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Crowdfunder UK Reveals the First Step to Crowdfunding: Building a Team

Kicking off its new How to Crowdfund series, crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder UK revealed the first step to using the funding method. The Crowdfunder UK team stated: “Most of the actual exposure and building of a movement around the project should happen outside the crowdfunding platform before the… Read More

CrowdfunderUK’s Dawn Bebe: “Here’s Why UK Startups Need the ‘Funding Cocktail'”

This week, CrowdfunderUK’s co-founder and director of communications, Dawn Bebe, revealed why UK startup should consider going for a “funding cocktail.” Explaining what a “funding cocktail” really is, Bebe stated: “Increasingly businesses, charities and social enterprises are finding that combining funding solutions in a ‘cocktail’ is a… Read More

Brief: CrowdfunderUK’s Jess Ratty Speaks About Crowdfunding at the TEDxBristol 2015

Earlier this week, CrowdfunderUK’s brand communications manager, Jess Ratty, was chosen to appear at the TEDxBristol 2015 held at Bristol’s Colston Hall. She shared her thoughts about all things crowdfunding. The crowdfunding platform noted that the sold out event was set to be one of the largest in… Read More

Creative England Invests £200,000 in Crowdfunder UK’s Crowdfunding Campaign on Crowdcube

Adding more excitement towards Crowdfunder UK’s Crowdcube initiative, managing director of the reward-based crowdfunding, Phil Geraghty, announced Creative England has offered up £200,000 towards the campaign. Geraghty shared on Wednesday: “A huge thank you to Creative England who were one of the first to pledge on our… Read More

Crowdfunder UK Surpasses £600,000 in 5 Days on Crowdcube

  Just five days after launching its new Crowdcube campaign, UK crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder UK successfully secured over £600,000. According to Crowdfunder: “Off the back of another year of exceptional growth, Crowdfunder is opening up for another round of investment—this is your chance to buy… Read More

Suffolk Community Captures Over £175,000 on Crowdfunder UK to Save the Duke of Marlborough

With a record 29 pubs closing each week, communities are fighting back to keep their pubs open using the power of the crowd, including a group of volunteers in Somersham in the heart of rural Suffolk. The community behind the latest pub in the UK… Read More

Crowdfunder & JCDecaux Launch Search For Britain’s 100 Hottest Tech Startups to Accelerate Growth Curve

On Monday, UK crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder announced that it has joined forces with outdoor advertising company, JCDecaux, to help rapidly scale up 100 startups across Britain. Nurture, JCDecaux’s new division, is now working with Crowdfunder to find start-up businesses who want to grow, to help… Read More

Brief: Crowdfunder UK Teams Up With instantprint to Make Crowdfunding Easier

UK reward-based crowdfunding platform, Crowdfunder UK, announced on Monday has formed a partnership with online printing website, instantprint, to help projects create posters, flyers and marketing materials to promote campaigns – and the ability to offer postcards and posters as rewards. Project owners will be offered an exclusive Crowdfunder deal to… Read More

Creative England’s iShorts Filmmakers Receives Fund Boost as Crowdfunder Campaigns Unlock 40% More Funding

Nineteen of the UK’s hottest new producer/director teams have raised £40k through  – helping them to unlock £100k of match funding as part of Creative England’s iShorts initiative. The iShorts campaign, delivered in partnership with Crowdfunder, as part of the BFI NET.WORK, aims to promote some of the country’s… Read More

Brief: Harland Accountants Forms Partnership With CrowdfunderUK to Offer Business Advice to Crowdfund Devon and Cornwall Campaigns

Earlier this week, South West accounting firm, Harland Accountants, announced that it is set to sponsor two upcoming campaigns on CrowdfunderUK: Crowdfund Devon and Cornwall. According to the crowdfunding platform, the firm is currently planning to offer free specialist tax and business advice for both… Read More

CrowdfunderUK, Sir Richard Branson, The Cambridge Satchel Company, & Rapha Offer Up Top Tips For Growing Businesses

In an effort to help startups get off the ground, Rob Love of UK’s reward-based crowdfunding platform, CrowdfunderUK has teamed up with Virgin’s founder, Sir Richard Branson, Julie Deane of the Cambridge Satchel Company and Rapha’s Tom Wood to offer up tips on how to be successful in the business world…. Read More

Crowdfunder & Sir Richard Branson Team Up to Offer Three Entrepreneurs the Trip of a Lifetime to Detroit

Three UK entrepreneurs, who launched their business thanks to funding from Virgin StartUp, are celebrating after winning the opportunity of a lifetime to develop their business growth strategy in the sky with Sir Richard Branson. They will also gain further financial advice from Rob Love,… Read More

Creative England Debuts New iShorts Initiative on CrowdfunderUK to Find the Country’s Best New Filmmakers

Creative England has selected 19 new producer/director teams as part of the iShorts nationwide search to find the country’s best new filmmakers.  iShorts is a short film initiative delivered as part of the BFI NET.WORK. Following hundreds of applications from aspiring filmmakers, the winning teams will… Read More

Richard Branson Reveals How Crowdfunding Could Change The World (Video)

Sharing his thoughts about crowdfunding, Virgin Group’s founder Richard Branson discuss why he believes that the funding method could be a game changer for startups. While revealing his experience with the crowdfunding industry, Branson wrote: “Is crowdfunding going to change the world? I was delighted… Read More

AXA Teams Up With Local Communities to Crowdfund Road Safety

AXA has launched a crowdfunding initiative on CrowdfunderUK to enable local communities to raise money for projects that aim to improve road safety in their area. As the next phase of the insurer’s RoadSafe Schools campaign, which initially launched in 2013, AXA will be providing… Read More

Update: Green Party’s General Election CrowdfunderUK Campaign Successfully Overfunds

Last month, UK’s Green Party debuted its crowdfunding campaign on Crowdfunder to raise £72,000 for the upcoming general elections. Within only a few weeks, the initiative captured over £74,000 thanks to nearly 3,000 backers. As previously reported, the group launched the campaign to fund standing a… Read More

England’s Top Female Gaming Talent Recognized by Creative England & Crowdfunder’s Queen of Code Project

Five leading female game developers in England named as recipients of Creative England match funding through a  crowdfunding campaign with Crowdfunder known as Queen of Code. Fareed, Lux & the Shadowmaker, Pocket Drakes, Star Catcher and Thinking are all innovative new game dev projects that featured… Read More

Brief: Green Party MP for Plymouth Embraces Crowdfunding Through Crowdfunder UK

The Green Party MP Plymouth is using crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder, which will allow Green Prospective Parliamentary Candidates (PPCs) to raise their deposit faster than ever before. After a successful campaign in Plymouth, where the £500 fee to stand as an MP was raised in just three… Read More

Sir Paul McCartney Announces His Support for Crowdfunder-Success Bombed Out Church

Lending a hand to one of Liverpool’s well-known arts venues, singer/songwriter Sir Paul McCartney has announced his support towards famed concert hall, St. Luke’s Church. This news comes just a couple months after a crowdfunding campaign supporting the historic building hit CrowdfunderUK. As previously reported,… Read More

CrowdfunderUK Local Rollout Helps People to Power the Funding Revolution (Infographic)

CrowdfunderUK is rolling out UK-wide campaigns after the success of the campaign for Crowdfund Cornwall. The next four cities immediately benefiting from a region-specific campaign rollout will be Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool and Edinburgh. Crowdfunding projects across the cities have already raised substantial funds in their respective… Read More

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