Tagged: london

February 16, 2016 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Oppo, a luxury ice cream brand from London, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £150,000 so that it may continue expansion. The company has created ice cream with fewer calories than an apple. It contains 60% fewer calories than regular ice cream… Read More

February 13, 2016 @ 10:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than five days until its Crowdcube campaign comes to an end, yoga and fitness studios, Ethos have successfully secured nearly £800,000 thanks to over 300 investors. Ethos, which was founded by Cambridge graduates Dr. Theo Koutroukides and Jennifer Hersch, is described as a chain of… Read More

February 8, 2016 @ 2:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up some advice to those looking to move to London’s famous neighborhood Notting Hill, Crowdcube #FundedClub member and storage company Lovespace has released a new moving guide for new or soon-to-be residents. The company, which was founded by Streetcar co-founder and entrepreneur Brett Akker, won the… Read More

February 5, 2016 @ 3:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, global venture capital seed fund and startup accelerator, 500 Startups, announced that six companies have joined its London Distro Dojo program. Among the six was Seedrs success and creative shopping app, Fy. According to Venture Beat, 500 Startups announced in December that it would begin… Read More

February 4, 2016 @ 1:13 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

EY and Innovate Finance have just announced the launch of a FinTech secondment program, according to a recent press release. As the only Big Four member of Innovate Finance, one of the world’s largest membership association for FinTech, EY will second members of staff into Innovate… Read More

February 3, 2016 @ 3:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs announced it is joining the Mayor of London’s International Programme. The programme reportedly offers mentoring, expert advice and real business opportunities for high-growth companies in the life sciences, technology and urban sectors. We’re excited to be joining the Mayor’s International… Read More

January 26, 2016 @ 8:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, London’s online luxury marketplace, Luxtripper, took to equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to raise £400,000 so that it can complete its quote building/booking and hire additional personnel. Luxtripper, which secured £152,000 on Crowdcube last year, reportedly uses propriety tech to present travellers with their… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 2:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

London’s black cabbies have taken to Crowdfunder UK with a mission to secure £600,000 as a way to challenge the Uber’s license to operate in the city. The Action for Cabbies campaign is on a mission to help save the iconic black cab trade and the… Read More

January 16, 2016 @ 12:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, design and production company Strong & Co. launched a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise funds for its new project, a live immerse theatre show that brings Summer to Winter in London, called Summerland. The company shared: “Winters in Europe are long and… Read More

December 28, 2015 @ 10:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than one week until its Crowdcube initiative comes to an end, London cycling pub, Cadence Performance, has successfully raised nearly 500,000. Frank Beechinor and Ray Vella founded the company, which is currently located in Crystal Palace, in 2012: “Both keen cyclists, Ray and… Read More

November 27, 2015 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Clubhouse, one of London’s business clubs, lounge and meeting spaces, has recently launched an equity crowdfunding initiative on Seedrs to raise £750,000 for location expansions.  With two locations in Mayfair, The Clubhouse is planning to open a network of Clubhouses across London and at the same… Read More

November 20, 2015 @ 12:48 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

London-based startup Nous Global Markets is raising funds to bring an ultra-low-risk trading service to millions of customers around the world, according to the company’s recent press release. The FinTech firm, which uses gaming applications to educate people about the enjoyment and the challenges of financial markets, has… Read More

November 13, 2015 @ 1:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK based fitness startup 1Rebel has returned to equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube with a mission to raise an additional £1.5 million for expansion. 1Rebel, which was co-founders James Balfour and Giles Dean, is a new fitness venture by the same team that founded Fitness First and Jatomi Fitness…. Read More

November 5, 2015 @ 3:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cat in a Flat, a London-born cat sitting community, has launched a Crowdcube campaign to raise £50,000 so that it can expand its already successful business. Cat in a Flat, which was founded in 2014 by cat lovers Julie Barnes and Kathrin Burckhardt, is described as an online… Read More

November 5, 2015 @ 9:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Independent Aussie coffee and food group Beany Green have launched a £800,000 Bondi Bond on Crowdcube to help fund their expansion to two additional prime central London locations. Beany was founded in 2012 by Aussie Prue Freeman and Tom Onions to improve the 9-5 by… Read More

November 2, 2015 @ 8:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based Nirvana Brewery has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Crowd for Angels with a mission to raise £135,000 for its new non-alcoholic beer line. While sharing details about its products, the company noted that non-alcoholic craft beers do not have to be as boring as the… Read More

October 16, 2015 @ 4:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dodd’s Gin Limited, a brand that was created by The London Distillery, recently announced the launch of its self-running investment campaign and pop-up investment shop to continue its expansion. Dodd’s Gin is produced in small batches of spirits using organic botanicals. It is a tribute to Ralph Dodd,… Read More

October 15, 2015 @ 9:13 am By JD Alois  |  

London & Partners, a non-profit entity funded by the Mayor of London, is pounding the table on the growth of Fintech in London. The promotional company states that the capital’s booming Fintech sector is being driven by “record levels of investment and the rapid adoption of… Read More

October 14, 2015 @ 2:32 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Peer-to-peer marketplace LendInvest will launch a listed fund, the first such vehicle to focus on property-backed P2P lending, according to the Financial Times. Depending on market conditions, the company plans to launch the fund in early 2016. LendInvest seeks to raise £150m for the float of the fund, listed in London,… Read More

October 7, 2015 @ 1:03 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Aided by factors such as a record high number of registered businesses in the UK–5.2 million; a national interest in entrepreneurship; and SMEs accounting for just over 60 percent of private sector employment, according to the Department for Business, the UK has the chance to increase its… Read More