Employee numbers:
We currently have nine employees, of which more than half work in customer-facing roles.
We are also enthusiastically growing our software development team to ensure that Crowdcube continues to be the leading crowdfunding platform on the planet.
Growth forecast for the next three years:
Crowdfunding, particularly the equity model, is still in its infancy and we forecast strong growth over the next three to five years as the market develops and matures.
In under 50 words, what makes your business distinctive in its marketplace:
Launched in February 2011, Crowdcube is the world’s first equity-based crowdfunding platform. It enables entrepreneurs to showcase their business’s investment potential online and raise finance from a nation of “Armchair Dragons” in return for shares. To date (mid Jan 2013) 34 British businesses have raised almost £5m through Crowdcube.
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