We are committed to ensuring that our fundraising is not reserved for just a few financial experts, but democratic, open to our community and on an online platform that makes things simple.

All you have to do is go to our Lita page, create your profile and select the amount you want to invest in Patine. It’s a little more procedural than ordering a t-shirt (and thankfully so) but it’s pretty simple, I promise: you’ll need an ID, recent proof of address and to answer a few questions. At this point, your “investment intention” is non-binding and changeable.
Only in phase 2 will you be able to confirm the amount of your investment, sign the “shareholders’ agreement” and officially become a shareholder of Patine.

- Une partie de votre investissement est défiscalisé : vous pourrez bénéficier d’une réduction de votre impôt sur le revenu de 18% avec votre investissement dans Patine. Le dispositif IR-PME (loi Madelin) permet une réduction d'au moins 18% du montant investi au capital de PME européennes. Par exemple : Si vous investissez 5 000€ en actions dans des entreprises éligibles au dispositif IR-PME avant le 31 décembre de cette année, vous bénéficierez d’une réduction de 900 euros de votre impôt sur le revenu de cette année.
- De plus vous recevez un code de réduction réservé aux actionnaires valable toute l’année, et une carte virtuelle pour communiquer sur votre statut officiel d'actionnaire Patine sur les réseaux (Linkedin etc).

Because Patine is doing well and wants to go further! It is time to secure our sustainability and accelerate our development to embody our brand ideal even more strongly: just as demanding on our style and our creative universe as on our environmental and social impact. We welcome during this 2nd fundraising business angels who believe in our committed brand model, and we want to allow you to invest alongside them.

This means that in exchange for the amount you wish to invest - and which we will then use to finance our development projects - you will have shares in our capital. Concretely, these shares are called shares , which will therefore make you a shareholder of Patine.

To be able to carry out this so-called fundraising operation, which is extremely regulated from a legal and financial point of view, we go through the ethical financing platform LITA.co , whose role is precisely to make it possible to raise funds for companies with a positive social and environmental impact from individuals and business angels.

By becoming a Patine shareholder, you officially join the Patine Shareholders Club. Thanks to you, we launch new projects and you will be consulted at every stage of our company's development.
Beyond us, you encourage and participate in a new model of finance and economy that is more responsible and transparent.
By becoming a shareholder of Patine, you are making the conscious choice to invest an amount of your savings in a sustainable company with a positive social and environmental impact. You are thus participating in a revolution in the way companies are financed and you are also helping to relay a strong message: as a citizen, it is possible to take control of your savings and choose to invest them in projects that make sense, have a concrete impact and whose values ​​you share.

Because you are the best investors we could dream of!

To develop and finance new projects, a company has several solutions.

She can use her own funds, that is, the money that was injected when the company was created and the profits made since then. This is what Patine did for 4 years. Except that this option has limits because there are projects that require more funds than what is available in the company. So yes, we could continue to move forward slowly and do a lot with little, but it would be a shame to stagnate when we have a lot of ambition and you support us in this direction!

Another option would be to appeal to investment funds but for our current company size, this would require too many compromises on our model of reasoned growth.

In fact, we already know Patine's dream investors. Those who understand our vision and share our love of clothes as much as our ecological conscience, who also dream of a conscious wardrobe, an optimistic future and of really having an impact... That's you.

Of course! As always, we carefully choose partners who are aligned with our commitments and Lita is no exception to the rule: LITA.co is the pioneering platform for sustainable and civic investment in Europe. It allows everyone to invest their savings in financing the transition. From €100, individuals invest directly in companies developing innovative solutions to meet the major ecological and social challenges of our time. In almost 10 years of existence, more than 250 impact or transformation companies have been financed at a strategic moment in their development.

A leading player in France, LITA.co is also a European player with a platform in Belgium.

Approved by the Financial Markets Authority (AMF), the company is also labeled ESUS (Socially Useful Solidarity Enterprise) and Finansol (FAIR).

It is an “equity crowdfunding” platform, meaning that in exchange for their financial participation, individuals can invest in the capital of the company they support. Everything happens online, the platform is intuitive and its activity is extremely regulated: Lita is a platform recognized and approved by the Financial Markets Authority.

In order to carry out our second fundraising on their platform, Lita's teams carried out a thorough and demanding audit of Patine's financial situation, development plan and environmental and social impact, then a committee validated our file. Lita is also present on our board in order to participate in strategic decisions and monitor our development.

Lita outlines the tax breaks associated with your investment
Immediately, your investment allows you to benefit from a tax reduction of 25% of the amount invested: a way for the French State to encourage you to invest in the French economy and business creation. Thus, an investment of €500 allows you to benefit from a tax reduction of €125. This reduction takes the form of a tax credit (= reimbursement): when you complete your next tax return, you will indicate that you have invested in the capital of an SME in 2021 and you will receive your tax credit a few months later. This is the application of the IR-PME system (Madelin law)

Lita reminds you of the opportunity for potential dividends and/or capital gains but also reminds you of the risks

As a shareholder, you have shares in Patine's capital. As such, the company's potential financial performance can also benefit you. Several scenarios are possible:

• If the company succeeds in its business plan, its profitability will allow you to receive a portion of the profits in the form of dividends (the amount is calculated based on your percentage of shares in the company)
• If the company is bought out in a few years, you could potentially make a capital gain by selling your shares.

These different scenarios are not mutually exclusive and depend on the strategy that will be implemented by the company and for which you will be consulted because it is your role as a shareholder.

Now that you know this, Lita reminds you that it is impossible for a company to guarantee these “financial success” scenarios. Any investment is, by nature, risky: the golden rule is therefore to only invest what you are prepared to lose. This way, you do not put yourself in danger and there can only be good surprises. If you are used to investing, you already know and if this is the first time you invest, now you know! Do not hesitate to contact Emilie from the Lita team if you have any questions, she will be able to inform you.

The financial terms of the investment are detailed directly on the Lita website .

Evidemment ! LITA.co vous propose d'investir en direct dans les entreprises engagées pour la transition écologique et sociale. L'ambition est de vous proposer en tant que particulier de choisir ce que finance votre épargne.

Of course, write to us at invest@patine.fr if you would like to talk to the Patine team. We also invite you to consult our Lita page where you will find all our information and detailed investment file.

Our fundraising is limited in time. Once it is closed it is no longer possible to invest. So our timing is now. If you can't invest, don't worry, we are already very grateful to you for supporting us, carrying us and reporting, and nothing prevents you from sharing the opportunity, who knows, maybe there are our future shareholders around you!

Yes, better. We are giving ourselves the means to go further. But our commitments as a new model brand compatible with the challenges of the times are not changing, and they are even strengthening. It is precisely so as not to change our way of doing things that we want customers to be shareholders of our brand: you understand our commitments.
The world doesn't need another fashion brand like the others, but rather inspiring alternative models! Club Patine forever

For all questions directly concerning the Patine team, write to us at invest@patine.fr .
You can also join us on the Invest in Patine WhatsApp group and ask your questions directly.

PS: will we be able to have an official badge? Business cards? A cap to show off at dinners? It's being studied, we'll put it on the agenda for the next General Meeting of Shareholders :)

For all your questions about the investment process and terms:

Lita Hotline : suivi@lita.co