Tagged: luke lang

February 29, 2016 @ 10:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, reportedly experienced some issues after large amounts of investors looked to put their money towards digital only bank, Mondo. Mondo, a UK based challenger bank, announced earlier this month that it was seeking to raise £6 million through the… Read More

February 19, 2016 @ 2:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Business Insider UK announced its 100 Coolest People in UK Tech list. Among those who were named were CEO of Funding Circle Samir Desai, CEO/co-founder of Seedrs Jeff Lynn and Crowdcube co-founders Luke Lang and Darren Westlake. Sharing details about the list, the media outlet revealed:… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 12:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Droplet, a fee-free mobile payment app startup, has launched its second equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with a mission to raise an additional £450,000 for its expansion plans.  Droplet’s app that allows users to pay without having to queue, and collect rewards on their phone each time they spend.  Supposedly, one of the… Read More

February 15, 2016 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Mondo, a UK based challenger bank, is raising £6 million to help fund it’s mobile-first vision of the future of banking. Mondo has already received commitments from leading venture capitalists including Eileen Burbidge’s Passion Capital, but as part of the funding round Mondo will be… Read More

February 8, 2016 @ 9:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Rebus, a company that raised over £816,790 on Crowdcube in 2015, has gone into administration making it one of the largest equity crowdfunding failures in the UK to date.  According to data provided by Crowdcube, the company sold a 6.63% stake in the firm to 109… Read More

January 8, 2016 @ 1:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdcube has completed a record-breaking 2015, which saw the first two successful crowdfunding exits, a total of £83 million invested in over 166 pitches via the equity  platform and a £6 million investment in the company itself.  Crowdcube was also crowned the UK’s top crowdfunding company… Read More

January 4, 2016 @ 12:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube, co-founded by partners Luke Lang and Darren Westlake, was the first investment crowdfunding platform to launch in the UK.  Since that time the company has held tight as the leading UK platform in regards to the amount of total funding raised. As 2015 came to… Read More

December 22, 2015 @ 2:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement that Camden Town Brewery has been acquired by mega brewer AB InBev, Crowdcube shared its excitement for the brewery, which has been dubbed the equity crowdfunding platform’s second exit. On Monday, founder of Camden Town Brewery, Jasper Cuppaidge, announced the transaction to fans… Read More

December 4, 2015 @ 11:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, affordable housing developer Pocket, launched its second mini bond on Crowdcube to raise £1.2 million with a fixed rate return offering of 7.5% over a four year period. Pocket aims to raise the funds as part of it helping even more middle-income Londoners… Read More

December 2, 2015 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Mexican food chain Chilango has closed its funding round on Crowdcube at £3,433,010 topping its original target of £1 million.  Chilango gained approximately 1300 new shareholders as the investors purchased an 8.72% stake in the firm.  Crowdcube states the single largest investment during the equity… Read More

November 17, 2015 @ 1:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, UK-based artisan produce market, Sourced Market, launched a Crowdcube bond to offer customers, foodies, provenance pioneers and financial gurus the opportunity to become a part of the future of this exciting and fast-growing business. The company is aiming to raise at least £750,000 through the equity… Read More

November 10, 2015 @ 10:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Aussie coffee and food group Beany Green has closed its Bondi Bond 38 days early, raising £800k through equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, in just under a week. It seems that people just can’t get enough of these artistic individual cafes serving hand-roasted speciality coffee, Great Taste… Read More

October 26, 2015 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Chilango, the fast growing bespoke burrito and taco chain, is returning to investment crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. This time, Chilango will seek to raise £ 1 millionChilango will seek to raise £ 1 million for 3.26% ownership in the business.  The offer has quickly jumped to… Read More

September 28, 2015 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the weekend app developer, Powered Now closed its second equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, officially raising a total of £574,770. Powered Now surpassed its initial target of £350,000 by 64% and this amount ensured Crowdcube was the first equity crowdfunding platform to smash the £100 million… Read More

August 24, 2015 @ 10:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdcube is now presenting investors with output from Moody’s Analytics’ private company risk model to help them assess the bond investment opportunities listed on the site. Square Pie and Vanarama are the first to display the new Probability of Default (POD) figure that represents a probability that the business issuing the… Read More

August 5, 2015 @ 10:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to offer up some crowdfunding advice, co-founder of Crowdcube, Luke Lang sat down with SME Web to share his thoughts on the funding method. During his interview, Lang discussed the equity crowdfunding platform: “Crowdcube is an investment platform where people who are backing or… Read More

July 15, 2015 @ 11:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up his own insight on the tech industry, Crowdcube co-founder Luke Lang sat down to reveal why such companies should consider equity crowdfunding for their next funding rounds. During an interview with IDG Connect, Lang stated: “Crowdfunding not only gives businesses a platform to… Read More

July 4, 2015 @ 10:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up his insights about crowdfunding, Crowdcube co-founder Luke Lang sat down with International Business Times to share details about the funding method and why so many are turning to it for their businesses/projects. While discussing the difficulties entrepreneurs have to finding angel investors to give to their… Read More

June 27, 2015 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube comes to an end, UK job search engine Adzuna has surpassed its initial £1.5 million goal and has secured £1.7 thanks to 450 investors. Adzuna, which was co-founded by Andrew Hunter and Doug Monroe, has already attracts… Read More

June 15, 2015 @ 1:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Grind, the coffee and cocktail company behind UK shops Shoreditch Grind, Soho Grind, Holborn Grind and London Grind, recently launched a mini-bond on Crowdcube  to raise 750,000 for expansion and to take control of its supply chain. Grind was established in London by coffee enthusiasts David Abrahamovitch and… Read More