, investing is still possible, but can no longer be enjoyed through Tax Shelter.
After your investment in BRAUZZ. Spreds provides the Tax Shelter certificate that you can later include in your 2025 tax return.
Why invest in BRAUZZ. and what is the potential return?
With BRAUZZ. we are among the fastest growing Belgian start-ups due to our significant growth in sales. Which went from €552,420 to €3,178,803 in 3 years.
Through our customer base of more than 100,000 consumers, we have become the sustainable household brand that rivals well-known retail brands.
Since we are convinced that our plastic-free, household products are the future, there is still enormous potential to continue growing in the coming years.
So by investing in BRAUZZ. you believe we can continue to gain market share from traditional brands in the coming years.
Added value, in addition to the Tax Shelter, can be created through a possible sale of the company to a larger player.
What are the risks of my investment?
Through Spreds, you invest in the shares of BRAUZZ. and thus there is no guarantee on the amount invested.
There is therefore a risk that you may lose the entire amount invested, less the 30% tax reduction if you claim the Tax Shelter.
Investing involves serious risks, including the loss of all or part of your capital. Please read the Key Investment Information Sheet and the Risk Factors section and apply before investing.
Why is BRAUZZ. raising capital through Spreds?
We want to give our customers the opportunity to become co-shareholders of BRAUZZ. because we strongly believe in the value of brand ambassadors.
By being closer to our customers, based on feedback obtained, we can make better decisions in terms of product innovation and brand development.
BRAUZZ. will use the invested capital to develop new products and improve the current product range.
In addition, a portion will be used as a marketing budget to continue to increase market share.
Finally, the coming months will see a strong investment in acquiring new talent to strengthen us in our ambitions.
Step into our growth story
At BRAUZZ. we are ambitious! We believe that our sustainable alternatives are the future.
Until today, 2 rounds of capital have already taken place and now we also want to give you, as a loyal BRAUZZ. customer, a first chance to step into this growth story.
How does that work?
In the first phase, the capital round will be open exclusively to our own clients through the Spreds platform. From May 22, the campaign will be made public and, in addition to our clients, all 45,000 active Spreds investors will be able to participate in this crowdfunding.
"Investing involves serious risks, including the loss of all or part of one's capital. Please read the Key Investment Information Sheet and Risk Factors section and apply before investing."
30% tax deduction
BRAUZZ. has been in existence for less than 4 years. This allows you, as a private investor, to enjoy a 30% tax reduction in personal income tax.
With this initiative, the Flemish government wants to lower the threshold for investing in young growth companies.
Suppose you invest in May 2024, you get 30% back as tax relief. In an example that you invest €2,500 in May 2024, this means that you get €750 back in tax credits on your 2025 personal income tax return, regardless of the situation of the start-up you invest in.
👉 For more information, visit the My Minfin website.
Invest in the innovative cleaning (r)evolution
To invest in BRAUZZ. is to invest in a range of sustainable cleaning products and their continued development. Ironically, the cleaning industry is not as clean as you think.
It is, within the consumer goods industry, one of the largest contributors of disposable plastic waste and CO2 emissions, due to the transportation of the heavy and awkward to transport packaging.
🏆 At BRAUZZ. we already have a range of award-winning products that have clear sustainable benefits.
👉 Part of the capital round will serve to further leverage our expertise to improve existing products and develop new ones.
BRAUZZ. is the market leader in Belgium and the Netherlands
Although we started developing our first product only 4 years ago, and have only been offering our products for sale for 3 years, we managed to reach the 100,000 customer mark in Belgium and the Netherlands. Of these, as many as 12,000 are active subscribers who automatically have their favorite sustainable cleaning products delivered to their homes.
All this is the ultimate proof that our products are real game-changers for a simply more sustainable household. This capital round will help support the further growth of BRAUZZ.
In collaboration with Spreds
"We think it would be great to be the first to offer our customers the opportunity to be part of our growth story."
Lowie, CEO of BRAUZZ.