Will Sharesies investors continue to support struggling Me Today as losses mount?

Me Today founders Grant Baker (left), Stephen Sinclair and Michael Kerr. (Image: Supplied/Jacques Steenkamp)

Fri, 05 Sep 2025

Me Today shareholders are in a sticky situation as the company embarks on its fifth capital raise since its reverse listing in March 2020.Retail investors – many of whom backed the company via the Sharesies investment platform in the hope of another 42Below or Ecoya success story – could be forgiven for thinking this is starting to feel like a financial sinkhole rather than a growth story.The numbers tell a sobering tale. Me Today’s most recent financial statements show accumulated losses now total $57.6 million, while it...

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