July 20, 2017 @ 1:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than 24 hours after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, cider subscription company, Crafty Nectar, has successfully secured its initial 100,000 funding target from more than 100 investors. The company states its mission is to connect people with exciting ciders made in the traditional… Read More

July 20, 2017 @ 11:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Your Sommelier, a London-based online wine merchant, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company is seeking £110,000 as it prepares to grow and expand its monthly subscription boxes of French wines. The company stated it started trading three years ago a concept of offering… Read More

July 20, 2017 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech startup Receipt Bank announced on Thursday it secured $50 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by Insight Venture Partners. Launched in 2011, Receipt Bank describes itself as an award-winning bookkeeping automation platform that automates the collection and data extractions of… Read More

July 20, 2017 @ 9:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech Studios, a cloud platform dedicated to AI-based financial information, fintech apps, and big-data analytic products, announced on Thursday it secured raised $1 million during a Series Seed funding round led by KEC Ventures. Founded in 2014 byJim Tousignant, FinTech Studios states its cloud technology leverages machine… Read More

July 19, 2017 @ 4:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dash, a payments-focused digital currency, announced on Wednesday it has officially been accepted by Apple as an approved cryptocurrency on the iTunes App Store. Speaking about the approval, CEO of Dash Core Ryan Taylor stated: “As Dash continues to expand our user base and ecosystem of services,… Read More

July 19, 2017 @ 3:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Agroop, an agricultural tech that develops solutions to collect data and provide insight to farming agents, recently launched its third equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The Portugal-based company is currently seeking €200,000 as it prepares to expand and grow. Founded in 2014, the company stated… Read More

July 19, 2017 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LOVESPACE, a distinctive storage company founded by Streetcar co-founder and entrepreneur Brett Akker, was named the winner of All Response’s TV Star Competition. The company will reportedly be receiving a funded TV ad campaign. Crowdcube shared the exciting news on Twitter on Wednesday by tweeting: Huge… Read More

July 19, 2017 @ 12:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jonty Evans, an Irish equestrian, has launched his own self-running crowdfunding campaign to raise  £500,000 for his beloved horse, Cooley Rorkes Drift (also known as Art). The campaign’s description reads: “Nations cup, Olympics, Badminton – the success that Art and I have achieved has not gone unnoticed,… Read More

July 19, 2017 @ 11:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, peer-to-peer lender Zopa released its latest Home Improvement Index that indicated a quart of British homeowners looking to improve their homes this summer are choosing to renovate their kitchens and are seeing a 51% return on investment as a result. According to research, 25% of… Read More

July 19, 2017 @ 9:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based Powervault is set to close its fourth Crowdcube campaign with more than £1.5 million from over 1200 investors. The campaign, which originally sought to raise £750,000, was launched last month and quickly secured its initial funding target and was extended. In the campaign’s latest update,… Read More

July 19, 2017 @ 8:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Humaniq announced on Tuesday the launch of its Blockchain-powered financial inclusion app while starting its first global meetup at the Rise London, a fintech accelerator powered by Barclays. This launch comes just two months after the blockchain platform’s social impact ICO. According to Humaniq, the app will give… Read More

July 18, 2017 @ 4:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ding, a UK-based smart doorbell brand, has successfully secured its initial 250,000 funding target from more than 175 Seedrs investors. The company describes its doorbells as simple, beautiful, and smart. It allows users to talk with the person at your door. “The doorbell is perhaps… Read More

July 18, 2017 @ 4:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the equity crowdfunding campaign on MicroVenture/Indiegogo’s platform set to close next week, producer Mychal Simka and executive producer Bart Baker has successfully secured funds for their upcoming feature films, Adventures of Bunny Bravo and Un Conejo de Huevos. As previously reported, Adventures of Bunny Bravo is a… Read More

July 18, 2017 @ 2:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, digital-only challenger bank, Starling Bank, announced it is now offering Apple Pay support, which will give customers to opportunity to add their Starling Bank debit card to their Apple Wallet.  Starling Bank claims it will be the first bank in the UK to offer… Read More

July 18, 2017 @ 1:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Solillas, a UK-based footwear company that is known for its traditional bohemian sandals, has launched an equity crowdfunding on Crowdcube. The company is currently seeking £350,000 as it prepares to grow and expand its brand.   Founded in 2009, Solilas states its bohemian shoe is… Read More

July 18, 2017 @ 12:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinLeap, the fintech start-up platform behind Germany’s SolarisBank, has reportedly secured €39 million through its latest round of funding, which was led by SBI Group, NIBC, and Hannover Re. This news comes just one month after the company raised €21 million in equity capital to support its fintech incubation… Read More

July 18, 2017 @ 9:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

EquityZen, a New York-based fintech firm that operates a secondary marketplace for company-approved transactions in pre-IPO stock announced on Tuesday it secured $6.5 million during its latest financing round, which was led by Draper Associates. According to the company, the latest financing deal comes as private… Read More

July 18, 2017 @ 8:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Startupbootcamp FinTech Singapore, a global accelerator that is focused on innovation in financial services, announced on Tuesday its 2017 cohort of startups have secured more than 70 pilots, clients, and key partnerships, with hundreds more in the pipeline. This announcement comes just on the bank… Read More

July 18, 2017 @ 8:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, challenger bank Monzo announced it has begun to roll out current accounts to customers. This news comes just a few months after the company received its full UK banking license.  “Back in April, when we received our full UK banking license we explained that we… Read More

July 17, 2017 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based consumer magazine, Time Out, announced last week it has teamed up with crowdfunding platform GoFundMe to launch its new “Make London Better” Challenge. Time Out revealed that the challenge was designed for two Londoners (or teams of Londoners) to turn their ideas to improve the… Read More