Goparity, the Portuguese sustainable finance platform, with presence in Spain and Canada, has closed a new investment round of 2.9 million euros. The round was led by 3XP Global, through its Impact Innovation Fund, and supported by Mustard Seed Maze, Schneider Electric, Energy Access, Regenerative.eco and InvestEco Capital Corp as institutional investors, whose combined contribution exceeded 2.4 million euros.
This was also the second time the Portuguese startup opened an investment round to its investor community through an equity crowdfunding campaign (via Crowdcube) – in which any person could invest with the same conditions as institutional investors. In total, it gathered more than 800 private investors, who contributed a total of 470 thousand euros.
The crowdlending platform currently has a record of more than 45 million euros lent to sustainable projects through its platform and, in 2024, reached 1 million euros in revenue for the first time. With this new funding round, Goparity plans to solidify its position as an ethical finance platform, as well as to increase its community of investors, especially in Europe and Canada, reinforcing its presence in South America (where it already has several projects financed in Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil), but also in other parts of the Southern Hemisphere.
Nuno Brito Jorge, CEO and co-founder of Goparity, says: "to complete a capital round for a purpose-driven company like ours, in such a challenging international context, gathering different national and international reference investors with our investor community is the best validation we can have. In 2024 we had our best year ever and it is likely that we will surpass the milestone of 50 million euros invested in the first half of 2025."
"Investing in projects with an impact is now more important than ever. In just 6 weeks, between December 2024 and January 2025, the six largest banks in America and four of the largest banks in Canada left the UN's Net Zero Banking Alliance. Let's keep working to make money go where it can make a difference through positive impact on people and the planet", he added.
Rita Branco, Impact Partner at 3XP Global, stated: "Investing in Goparity is reinforcing the belief that sustainable finance can be accessible, inclusive and scalable. We are very excited to support an incredible team that is transforming the way we finance the future and making Impact an easy - and real - choice for everyone."
Since its founding in 2017, Goparity has already financed projects in almost 20 countries on three continents, and in November 2024 was named one of Europe's 100 Hottest Startups. The projects funded through the platform have helped prevent the emission of more than 30,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year, supported the creation of more than 4,700 jobs and had a direct positive impact on around 86,000 people.
About Goparity
Goparity's main mission is to democratise access to sustainable finance, connecting companies and individuals who want to invest sustainably in projects with a positive impact on people and the planet. Since it was founded, the platform has financed more than 335 impact projects - aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - on three continents, with more than 15,000 people and companies investing more than 45 million euros. The projects funded have positively supported more than 86,000 people, created more than 4,000 jobs and help prevent the emission of more than 30,000 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere every year.
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