Villyz is a crowdfunding platform that connects investors with social and community projects, enabling individuals to fund initiatives that create positive local impact. It provides a structured way for projects to raise capital and for investors to support causes aligned with their values.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Local communities and public sector entities often struggle to secure funding for projects that enhance public services, infrastructure, and community well-being. Traditional financing methods can be slow, bureaucratic, and may not fully align with the values and priorities of local citizens. This creates a gap between available capital and the desire of communities to invest in their own development.
Solution
Villyz is a crowdfunding platform that directly connects citizens and businesses with public sector projects in their local communities, enabling them to invest in initiatives that foster local development and improve quality of life. The platform allows local governments, public institutions, and public-private partnerships to raise capital for projects related to healthcare, ecological transition, infrastructure, and social equality. Villyz provides a regulated framework for individuals to invest in projects they care about, starting from as little as €1, while offering enterprises the opportunity to engage in corporate philanthropy through tax-deductible donations. By facilitating direct investment and fostering community engagement, Villyz empowers citizens to actively participate in shaping the future of their regions.
Target Audience
The primary users are individual citizens looking to invest in their local communities and businesses seeking to support local projects through corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Project sponsors include local governments, public healthcare facilities, and public-private partnerships.
Features
- Project listings with detailed financial and impact information, enabling informed investment decisions.
- Secure online investment platform with options for both individual lending and corporate donations.
- Due diligence process including financial analysis of project sponsors to assess project viability.
- Automated interest payments and principal repayment schedules for lending-based projects.
- Tax-deductible donation options for corporate sponsors, with automated receipt generation.
- User dashboards to track investment performance and project progress.
- Regulatory compliance with French financial authorities (AMF) as a registered crowdfunding service provider (PSFP).