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Glossary

Definitions of the expressions used in the rules, contracts and communication of Tokeportal.com

Tokeportal.com operates in compliance with the relevant law and international best practices [1] but it is not a regulated institution by the National Bank of Hungary (hereinafter referred to as NBH) according to the Hungarian law. Our services are regulated firstly in our Terms and Conditions and in other related rules that is accessible for all our identified users.

This Glossary aims to create a better understanding of the definitions used in the Terms and Conditions, our other rules and communication of Tokeportal.com.

If you have any further questions, please send us a message at hello@tokeportal.com or use the chat service provided on the Platform.

 

[1] By international best practices, we generally refer to the practices of the leading crowd investing platforms operating under the jurisdiction of the European Union

Equity-based Terms of Use Terms of Use for Equity-based Campaigns
Donation-based Terms of Use Terms of Use for Donation-based Campaigns
Terms and Conditions Terms and Conditions
Identification procedure A procedure executed by Tokeportal.com according to the rules of the Terms and Conditions as well as our Privacy Policy. At the end of the Identification procedure the Users become Identified Users.

 

Identified User A User who has successfully absolved the Identification procedure of the Platform.
Pre-registration, priority access Users can register on the platform to participate in the (private) pre-launch phase of the Platform where they can examine its operation.
User Persons or legal entities or institutions without legal entity who have registered on the Platform with their email address or social media profile, but haven’t completed the identification process (preliminarily not identified) and have limited access to content on the Platform
Forum The online site of the Campaign for sending messages, where Users can directly ask questions from the Campaign Initiator.
Impact, Social Impact  It increases the attractiveness of the Campaign if besides being profitable, it solves a social or environmental problem. Companies with environmental or social impact may be especially suitable for crowdfunding as the communities affected by the social problem may become investors or supporters of the Campaign in order to contribute to the solution.

 

First Day of the Campaign The banking day, when the Campaign Initiator publishes and launches its Campaign on the Platform.

 

Campaign Duration The Campaign Duration is the number of calendar days until the Campaign lasts, within that the Campaign will have to reach its Minimum Funding Target from the day when it is launched. (The Deadline should be stated in the campaign outline and including the date of the last day of the campaign): according to international best practices this duration is at most 45-60 days long.

The Campaign Period is different from the Campaign Duration in that it includes the preparation for the Campaign, the initial funding phase, and in case of equity-based campaigns the capital increase phase as well.

The remaining days are calculated separately for the private and open campaign phases.

 

Last Day of the Campaign The last banking day indicated on the Campaign page. If the Campaign has reached its Maximum Funding Target before that, then it is closed on that banking day. (See Successful Campaign below.)

 

Campaign Agreement The bilateral written agreement between Tokeportal.com and the Campaign Initiator or its founder, signed at the beginning of their co-operation, which lists all the specific Campaign conditions, including the Funding Target, the campaign structure, the related rights and responsibilities, as well as the conditions of future cooperation.

The terms of the Campaign Agreement, in particular the exclusivity and the applicable fees, are regulated in the Terms and Conditions.

The Agreement includes a consultation of 4 man-days free-of-charge; all further consultations are subject to a fee.

 

Campaign Video A 2-4 minutes long public video in which the Campaign Initiator introduces the company, its executives, the planned operation and the purpose of the Campaign.

 

Mentoring The mentor network service provided by Tokeportal.com and its Partners to the Campaign Initiators is aimed at preparing the Campaign Initiators to launch their campaign and begin the capital increase process. The mentoring service is offered at favourable pre-agreed startup prices.

 

Complaint A notice, which the User submits either orally (in person or by phone) or in writing (in postal mail, e-mail or on the website) in compliance with the Complaint Handling Rules. The Complaint of the Complainant is related to an activity or omission of Tokeportal.com regarding the implementation of the General terms of use between the Complainant and Tokeportal.com, the performance of the contract or the termination of the contract.
Partner Any natural or legal person who executes a contractual relationship with Tokeportal.com.
Pitch A presentation of the investment opportunity or donation opportunity based on the Campaign Documentation, including the Funding Target and the use of funds. It is usually a 3-8 minutes long oral and written presentation that introduces the financial plan, and is accompanied by a written presentation (Investment deck, Donation deck or pitch deck) of 15-20 slides. Campaigns are often called pitches, too. The Campaign Video usually introduces the same information as the written pitch deck, therefore it is considered a pitch, too. (Read more at the Campaign Documentation section).
Portal, platform The website, which can be accessed at tokeportal.com and app.tokeportal.com as well as at other domains possessed by Tokeportal.com.
Civil Code of Hungary Act V of 2013 on the Civil Code.
Registration Registration at app.tokeportal.com with an e-mail address or social media profile. The registration itself enables Users to browse the contents on the Platform and to initiate Donations. Further Identification of the User’s completed profile must be completed prior to initiating Investment Transactions. Users can access the detailed rules and investment offers after completing the Identification process.
Success fee, commission The net commission, that the Campaign Initiator pays to Tokeportal.com from the capital or donations raised during the campaign period according to the Fee Regulation of Tokeportal.com.

