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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

January 3, 2018 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based brewery Ascot Brewing Company has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, seeking £200,000. Founded in 2007, the brewery states it focuses on cask ale and local pub trade. Customers include Wetherspoons, Co-op, Budgens, and Waitress as well as new pubs, hotels, and national… Read More

January 2, 2018 @ 3:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Regenerys, a UK-based VC-backed firm that has developed a world-leading solution that improves the experience for women undergoing breast reconstruction after breast cancer, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company is currently seeking £1 million. Founded in 2011, Regenerys stated it was conceived to develop… Read More

January 2, 2018 @ 11:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based natural fruit beverage brand Berrywhite has returned the equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to raise 150,000. The company launched its first funding round in 2014, seeking 300,000 but only secured £291,380. Established in 2012 by Andrew Jennings, Berrywhite organic drinks were notably designed to be delicious,… Read More

December 30, 2017 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Spanish marketplace lending platform, LoanBook, closed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with a total of £737,450 from 297 investors. The funding round was launched in November and looked to raise £650,000. As previously reported, LoanBook was founded in 2013 and claims to be Spain’s… Read More

December 29, 2017 @ 2:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Doctaly, a UK-based health-tech marketplace that brings on-demand, affordable, face-to-face general practice (GP) appointments to patients, has successfully secured its initial £500,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company, which launched a pilot in 2016, describes itself as the UK’s first online GP marketplace… Read More

December 29, 2017 @ 11:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FullClear, a UK-based beer line cleaning solution startup, has successfully secured its initial £250,000 funding target from 230 investors through equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The campaign was launched earlier this month. The company describes itself as an advanced beer line cleaning solution that is non-toxic and… Read More

December 29, 2017 @ 11:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, reward-based crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder UK completed its latest equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube with more than £1.2 million in funding from nearly 1150 investors. This campaign was launched just a couple of years after the funding portal raised £1.3 million through its first Crowdcube… Read More

December 28, 2017 @ 12:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Manigo, a London-based single digital money platform, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £300,000. Founded in 2015, Manigo is described as a one platform, on log-in, for everything users need around money. It claims to be the world’s first digital ecosystem… Read More

December 28, 2017 @ 9:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days before its equity crowdfunding round was set to close on Crowdcube, digital wealth management platform MarketsFlow announced it was extending the campaign for another two weeks. In the latest update, the MarketsFlow team stated: “We are extremely pleased to announce the extension of… Read More

December 27, 2017 @ 2:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its Crowdcube campaign set to close this weekend, UK-based distillery The Oxford Artisan Distillery (TOAD) has secured nearly 825,000 from more than 650 investors. Launched this past summer, TOAD describes itself as a grain-to-glass distillery producing spirits from heritage grain in bespoke stills.has already achieved 85,000… Read More

December 27, 2017 @ 9:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Buymie, an Ireland-based grocery delivery service, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with nearly £400,000 in funding from more than 290 investors. As previously reported, Buymie was founded in 2015 and is described as an on-demand grocery delivery platform that allows consumers to order goods… Read More

December 27, 2017 @ 7:23 am By Erin Hobey  |  

LoanBook, a Spanish marketplace lending platform, having easily surpassed its initial £650,000 last week is, is heading toward the home stretch having raised over £721,200 for 6.40% equity with the help of more than 253 Crowdcube investors. £340,000 of this investment sum comes from current shareholders, local Business… Read More

December 26, 2017 @ 3:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube set to close later this week, digital wealth management platform MarketsFlow will be completing the funding round with more than £250,000 from over 350 investors. As previously reported, MarketsFlow was launched earlier this year by technologist and entrepreneur Tom Nash. The platform describes… Read More

December 26, 2017 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just two weeks after Zing Zing’s latest Crowdcube round secured its initial £500,000 funding target, the UK-based Chinese takeaway has surpassed £650,000 and has announced the funding found may close early. In its latest update, the company stated: “Hope everyone is having a great festive… Read More

December 23, 2017 @ 9:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube set to close later this week, personal finance app Squirrel has successfully surpassed £500,000 from more than 600 investors. As previously reported, Squirrel is an FCA-authorised business that issues users with a bank account and provides an application to… Read More

December 22, 2017 @ 10:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after announcing it was extended its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, UK-based distillery The Oxford Artisan Distillery (TOAD) has successfully secured its initial £750,000 funding target.  As previously reported, TOAD was launched in July 2017 and describes itself as a grain-to-glass distillery producing spirits from heritage grain… Read More

December 21, 2017 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chip, an AI-powered automatic savings account mobile app, completed its equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube with nearly £1.1 Million secured from more than 3200 investors. The campaign was launched last month, originally seeking £600,000. As previously reported, Chip is described as a savings app that is designed… Read More

December 20, 2017 @ 3:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LoanBook, a Spanish marketplace lending platform, has successfully secured its initial £650,000 funding target from more than 200 investors through equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. Founded in 2013, LoanBook claims to be Spain’s largest marketplace lending platform, with a 4-year track record of working capital lending to Spanish… Read More