Tagged: goncalo de vasconcelos

May 20, 2016 @ 10:05 am By Erin Hobey  |  

ET Index, a business helping investors maximise returns in a carbon constrained world, has linked with equity crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom to complete a £1.1m investment round.  To date over £813,000 or 74% has been raised on the round, with £390,000 secured from the lead investor, a German Family… Read More

May 13, 2016 @ 8:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Following the decision by the Bank of England to hold interest rates at 0.5%, SyndicateRoom CEO and co-founder Gonçalo de Vasconcelos made the statement that investors need alternatives in a historically low interest rate world. “In an environment of low-interest rates, Britons are looking for alternative… Read More

May 11, 2016 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Antonio Banderas has signed up to star in the equity crowdfunded film Salty. In 2014, the project launched an investment campaign on SyndicateRoom. The offer allowed smaller investors to participate in the film project for as little as £1000. The offer later closed having raised… Read More

May 9, 2016 @ 9:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, equity crowdfunding portal, SyndicateRoom, announced plans to open its Series A funding round for investors. The offer is set to open on the website this Tuesday (May 10th).   Just one year ago, SyndicateRoom successfully completed its previous  funding round in just 33 hours and… Read More

April 18, 2016 @ 1:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, SyndicateRoom’s co-founder and CEO, Gonçalo de Vasconcelos, sat down with Proactive Investors to discuss the firm’s growth and development. As previously reported, Gonçalo came to the UK from his native Portugal for a role in banking and never left. SyndicateRoom is a crowdfunding platform… Read More

April 14, 2016 @ 5:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Event organizer Crowdfinders has joined with a group of high-profile partners to launch an annual £100 million funding drive to raise both equity and debt capital to help scale UK SMEs. The partnership includes the following entities; Seedrs, SyndicateRoom, UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA), Crowdcube,… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 8:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Leading equity crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom and marketplace lender RateSetter have forged an agreement to partner on providing access to capital for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK. Recognizing the benefits for enabling both debt and equity capital, the two internet finance portals will… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom joined the London Stock Exchange today representing a significant push for disruptive finance. SyndicateRoom has emerged as a leading equity crowdfunding platform in the UK having raised over £45 million to date. The platform has always paired professional investors with retail… Read More

March 10, 2016 @ 11:58 pm By Joe Whitwell  |  

SyndicateRoom pioneered the “investor-led” crowdfunding model in the UK. The brainchild of Gonçalo de Vasconcelos whilst studying for his Cambridge MBA, the company had an initial focus on the companies in the surrounding silicone fen.  As it’s profile has grown, so has the list of the companies it serves. To… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 6:37 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Kwanji, the emerging market payment specialist, has closed its first crowdfunding round, exceeding its initial target and finishing 123 per cent overfunded having raised £496,682 on the UK equity crowdfunding platform,  SyndicateRoom. “Kwanji is a fantastic UK-based fintech business, which helps SMEs save significant amounts of money… Read More

February 10, 2016 @ 3:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SyndicateRoom co-founder and CEO Gonçalo de Vasconcelos recently shared his thoughts on the how equity crowdfunding should work in the real world. SyndicateRoom, is one of the top three platforms in the UK.  The site has taken a different approach by involving a professional investor… Read More

February 9, 2016 @ 9:11 am By JD Alois  |  

SyndicateRoom and startup accelerator Wayra have joined to collaborate to aid tech startups in their funding “journey”. SyndicateRoom, a leading UK equity crowdfunding platform, is said to work closely with current and future companies participating in the Wayra program.  For qualified startups, SyndicateRoom will help… Read More

February 4, 2016 @ 9:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lobster, a content marketplace for brands to find and license photos from social media users, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on SyndicateRoom to raise £300,000 to help fuel its global expansion. Following its funding round’s debut, Lobster announced its integration with Google Photos (also known as… Read More

January 26, 2016 @ 12:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Gust, a well-known startup funding ecosystem and SyndicateRoom, one of the leading equity crowdfunding platforms in the UK, have formed a partnership that will allow UK companies reach a far-wider audience of global angel investors. The collaboration is described as a new service to accelerate early stage… Read More

January 22, 2016 @ 8:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Axol Bioscience, a UK-based startup that specializes in human cell culture, has captured £600,000 through its equity crowdfunding round on SyndicateRoom in just over four weeks. The company is raising funds to dramatically accelerate revenue growth and international expansion, as well as to support further product… Read More

December 28, 2015 @ 5:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

“We have awesome plans for 2016” – Gonçalo de Vasconcelos It took less than a year for UK based investment crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom to top £10 million and now the platform claims the spot as the second largest equity funding portal in the UK and is… Read More

November 11, 2015 @ 12:19 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

SyndicateRoom, the investment crowdfunding platform that received “Best Investment Platform”  at the recent 2015 Growth Investor Award, changed its direct shareholding model in favor of a nominee structure on 7 November. Seedrs  has been a forerunner in this approach noting that “aggregating” shareholders generates better outcomes versus one to… Read More

October 25, 2015 @ 8:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom received a nice recognition at the 2015 Growth Investor Awards. The site was given the title of the “Best Investment Platform” following the Alternative Investment Summit. Finalists also included competitor Seedrs. Co-founder and CEO Gonçalo de Vasconcelos commented on the recognition stating;… Read More

October 10, 2015 @ 3:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

SyndicateRoom, one of the leading equity crowdfunding platforms in the UK, has revealed it has experienced its first company failure.  Soshi Games, which raised £285,000 in January 2014, recently entered into the liquidation process as the company has filed for bankruptcy. Investing in early stage companies… Read More

September 17, 2015 @ 8:34 am By JD Alois  |  

CrowdRating, a new platform servicing the equity crowdfunding industry in the UK, has launched operations to provide potential investors with an advisory service for listings on crowdfunding sites. The new platform, founded by Modwenna Rees-Mogg and Alex Heath, went live this week with 30 different reports…. Read More