 

Successful Campaign Tokeportal.com considers a Campaign successful after the amounts arriving to the Custodian account of the Campaign Initiator reach the Campaign’s Minimum Funding Target. The Campaign continues until its expiry date or until reaching its Maximum Funding Target.

In case of Equity-based campaigns, after the Campaign has been closed, all investors shall wire the difference between the already paid advance payment and the indicated investment amount. Tokeportal.com considers a Campaign definitively successful if the balance of the Custodian account reaches the Minimum Funding Target. This is followed by the legal procedures of capital increase, as well as the issuing of new shares and the allocation thereof.

 

Tokeportal.com Tokeportal Private Company Limited by Shares
Transaction We distinguish three different Transactions: Donation, Investment Indication and Campaign Launch.

Any Registered User of the Platform can initiate a Donation Transaction by clicking on the Donate button and paying the amount of donation.

Only Identified Users of the Platform are allowed to make Investment Indication and Campaign Launch Transactions. In both cases the Transaction is realized only upon approval by Tokeportal.com. Both Transactions include two steps:

The Investment Indication Transaction includes wiring the advance payment (which is to be calculated based on the submitted investment amount) after clicking on the Invest button, and in the case of a successful Campaign, wiring the difference between the investment amount and the advance payment before the given deadline.

The Campaign launch Transaction can be carried out by the Campaign initiator who, having received the approval on the Campaign Documentation of Tokeportal.com, launches the Campaign.

Post-campaign reporting This includes the regular publication of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that are determined by the Campaign Initiator; as well as the Information interval, during which Investors or Backers may ask questions posed to the Campaign Initiator regarding the performance of the company or organisation.

 

Company Profile An Investor Profile created by an Identified User on behalf of a legal person or an organization without legal personality.
Priority Access Campaign Phase Campaign Initiators may decide to make their Campaign (which has already been approved by Tokeportal.com but hasn’t been published yet) available only to certain registered Investors or Backers on the Platform. The purpose of the Priority Access phase may be to make the campaign available only to invited Users or in case of equity-based campaigns to find a Lead investor. The remaining days are calculated separately for the private and open campaign phases.

 

Angel Investor An Angel is an individual person, who possesses significant knowledge in the field of investment, entrepreneurship or relevant industry, and who contributes to the development of early-phase companies with his or her investment, advice and personal network. An Angel Investor may assume the role of Lead Investor in an equity-based crowdfunding campaign in exchange for a minority share in the company. Such Users can be considered Angel Investors on the Platform, who commit to invest at least HUF 1 million and must not invest anonymously.
Investment An investment commitment of an Investor by clicking on the “Invest” button of the Campaign, following which he/she becomes entitled to review the complete terms of investment and to submit a Declaration of Commitment to purchase shares

The transfer of the entire investment amount by the deadline will constitute the final declaration.

In case of public offering, one can invest by subscribing to the shares of the company. The subscription to shares is irrevocable.

Perks In accordance with the international best practices of crowdfunding, the Campaign Initiator may offer relatively small rewards (perks) in order to attract the attention of investors. The specific investment amounts together with the perks make up the investment package.

 

Term Sheet The Term Sheet is a document published by the Campaign Initiator for the Identified Users with an Investor Profile, it is part of the Investment Documentation which includes the prospective shareholders’ rights, the pricing and all important relevant information. In the case of a successful Campaign, the Campaign Initiator increases capital in compliance with the Term Sheet, thus makes changes to the Articles of Association and establishes the Investment contract with the Lead Investor and other investors. If the terms of investment are indicative, i.e. not binding, then the terms may change marginally at the end of the Campaign upon the approval of Tokeportal.com, in which case the Campaign Initiator simultaneously informs all the Investors of the changes.
Investor

 

In general, Identified Users with an Investor Profile at the Platform are called Investors. If applicable, Users shall comply with their national regulations, otherwise they shall act in accordance with the Hungarian legislative provisions.

