July 19, 2018 @ 3:26 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Fashioned after medication, Barcelona-based Happy Pills sells its candies primarily to adults but also to children, marketing the idea that candies are “injections of optimism and fun.” Happy Pills has partnered with Crowdcube to raise £200,000 for 6.84% equity. The campaign has quickly experienced some sweet success, collecting… Read More

January 4, 2018 @ 2:12 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Cebiotex, a CataloniaBio member, has launched a new crowdequity campaign to raise €650,000 through CapitalCell in order to ensure its first drug, CEB-01 for post-op treatment of soft-tissue sarcomas, reaches pediatric oncology. The campaign is part of a larger €1.6-million round of funding; since launching, the… Read More

January 2, 2018 @ 11:53 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Crowdcube Spain posted its 2017 recap today, celebrating 7,062,000 euros raised for 21 Spanish companies, nearly doubling the 3.6 million euros raised on the platform in 2016. During 2017, Crowdcube Spain also successfully closed several international rounds which  enabled global  investors to invest in Spanish companies. “The new… Read More

December 27, 2017 @ 7:23 am By Erin Hobey  |  

LoanBook, a Spanish marketplace lending platform, having easily surpassed its initial £650,000 last week is, is heading toward the home stretch having raised over £721,200 for 6.40% equity with the help of more than 253 Crowdcube investors. £340,000 of this investment sum comes from current shareholders, local Business… Read More

November 24, 2017 @ 12:36 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

A subtle hint for our American readers, the day after Thanksgiving… Grab your turkey sandwich and read about Clubs DiR, Catalonia’s leading fitness chain. DiR closed its third equity crowdfunding funding round on Crowdcube Spain, this one to fund its a 477,420-EUR funding round to… Read More

November 2, 2017 @ 12:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Barcelona-based music tech startup Oval Sound launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company is currently seeking £500,000 as it prepares to expand globally. Founded in 2014, Oval Sound offers music technology solutions for professional musicians, music therapy applications, and music entertainment/education. The… Read More

May 18, 2017 @ 6:45 am By Erin Hobey  |  

ESADE BAN, the business angels network of Barcelona business school ESADE Alumni, has partnered with the online investment platform Crowdcube Spain to enable coinvestment in startups and growing businesses in Spain. Under this agreement, the entire ESADE community (including alumni, students, faculty, recent graduates and staff)… Read More

May 16, 2017 @ 6:29 am By Erin Hobey  |  

“…crowdfunding is an incredible resource for independent artists and is a powerful way to maintain creative control of our work.” This time of year is filled with graduations and future plans for promising students, artists and songwriters.  Kickstarter covers an interesting earful of projects from songwriter students who… Read More

April 18, 2017 @ 11:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

P2P crowdlending platform Zank closed its €490,450 Crowdcube Spain funding round, the platform’s second succesful raise with Crowdcube Spain and its third successful round in the company’s history.  201 private investors acquired the 9.89% equity stake in the Barcelona-based startup, including ESADE BAN and the ESADE… Read More

April 6, 2017 @ 4:37 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The future of fashion is eco, sustainable, biodegradable, produced with natural materials;  COSHOP has positioned itself within this sector as an innovative, responsible and sustainable  solution. Linking with Crowdcube Spain, COSHOP seeks to raise 160,000€ for 13.82% equity offered. To date, over 21 investors have contributed over 21,400€ to… Read More

March 1, 2017 @ 5:53 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Valued at 9,400,000€, Bionure is overfunding on Capital Cell, raising more than 975,422€ from over 210 investors for 9.27% equity for its neuroprotector and myelin regenerator drug which treat Multiple Sclerosis. Bionure is a biotech-based company that is developing a new drug for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, a… Read More

January 31, 2017 @ 4:55 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Zank you very much for banking online.  With one day remaining on its Crowdcube Spain crowdfunding campaign, Spanish crowdlender Zank has surpassed its 300K€ goal by 118%, raising over 356,199€ from over 153 investors for 7.62% equity offered.  The largest investment was to date has been 30,000€. Zank offers… Read More

November 17, 2016 @ 10:51 am By Erin Hobey  |  

With 30 days remaining on its Crowdcube Spain campaign, the Barcelona fitness center chain DiR founded by CEO Ramon Canela in 1979 is going strong. Over 40% of the 360,000€ has been reached, just over 150K€ secured from over 48 investors. The largest investment to date has… Read More

November 7, 2016 @ 9:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Barcelona-based designer shoe brand, Les Chausseurs, has closed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube Spain. The company secured over €110,000 from more than 70 investors. Les Chausseurs was founded in 2014 with a mission to distribute a limited series (comprised of 12 units) of designer shoes… Read More

November 6, 2016 @ 3:59 pm By Jessica Pham  |  

According to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Singapore is not far from surpassing London to claim the title of top fintech hub of the world.  The ACCA’s September report noted that the world should “keep an eye on Asia” as red tape and Brexit weigh on… Read More

November 1, 2016 @ 5:50 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Launched in Barcelona’s Gràcia neighborhood during the summer of 2014 by Venezuelan friends Alejandro Bringas and Juan Lattuf who met working while catering, Chivuo’s mission is to provide high quality Slow Street Food and craft beer, including crowd favorite Garage Beer. The hot spot’s name appeals to men with beards, because Bringas and… Read More

October 11, 2016 @ 5:12 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Barcelona-based cobblers Les Chausseurs launched their crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube Spain earlier last week and have already taken in more than 50,600€ of its 90K€ objective from over 27 investors. 20% equity is being offered. “I chose Crowdcube for several reasons; first, because its team explained the… Read More

May 26, 2016 @ 1:50 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Bioprognos, a Barcelona-based biotech company that seeks to improve both clinical outcomes and quality of life for cancer patients ―as well as other diseases (cardiovascular, neurological or endocrine)― through the development of innovative tools for non-invasive, accurate detection from biomarkers found in a simple blood… Read More

May 17, 2016 @ 10:09 am By Erin Hobey  |  

In the green… Barcelona-based Garage Beer Co  swiftly surpassed its 400,000€ Crowdcube Spain campaign goal for 11.81% capital, having raised over 479,765€ with 39 days remaining until close.  The brewer is in the works to build a bigger plant and taped the crowd — not banks –to help will this next stage… Read More

March 17, 2016 @ 7:53 am By Erin Hobey  |  

After just 11 months of brewing Barcelona-based Garage Beer Co “maxed out” their brewery capacity. Jointly announced by Crowdcube Spain MD Pepe Borrell and Garage Beer’s website, the brewer is in the works to build a bigger plant and is looking to the crowd — not banks –to… Read More