LITA.co is a crowdfunding platform dedicated to social entrepreneurship and to sustainable development. Set up in 2014 by Eva Sadoun and Julien Benayoun in France, LITA.co , formerly known as 1001PACT, has collected more than 100 million euros from over 15.000 investors to successfully finance more than 200 campaigns. Due to its growth, LITA.co has duplicated its model in Belgium with the help of its shareholders, the financial cooperative CREDAL, the 4Wings Foundation and Impact Capital.
Accredited by the Belgian Financial Markets and Services Authority (FSMA), we enable individuals to invest, as of € 100, in enterprises having a strong positive impact. Today, LITA.co has 40 employees spread across three countries: France, Belgium and Italy.
LITA.co’s mission is to democratize impact investment by directing individuals’ savings towards the financing of companies that generate social and sustainable innovation.
Our platform connects individuals wishing to give a sense of purpose to their money and companies that we carefully select on the basis of their social impact, responsibility in terms of ESG criteria (Environmental, Social and Governance) and economic potential.
Today, LITA.co offers three different types of investment opportunities:
- investment in shares;
- bonds;
- cooperative shares.
To access company data and to be able to invest, in accordance with the regulations defined by the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA), you must first complete your investor profile. The main information to be provided is as follows:
1. Your identity
2. Your investment preferences and interests
3. Your professional situation and your (potential) experiences with investments
4. Your identity* and place of residence** by downloading the requested documents.
Registration is completely free of charge.
When you invest in the capital of a company, LITA.co applies a commission only at the point of investing. This commission is degressive from 3% to 1%, depending on the amount invested. It covers the costs of electronic signature, secure payment, file management, representation in the context of the General Meetings and the Shareholders’ Agreement in order to defend your interests.
We also offer reportings, we provide the tax certificates so that you can benefit from the tax shelter, we pay your interests and proceed to the capital refunds.
There are no other costs for you during the life of your investment, nor at exit.