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January 27, 2016 @ 4:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Crowdcube #FundedClub member JustPark announced it has teamed up with traffic and navigation app Waze to create its brand new Android app. Speaking about the app, the parking innovator shared in its blog: “The whole app has been completely redesigned and it’s crammed full… Read More

January 27, 2016 @ 1:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, AutoTrip took to Crowdcube for the second time with a mission to raise an additional £350,000. AutoTrip, which is led by E-Car Club founder Andrew Wordsworth, captured £146,030 during its last Crowdcube round and is known to create a connected device which automates the recording… Read More

January 26, 2016 @ 8:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, London’s online luxury marketplace, Luxtripper, took to equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to raise £400,000 so that it can complete its quote building/booking and hire additional personnel. Luxtripper, which secured £152,000 on Crowdcube last year, reportedly uses propriety tech to present travellers with their… Read More

January 26, 2016 @ 8:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Crowdcube announced it was named of UK’s most innovative businesses by Bloomberg in its inaugural Business Innovators List. The equity crowdfunding platform declared in its blog: “Bloomberg unveiled its inaugural Bloomberg Business Innovators list, naming Crowdcube as one of the breakthrough businesses disrupting the… Read More

January 25, 2016 @ 2:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, UK-based Red Squirrel Brewing Co. launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with a mission to raise £500,000. RedSqurriel, which was founded in 2010 by Greg Blesson and Jason Duncan-Anderson, is “comprised” of a modern brewery in the Hertfordshire countryside, a chain of 3 craft… Read More

January 22, 2016 @ 4:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement that affordable housing developer Pocket has decided to extend its second mini bond on Crowdcube, the company not only celebrated that the initiative hit £1 million, it has also revealed that it is making a few changes to the bond as well.  As previously reported, Pocket aims… Read More

January 22, 2016 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, sat down with #FundedClub member 7billionideas to discuss the company’s growth since its success campaign ended. Crowdcube revealed that not only did 7billionideas secured £30,000 from 7 investors back in 2012, the startup also became one of the platform’s first… Read More

January 21, 2016 @ 1:49 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Now overfunding on Crowdcube, Primo is a smart-toy maker that aims to help young children learn computer coding before they can read. I can’t say that’s the order in which I learned these two skills (probably because the company was then but a spark in its founders’ eyes), but… Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 4:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Cambridge-based Ethos launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £500,000 so that it can continue expansion of its yoga and fitness hybrid studios throughout the UK. Ethos, which was founded by Cambridge graduates Dr. Theo Koutroukides and Jennifer Hersch, is described as a chain… Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Crowdcube announced that a grand total of 111 tech startup has secured £44.5 million through its equity crowdfunding platform. The Crowdcube team declared in a blog post:   “2015 was a record-breaking year here at Crowdcube as the equity crowdfunding market continued to grow at… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 9:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Crowdcube alum and #FundedClub member ioLight announced that it will be demonstrating its Magnificent Mobile Microscope at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester on January 21st and 22nd. As previously reported, ioLight took to Crowdcube in September for the microscope and surpassed its initial £150,000… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 3:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, affordable housing developer Pocket announced it is extending its second mini bond on Crowdcube, which was launched last month.  As previously reported, Pocket aims to raise the funds as part of it helping even more middle-income Londoners get their foot on the housing ladder.  The launch… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 1:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Crowdcube announced some exciting news about its #FundedClub member Tempus Energy. The equity crowdfunding platform declared in its blog: “Tempus Energy, which raised over £600,000 from 235 investors on Crowdcube last summer, has secured a further £3.78m of funding. This latest investment round,… Read More

January 13, 2016 @ 3:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, founder and CEO of the Crowdcube/Seedr success POD Point, Erik Fairbairn, sat down with Tech City Insider to discuss the company and the future of e-cars. The media outlet shared that POD Point’s growth has also been fairly rapid. The staff headcount has increased from… Read More

January 12, 2016 @ 10:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Crowdcube took a look at 2015’s best moments in tweets. The equity crowdfunding platform revealed each month’s favorite 140-character posts. The Crowdcube team stated: “Following on from the success of our year in review, we wanted to celebrate with our year in 140 characters…. Read More

January 11, 2016 @ 4:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, UK-based The Friday Beer Co. launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with a mission to raise £150,000 for expansion. The Friday Beer Co., which was founded in 2011 by three research scientists, Gerald Williams, Perry Jackson, and Andrew Keir, produces a range of… Read More

January 11, 2016 @ 11:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, UK-based equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube caught up with its #FundedClub member, Cornerstore to discuss the company’s and progress since launching its initial campaign last July. The Crowdcube team noted: “Having launched their shaving products and online subscription service in June 2014, Cornerstone raised… Read More

January 11, 2016 @ 11:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdcube announced on Monday that it is seeking to expand operations into Northern England by opening its new Manchester Office next month. The UK-based equity crowdfunding platform revealed that it has already helped nine businesses in the North West to raise more than £1.4 million in… Read More

January 8, 2016 @ 2:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to expand its already successful business, Crowdcube success Camden Town Brewery announced this week that it has appointed Ian Jones as Director of Brewing and hiring two new sales reps. The brewing company shared: “Overseeing all this will be our new Director of Brewing, Ian Jones,… Read More

January 8, 2016 @ 1:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, UK’s equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, announced the winners of the 2015 Crowdcube Awards. The Crowdcube team declared: “It’s that time of year again when we celebrate the many businesses that have funded on the site by holding our own awards.   “The categories range from… Read More