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Impact Investing Shows Growth as Interest Rises: Report

This past April, CI held a webinar on Impact Investing – a growing concept within the broader investment ecosystem. Sectors of investment frequently include Green investments and sometimes social issues like housing or underserved communities. If you want to invest via public markets, Fintech Betterment… Read More

Abundance, EasyMoney, Folk2Folk Are Largest Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) Providers in the UK: Report

The United Kingdom’s three largest Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) providers in the P2P lending sector that are reportedly open to new investors include Abundance, EasyMoney, Folk2Folk. This, according to a report from Peer2Peer Finance News. As noted in the update, P2P property lender EasyMoney comes… Read More

UK’s Tech Nation Accepts 51 Fintech Firms into 5th Growth Program

Tech Nation recently welcomed what they claim to be the UK’s 51 “most exciting” Fintech companies to their fifth Fintech growth program, as UK fintech investment “reaches a record high.” As mentioned in the announcement, 51 companies were accepted into Tech Nation’s fifth Fintech growth… Read More

Tidal Turbine by Orbital Marine Power Goes Online, Funded in Part by Crowdfunding Platform Abundance

Earlier this week, a tidal turbine went online generating sufficient power to provide enough electricity for 2000 homes. Towed and anchored off the coast of Scotland, the Orbital O2 is predicted to operate for around 15 years. The project came to fruition with the assistance… Read More

UK Crowdfunding Industry Concerned About Outcome of Most Recent “Call for Input” that May Impact Investment Platforms

The UK crowdfunding industry is worried that a recent “Call for Input: The Consumer Investments Market” by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) may undermine the viability of the investment crowdfunding industry. Comments on the process closed on December 15, 2020. The consultation was instituted… Read More

Abundance Announces 2020 Highlights: £9 Million Funded, More Than 1500 Shareholders/7000 Investors, & Successfully Funded UK’s Fist Community Municipal Investment With West Berkshire & Warrington Borough Councils

Renewable investment platform Abundance recently reflected on its platform success in 2020. As previously reported, Abundance launched its first investment in 2012, allowing anyone to invest in renewable energy projects. Since that time,  Abundance has funded 34 investments raising over £75 million while returning £12.1… Read More

Update: Abundance’s Latest Equity Crowdfunding Campaign Nears £620,000 During Final Days on Seedrs

  Renewable investment platform Abundance has now raised nearly £620,000 in funding through its latest Seedrs campaign. The funding round, which has so far attracted more than 475 Seedrs investors, launched last month and quickly raised its initial £350,000 funding target.  As previously reported, Abundance… Read More

Overfunding: Renewable Investment Platform Abundance Returns to Seedrs & Quickly Surpasses £350,000 Funding Target

  Less than two years after securing more than £1.5 million through its previous crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, renewable investment platform Abundance has returned to the funding portal and quickly surpassed its £350,000 funding target and is now nearing £535,000.  As previously reported, Abundance launched… Read More

Abundance Helps UK Town to Become First Carbon Neutral Community in Britain with Green Bond

In partnership with Abundance Investment, Warrington Borough Council is raising £1 million via a Community Municipal Investment (CMI), as part of an effort to beat the UK government’s 2050 net-zero target by a full 20 years, according to a note from the crowdfunding platform. Abundance… Read More

Crowd Bonds Platform Abundance Asks Low-Risk Investors to Look into Community Municipal Investments, instead of Premium Bonds

Abundance, which claims to be the UK’s first crowdfunding platform that allows people to earn money by investing in UK renewable energy projects, is asking low-risk investors to look into community municipal investments or CMIs provided through its platform as an alternative to National Savings… Read More

Bruce Davis, Co-founder of UK-based Online Investment Platform Abundance, Supports IMF’s Recommendation to back Green Investment Projects

Bruce Davis, the co-founder and joint MD at Abundance (previously Abundance Generation), a UK-based online investment platform which aims to offer “ethical” and “socially beneficial” investments that contribute to a green economy, is reportedly supporting the IMF’s argument that the UK government must focus on a… Read More

Mission Driven Platform Abundance Lists its Greenest Investment Ever

Mission-driven investment platform Abundance is offering its “greenest ever social and affordable housing investment.” Liverpool Community Homes PLC is raising up to £6,850,000 to finance two green and sustainable developments. The development is for up to 37 new homes on the outskirts of Liverpool. Abundance… Read More

Abundance Now Offers “Ethical Investment” that Pays 7%

Mission-driven crowdfunding platform Abundance is now offering an “ethical investment project” offering a 7% return over a 19 month term. The new project is helping build a new social housing project in Liverpool. This is Abundance’s second investment in the social and affordable housing sector,… Read More

Ethical Crowdfunding Site Abundance Closes Round on Seedrs at £1.5 Millionn

Abundance, an investment crowdfunding platform and leading “peer-to-peer ethical investment platform,” has closed its equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs. Abundance states that it originally looked to raise £1.2 million from investors but ended the offer overfunded at £1,575,586. The share offering valued Abundance at £16.6 million pre-money. Abundance… Read More

Update: Renewable Investment Platform Abundance Secures More Than £1.5 Million Through Seedrs Round

Abundance, a renewable crowdfunding platform that allows investors the opportunity to earn money while making the world a better place, has successfully secured more than £1.5 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The round was launched in October, originally seeking £1.2 million, with the platform reporting… Read More

Equity Crowdfunding Success Continues: Renewable Investment Platform Abundance Surpasses £1.3 Million on Seedrs

Abundance, a renewable crowdfunding platform that allows investors the opportunity to earn money while making the world a better place, has surpassed £1.3 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The round, which recently launched, quickly raised its initial £1.2 million funding target and has attracted… Read More

Abundance Hits £1.2 Million Crowdfunding Goal on Seedrs

Abundance, a crowdfunding platform that allows investors the opportunity to earn money while making the world a better place, has hit their £1.2 million goal on Seedrs.  Abundance launched their equity offering for a 6.76 stake in the firm in October. Abundance reported that pre-registered investors… Read More

Crowdfunding Platform Abundance Lists on Seedrs Seeking £1.2 Million in Equity

Abundance, a peer-to-peer “ethical investment platform,” is looking to raise growth capital on crowdfunding platform Seedrs. According to a note from Abundance, the equity raise aims to “increase customer ownership and boost positive impact.” Pre-registered investors have already committed to 50% of the target of… Read More

UKCFA Says News About IFISA Uptake is Great for Investors and the UK Economy

This past week, HMRC released numbers on the relatively new Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) that enables savers to invest in debt based crowdfunding offerings. The UK government indicated that IFISA participation had topped £290 million during the 2017/18 tax year, or 8 times more than… Read More

CCAF: Startups & SMEs are Big Beneficiaries of UK Alternative Finance as Market Grows by 43% Year over Year

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), the leading global research institute for all things Fintech, has published its fourth annual survey on UK alternative finance. According to the report, entitled Entrenching Innovation: The 4th UK Alternative Finance Industry Report, the sector of emerging financial… Read More

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