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February 28, 2021 @ 10:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Lumio, a UK-based personal financing app, is now nearing £700,000 in funding raised through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The investment round, which originally sought to raise a minimum of £250,000, has already attracted more than 870 Crowdcube investors so far. As previously reported,  Lumio describes… Read More

February 26, 2021 @ 8:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Virtual school-gate community, Classlist, is set to close its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with nearly £800,000 in funding. The company returned to Crowdcube less than five years after raising £837,160 through its previous crowdfunding campaign. The latest funding round has attracted more than 890 Crowdcube… Read More

February 19, 2021 @ 3:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  HyperionDev, a UK-based online code course developer, has raised more than £1.8 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Founded in 2012, HyperionDev claims to be one of the largest online coding bootcamps out there. The company reported it has brought coding skills to… Read More

February 17, 2021 @ 2:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube celebrated its tenth birthday on Tuesday.  As previously reported, Crowdcube describes itself as a leading equity crowdfunding platform for entrepreneurs of startups and growing businesses to connect with potential investors. The portal notably is dedicated to helping UK entrepreneurs raise funds… Read More

February 16, 2021 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Lumio, a UK-based personal financing app, has successfully surpassed its initial £250,000 funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube.  Founded in 2017, Lumio describes itself as a “intelligent financial mentor” that uses tailor-made technology grow money around the app user’s lifestyle within minutes. “Lumio… Read More

February 15, 2021 @ 7:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  STRYVE, a UK-based applicant tracking system (ATS) for small businesses provider, has successfully raised more than £380,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round launched last month, originally seeking £280,000 in funding, and has attracted 225 Crowdcube investors. Founded in 2020,… Read More

February 11, 2021 @ 10:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Emortal, a UK-based digital family content solution, has successfully secured more than £1.6 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round, which launched last month, has already attracted over 680 Crowdcube investors. As previously reported,  Emortal enables families to preserve and pass on… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 3:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Bitstocks, a UK-based bitcoin market advisory and cryptocurrency investment firm, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £1 million raised from 1735 Crowdcube investors. As previously reported, Bitstocks stated that while it serves as an investment house for… Read More

February 5, 2021 @ 1:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

      Less than five years after raising £837,160 through its previous Crowdcube campaign, virtual school-gate community, Classlist, has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform and has already doubled its initial £250,000 funding target. The funding round has already attracted nearly 540 Crowdcube investors. As… Read More

February 3, 2021 @ 4:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube and Seedrs are in the midst of a review by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regarding the proposed merger between the two early-stage funding platforms. The proposed merger was revealed in October of 2020. At that time, Seedrs CEO Jeff Kelinsky stated: “We… Read More

February 1, 2021 @ 12:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Bitstocks, a UK-based bitcoin market advisory and cryptocurrency investment firm, has successfully secured nearly £875,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round launched last month and quickly secured its initial £500,000 funding target. More than 1290 Crowdcube investors have invested… Read More

January 24, 2021 @ 9:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Emortal, a UK-based digital family content solution, has successfully secured more than £1.3 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round, which originally sought to raise £1 million, has already attracted over 260 Crowdcube investors. Founded in 2007, Emortal enables families to… Read More

January 12, 2021 @ 10:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Securities offerings via crowdfunding platforms in the UK had a gangbuster year, according to a report. In total, £332 million was raised led by the two dominant platforms – Crowdcube and Seedrs – that hoover up over 90% of the offerings. A report by the… Read More

January 11, 2021 @ 10:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

For Crowdcube, the UK’s largest crowdfunding platform by total raised, 2020 has been a stellar year in terms of funding rounds. The 3rd quarter of the year was described as “remarkable” and the platform generated £2.67 million in revenue – reportedly Crowdcube’s best ever. The… Read More

January 4, 2021 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Orbital Marine Power Ltd., the developer of the world’s “leading floating tidal turbine technology,” has successfully secured nearly £1.9 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round launched last month and early access investors were able to push Orbital Marine past its… Read More

January 3, 2021 @ 11:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Governance.com, a Luxembourg-based fintech that provides technology-enabled governance solutions, has raised nearly €450,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round, which originally sought to raise €250,000, has so far attracted more than 355 Crowdcube investors. As previously reported, Gorvernance.com was founded… Read More

December 30, 2020 @ 3:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Hannun, a Spain-based D2C platform that sells furniture and home goods from local artisans, has secured more than €1.15 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round made its debut earlier this month, originally seeking €700,000. Founded in 2017, Hannun described… Read More

December 29, 2020 @ 9:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online capital formation has emerged as an effective path for private companies to raise much-needed growth capital fueling innovation and creating jobs. Once the realm of VCs and angel investors only, investment crowdfunding now enables retail investors to access promising young firms at an early… Read More

December 27, 2020 @ 11:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  EverUp, a UK-based prize-linked savings mobile app, has successfully secured nearly 300,000 in funding through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Founded earlier this year, EverUp’s mission is to turn saving money and generally good financial habits from a delayed gratification into a instant… Read More

December 24, 2020 @ 9:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Crosspay, a UK-based international money transfer service, is now seeking funds through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Originally seeking a minimum of £150,000 Crosspay has already surpassed £180,000 and attracted nearly 160 Crowdcube investors. Founded in 2015, Crosspay states that it enables individuals… Read More