Italian startup companyĀ Diaman Tech srlĀ raised almost 160k euros in equity crowdfunding usingĀ UnicaseedĀ portal (managed by Italian financial brokerĀ Unicasim). The equity crowdfunding round closed 10 pct over its target last March 31stĀ (download here theĀ Italian press release).
This was the first deal of this kind in Italy and in the World as this was the first time an equity crowdfunding deal has been closed after a national law and a supervision authority had been ruling on the sector.
Following a specific input by the Government, Consob Ā published last Summer 2013 a āRegulation on the raising of venture capital by innovative start-ups through on-line portalsā, thanks to which Italy has become the first EU country to have introduced a structured legislation on equity-based crowdfunding.