Information for crowdinvestors
Here you can find everything you need to know as a findependent crowdinvestor
Crowd communication
Last communication: Update email on July 15, 2026
Next planned communication: Update email in October 2026
findependent provides crowdinvestors with the same quarterly updates on the company’s development as it does for all other shareholders.
Share register on Aktionariat platform
findependent keeps its digital share register on the Aktionariat platform. Since all company updates and the annual tax statement are sent to crowdinvestors by email, you do not need your own login to the share register. If desired, you can view your participation certificates (PS) in the shareholder app, though additional functionalities are not currently available.
The app is currently only available in English. However, communication can be switched to German or French in the app settings.
Instructions for Aktionariat
download the Aktionariats app from the App Store or Google Play Store
create your PIN or password/face ID
click “create a new wallet”
skip the recovery phrase (as the PS are not on the
blockchain, nothing can happen, even if you forget your login)
under “Profile”, enter the email address to which you also
received the crowd updates from findependent
confirm your email address in the email from Aktionariat
close the app completely and reopen the app and log in again
your findependent participation certificates should now be displayed in the app
you do not need to complete your profile any further, even if you receive a message to this effect
FAQ
Here are a few answers to questions you may currently be asking yourself, or may wonder about in the future.
How/when can I sell my findependent PS?
In principle, the resale of your findependent PS is not planned until the end of the lock-up period agreed upon in the participation agreement (July 2027). However, if you urgently need access to the funds, you can send an email explaining your situation to crowdinvesting@findependent.ch, and we will see what can be done. After the lock-up period, we aim to establish the technical infrastructure to make buying or selling as simple as possible.
How do I handle my tax declaration?
As a findependent investor, you need to include a tax certificate for your findependent participation certificates with your tax declaration. We will send this certificate to you annually via email in January/February. You can find more information on this topic on this website.
What should I do if my address, email address, or last name changes?
If you are a findependent client, simply update your address and email address in the app. Otherwise, or if you have changed your last name, you can notify us of the change by emailing crowdinvesting@findependent.ch.
Note on tax value and current share price
For startups like findependent that are not listed on the stock exchange, tax authorities use a formula to determine the value of shares and participation certificates:
Tax value = (2x capitalized earnings value + 1x intrinsic value) / 3
The capitalized earnings value is derived from the profit according to the annual financial statements of the last three years. The intrinsic value, in turn, is derived from the equity according to the audited balance sheet.
Both values are therefore based on audited financial statements. This often means that the last available tax value is still from the previous year, as it takes time after the end of the year for the financial statements to be audited, the corporate tax return to be filed, and for the authorities to review them and calculate the new tax value.
The value for the 2025 tax return is therefore based on the tax value as of 31.12.2024.
As mentioned, it is not uncommon for the last available tax value to be from the previous year. After you have submitted your private tax return, the tax authorities will make the final assessment of the value of the participation certificates, and it is quite possible that the value will still be adjusted. However, once you have declared your participation certificates in your tax return, you do not need to take any further action.
The tax value is not necessarily an indicator of findependent’s actual company value. It only takes into account the current equity and the earnings situation of the past three years, but not the current and future growth or future earnings potential.
Findependent plans to issue new shares in a capital increase in early 2026 at a price significantly higher than the purchase price from the 2024 crowdinvesting. All crowd investors will receive more information on this in due course directly via our Crowd Update email.
