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May 4, 2015 @ 4:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks until its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube comes to an end, UK’s Hybrid Air Vehicles has successfully raised nearly £1.5 million for its innovated aircraft, Airlander 10. Airlander 10 is a wing-shaped aircraft that can fly for up to five days at… Read More

May 1, 2015 @ 8:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding has bee legal in Spain for some time now but the first run at creating a viable regulatory regime endured several challenges.  Regulations published in february 2014 were broadly criticized for being overly restrictive and the new rules are being described as an improvement having eliminated several restrictions… Read More

April 30, 2015 @ 8:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced the creation of a venture fund last year. The concept was to allow a  professional fund manager do all the hard work in creating a diversified portfolio. As we all know investing in early-stage companies is risky business but a highly diversified… Read More

April 27, 2015 @ 8:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FightMe, a challenge-based app that is aimed to create social movements through meaningful video interaction, has launched its first crowdfunding campaign, which signals a tipping point for app development funding. Following its successful launch last year, the London based app is using UK’s equity crowdfunding platform, CrowdCube, to raise… Read More

April 24, 2015 @ 10:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the recent prediction that it’ll have a “record breaking” year, Crowdcube unveiled a new infographic to reflect the key statistics and facts about its investment crowdfunding platform’s growth. Last week, Crowdcube announced that it is expecting to have an exciting 2015 following the success of Q1 funding.  The first quarter saw… Read More

April 24, 2015 @ 3:14 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Without the cloud, a PC or having to pay a single fee, MEEM, a charger cord that automatically backs up the personal data from your phone when it is charged, is now crowdfunding on Crowdcube. The company is also negotiating with a leading multinational company to… Read More

April 23, 2015 @ 4:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, London’s Hybrid Air Vehicles took to equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, to raise £2 million for the largest aircraft in the world is a low-carbon, low-noise, low-pollution, Airlander 10. Now with just three weeks until its project comes to an end, the company has successfully secured… Read More

April 22, 2015 @ 2:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to offer tips to creating the perfect garden, London startup Shoot has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £350,000 for its gardening website. Explaining the website’s importance, the Shoot team stated: “Everyone loves being in a beautiful garden. However, most of us just… Read More

April 20, 2015 @ 4:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to put more criminals behind bars, London-based Facewatch recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to capture £500,000 for its multi-functional reporting platform. Founded in March 2010, Facewatch’s platform allows businesses, the police and the public to work together to help reduce high volume low-level acquisitive crime…. Read More

April 20, 2015 @ 3:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

A one day summit has been scheduled to take place in London to “demystify” the new financial sector.  The event is a primer for individuals that have money to invest and experienced professionals & advisors who want to learn more about the investment crowdfunding space…. Read More

April 16, 2015 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

The advent of min-bonds in the UK has been an interesting financial phenomena and nice option for investment crowdfunding platforms.  Investing in mini-bonds allows individuals to receive an annual return with a lower level of risk.  Crowdcube has been the leader in the mini-bond space… Read More

April 15, 2015 @ 4:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based gourmet wraps shop, Wrap It Up!, recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with a goal to raise  £400,000 (with an 6.25 % equity offer) to continue expansion. Since its launch, the project has raised nearly £480,000 from close to 250 investors. Established in 2006, Wrap It Up! is known… Read More

April 15, 2015 @ 8:28 am By Erin Hobey  |  

gamesGRABR, the social network for gaming, has successfully raised more than £450,000 in its second round of funding on the Crowdcube platform, smashing its initial £250,000 target by over 80% and attracting 221 investors, including the London Co-investment Fund. “We are so proud of this latest round of… Read More

April 14, 2015 @ 10:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform Crowdcube is predicting a “record breaking” year following the success of Q1 funding.  The first quarter of 2015 saw 36 businesses raising £17.5 million.  During the quarter total investments topped £24 million (some offers are still crowdfunding). Crowdcube touted some of the… Read More

April 14, 2015 @ 3:26 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Waking up in Tuesday’s territory, your day may have started with good intentions: a proper breakfast, replying to all your work emails by noon, a brisk noon run…and avoiding ending the day with a slurp of instant ramen and Wednesday headache already in place. Congratulations if any or… Read More

April 13, 2015 @ 9:47 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Scottish film industry members will come together today for the launch of Beamshare, a product which aims  to revolutionise video production workflows. Crowdfunding to raise £100,000 investment in return for 9% equity in Onecodec Ltd on on Crowdcube, the Aberdeen-based video streaming experts, Beamshare, will showcase their video… Read More

April 9, 2015 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to bring its gluten-free beers concepts to life, Bellfield Brewery recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to help fund its dedicated gluten-free brewery in Edinburgh. According to its campaign, the new craft brewery with a mission: to make Gluten Free (GF) beers and lagers… Read More

April 1, 2015 @ 3:29 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Bigger than a football field, the largest aircraft in the world is a low-carbon, low-noise, low-pollution wonder that soars high. Hybrid Air Vehicles, its manufacturer, is hoping that Airlander 10’s crowdfunding campaign will also reach great heights. On investment crowdfunding platform Crowdcube, London-based Hybrid Air Vehicles on Tuesday launched a… Read More

March 31, 2015 @ 8:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Thor Mitchell is leaving Silicon Valley and moving to the UK to join equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube as Head of Product.  The new position at Crowdcube is described as serving the needs of entrepreneurs and investors thus assuring ongoing innovation and growth. Thor will be immediately… Read More

March 28, 2015 @ 7:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to expand its quickly growing (and already popular) business, central Brighton-based frozen yogurt startup, Lick, has hit crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to raise £200,000 and is offering  6.25% in equity. Lick  is all-natural, fat-free and made from 100% yogurt using the special method that its co-founders,… Read More