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June 24, 2017 @ 9:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Santamanía‘s equity crowdfunding success on Crowdcube continues. The Spanish “urban craft distillery” has successfully surpassed £500,000 from more than 580 investors and still has over two weeks to go until the initiative closes. Santamanía’s spirits are notably sold throughout Spain and in 19 other countries in Europe, Asia-Pacific… Read More

June 23, 2017 @ 12:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its fourth equity crowdfunding campaign set to close on Crowdcube in less than two weeks, Powervault is close to securing 1 million from more than 600 investors.  The home battery system company, which was founded in 2012, currently has a pre-money valuation of more than £8… Read More

June 22, 2017 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

WiseAlpha, a UK online lending platform that gives everyday investors access to high yield institutional bond and loan investments, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £1.1 million secured from nearly 1,000 investors. As previously reported, WiseAlpha’s online lending platform aims… Read More

June 21, 2017 @ 2:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdcube #FundedClub member, Primo Toys, has launched its third reward-based crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for maps and activity books, called Polar Expedition and Swarmy Swamp, that expand play and STEM learning around its multi-award winning coding system, Cubetto. This initiative comes just one year after the company… Read More

June 21, 2017 @ 7:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Beauhurst is out with some research on early stage deals in the UK for the month of May. While the total raised for these startup deals jumped dramatically to £941 million (the most ever tracked by Beauhurst in a single month) the number of deals… Read More

June 20, 2017 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunded brewery BrewDog announced on Tuesday an update about its U.S. brewery, which is located near Columbus, Ohio. The Brewery, which is called DogTap, was opened in February. While sharing details about the brewery’s progress, BrewDog stated: “Our BrewDog USA team of brewers now brew several… Read More

June 19, 2017 @ 6:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online premium personal styling service for men, The Chapar, is set to complete its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £1.2 million in funding. The company, which launched the initiative in April, sought to raise £1 million as it prepares to expand. The Chapar… Read More

June 19, 2017 @ 11:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube set to close later this evening, London-based Redchurch Brewery has secured its initial £400,000 funding target thanks to more than 600 investors. This funding round comes less than one year after the brewery company secured nearly £500,000 through… Read More

June 19, 2017 @ 7:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ireland-based Galvanic has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £700,000 for its product, the Pip, which is described as a  wireless, hand-held device that accurately measures stress and allows users to manage their stress through a suite of gaming apps.  According to the… Read More

June 17, 2017 @ 7:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, Spanish “urban craft distillery,” Santamanía, has successfully secured its initial £400,000 funding goal and is now nearing £585,000 thanks to more than 200 investors. As previously reported, Santamanía’s spirits are sold throughout Spain and in 19… Read More

June 16, 2017 @ 9:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over two weeks after launching its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowedcube, UK-based Powervault has successfully secured its initial £750,000 thanks to more than 440 investors. As previously reported, this is the fourth Crowdcube raise that Powervault has launched. The home battery system… Read More

June 14, 2017 @ 9:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Techstars accelerator program alums, drfocused and PlanSnap, have recently launched campaigns on equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube. drfocused, which has designed software to help doctors complete their work faster, is currently seeking £300,000, while social planning app PlanSnap is looking to raise £250,000. drfocused helps doctors complete their work faster… Read More

June 13, 2017 @ 3:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than three years after successfully securing £203,000 through Crowdcube, leather bag company, Beara Beara, has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform to raise £380,000 as it plans to establish a new factor and open a larger store in London. Beara Beara currently has shops… Read More

June 13, 2017 @ 10:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Spanish “urban craft distillery,” Santamanía, is seeking £400,000 (€460,000) in an equity crowdfunding campaign launched on Crowdcube. The offer is for a 5.41% equity stake at a pre money valuation of just under £7 million.  The crowdfunding round is already partially funded at 46% of… Read More

June 13, 2017 @ 4:42 am By Erin Hobey  |  

WiseAlpha, a UK online lending platform that gives everyday investors access to high yield institutional bond and loan investments, has raised over £909K on its Crowdcube, 180% over its original target, with days remaining. Originally offering 8.92% equity, WiseAlpha has taken it up a notch, offering 12.43%.  The… Read More

June 12, 2017 @ 8:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly one week until its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube comes to an end, online premium personal styling service for men, The Chapar, has successfully secured its initial £1 million funding target thanks to more than 570 investors. As previously reported, The Chapar describes… Read More

June 12, 2017 @ 5:32 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Powervault has proven that successive raises on Crowdcube can be very successful.  In the middle of the UK company’s fourth raise, the home battery system with a pre-money valuation of £8,083,548 aims to enable customers to make smarter use of their energy by harnessing freely-generated solar energy and off-peak… Read More

June 8, 2017 @ 6:41 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Seriously overfunding: Vita Mojo has steadily secured more than £2,759,869  for 12.2% equity on its Crowdcube campaign. Vita Mojo, a quickly-growing UK restaurant chain and software company that is backed by the €6B global caterer Elior, is on a mission “to make food personal.” With industry leaders already on… Read More

June 5, 2017 @ 2:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube, the UK’s largest investment crowdfunding platform by total raised (£312 million), filed its annual report for the fiscal year ending September 2016 at the end of last week. According to the document, Crowdcube experienced a 48% growth in top line revenue versus year prior… Read More

May 26, 2017 @ 4:30 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Hungry for an investment or just plain hungry?  Vita Mojo provides a solution to both! Vita Mojo, a quickly-growing UK restaurant chain and software company that is backed by the €6B global caterer Elior, is on a mission “to make food personal.” With industry leaders already on… Read More