Trillion Fund was an equity crowdfunding platform that raised money for environmental and social projects.
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Type of site | Crowdfunding |
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| Available in | English |
| Headquarters | , United Kingdom |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | 2011 |
It was founded in 2011 by Dr. Michael Stein and Phillip Riches. The platform was launched in response to warnings given by the United Nations that it will take US$1 trillion of investment annually to prevent the world from warming by more than 2 degrees. This one trillion figure gave rise to the company's name.
Trillion was privately owned. Vivienne Westwood became a majority owner in March 2013,[1] and Albion London bought a stake in April 2014.[2] Mark Stevenson had a role in the advisory board of Trillion Fund.[3] With the merger of Buzzbnk in 2014, the site had 14,000 members.[4][5]
In 2019, the platform closed. According to the Trillion Fund website, "Trillion has closed & has repaid all loans."[6]
References
edit- ^ "Vivienne Westwood becomes ambassador for clean energy Trillion Fund". Climateactionprogramme.org. 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ^ "Everyone can profit from renewable energy". Trillionfund.com. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ^ Mark Stevenson (2013-08-26). "Mark Stevenson - Contributors - Greenbelt Festival". Greenbelt.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ^ "Trillion Fund and Buzzbnk announce merger to create UK's biggest social crowdfunding platform | Buzzbnk's Blog". Blog.buzzbnk.org. 2014-07-21. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ^ "Meet Britain's Biggest Social Crowdfunding Platform". Forbes.com. 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ^ "Trillion Fund". Trillion Fund.