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Kristjan Velbri

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July 2016 invoice trading overview

by Kristjan Velbri

Volume and the number of invoices traded keep making new highs. More importantly, we are seeing a lot of customers return after having sold their first invoice. The demand has been so great that we're looking for new employees in London and Tallinn. It makes us happy to be able to provide a solution that companies[...]

What you need to know about investing in invoices

by Kristjan Velbri

Invoices as an investment have only been available to investors for a short period of time. It used to be the playing ground of banks and other financial institutions. Thanks to technology, all of this is changing. To educate investors so that they can make educated investment decisions, I've put together a list of[...]

June 2016 invoice trading overview

by Kristjan Velbri

June was another busy month for Investly. We broke records in the UK and Estonia both in terms of the volume of invoices sold but also the number of new customers who sold their first invoice. July should see a noticeable pick-up in the UK as we have a new sales person joining our London team.

Investly autobidder

by Kristjan Velbri

Investly’s autobidder has been available to investor for a little over two months now. By the second half of June, 152 investors were using it. Assuming their accounts were fully funded, the total bidding size of these investors is almost 8000 euros. Because the autobidder is gaining acceptance among investors, we[...]

May 2016 invoice trading overview

by Kristjan Velbri

The month of May saw a slight decrease in invoice volumes, but overall the month was successful. In April we sold quite a few large invoices which pushed up the average invoice value and the monthly volume. However, the overall trend is positive: we had four new companies sell their first invoice and many more have[...]

Investly received the Best Practice label and started investing in invoices

by Kristjan Velbri

We've got important news for you! We're honored to have received the Crowdfunding Best Practices label by FinanceEstonia and Law Firm Deloitte Legal. Also, we have updated our business model and decided to start participating in invoice auctions, further aligning our interests with those of investors.

April 2016 overview

by Kristjan Velbri

Another month has passed and it's time to have a look at the data. April was a another record-breaking month for Investly, it was the first time we sold more than €100,000 worth of invoices in one month. That brings the total to €186,186. This was achieved with the help of new and existing customers and investors.[...]

Investly first quarter review

by Kristjan Velbri

The quarter has come to an end and it's time to have a look at the data. The first quarter was quite busy as we started offering invoice discounting not just in Estonia, but in the United Kingdom as well. Invoice discounting is doing great in Estonia, both local and international investors have quickly adapted to this[...]

Investor interview with Eduardo Araujo

by Kristjan Velbri

Although Investly is now available in the United Kingdom as well as Estonia, we started out in the latter. As such, most of our investors, so far, are Estonians. We do have a growing group of foreign investors because we are open to investors from the European Economic Area. Perhaps the most exciting development has[...]

What determines the invoice interest rate?

by Kristjan Velbri

A classic auction involves participants making ever-higher bids. That is the model used by eBay, for example. Investly uses reverse auctions, where participants make ever-lower bids. Investors bid on invoices, bids compete by lowering the discount rate. After one to three days the auction ends and the company is given[...]