Tagged: exit

Seedrs Books 5th Exit in 2023

Seedrs, part of Republic, has booked its 5th exit for investors in 2023. According to an X, UK-based Sennen has been acquired by renewable energy firm Kraken. (not the crypto exchange). Sennen provides software that caters to managing renewables and power storage. Sennen was part… Read More

Seedrs Reports Another Exit as Zypho is Acquired

Exit opportunities are vital for the private securities ecosystem to function effectively. Obviously, investors back early-stage firms to generate capital gains, and this typically happens via an acquisition, merger, or public offering. Seedrs is unique in that it offers a relatively robust secondary marketplace to… Read More

Republic Reports Exit in Just Two Months Following Crowdfunding Round

Republic, a full-stack investment crowdfunding platform, has distributed a note of an exit for a firm that only recently raised capital on the platform. According to Republic, this past April, Trusst closed a funding round backed by 347 individual investors. Just two months later, Trusst… Read More

Crypto.com Announces Exchange to Make Public Beta Exit

  Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com recently announced its Exchange will exit public beta on September 8th. According to Crypto.com, Exchange was launched last November in private beta and opened to the public a month after.   “Users are able to trade digital assets on one… Read More

OurCrowd Portfolio Company Wave is Acquired by H&R Block for CDN $537 Million

SME financial software platform Wave has been acquired by H&R block for a solid CDN $537 million, according to a blog post on their site. The Canada based firm is also an OurCrowd portfolio company and represents a series of big exits for the crowdfunding… Read More

Equity Crowdfunding Success: Seedrs Funded blow LTD Receives $10 Million Investment from Debenhams

Seedrs alumni, beauty on demand company blow LTD., has received a substantial investment from UK retail brand Debenhams of $10 million for a minority stake in the firm.  Blow Ltd. raised £1.3 million from over 300 investors via equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs in June 2016 with a… Read More

SyndicateRoom Reports First Exit for Investors as Oval is Acquired by US based Healthcare Manufacturer

Oval Medical raised £1,118,647 in August 2014 crowdfunding on SyndicateRoom. The offer saw the participation of 40 SyndicateRoom investors. The company offered 25% equity in the EIS qualified investment.  Today Oval is announcing it has been acquired by SMC Ltd., a US-based contract manufacturer in… Read More

After Crowdfunding on Companisto, Foodist is Sold to Ströer

Companisto is reporting that crowdfunding alumni Foodist has been sold to Ströer providing an exit for early stage investors. Foodist raised capital on Companisto three times in consequitive funding rounds starting in 2013 and then in 2014 & 2015.  In total 2,399 investors or “Companists” as… Read More

Founders of Crowdcube #FundedClub Member E-Car Club Discusses Crowdfunding Success & Exit (Video)

Nearly one year after announcing E-Car Club’s exit, founders of the company, Christopher Morris and Andrew Wordsworth sat down to discuss the company’s Crowdcube success and more details about its acquisition. E-Car Club raised £100,000 on Crowdcube back in 2013 (campaign opened in Fall 2012). The company… Read More

Crowdcube Celebrates Camden Town Brewery’s Acquisition

Following the announcement that Camden Town Brewery has been acquired by mega brewer AB InBev, Crowdcube shared its excitement for the brewery, which has been dubbed the equity crowdfunding platform’s second exit. On Monday, founder of Camden Town Brewery, Jasper Cuppaidge, announced the transaction to fans… Read More

Updated: Crowdfunded Brewery Camden Town Acquired by InBev

Camden Town brewery has been acquired by mega brewer AB InBev. In an update posted on the Camden Town site, founder Jasper Cuppaidge announced the transaction to fans and shareholders; The ‘craft’ brewing movement has seen incredible growth driven by innovation, quality and daring. Camden Town… Read More

iAngels Claims Second Exit: AVG Acquires Portfolio Company Flayvr

Just a couple of months after announcing Big Blue Parrot as its first investment exit, Israel-based co-investment crowdfunding platform iAngels, revealed on Thursday that portfolio company Flayvr, operating as My Roll, was acquired by security software giant AVG Technologies NV (NYSE:AVG). Details of the transaction were not released. iAngels is an… Read More

Funded on Crowdcube, E-Car Club Delivers Early Investors a Successful Exit as EuropCar Acquires Company

E-Car Club raised £100,000 on Crowdcube back in 2013. The company went on to raise further capital from “socially minded investors”, including some of the crowdfunding investors, and then received funding by Ignite Social Enterprise. Details of the transaction were not revealed. E-Car Club, launched… Read More

WATCH: Inside Crowdfunding Ep. 4 – Nick Meehan On Crowdfunding Lobbyists, An Exit For FundersClub, A New Michigan Bill, More

Hey, this week we got through a whole episode of Inside Crowdfunding without any major glitches! Success! Alon and I had a great conversation with Nick Meehan of The Lobby. Nick’s project piqued our interest after he was profiled in a piece for Vice. It’s… Read More

FundersClub’s First Exit: Crowdfunded TalentBin Acquired By Monster Worldwide

FundersClub is celebrating an exit this evening, the first exit for a company funded on the equity crowdfunding platform for accredited investors. TalentBin has been acquired by Monster Worldwide (MWW). Gozaik was also acquired by MWW today. Terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed. TalentBin and Gozaik… Read More

Future of the Exit, Post CrowdFunding

In April 2013, CrowdFunding is not yet legal in America. In the upcoming years, it will become so. This posts reflects on changes we may anticipate once this change occurs. Mercantile capitalism has led us to great wealth creation. It has also led us to… Read More