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January 20, 2018 @ 1:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just after its Crowdcube round successfully secured its initial 500,000 in less than a week, crowd invest marketplace Oval Money announced it will close the equity crowdfunding campaign sooner than originally planned. The company revealed in its latest update: “Thank you everyone who has sustained… Read More

January 19, 2018 @ 9:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based natural fruit beverage brand Berrywhite has officially extended its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company launched the funding round last month and sought to raise £150,000. As previously reported, Berrywhite launched its first funding round in 2014, seeking 300,000 but only secured £291,380. The… Read More

January 19, 2018 @ 8:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following its recent reflection of 2017, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube released an infographic that revealed details about its record-breaking year, which included its strongest quarter to date. As previously reported, Crowdcube stated it saw its most successful year ever in 2017, which included an “unprecedented” demand from… Read More

January 18, 2018 @ 9:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, UK-based automated saving and crowd investing marketplace Oval Money successfully secured its initial £500,000 thanks to more than 450 investors. As previously reported, Oval Money was founded in 2016 and provides easy to read, readily available… Read More

January 18, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Zapaygo Investments, a UK-based ordering and payment mobile app, has successfully surpassed its initial equity crowdfunding campaign’s £500,000 funding target on Crowdcube. The company launched the funding round earlier month and has so far attracted more than 160 investors. Founded in 2015, Zapaygo is described as a… Read More

January 18, 2018 @ 7:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its equity crowdfunding campaign set to close this weekend on Crowdcube, health-tech marketplace Doctaly will complete the funding round with more than £700,000 from over 975 investors. The campaign was launched last month and quickly secured its initial £500,000 funding target. As previously reported,… Read More

January 17, 2018 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based Chinese takeaway Zing Zing surpassed 900,000 through its latest equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. The campaign was launched in November and quickly secured its initial £500,000 funding target. The company then extended the funding round for an additional two weeks.  As previously reported, Zing Zing was founded… Read More

January 16, 2018 @ 9:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube celebrated the new year by taking a look back on 2017’s accomplishments. The funding portal explained that it saw its most successful year ever in 2017, which included an “unprecedented” demand from entrepreneurs and investors producing “record-breaking” levels of investment…. Read More

January 15, 2018 @ 11:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the weekend, UK-based insurtech Honcho completed its equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube with a total of £849,880 secured from 712 investors. The campaign was launched in December and successfully raised its initial £650,000 days before the funding closed. As previously reported, Honcho is described as a reverse-auction marketplace… Read More

January 15, 2018 @ 10:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, UK-based equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced the launch of its Android mobile app. The funding portal revealed that more than half of its investor activity happens on mobile devices and stated since its launch, over £9 million has been invested through the Crowdcube iOS… Read More

January 13, 2018 @ 12:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital wealth management platform MarketsFlow is set to close its equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube with more than £450,000 thanks to nearly 640 investors. The campaign was originally set to close at the end of December but was extended for a few more weeks after it secured… Read More

January 12, 2018 @ 9:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Manigo, a London-based single digital money platform, has successfully secured its initial funding target of £300,000 and is nearing £455,000 from more than 230 investors through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. As previously reported, Manigo was founded in 2015 and described as a one platform, on log-in, for… Read More

January 9, 2018 @ 2:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Thyngs, a UK-based mobile technology platform, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, seeking £300,000. Founded in 2016, Thyngs is described as a mobile technology that transforms physical objects and locations into smart, connected experiences that are more engaging, rewarding, and memorable. The company noted… Read More

January 9, 2018 @ 9:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with Small Business UK to launch Small Business Grants, which is described as a free-to-enter initiative that offers £5,000 every month to a leading small business. The funding portal noted that the grant does not… Read More

January 8, 2018 @ 9:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

SeedInvest is one of the most selective investment crowdfunding platforms in the US. Launched in 2012 by Ryan Feit and James Han when the JOBS Act of 2012 was signed into law, the two founders most likely had no idea how long it would take… Read More

January 8, 2018 @ 1:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wombat Invest, a UK-based fintech platform, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube seeking £250,000 in funding. The platform, which is currently set to launch by April 2018, is being designed to allow users to invest in some of the world’s best-known brands for as… Read More

January 7, 2018 @ 7:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Saturday, UK-based Chinese takeaway Zing Zing announced it was extending its latest equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. The company sought to raise £500,000 and has so far secured more than £750,000 from over 600 investors. While sharing details about the campaign’s extension, Founder of Zing… Read More

January 6, 2018 @ 2:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Rock and Roost, a UK-based online retailer, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube seeking £275,000. The platform revealed that it provides ‘make to order’ furniture and other homeware to UK customers, plus a SaaS solution to SMEs to drive supply chain efficiencies. It has… Read More

January 5, 2018 @ 9:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Honcho, a UK-based reverse-auction marketplace where insurers enter a competitive real-time bidding process to offer the best price to customers, has successfully secured its initial £650,000 funding target from more than 475 investors on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. As previously reported, the platform is aiming to launch… Read More

January 5, 2018 @ 8:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced it has formed a partnership with L Marks to offer co-funding opportunities to the company’s network of 130 startups. L Marks is described as innovation specialists and early-stage investors, who work with the likes of John Lewis, Bupa,… Read More