Tagged: crowdcube

December 30, 2014 @ 4:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to be a huge success of equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, UK-based The Good Egg has successfully raised nearly £177,000 through its campaign. As previously reported, The Good Egg, which was inspired by Californian deli Wise Sons, has not only drawn the attention of London brunch lovers,… Read More

December 27, 2014 @ 10:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to expand its already successful business, Hackney, London-based The Good Egg has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £180,000. The restaurant is offering up 24% in equity to those who wish to help fund its project. Since January 2013, The Good… Read More

December 26, 2014 @ 5:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, UK’s craft beer subscription service DeskBeers launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £80,000 for expansion. The company is offering backers 17% in equity and has even raised well over half of its initial goal. According to its campaign, Deskbeers’ key… Read More

December 26, 2014 @ 10:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Raindrop Drink, a London-based specialty functional drinks producer, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £150,000 for its new high impact drinks. According to its campaign, Raindrop Drinks offers a solution for providing high impact active ingredients in a drink that would… Read More

December 23, 2014 @ 2:34 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

With the support of over 103 investors, Bitreserve, the money service that makes using digital money easy, fast and free,  reached its £6M goal and is currently overfunding for the 10.70% equity offered through Venovate Marketplace, a U.S.-based brokerage platform for alternative investing, and London-based crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube.  Earlier… Read More

December 23, 2014 @ 9:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Caterham F1 racing team launched a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £2.3 million to get to the season finale in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The project became super popular and even raised 1.1 million during its first three days on the platform…. Read More

December 23, 2014 @ 8:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The European Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey deadline has been extended until 6 January 2015. In late November  The University of Cambridge teamed up with EY, the global professional services organization, and launched the European Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey with the support of major European industry associations. As readers may know, this is the largest… Read More

December 22, 2014 @ 11:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Cross border crowdfunding offers have only recently started to percolate up on various crowdfunding platforms.  While there have only been a few to date, one would expect these dynamic offers to be foreshadowing a future of crowdfunded securities  that are not constrained by national borders.  Tracemyfile, a cloud… Read More

December 22, 2014 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sharing his thoughts about crowdfunding and its benefits, Adam Blaskey, founder of a chain of private member businesses clubs in London known as The Clubhouse, sat down with the Telegraph and revealed that the funding method offers room for growth for startups as well as established… Read More

December 18, 2014 @ 11:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last year, the very popular (and delicious) Pizza Rossa launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube and took home £440,000 in just 17 days. Since then the company has opened a shop at London Wall, along with a pop-up at Leadenhall Market. Now, the startup… Read More

December 17, 2014 @ 3:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube CMO and co-founder Luke Lang has distributed a list of predictions for 2015.  These largely apply to the market in the United Kingdom but the there is much overlap as the themes have merit around the globe.  First and foremost is the simple fact… Read More

December 16, 2014 @ 2:50 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Crowdcube Co-Founder Luke Lang shared his goal 2015 goal with Insider’s Storm Rannard:  the platform is aiming to fund more than 200 businesses in 2015 after revealing that 100 companies are set to raise capital before the year is out. In his Insider interview, Lang promised to “continue to… Read More

December 15, 2014 @ 4:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to expand its already successful business, London-based startup We Are Tea launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £250,000. According to its campaign website, We Are Tea is a fast-growing company with a mission to make the world  of speciality tea more open… Read More

December 15, 2014 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Sensory Perspective, a young company that develops and manufactures devices that detect and protect individuals from electromagnetic radiation (EMR) – a concern for some in a world populated by growing number of devices, such as mobile phones, that generate EMR.  Sensory Perspective states that exposure… Read More

December 9, 2014 @ 9:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitreserve, based in Charleston, South Carolina, is offering shares in a cross national listing on both US based Venovate and UK based Crowdcube.  The equity crowdfunding opportunity stands at over £5.2 million (or about $8.1 million) from 69 investors – including at least one institution. While… Read More

December 5, 2014 @ 4:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based Photon Project Ltd. recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £395,000 for 20% equity in the company.  Investors may take advantage of the EIS tax relief as well. Photon has developed a “revolutionary architectural structure”, that claims to be the first of… Read More

December 4, 2014 @ 7:49 am By JD Alois  |  

The newly formed London Co-Investment Fund (LCIF), along with six co-investment partners, have committed to invest over £80 million from 2014 to 2017.  Announced today, LCIF intends on funding over 150 science and tech/digital companies based in London that are committed to growth and job… Read More

December 1, 2014 @ 11:48 am By JD Alois  |  

The Crowdcube Accelerator held its pitch event this past week and 5 companies told their story to a “packed room of investors” hoping to drive investment in their companies. The 5 companies went live on the investment crowdfunding platform minutes before the pitch.  According to… Read More

November 27, 2014 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Handcraft India based winemaker, Soul Tree, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £350,000 to expand its already successful business. The company, which has already won various awards such as Startups 100, Real Business Future 50 and Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Award,… Read More

November 27, 2014 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Braveheart Investment Group has announced the first four investments in the Crowdcube Venture Fund.  The fund was announced by Crowdcube at the beginning of 2014.  Available only to Crowdcube registered investors, the fund allows investors to easily participate in a diversified portfolio of crowdfunded companies. Investing… Read More