We need your help

We need your help

2020 was going to be the year of Kinder. Creating a more accountable charitable sector and empowering concerned global citizens to contribute effectively to a better world.

And now, when the world is literally on fire and needs our solutions the most, we are in despair.

We have made tremendous headway with the research, the tech and the partnerships but things took longer than expected and we ran out of cash. Please visit our website and learn more about how we empower global concerned citizens in how they can contribute effectively to a kinder world.

Kinder has been searching for additional funding since the end of last year.

The most important lead for the needed funding we had unfortunately pulled out at the last moment in December, another 'sure bet' gave us a final no in the beginning of last month. Both due to personal circumstances.

I told the team about the hardship in the week that followed, because no funding means no salaries, no money for mortgages, rent and food. 

The team took this extremely well and put a lot of trust in me although there is the uncertainty of not finding any funds. Everyone gave a little extra in the weeks that followed, we devised a war plan for the upcoming period with one goal. Break-even in 2020.

But then COVID-19 shut the last doors that were open. Over the last week all the meetings and final presentations with backers have been cancelled.

Until now we played the startup funding game. Raise money to get to the next stage. Something I, in my 25 year of being an entrepreneur, had never done before. Raise some seed capital to built our prototypes, than some more to show traction, than raise another round to scale it. But building the traction took us longer than anticipated and now we are backed into a wall. We almost have liftoff but we’re at the end of the runway.

We need help and we need it fast. 

There is a laser focussed plan in place to get to break-even within the year, there are great partnerships in place for the distribution, we just have to buy some time.

If you have any ideas and want to help, please reach out.

Raymond Van Der Kaaij

Independent Producer & Executive Producer | Film Financing & International Co-Productions | Bridging Europe & the US

4 年

So challenging for all of us... i wish i could come up with a solution, i really really hope you'll get through this!

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