Entrepreneurship : Raphaël COMPAGNION, EDHEC Grande Ecole (2007) - Bankeez

I/ Identity
 
Raphaël COMPAGNION, EDHEC Grande Ecole (2007)
Pierre LARIVIERE, ESCP (2007)

II/ Business start-up project:

Bankeez is the online service for individuals who need to collect money from others. - www.bankeez.com

Need to collect dues from your relatives? To put money into a kitty? To organize a ticket sale for a special event or a fundraising for a group activity or for an organization?
Bankeez is THE secure solution for all your fundraisings!

Now with Bankeez it is easy to:
•    collect dues from relatives after some ski holidays, after a group dinner…
•    put money into a kitty in order to buy a shared gift, to finance a party or a trip…
•    setup a subscription to a sale (tickets, goodies) or a subscription to a group activity, collect registration fees for a club or an organization…

Create your fundraising, invite your guests to pay their contribution online by credit card and then retrieve the money through a bank transfer… with complete security and freedom, and with the lowest fees on the market!

Market: All money flows and exchanges between individuals, especially groups (friends, families, colleagues, clubs, organizations…)

Team: 2 people including 1 EDHEC

Capital raised: €30k – A capital increase is expected before mid-June 2011 to finance the development of the service

Originality of the project: Bankeez is the only service to collect money, which is flexible enough to organize all kinds of fundraising events and without any commercial affiliation, to spend the collected funds with a total freedom.

Growth prospects: Very high given market size and potential.

III/ What do you expect from the Edhec community?

We are looking for all opportunities to promote and develop the Bankeez service:
•    Use the service: If you or someone of your relatives need to organize a party, a shared gift (birth celebration, wedding, farewell party) or to collect money for your club or your organization, Bankeez will make your life easier during these coming events!
•    Bring expertise and contacts: bring your expertise or your contacts, which could help us (e.g. in the press, in web marketing…)

You can support and follow Bankeez through its Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/bankeez.home

CONTACT
Raphaël COMPAGNION
+33 (0)6 17 84 34 03
raphael@bankeez.com