November 27, 2017 @ 6:25 am By JD Alois  |  

ZoomDoc, a doctor on demand service, is crowdfunding on Seedrs seeking £500,000 for a 19.99% stake in the company. ZoomDoc has set a pre-money valuation of £2,001,544 and, as it stands today, £283,724 has been committed by 84 investors. Founded by practicing NHS GP, Dr…. Read More

November 27, 2017 @ 5:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Chris Skinner, a Fintech industry commentator, author, speaker, and publisher of the Finanser blog, has invested in Meniga, a digital banking solutions. Skinner has been part of the Meniga Advisory Board since 2011. Based in London, Meniga works with some of the world’s largest financial… Read More

November 26, 2017 @ 1:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month we were attending an ICO event in Manhattan when we happened to catch a pitch by Gladius, a company that is in the midst of an Initial Coin Offering (ICO). The concept of Gladius is interesting as it seeks to accomplish a… Read More

November 26, 2017 @ 6:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedcamp has just closed a £41M seed fund to invest in 100 new startups across Europe on their 10 year anniversary. The fourth fund is two times larger than the last Seedcamp fund and is said to be backed by 60 leading corporates, VCs and fund… Read More

November 25, 2017 @ 8:07 am By JD Alois  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has endured a stormy odyssey in its short tenure as the newest federal bureaucracy in Washgton, DC. Yesterday, the storm strengthened as outgoing Director Richard Cordray selected Leandra English to lead the CFPB as Acting Director. In a one-two punch,… Read More

November 24, 2017 @ 7:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Many people are still sorting through the various proposals announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond during the Autumn Budget statement from the past week. Parsing through the nuances of the many policy pronouncements is an annual affair. So what is in the Budget… Read More

November 24, 2017 @ 9:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Property Partner, a UK based property crowdfunding platform, is nearing £100 million in assets under management (AUM). To help hurdle past this milestone,  Property Partner is offering a 2% cash back offer on two listed properties. If you invest a minimum of £20,000 you can… Read More

November 24, 2017 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Prasos, a Bitcoin broker seeking to make Bitcoin investing mainstream, is looking to raise a minimum of €750,000 and a maximum €2.5 million on Invesdor. Praso is offering 5% to 14.91% in equity in the company at a pre-money valuation of €14.26 million. Praso expects top line revenue… Read More

November 23, 2017 @ 12:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

FundedByMe and Privanet Securities Oy have jointly closed a €1.2 million crowdfunding round. This is the first round as part of their Joint Venture collaboration in Finland. The Finnish media-platform builder BCaster collected €1.2 million in funding in “record time”. Via Privanet’s and FundedByMe’s crowdfunding platform the funding… Read More

November 23, 2017 @ 12:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Broody, a business incubator, has picked up a 5% equity stake in Crowdfunder – the leading rewards based crowdfunding platform in the UK. Broody is supported by London based advertising agency Mother. Crowdfunder is nearing the close of an equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. With… Read More

November 23, 2017 @ 11:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Manigo describes itself as the “world’s first digital money platform for consumers, businesses and merchants.” Manigo says it will provide a seamless 360° experience for all of their users. The company says its goal is to become the Euro version of WeChat, Tencent’s incredibly successful… Read More

November 23, 2017 @ 10:02 am By JD Alois  |  

BUX, crowdfunding on Seedrs now, raised more than €1.1 million from investors as it easily “smashed” the million pound barrier. The Amsterdam based company now stands at €1.3 million backed by more than 2000 investors from 34 different countries. With a pre-money valuation of €52.3… Read More

November 23, 2017 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Britbots, a company that operated the British Robotics Seed Fund (SEIS) and equity crowdfunding platform Britbots CROWD, has invested the first part of a £300,000 funding package for Tethered Drone Systems. The offer is now open to crowdfunding investors and, according to the campaign page,… Read More

November 22, 2017 @ 7:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coming off the success of FAT Brands, Reg A+ crowdfunding round and listing on NASDAQ, Banq is gearing up to raise funds for Muscle Maker Grill.  The company is a fast-casual-healthy restaurant that fits nicely in the dining space as consumers turn away from the… Read More

November 22, 2017 @ 6:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Joseph Otting, a former banker and CEO of OneWest Bank, was approved by the Senate in a party line vote last week to take over the helm at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). As Comptroller, Otting will be stepping into an… Read More

November 22, 2017 @ 10:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, famously bashed Bitcoin back in September. The outspoken banking executive stated he would fire any JPM trader who was in the Bitcoin market as it is “against our rules and they are stupid.” Perhaps Dimon is reconsidering his shoot… Read More

November 22, 2017 @ 10:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Katipult, a Fintech company based in Vancouver, British Columbia, is now a public company. Katipult has listed its shares under ticker symbol FUND on the TSVX . Katipult received approval on November 15th and netted CAD $1.6 million in the transaction to fund its growth plan…. Read More

November 22, 2017 @ 9:44 am By JD Alois  |  

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond proposed an update to the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) in the Autumn budget presented at the House of Commons today. The measures will increase the annual limit for individuals to £2 million – provided that anything over £1… Read More

November 22, 2017 @ 7:41 am By JD Alois  |  

ThinCats unveiled a new brand last week at an event attended by more than 100 business leaders. The gathering took place at the National Space Centre in Leicester but the new branding will not be officially launched until mid-December. John Mould, ThinCats CEO and Ravi Anand,… Read More

November 22, 2017 @ 7:13 am By JD Alois  |  

The much anticipated Autumn budget will be revealed by Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond soon. In advance of the speech at the House of Commons there has been much speculation and plenty of rumors as to what exactly will be included in the exceptionally… Read More