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September 27, 2015 @ 6:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

EMOOV raised more than £2 million in early 2015.  The online estate agency caught the eye, and support, of Simon Murdoch’s VC firm Episode 1.  In late 2013 former Dragon James Caan signed on as an investor. Now as the offer on Crowdcube comes to… Read More

September 24, 2015 @ 1:27 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

The Oxford alum Tripr founders Nicholas Green,  Alexander Dru and Miraan Tabrez hope that readers and investors are going their way, as they launch their equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube for their social travel app that connects people going to the same place.  Seeking to raise £250,000 for 24.00% equity offered, the… Read More

September 16, 2015 @ 12:44 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

For Alquity, a $100m high-growth UK-based asset management company, the road to becoming a $1 billion fund runs through Crowdcube. The company is raising £500k via the crowdfunding platform to support its growth objective of becoming a $1 billion fund by 2019. Funds raised will be used… Read More

September 8, 2015 @ 12:34 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Named a ‘Disruptor of the Year’ by the FT, eMoov is an online estate agent platform backed by James Caan, Maxfield Capital and Episode 1, the VC behind Zoopla and LOVEFiLM. Challenging the property sector, the company charges a fixed-rate, lower fee, which, according to the… Read More

September 2, 2015 @ 7:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube has become the first UK investment crowdfunding platform to surpass the £100 million investment mark.  The platform shared details on the accomplishing as it headed higher. Powered Now, which is currently overfunding after topping its initial £350,000 goal was the listing that took Crowdcube over… Read More

September 1, 2015 @ 7:53 am By JD Alois  |  

BrewDog and its “Equity for Punks” crowdfunding offer is now listed on Crowdcube in a “first” combined debt and equity capital raise.  The offer is marketed as the “Worlds Biggest [funding] Round”. According to Crowdcube, investors may purchase 2 shares of BrewDog stock for £95… Read More

August 25, 2015 @ 12:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last year, LOVESPACE, a distinctive storage company founded by Streetcar co-founder and entrepreneur Brett Akker, won the Startup Awards’ Crowdfunded Business of the Year in 2014 after capturing over £1.2 million in early-stage funding and £1.6 million during its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Since… Read More

August 24, 2015 @ 12:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks until its second Crowdcube campaign comes to an end, tech start-up Powered Now has successfully surpassed its initial £350,000 target goal. Last month, Powered Now launched the campaign to raise the £350,000  in return for 10.8% equity for A (£10,000), B shares,… Read More

August 24, 2015 @ 10:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdcube is now presenting investors with output from Moody’s Analytics’ private company risk model to help them assess the bond investment opportunities listed on the site. Square Pie and Vanarama are the first to display the new Probability of Default (POD) figure that represents a probability that the business issuing the… Read More

August 24, 2015 @ 7:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Stockflare, an online investment advisor, quickly surpassed its £300,000 equity crowdfunding goal on Crowdcube and closed overfunded at over £442,000.  According to the listing page, 288 investors participated in the round that took just two weeks to fund. Crowdcube reports the equity crowdfunding was “underpinned”… Read More

August 22, 2015 @ 10:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Roadwater-based tech company Snugs launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £120,000 for its self-titled earphones. Snugs, which was founded by entrepreneur Paul Jobin, stated on its campaign description that it has created these earphones using 3D image scanning technology. They are custom… Read More

August 22, 2015 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, beehive management company, Plan Bee, announced that it has appointed consumer goods veteran Mark McDavid as chairman. It also revealed that it is planning to return to equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to raise £200,000 for expansion. According to Herald Scotland, a Wishaw-based company that focuses… Read More

August 21, 2015 @ 2:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vanarama, a UK-based independent commercial vehicle broker, has launched a mini bond campaign on Crowdcube to raise £1.5 million. This is part of the company’s four-year plan to raise £3.4 million for its new commercial vehicle stock. Sharing details about the campaign, the Vanarama team shared: “The… Read More

August 20, 2015 @ 12:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the closing of Grind’s bond campaign on Crowdcube, founder of the espresso and cocktail chain, David Abrahamovitch, sat down with Tech City News to share details about the project. During his interview, Abrahamovitch revealed why he and his team decided to use the crowdfunding… Read More

August 19, 2015 @ 4:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Clippings.com, a UK-based marketplace for furniture, lighting and homeware, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £500,000 to change the way consumers see the design industry. The company, which was officially launched in 2013 by Despark’s Adel Zakout, has reportedly grown 21% month-on-month… Read More

August 14, 2015 @ 4:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, London’s MonetaFlex launched a Crowdcube campaign with a mission to raise £100,000 for its own crowdfunding platform. MonetaFlex describes the website as a place where companies can raise finance by selling their unpaid invoices and boasts an online, collaborative early payment solution. The company shared: “We are MonetaFlex… Read More

August 12, 2015 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Growing Underground, a London-based food company that is backed by celebrity chef Michel Roux Jr., Neil Sanderson the MD of Florette, Glen Fernandes a Director of HSBC and Ed Gillespie the sustainability pioneer, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to secure  £200,000 for its brand new Subterranean Farm concept…. Read More

August 11, 2015 @ 12:38 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

With the confidence of over 121 investors, Innovation Makers has secured over £292,220 on its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube.  With eight days remaining on the campaign to reach its £400K target for 20% equity offered, the Innovation Makers team announced that former Maclaren COO Russ Cohen… Read More

August 10, 2015 @ 3:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to help aspiring campaign organizers, three Crowdcube alums, Shoot, Renovagen, and Compare and Share, have decided to reveal their top tips to launching a successful funding round. The equity crowdfunding platform shared: “More and more startups are looking to crowdfunding as a way of raising finance,… Read More

August 10, 2015 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until its Crowdcube campaign comes to an end, it looks as though UK’s Wildcat isn’t going to reach its £1.5 million dollars goal. As previously reported, Wildcat took to the equity crowdfunding platform last month to raise the funds for… Read More