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June 20, 2016 @ 1:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the launch of its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, Porky’s BBQ announced that it has received funds from Saracens players Alistair Hargreaves and Chris Wyles. The company, which is currently looking to raise £650,000, was founded by husband and wife, Joy and Simon Brigg, who were former owners… Read More

June 17, 2016 @ 2:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Relevant Mix, the company behind Temptr, DatingBeyond and JustTXT, has recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £150,000 for user acquisition and feature developments. The company was founded in 2013 by Jack Knowles, a Dating Awards’ British entrepreneur of the year finalist. Relevant Mix… Read More

June 17, 2016 @ 12:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Crowdcube announced that the remaining Crowd10 campaigns have officially launched on its equity crowdfunding platform. This news comes just after one of the program’s initiatives, Local Vets, has successfully overfunded. Earlier this month, Crowdcube announced the launch of Crowd10, a new initiative from the funding platform’s affiliate, IdeaSquares. The… Read More

June 16, 2016 @ 11:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement that Mondo is planning to change its unique name, digital only challenger bank is now dealing with rumors that it may be acquired by London-based, Lloyds Banking Group. As previously reported, Mondo Bank secured £1 million from investors through its Crowdcube initiative in… Read More

June 15, 2016 @ 11:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK fitness brand, énergie Fitness, announced on Wednesday it has closed its highly successful Crowdcube campaign, which secured nearly£629,300 from 283 investors (including  British entrepreneur Lara Morgan, who offered up £100,000 towards the brand’s expansion efforts). énergie, which has three brands of fitness clubs in 93 locations across five countries, currently has over 110,000… Read More

June 15, 2016 @ 9:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Crowdcube #FundedClub member, Rise Art, announced that it has acquired Irish e-commerce platform, Artfetch.  Earlier this year, the online marketplace for contemporary art secured over £516,000 from nearly 200 investors during its equity crowdfunding campaign. The company allows art lovers to easily buy or rent… Read More

June 13, 2016 @ 4:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after successfully securing its initial £550,000 crowdfunding goal on Crowdcube, virtual school-gate community, Classlist, announced three new employees to its team. Classlist enables parent communities to work together on a wide range of family related activities. It also offers a private social network for each school with messaging, events,… Read More

June 13, 2016 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nearly one year after announcing E-Car Club’s exit, founders of the company, Christopher Morris and Andrew Wordsworth sat down to discuss the company’s Crowdcube success and more details about its acquisition. E-Car Club raised £100,000 on Crowdcube back in 2013 (campaign opened in Fall 2012). The company… Read More

June 13, 2016 @ 10:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based shoe brand and Crowdcube alum, Vivobarefoot, has successfully captured its initial $100,000 Kickstarter funding goal for the production of original bushman SAN-dals in Namibia As previously reported, the company launched the new crowdfunding campaign last month bring its shoe, SAN-dal, to the U.S. To date, Vivobarefoot has… Read More

June 10, 2016 @ 10:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Buzzbike, a London-based bicycle manufacturer, is seeking £350,000 through its Crowdcube campaign has it prepares to launch a sponsorship platform specifically for bike brands. The company, which has formed a partnership with Cooper (the brand behind the Mini Cooper), will offer riders a leased free premium bike… Read More

June 7, 2016 @ 4:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after launching its already successful Crowdcube initiative, British Journal of Photography announced that Crowdratings has awarded the campaign with a gold rating. The publication revealed that it received with Gold (88%) for management, Gold (79%) for product, and Silver (69%) for investment… Read More

June 7, 2016 @ 8:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank solution for kids, goHenry, has become the largest ever crowdfunding round on Crowdcube closing at £3.99 million topping JustPark that raised £3.5 million in 2015.  Crowdcube states this is the 38th deal on their platform that has raised more than £1 million. The… Read More

June 6, 2016 @ 3:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Porky’s BBQ, a London-based restaurant, recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £650,000 as it prepares to open two new locations. The company was founded by husband and wife, Joy and Simon Brigg, who were former owners of Fogg’s Restaurant. They started Porky’s after traveling to… Read More

June 6, 2016 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

88 Delicious Brands Limited listed an offer on Crowdcube back in 2013. The crowdfunding round had raised a substantial amount of funding before Crowdcube pulled the plug and removed the campaign.  Crowdcube states that no funds were taken or transferred via their platform. Apparently Alan Colton Jr.,… Read More

June 4, 2016 @ 11:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, virtual school-gate community, Classlist, announced that it has successfully secured its initial funding goal of £550,000 through equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, As previously reported, Classlist enables parent communities to work together on a wide range of family related activities. It also offers a private social network for each school… Read More

June 3, 2016 @ 3:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Success! storage brand, LOVESPACE, has secured its initial £500,000 from over 200 investors through its second equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company announced on Thursday that it decided to extended the initiative for another week. The company, which debuted its first initiative nearly two years ago and raised £1,562,960,… Read More

June 3, 2016 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

British Journal of Photography, a publication that has been dedicated to photography for over 160 years, has recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £150,000. Within hours of its debut, the initiative has successfully smashed its initial goal and secured over £220,000 from nearly 145… Read More

June 3, 2016 @ 9:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube was the first investment crowdfunding platform to launch in the UK. Since 2011, the site has grown quite a bit having helped to finance hundreds of companies raising more than £165 million in the process. During this time, Crowdcube has tweaked and adjusted its… Read More

June 2, 2016 @ 4:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Crowdcube announced the launch of Crowd10, a new initiative from the funding platform’s affiliate, IdeaSquares. The website stated that the program is seeking to support 10 of the region’s startups in raising up to £150,000 of Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) investment. Founder and CEO of IdeaSquares,… Read More

June 2, 2016 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plumen, a UK-based energy-saving lightbulb manufacturer, launched a Crowdcube campaign on Wednesday to raise £500,000 as it prepares to launch new products. Founded in 2007 and launched in 2010, Plumen revealed it has created energy-saving lighting, using design and beauty to inspire adoption of sustainable lighting technology. The company… Read More