January 16, 2017 @ 2:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few weeks after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, peer-to-peer lending platform Wellesley has reportedly decided to suspend the initiative as it seeks to attract city investors. As previously reported, Wellesley sought to raise £1.5 million though the funding portal to continue operations…. Read More

January 16, 2017 @ 12:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australia’s startup accelerator H2 Ventures is set to receive a $2 million loan from Jobs for NSW. The funds will reportedly give H2 Ventures access to a $4 million loan from Investec Australia, along with helping the accelerator create 400 jobs for 40 fintech startups in… Read More

January 16, 2017 @ 11:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Accenture announced on Monday that 20 startups were chosen for the 2017 Fintech Innovation Lab London’s 12-week program. This class is considered the largest class in the London Lab’s five-year history and this year’s program reported received the greatest number of applicants, with an increased… Read More

January 16, 2017 @ 10:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tipalti announced on Monday it has formed an integration partnership with digital media analytics platform LinkTrust. The fintech company stated that this new integration will help its digital media clients manage payments made to their performance marketers, affiliate marketers, referral sales partners, and publishers. Sharing… Read More

January 16, 2017 @ 9:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Innovate Finance, the independent membership organization representing UK’s global fintech sector, announced on Monday it is heading to Davos, Switzerland for the 2017 World Economic Forum.  The World Economic Forum, which was established as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, aims to… Read More

January 14, 2017 @ 11:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Grand Designs presenter and designer Kevin McCloud launched a mini bond campaign for his latest sustainable housing project, HAB Housing. Within a matter of days, the initiative successfully secured its initial funding target of £1 million.  McCloud and his team stated: “We create homes that… Read More

January 14, 2017 @ 9:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Yanto Barker’s cycling apparel brand, Le Col, officially closed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company launched the initiative in November seeking £1 million in funding and finished the funding round with more than £1.1 million from nearly 360 investors. Le Col, which was founded by… Read More

January 13, 2017 @ 4:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Republic Restorative has secured its max target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo/Microventures. The distillery launched the campaign, which was one of the first equity campaigns on the platform, in November. Republic Restoratives is described as an urban, small batch distillery and craft cocktail bar… Read More

January 13, 2017 @ 4:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

P2P lending platform Flender has successfully secured its initial £500,000 funding target on Seedrs. The campaign has attracted more than 230 investors.  Flender is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under Registration Number 657861. The online lender is currently looking to enable businesses and… Read More

January 13, 2017 @ 3:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seedrs alum Gearbox Records has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise £100,000 for its GearBox Automatic, an autostreaming, HiFi turntable. The Gearbox Automatic is described as a small footprint, plug and go turntable with high-quality components, such as a vacuum tube tone, and… Read More

January 13, 2017 @ 2:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Video game developer Buddy System Games, launched the first 2017 crowdfunding campaign on Fig to raise $35,000 for its project, Little Bug. The arcade style platformer’s demo, which has more than 20,000 downloads, already earned the Best Platformer award in Intel’s LevelUp competition and was also an Official Selection… Read More

January 13, 2017 @ 1:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the 2017 CES, which was held in Las Vegas last week, global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo shared its very own recap of the annual technology event. The Indiegogo team shared: “Thank you to everyone who joined us at CES 2017, we hope you had as… Read More

January 13, 2017 @ 11:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

School Notices, a UK-based parent to parent noticeboard and school fundraising platform, has successfully secured its initial £700,000 Crowdcube campaign target from nearly 150 investors.  As previously reported, the digital fundraising and membership platform was founded in 2014 by co-founders Clare Reid and Gordon Dawson. It was created… Read More

January 13, 2017 @ 11:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Daylui, a UK-based online rental marketplace, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The website is seeking £115,000 for continuous growth of its platform along with its plans to revolutionize the sharing economy. Daylui, which was launched in 2015 by founders Daniel Gonsales, Valdemar Tunkevic, Anna Jaskova, and… Read More

January 13, 2017 @ 10:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunder UK is going through a period of realignment by trimming staff and refocusing efforts.  The rewards-based funding platform has been recognized as a solid competitor to global sites like Indiegogo.  Crowdfunder UK also offers a unique crowdfunding spin with their “community shares.” Recently, Crowdfund… Read More

January 13, 2017 @ 10:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

“Weird Al” Yankovic, one of rock music’s famous satirist, is partnering with Legacy Recordings and PledgeMusic to launch a crowdfunding campaign for the release of his career-spanning box set, Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of “Weird Al” Yankovic.  The Squeeze Box consists all 14 of Weird Al’s studio… Read More

January 13, 2017 @ 8:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than 24 hours until its Crowdcube campaign comes to an end, cycling apparel brand Le Col has secured nearly £1.1 million from close to 350 investors. This news comes just one week after the company secured its initial £1 million funding target.  As previously reported,… Read More

January 12, 2017 @ 4:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

AllBright announced on Thursday its online funding platform is now live. The portal revealed all funding would go towards female-led companies throughout the UK.  AllBright also debuted three campaigns for Catherine Gazzoli at Piccolo, Caroline Plumb at Fluidly, and Romanie Thomas at Juggle Jobs. Along with the… Read More

January 12, 2017 @ 3:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Sloane Bros., an East London-based frozen yogurt brand, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with a mission to raise £150,000 as it prepares to open new locations throughout the UK. The company offers fat-free frozen yogurt that celebrates British dairy quality, taste, and… Read More

January 12, 2017 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, reporting and analytics platform dv01 announced it is collaborating with Experian to bring transparency to marketplace lending. The companies stated that the collaboration would provide dv01 clients with access to richer borrower credit attributes while they conduct performance analysis using dv01’s online tools. Perry Rahbar,… Read More