We distinguish two categories of investors in accordance with the Hungarian Act CXXXVIII of 2007 on Investment Firms and Commodity Dealers: Professional and Retail Clients.

In accordance with the international best practices and in order to eliminate the risks explained in the Risk Warning, Tokeportal.com recommends Retail Clients – excluding Angel Investors – to invest at most HUF 3,000,000 i.e. three million Hungarian forints per Campaign and to invest in Campaigns at most 20% of their annual savings with an investment purpose.

 

Investor Profile A Profile established by an Identified User with providing the data of its bank account and Securities Account. Profile data are confidential. When creating the Investor Profile, Users have to select if they have any industry preferences regarding the investment opportunities.
Investor Documentation The documentation completed by the Campaign Initiator and submitted for approval to Tokeportal.com, which includes the Campaign Video, the Campaign Details, the financial plan, the one-pager, the investment deck and the Term Sheet, both in English and in Hungarian. Following approval, these documents become accessible to Investors when the Campaign launches.
Entry knowledge test A short online test to be filled in by each non-professional investor, which calls attention to the specific risks of investing in early-phase companies (startups).

 

Hungarian Law on Investment Companies Act CXXXVIII. of 2007 on Investment Firms and Commodity Dealers, and on the Regulations Governing their Activities
Valuation The Company Valuation is the pre-money (pre-campaign) valuation, which can be calculated by subtracting the value of the offered equity (the Minimum Funding Target) from the future company valuation (including the capital to be raised).
Declaration of Commitment Identified Investors can indicate their intent to invest in the selected Campaign by declaring their commitment and paying the indicated advance payment or the full amount. The Campaign Initiator accepts the validity of the commitment when receiving the advance payment. Tokeportal.com informs the Investor about the value of the advance payment as well as the Custodian Account information at the same time as acknowledging the Declaration of Commitment.
Securities Account According to Clause 46. of Paragraph 5(1) of the Act CXX of 2001 on the Capital Market it is an account for the owner on its dematerialised securities and the rights attached to them. In case of non-Hungarian investors, Tokeportal.com helps organizing the transfer of shares via a subcustodian chain.
Exit Exit occurs when investors sell all their shares in the company, usually years after purchasing them, when the company is acquired or if it goes public. Investors of early-phase companies usually realize a return on their investment during an Exit. Tokeportal.com is not a regulated market and does not facilitate secondary trading, although it may indicate bid and sell offers, with the investors arranging the transactions outside the Platform.
Runway, Burn rate The Runway of the company refers to the number of months when the fixed costs indicated in the financial plan (burn rate) are covered, funded. The Campaign Initiator discloses its Runway in its executive summary and in the summary of the financial plan.
Issuing of new shares The initial offering of securities for establishing ownership.

Campaigns launching at Tokeportal.com are in compliance with the legal rules of private placement.

Private placement occurs when the preliminarily and individually identified Users who provided a Declaration of Commitment execute a capital raising in the Campaign Initiator by issuing new shares.

If the offering of a certain Campaign is proceeded via registering, then the rulings of the Capital Markets Act shall apply.

Compliance Tokeportal.com regulates its operation in compliance with European Union and Hungarian legislative provisions and harmonizes with its contracts.

In case of equity-based crowdfunding campaigns, the Campaign Initiator companies undergo a legal compliance procedure, which consists of two steps. Firstly, the legal structure is designed, which will be suitable for the Campaign Initiator company to raise equity capital, in accordance with the framework of private offering. The second step is the capital increase in the Campaign Initiator company. The necessary documents for these two steps are created by a law firm assigned/approved by Tokeportal.com, ordered by the Campaign Initiator.

Equity-based Campaign In accordance with the international best practices of equity-based crowdfunding platforms and legislative provisions, a Campaign is an online communication project submitted by the Campaign Initiator and disclosed on the Platform after being approved by Tokeportal.com, with a pre-defined Campaign Duration with aims to raise share capital. The Campaign includes the online Campaign Documentation and any further communication from the Campaign Initiator regarding the Campaign. In addition, Crowdfunding campaigns usually include an online Forum on the Platform, where Users with an Investor Profile can ask questions from the Campaign Initiator regarding the investment offer.

 

Campaign Initiator A private limited company by shares, which launches a Campaign on the Platform in order to attract the attention of crowd investors and raise capital. Since the funds are raised in the form of share capital, if the company needs a legal procedure to become a private limited company by shares, Tokeportal.com can offer professional help.

