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February 8, 2019 @ 10:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two years after securing more than £2 million through its second Crowdcube campaign, Dragon Den alum GripIt has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform to raise £1 million.  As previously reported, GripIt describes itself as the World’s Ultimate Plasterboard Fixing. The company’s products hold… Read More

February 6, 2019 @ 2:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Modular contemporary company nHouse has successfully secured its initial £200,000 funding target through its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round was launched in November, just a little over a year after nHouse secured £984,110 through its first Crowdcube initiative. As previously reported, nHouse creates spacious, high-tech,… Read More

February 5, 2019 @ 10:09 am By JD Alois  |  

The Brexit claxon sounds loudly. A report released this week indicates a decline in both the number of deals and the total amount deals for the UK early stage equity market. Beauhurst has published their annual recap of total investment for 2018. The Deal quantifies the… Read More

February 4, 2019 @ 2:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Brushbox, a UK-based oral health subscription box service, has quickly secured its initial £500,000 funding target and is now nearing £700,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Founded in 2017, Brushbox claims to be the UK’s first oral health subscription box service that is designed… Read More

February 1, 2019 @ 9:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Car & Classic, a UK-based classic car marketplace, has successfully secured its initial £1 funding target through the equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube. Founded in 2005 by Cazana, which is a provider of machine-learning vehicle valuation tools backed by Passion Capital and Origin Capital, Car & Classic… Read More

February 1, 2019 @ 10:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Three Joes, a UK-based sourdough pizza restaurant chain, has decided to extend its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round was launched in January and has already secured its initial £400,000 funding target and now nearing £455,000 from more than 300 investors. As previously reported, Three Joes… Read More

January 27, 2019 @ 1:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Uniti, a Sweden founded electric car manufacturer, is set to close its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £1.2 million in funding from over 1900 investors. The company launched the round in December, originally seeking £1 million for a 1.02% equity stake in the… Read More

January 24, 2019 @ 7:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Albrate is raising growth capital on Crowdcube. The asset backed online lender recently opened up the offer privately raising just shy of £100,000 from 58 individual investors. Albrate has a crowdfunding target of £350,000. Ablrate is a peer to peer lender… Read More

January 22, 2019 @ 3:41 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Barcelona-based Santafixie Group, a brand and e-commerce of bicycles and components,  has released its own brand of bicycles, with nearly 90K orders and counting. Aiming to be the go-to global brand for bicycles, Santafixie is seeking an investment injection in order to release new models… Read More

January 20, 2019 @ 4:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital Brands Group (DGB), a “digital-first clothing & lifestyle brands” best known for DSTLD, has closed on its most recent securities crowdfunding round. DSTLD / DGB raised $3.2 million in a transatlantic investment offering. US based SeedInvest leveraged its ongoing relationship with UK based Crowdcube… Read More

January 20, 2019 @ 1:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Three Joes, a UK-based sourdough pizza restaurant chain, has successfully secured its initial £400,000 funding target on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The company reported it opened a pilot Three Joes sourdough pizzeria in Farnham, Hampshire in August 2017 and then approved the concept of its second… Read More

January 18, 2019 @ 10:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blueprints, a UK-based investment platform for equitable development projects, is now seeking £950,000 through its new equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Founded in 2016, Blueprints’ mission is to empower the growth of developing regions by providing citizens globally with the tools to build equitable societies in a… Read More

January 11, 2019 @ 10:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than three years after securing £985,840 through its second Crowdcube round, UK-based commercial-scale portable solar power systems startup, Renovagen, has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform to raise an additional £350,000. Renovagen reported it has developed and manufactured portable solar power systems for disaster response, military, and remote commercial operations… Read More

January 10, 2019 @ 6:33 am By Erin Hobey  |  

This week UK based crowdfunding platform Crowdcube touted its best year to date when measured by multiple metrics; Q4 was said to be the most successful quarter in the history of the platform. Crowdcube channelled 166 million euros in 198 capital campaigns for European companies this… Read More

January 7, 2019 @ 12:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

UK based crowdfunding platform Crowdcube says it has had its best year ever when measured by multiple metrics. Additionally, Q4 was said to be the most successful quarter in the history of the platform. According to Crowdcube, revenue during 2018 jumped 50% to £6 million… Read More

January 6, 2019 @ 11:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Boat marketplace platform, Borrow A Boat, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £1.45 million in funding. The funding round was launched in November, originally seeking £1 million, and has so far attracted more than 500 investors. As previously reported, the Borrow… Read More

January 3, 2019 @ 10:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintech, or financial innovation, is pervasive within the financial services industry. Innovation has always existed in this sector of business but the advent of the internet combined with the creativity of risk taking entrepreneurs has engendered an accelerated period of disruptive change in finance. Think about… Read More

January 2, 2019 @ 9:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Uniti, the Sweden founded electric car manufacturer, has secured its initial £1 million equity crowdfunding target on Crowdcube. The round was launched last month and has attracted more than 1450 investors. The funding round is reportedly part of a larger €30 million round that is expected… Read More

January 1, 2019 @ 8:02 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Happy New Year, Crowdfund Insiders! 2018 was a great year for Small Robots Company. The UK-based agri-tech startup won £565K Innovate UK funding — one of the largest awards given in 2018, signed up 20 farm businesses and received £90K in pre-sales on its services. As… Read More

December 27, 2018 @ 7:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Undandy, a Portugal-based custom-made shoe company, has closed its equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. The campaign was launched last month and raised nearly £1.1 million from more than 275 investors. As previously reported, Undandy, which was founded in 2015, offers fully customizable, handcrafted shoes through its 3D online design… Read More