Yeastie Boys creative director Stu McKinlay. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Craft brewers Yeastie Boys are hoping to raise around half a million dollars through equity crowdfunding platform PledgeMe to help with expansion into Britain.
The Wellington-based brewing company was founded by beer enthusiasts Stu McKinlay and Sam Possenniskie in 2008. McKinlay said they were looking for like minded enthusiasts to
help with company growth.
"We're looking for people who want to high-five and hug at AGM's rather than people who want little more than for us to make them more paper," McKinlay said.
"Equity crowdfunding is a step back to the traditional ways that businesses started - friends, family and a whole lot of passionate people who actually want to make the world a better place while they drink great beer and make a few dollars."
The company currently has markets in New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, USA, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, Japan and the UK, and are looking to expand further into the UK next year.