 

Campaign Documentation for Equity-based Campaigns The documentation that the Campaign Initiator submits to Tokeportal.com for campaign review and approval which contains the introduction of the Campaign Initiator and the outline of the use of funds and the Investment Documentation made in accordance with the best practices of the venture capital investment industry, which is accessible for Investors during the Campaign. Moreover, the Campaign Documentation includes all the documents, which justify the data disclosed in the aforementioned documents, as well as the Lead Investor Agreement.

The Campaign Documentation may not be modified during the Campaign, it is valid for 3 months and may be extended by at most 30 days. In case the Campaign is not launched within this period, the Documentation has to be updated.

Tokeportal.com reviews this documentation and scores the Campaigns before launching them on the Platform.

During the preparation of the Campaign and the approval process, Tokeportal.com regards all information submitted by the Campaign Initiator to be appropriate, clear and not misleading. The validity and the coherence of relevant historical data is examined during a basic due diligence process conducted by the Lead Investor or Tokeportal.com; however, they do not take any responsibility for the correctness of these data. Tokeportal.com examines the forecasts for future growth and their context, too, and checks whether the Campaign Initiator warns prospective investors about the speculative nature of these forecasts and the potential risk factors.

Tokeportal.com and the Lead Investor apply a scoring method, which is well-known in the venture capital industry, and launches only such Campaigns, which are scored as “suitable for investment”. However, they might be wrong or they might overlook some relevant or falsified information. Plans might be flawless but still differ from reality. Tokeportal.com obliges Campaign Initiators to communicate any changes in an appropriate, prudent and ethical way, for 3 years following the end of the Campaign.

Risk Warning The Risk Warning aims to inform prospective Investors about the risks involved in the transactions and which the potential Investors have to accept before making a decision.
Equity-based Crowdfunding Crowdfunding in general is an online form of alternative (non-banking) finance. Crowd investing refers to the Campaigns of private limited companies aimed at raising share capital through specialized online platforms. The conditions of crowdfunding comply with the regulations of private placement within the European Union, in accordance with the Civil Code of Hungary.

The general information regarding the Campaign may be accessed by anyone, but the complete Terms of the investment offer (the Term Sheet) may only be accessed by identified Users with an Investor Profile.

The Campaign is successful if the advance payments arriving on the custodian account and the indicated investment amount indicate the completion of the Minimum Funding Target. The company continues its operation as a private limited company; while the new shareholders – in accordance with the conditions detailed in the Term sheet – usually delegate their voting rights either to the Lead investor or to the person in the corporate governance of the Campaign Initiator company.

(The other domains of Crowd Funding are introduced on our FAQ page.)

KPI Key Performance Indicators are such indicators disclosed in the Campaign that represents the planned milestones of realizing the business plan that is introduced in the Campaign Documentation. The Campaign Initiator discloses the fulfillment of the indicators both on the online sites of the Tőkeportál and its own. Furthermore, in accordance with the information rules set forth in the Term Sheet, the Campaign Initiator enables opportunity for investors to raise their questions and receive answers.
Liquidity An asset is considered liquid if it can be sold at market price within a typical time frame. The shares of startup companies are usually transferable but not liquid as there is no organized secondary market for trading them. This lack of liquidity (illiquidity) is one of the main risks of investing in early-phase companies
Professional Client Users who have created an Investor Profile and are considered professional clients or eligible counterparties based on § 48-51. of the Hungarian Laww on Investment Compannies that is based on the EU’s MiFID requirements. The investment service provider of the User provides a document, which justifies the User being a professional client.
Pricing, offering, valuation The offering constitutes a (minority) stake in the business, its valuation is expressed in percentages of the total share-capital after the capital increase (this is called pricing) that the Campaign Initiator offers to Investors in exchange for the requested funds (Minimum Funding Target), in form of share capital.
Issuing of new shares and the allocation thereof Issuing of new shares of the Campaign Initiator Company is conducted by KELER Ltd. The allocation of the new shares pro rata to their invested capital is conducted by the Issuer, that is, the Campaign Initiator Company and upon its instructions the shares are transferred to the Investors’ securities accounts that is verified in their Profiles.
Startup An early-phase fundraising company or project that has been validated as eligible for investment, which has in general: a previously existing product with significant growth potential and/or considerable social impact and/or significant online presence and/or an MVP, a product or a strongly validated concept. At Tokeportal.com, the incorporation of such projects as a company limited by shares is necessary as the Campaigns are to raise share capital.

