STOKR: Investing in the brightest ideas
Insight
Only 1% of the real economy is available to retail investors.
Countless hurdles make it difficult for small and medium-sized enterprises to access capital markets. As a result, fewer of the world’s brightest ideas receive the funding they need.
Idea
Make it possible for the 99% to fund the ideas they believe in.
Born out of an ambitious whitepaper, STOKR is a peer-to-peer crowdfunding platform that leverages the Ethereum blockchain to connect innovative ventures and everyday investors.
The platform has been developed with the use of market analysis, iterative prototyping and a bold identity. Every aspect is designed to ensure users get the most of our their investments seamlessly.
Through an intuitive user experience, ventures share their ideas and investors fund the ones they believe in. There’s no complex process, no loss of control; just the funding they need to grow, and for investors, a share in the profits they deserve.
Impact
The future of peer-to-peer investing is democratised for the better.
After defining, developing and launching the platform, STOKR is preparing for the next stage of evolution. This includes introducing a community for investors to learn, grow and connect.
AKQA is a design and innovation company that employs over 6,500 professionals across 20 countries. Named Digital Agency Global Network of the Year in Campaign’s 2023 Global Agency of the Year Awards, AKQA was also awarded the Cannes Lions Grand Prix for Digital Craft in 2023, and the Grand Prix for Design in 2021. In 2023, AKQA was recognised as a winner in Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards. AKQA also won Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas in 2021, and 2022 and led Gartner’s research into global marketing agencies in 2021.