Tagged: app

September 8, 2016 @ 2:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The creators of Azoomee, a safe app for primary-aged children, have recently launched a campaign on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to raise £450,000 to expand into Europe Launched earlier this year, Azoomee allows children between the ages of 5 and 8 years old to watch, play, listen and… Read More

September 6, 2016 @ 9:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

USPAAH, a spa marketplace app, recently completed its equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube with over £270,000 from nearly 150 investors. Described as a London high end on demand mobile app, USPAAH brings qualified beauty and wellness professionals to clients within just 1-hour of booking. Services include massages… Read More

September 1, 2016 @ 9:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Spontly, a fan app platform that specializes in football, rugby, golf and tennis has raised 93% of its £200,000 funding goal with less than two weeks on the equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. The platform enables sports fans to stay up-to-date with their favorite club teams and… Read More

August 25, 2016 @ 11:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vana Koutsomitis’ dating app, DatePlay, continues to be a crowdfunding success as it surpasses over £200,000 in funds on Seedrs. “The Apprentice” runner-up and her team launched the campaign on the funding portal last month to raise £120,000 for the app’s development. Within a matter of three days,… Read More

August 18, 2016 @ 10:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Spanish startup Wave launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise 500,000 for its location smartphone app. Within just two days of its debut, the initiative scored over £375,000 from more than 100 investors. Wave is described as a free smartphone app… Read More

August 16, 2016 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lenny announced on Tuesday the launch of its millennial credit education game, Lenny Points (LPs). The fintech startup revealed the in-app credit education game offers incentives for users to learn responsible financial behaviors. Users can now accrue LPs to increase their credit line balances and unlock custom… Read More

August 15, 2016 @ 9:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Primo Connect, a mobile communications company incubated by sister company Ultra Mobile, announced on Monday that its global communications app, which is still in Beta form, has received over one million downloads. The app attracted users from 50 countries and has over 50% retention for continued… Read More

July 26, 2016 @ 2:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fundbox, a cash flow optimization tool for small businesses, announced on Tuesday it has officially launched its new smartphone app, which reportedly offers SMB owners the same features as the Fundbox web-based dashboard experience; a convenient one-click invoice financing solution and the ability to manage repayments. … Read More

July 21, 2016 @ 3:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Success! The Apprentice runner-up Vana Koutsomitis’ dating app, DatePlay, has surpassed its initial £120,000 funding goal and has raised over £146,000 from nearly 100 investors on Seedrs. DatePlay is described as an app that combines dating and games. It uses fun, easy-to-play games to learn more about… Read More

July 20, 2016 @ 3:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, creators of the social platform, Spontly, took to equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs to raise £200,000. Within a matter of days, the initiative successfully secured over £170,000 from nearly 80 investors. Spontly is described as a platform for building social apps for existing community…. Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 12:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Apprentice runner-up Vana Koutsomitis is now looking to raise £120,000 for her dating app, DatePlay, through equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. DatePlay is described as an app that combines dating and games. It uses fun, easy-to-play games to learn more about the users and increase the… Read More

July 1, 2016 @ 10:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just two years after successfully securing over $200,000 through Symbid, Amsterdam-based Kidswatcher, which has rebranded to KiGo, is now prepping for its second initiative through the crowdfunding portal. Symbid reported on Friday that KiGO captured its funding goal of $185,000 within 48 hours of its campaign… Read More

June 30, 2016 @ 11:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced the upcoming launch of its iOS app. The website revealed: “[This app offers] equity crowdfunding investment opportunities like you’ve never seen before. The Crowdcube iOS app is coming soon, and selected Crowdcube investors will be offered the opportunity… Read More

June 22, 2016 @ 3:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Frames, a social video collaboration app, is looking to raise £400,000 through Seedrs’ equity crowdfunding portal as it prepares to attract new registered users. The app, which was launched on March 1st through both iOS and Android app stores, allows users to invite their friends and followers… Read More

June 10, 2016 @ 1:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Loserz, an app that connects users to others that are looking to achieve the same weight loss goals, has recently launched a campaign through UK’s equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs. The creators are seeking a minimum of  £200,000 as it prepares to continue the app’s development… Read More

June 9, 2016 @ 4:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, tech startup Pebble released its new health wellness platform. This launch comes after the company successfully secured over $10.6 million during its third Kickstarter initiative. Last month, Pebble took to the crowdfunding giant to raise funds for not one but three new wearable… Read More

May 13, 2016 @ 10:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Crowdcube success Pavegen announced its product upgrade during an event at BAFTA. Last summer, the company secured over £2 million during the equity crowdfunding round. Its technology converts footsteps into electricity, making it possible to power services in high-footfall locations, as well as provide real-time data for analytics. Pavegen revealed its… Read More

May 12, 2016 @ 8:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform Seedrs is seeing significant growth in “on-demand Apps” raising capital on its site. One recent example is blow LTD, London’s app-based provider of fast beauty on demand (also described as Uber for beauty).  blow is currently raising £750,000 in equity capital on Seedrs.  To… Read More

May 11, 2016 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd, has announced the launch of a new “social investor app” coordinated with FinovateSpring 2016 taking place in San Jose this week.  OurCrowd called the new app a “significant expansion” of its equity crowdfunding site.  The new app enables registered investors… Read More

April 25, 2016 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowd2Fund announced last week that it has launched a finance ISA app for savers and investors. According to the UK peer-to-peer lending platform, the iOS powered app allows savers and investors to build their ISA portfolio and manage existing investments more quickly and more efficiently than… Read More