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December 4, 2015 @ 5:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Pod Point, a UK based charge point suppliers for electric vehicles that claims to be leading the European market, is nearing its targeted funding goal of £1.75 million. The “Electric Equity” plus “Open Charge Bond”, has offered a minimum of £250,000 in a 8% bond… Read More

December 3, 2015 @ 9:00 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

  “I knew it could be amazing.” Jane ní Dhulchaointigh, CEO of Sugru, one of the world’s first moldable glue brands, saw the potential in the first, we’ll say, “aromatic” blend of silicone caulk and waste wood dust she created to improve her belongings so that they worked better… Read More

December 2, 2015 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Mexican food chain Chilango has closed its funding round on Crowdcube at £3,433,010 topping its original target of £1 million.  Chilango gained approximately 1300 new shareholders as the investors purchased an 8.72% stake in the firm.  Crowdcube states the single largest investment during the equity… Read More

November 28, 2015 @ 10:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ending the month of November on the highest note possible, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced it was the winner of both City A.M. Explosive Growth Company of the Year and TechCities Editor’s Award. The UK website confirmed: “Yesterday we took home our sixth award this month… Read More

November 27, 2015 @ 10:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Openplay, a service that brings sports to users’ doorstep, has recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £150,000. Within the first 24 hours, the project successfully secured over 50% of its initial goal The company is described as a website with an average 80,000 monthly visitors… Read More

November 24, 2015 @ 2:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Crowdcube announced that more than 100,000 investors have joined its well-known equity crowdfunding platform this year. The website shared: “Just a few months ago (September to be precise) we announced that £100m had been successfully invested into businesses through Crowdcube since we launched… Read More

November 20, 2015 @ 1:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just hours before its Crowdcube bond was supposed to close, burrito and taco chain Chilango announced that it was extending its funding initiative. The company’s founders, Eric Partaker and Dan Houghton, shared: Hola Amigos!   For the fourth time our top investor slot has changed… Read More

November 20, 2015 @ 8:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdsourcing Week (CSW) has launched its initiative to raise additional capital on Crowdcube. The event organizer and consulting group is seeking to raise £80,000 to expand the company’s events and launch new products including integrated e-learning and consulting that will be accessible to a wider global… Read More

November 19, 2015 @ 3:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This has been such a big month for Crowdcube! Along with announcing its new partnership with Amazon Launchpad, the UK-based equity crowdfunding platform revealed that last week it bagged not one, not two, but three awards within a 24-hour period. While explaining details about the first… Read More

November 19, 2015 @ 3:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, UK’s equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube announced it has formed a new partnership with Amazon Launchpad, which is set to features items from British startups that are ideal for consumers looking for “cutting-edge products for the holidays and beyond.” Crowdcube noted in its Blog:… Read More

November 19, 2015 @ 1:19 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Crowdfunder.co.uk, the UK’s #1 rewards and community shares crowdfunding platform, is closing its £1,000,000 fundraise on Crowdcube, the UK’s leading investment crowdfunding platform.  To date, the dynamic partnership has secured over £919,039 from over 623 investors. Last week, further excitement was added to the successful Crowdfunder.co.uk/Crowdcube campaign, when the Managing Director of the Reward-based… Read More

November 17, 2015 @ 1:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, UK-based artisan produce market, Sourced Market, launched a Crowdcube bond to offer customers, foodies, provenance pioneers and financial gurus the opportunity to become a part of the future of this exciting and fast-growing business. The company is aiming to raise at least £750,000 through the equity… Read More

November 16, 2015 @ 3:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Despite capturing £3.7 million during its record-breaking Crowdcube campaign earlier this year, UK-based parking innovator JustPark has unfortunately laid off some of its employees. Sources close to Just Park (formerly ParkatmyHouse.com) revealed to Business Insider that 20 out of 44 employees have been let go from the company, which was founded… Read More

November 16, 2015 @ 3:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than one week until its equity crowdfunding campaign comes to an end, burrito & taco chain Chilango has successfully secured over £1.8 million dollars. Chilango launched its aptly named Burrito Bond in 2014.  The mini-bond security offered investors an 8% annual return over a four-year period…. Read More

November 14, 2015 @ 11:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube caught up with one of its #FundedClub members, Cornwall-based The Eden Project, to discuss its progress and crowdfunding success. Described as the world’s largest indoor rainforest, the Eden Project sought to raise capital with a £1 million mini-bond offer. Crowdcube noted:… Read More

November 13, 2015 @ 2:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced that research revealed that its bonds are notably “increasing the interesting rate.” The UK-based website shared: “The bonds on Crowdcube enable our crowd of over 220,000 people the opportunity to invest in more established businesses. In return, investors are receiving… Read More

November 13, 2015 @ 1:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK based fitness startup 1Rebel has returned to equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube with a mission to raise an additional £1.5 million for expansion. 1Rebel, which was co-founders James Balfour and Giles Dean, is a new fitness venture by the same team that founded Fitness First and Jatomi Fitness…. Read More

November 12, 2015 @ 8:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Adding more excitement towards Crowdfunder UK’s Crowdcube initiative, managing director of the reward-based crowdfunding, Phil Geraghty, announced Creative England has offered up £200,000 towards the campaign. Geraghty shared on Wednesday: “A huge thank you to Creative England who were one of the first to pledge on our… Read More

November 11, 2015 @ 4:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, global gaming TV channel, GINX, has kicked off a campaign to raise £540,000 through equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube. Sharing details about the website’s progress, the team at GINX wrote on the campaign’s page: “Ginx TV Ltd was founded in 2009 and we create and… Read More

November 11, 2015 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kabbee, the minicab price comparison and booking app, has today launched a crowdfunding campaign targeting at least £1 million through Crowdcube, in a bid to become the UK’s leading fixed fare cab app and reach over £90m in bookings on a national scale in 2018. … Read More