Tagged: cornwall

November 14, 2015 @ 11:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube caught up with one of its #FundedClub members, Cornwall-based The Eden Project, to discuss its progress and crowdfunding success. Described as the world’s largest indoor rainforest, the Eden Project sought to raise capital with a £1 million mini-bond offer. Crowdcube noted:… Read More

April 24, 2015 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder UK announced a new partnership with Cornwall Cricket to help create a sustainable future for cricket in Cornwall after numbers dropped by 7% in 2014. The platform shared that The Cornwall Cricket Campaign is being launched to assist, educate and enable clubs… Read More

February 28, 2015 @ 8:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last fall, Foo Fighters fans from Cornwall hit crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder UK to raise £1.5 million so that the band would hold a concert in the town. The project surfaced after the band’s dedicated followers in Richmond, Virgina took to Tilt and captured $70,000 to have the… Read More

September 24, 2014 @ 12:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nearly two weeks ago, Crowdfunder UK, hosted an online crowdfunding event at the Eden Project for three foodie start-ups. They each battled it out to gain support and funding from the crowd, which were both live audience and online viewers. And now, the winner of… Read More

September 11, 2014 @ 5:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK’s reward-based crowdfunding platform, Crowdfunder UK, is hosting an online event at the Eden Project on Friday (September 12th) between 7 – 8pm. Three crowdfunding projects, all foodie start-ups, will battle it out to gain support and funding from the crowd, both in the live audience and… Read More

February 21, 2014 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Turned Away By Local Banks, Business Find Funding in Crowd Lending. Cornwall based Folk2Folk, a peer-to-business (P2B) crowdfunding phenomenon tailored exclusively for the South West region, has helped to secure loans of a remarkable £20million since it was launched in early 2013. Folk2Folk crowdlending platform… Read More