 

Return on investment There is a return on the investment required for the implementation of the financial plan, when the free cash flow of the firm (which is the remaining amount after covering the monthly expenses from the generated revenues) reaches the amount of investment. The return can be realized through dividends or exit. The Term Sheet discloses the Campaign Initiator’s initial Dividend Policy whether the Company intends to pay dividends or withholds the profit for further business development.
Funding Target The Funding Target is the amount of capital that the Campaign Initiator intends to raise in an equity-based campaign. The foreign exchange rate of the funding target is calculated on the basis of the official MNB exchange rate on the first day of the Campaign. The Campaign Initiator may set both a Minimum and a Maximum Funding Target. The Campaign is considered successful if it reaches the Minimum Funding Target.
Capital Markets Act Act CXX of 2001 on the capital market.
Business Angel Investor Profile A profile created by an Identified User. There are no legislative requirements in force regarding the choice of Businesses Angel Investor Profile when registering on the Platform, nor do specific terms of use apply, but this signifies that the User with such a profile regularly invests significant amounts of capital in early phase companies.
Validation The process during which Tokeportal.com as well as its mentor partners and advisors check, assess and score the Campaign Initiator’s business model, it’s product, solution, product-market fit etc.

The User Identification process is also called Validation, during which Tokeportal, at its discretion, with a specialized service provider and in discussion with the issuer of the document, reviews the data and documents submitted by the User.

Lead Investor The Lead Investors are angel investors or institutional investors or any other Users with an Investor Profile who have been approved as Lead Investors by Tokeportal.com, who negotiate the terms of investment before the Campaign, indicate their intent to invest in the Campaign (usually in the extent of 10-50% of the Funding Target), keep in contact with other prospective investors and the Campaign Initiator and participate in corporate governance.

The terms of investment, which the Lead Investor agreed on with the Campaign Initiator, and which apply to all Investors of the Campaign, are included in the Term Sheet.

Funding Target The Funding Target is the amount of money that the Campaign Initiator intends to raise in a donation-based campaign. The foreign exchange rate of the Funding Target is calculated on the basis of the official MNB exchange rate on the first day of the Campaign. The Campaign Initiator may set both a Minimum and a Maximum Target. The Campaign is considered successful if it reaches the Minimum Target.
Compliance Tokeportal.com regulates its operation in compliance with European Union and Hungarian legislative provisions and harmonizes with its contracts.

In case of Donation-based campaigns, the Campaign Initiators undergo a simplified legal compliance procedure, during which the registration data of the Campaign Initiator company/organization is examined.

Campaign Initiator Registered civil organizations, nonprofit or profit oriented ventures that launches a Campaign on the Platform in order to attract the attention of backers and raise funds.
Donation A commitment of a registered User of the Platform by clicking on the “Donate” button of the Campaign and paying the amount of donation.
Donation-based Campaign A Donation-based Campaign is an online communication project submitted by the Campaign Initiator and disclosed on the Platform after being approved by Tokeportal.com, with a pre-defined Campaign Duration with aims to raise funds. The Campaign includes the online Campaign Documentation and any further communication from the Campaign Initiator regarding the Campaign. In addition, Crowdfunding campaigns usually include an online Forum on the Platform, where Users can ask questions from the Campaign Initiator.
Donation-based crowdfunding Crowdfunding in general is an online form of alternative (non-banking) finance. Donation-based crowdfunding refers to the Campaigns of companies or registered organizations aimed at raising funds through specialized online platforms. The general information regarding the Campaign may be accessed by anyone, but participation requires registration on the Platform.

The Campaign is successful if the amount of donations reach the Minimum Funding Target.

Backer Any registered User of the Platform who participates in a Donation-based Campaign.
Campaign Documentation for Donation-based Campaigns The documentation completed by the Campaign Initiator and submitted for approval to Tokeportal.com, which includes the Campaign Video, the Campaign Details introducing the Campaign Initiator and specifying the use of funds, the one-pager and the deck both in English and in Hungarian. Following approval, these documents become accessible to Backers when the Campaign launches.

The Campaign Documentation may not be modified during the Campaign, it is valid for 3 months and may be extended by at most 30 days. In case the Campaign is not launched within this period, the Documentation has to be updated.

During the preparation of the Campaign and the approval process, Tokeportal.com regards all information submitted by the Campaign Initiator to be appropriate, clear and not misleading. Tokeportal.com conducts a basic due diligence process; however, does not take any responsibility for the correctness of these data.