October 9, 2018 @ 3:24 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Investment platform Downing Crowd has launched a ‘7-day access’ bond which will invest a further £2.5 million for renewable energy generation and reserve power company, Bagnall Energy.  More than £201,4854 has already been secured for the raise which will close on Halloween morning. “The renewable energy… Read More

October 9, 2018 @ 3:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Appetize, a Point of Sale, inventory, retail payment tech and analytics platform targeting the foodservice sector, has signed with new partner Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a fast-casual restaurant concept that serves blended-to-order smoothies, wraps, sandwiches and flatbreads. Tropical Smoothie Cafe is one of the fastest growing… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 4:05 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Airmony, a new portable, light and tubeless sleep apnea e-tech device, pushes a continuous flow of air to help sleep apnea patients breathe and enjoy a good night’s sleep. The Barcelona-based company synced with Crowdcube to raise £200,000 and has surpassed £146,100 in the first three days… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 3:30 am By Erin Hobey  |  

No fees for international transfer? Global remittance company TransferGo has reportedly launched the first “completely free” international money transfer service. Customers may transfer money around the world at “absolutely no cost”, averred the platform; in lieu of fees, the money transfer will be offered at the mid-market… Read More

October 2, 2018 @ 7:42 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Since Mr & Mrs Smith, a global luxury travel business, launched its equity crowdfunding campaign through Crowdcube in September, the business has been the first offering to top €5 million. At this writing, Mr & Mrs Smith has secured over £5,817,124 — overfunding by 581%–… Read More

September 27, 2018 @ 10:46 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Blockchain Trust Accelerator (BTA), a global platform for harnessing blockchain technology to solve social impact challenges, has created The Impact Ledger, an online registry of social impact blockchain projects, which span the nonprofit, public, and for-profit sectors. “Blockchain technology is emerging at a time… Read More

September 27, 2018 @ 4:12 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Crowdcube and digital business school ISDI have signed a collaboration agreement to boost the financing of startups in the technological sector across Europe and attract investment. The operation will be carried out through IMPACT, the ISDI startup accelerator. “We are proud to be able to weave… Read More

September 25, 2018 @ 9:46 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Looking for that mid-afternoon sweet investment? ManíLife peanut butter and Candy Mechanics 3D chocolate brand are both currently overfunding on Seedrs. At this writing, ManíLife has raised over £437,030 for 16.56% equity, blowing past its initial £300,002 goal. Pre-valued at £2,201,698, UK-based ManíLife aims to brings craft culture to peanut butter. Created… Read More

September 25, 2018 @ 8:23 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Over 26 million euro loans were financed through the European P2P platform Robo.cash in first eight months in 2018, notably 223% more than in the same period a year earlier. Operating according to the ‘peer-to-portfolio’ model, Robo.cash seeks to bring together private investors and legal… Read More

September 20, 2018 @ 1:02 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Last week Bloomio AG, a Swiss-based blockchain-based equity crowdfunding platform that allows investors to fund startups in return for tokenized shares, added a new board of independent experts to conduct due diligence of  potential strength and scalability of startups applying to raise on the platform.  New members include NeoFelis… Read More

September 20, 2018 @ 9:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Groundfloor, a direct real estate investment platform, has reaped in an additional $4.2 million in its recent IPO. The total reportedly secured for the 2017-18 campaign to $6.2 million (1) from 2,304 investors and the company’s total fundraising to $13.8M. “The offering was very well-received… Read More

September 18, 2018 @ 10:20 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Readers know that beer almost always is a sure win with the crowdfunding crowd. Spanish coast inspired, US brewed Palmia is off to good start on its second Wefunder Future Equity (Custom SAFE) campaign.  San Francisco- based Palmia has already surpassed its initial goal, having secured $198,414+… Read More

September 18, 2018 @ 9:22 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Orca Money’s crowdfunding campaign is going as smoothly as expected.  The P2P investment aggregation platform linked with Seedrs and launched to raise £500,007 campaign yesterday and has already secured over £346,745 from more than 91 investors toward its goal. Co-Founded by CEO Iain Niblock and Jordan Stodart in 2015, Orca… Read More

September 13, 2018 @ 7:51 am By Erin Hobey  |  

What do Harley-Davidson, Tesla and Rip Curl have in common? Each has showcased Rayvolt bikes in their hallowed halls. From a garage brand making custom bikes, Barcelona-based Rayvolt has grown into an international brand with reportedly 50K followers on social media. Pre-valued at £9,500,000, the startup… Read More

September 13, 2018 @ 6:43 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Bloomio, a blockchain- based equity crowdfunding platform that allows investors to fund startups in return for tokenized shares, has appointed a new board of independent experts to conduct due diligence of  potential strength and scalability of startups applying to raise on the platform. The platform raised an… Read More

September 11, 2018 @ 5:21 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Waves Platform, a decentralized global platform offering an ecosystem for blockchain developers, has begun its process of activating Smart Contracts on the platform’s MainNet. According to the platform, Waves released a new system protocol for its blockchain, the first stage of the launch of Smart… Read More

September 11, 2018 @ 2:41 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Mr & Mrs Smith, a global luxury travel business, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign through Crowdcube to raise £1,000,000+ for 3.66% equity. Pre-valued at £26,341,500, Mr & Mrs Smith has quickly raised over £235,874 from 44+ investors — this is one of those exciting campaign that each refresh… Read More

September 6, 2018 @ 7:23 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Last December distributed ledger technology was presented to and approved by the Council of Ministers in France with the caveat that Blockchain may not be used for listed securities as this sector is governed by EU law. The aim was to improve the industry’s transparency, authentication… Read More

September 6, 2018 @ 6:27 am By Erin Hobey  |  

RocketShoes has made a timely back-to-school announcement that its app will utilize blockchain and distributed ledger technology extension ProximaX to power its advanced education platform, a collaboration which seeks to confirm the relevance of ProximaX’s blockchain technology serving industries beyond fintech. “We’re working with leading… Read More

September 4, 2018 @ 7:41 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Today Paytm‘s newest wallet addition, its Paytm Money app, went live on Android and iOS. In preparation for the launch, the platform reported reaped in 500K registrations to officially start Money’s operations with 850K users, with 65% of the users based in India’s top 15 cities. The announced… Read More