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Wealthtech Prosper Raises £3.2 Million in Angel Funding to Pursue New Platform Supporting Savings and Investing

Prosper, a Wealthtech providing services in partnership with RiskSave Technologies Limited, which is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, has raised £3.2 million in “Angel” funding, according to a company statement. Prosper, not to be confused with the US-based platform, was founded by… Read More

Future Fund: UK Firms that Married Crowdfunding with Government Funds Have Performed Better – Report

The UK government launched various programs to support businesses during the difficult days of the COVID crisis. While there is plenty of rear-view commentary today, at that time, things looked pretty dire for the UK economy, and supporting businesses that were hammered during the lockdowns… Read More

Crowdcube to Utilize Legaltech to Speed Up the Funding Process in SeedLegals Partnership

Crowdcube has revealed a partnership with Legaltech firm SeedLegals. The goal is to speed up the fundraising process the utilizing technology. Crowdcube is expected to integrate the SeedLegals services directly into its platform in the coming months. This will also include applying for EIS/SEIS qualification,… Read More

Crowdcube Now Provides Investors with Access to Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) in Partnership with Octopus

Crowdcube, a top UK and European securities crowdfunding platform, has announced a partnership with Octopus to provide access for investors to Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs). In a company statement, Crowdcube said that the collaboration with Octopus will allow for lower minimum hurdles to invest in… Read More

Crowdcube Co-Founder Darren Westlake Steps Down as CEO

Darren Westlake, CEO and co-founder of Crowdcube, has announced his exit as CEO of the firm he founded in 2012. Westlake created the online investment platform alongside co-founder Luke Lang who exited the firm in 2021. Since its founding, Crowdcube has helped over 1800 offerings… Read More

Go Big: Chip Raises Growth Capital on Crowdcube, Tops £1 Million in Ten Minutes, Crashes Servers

Chip, a Fintech that streamlines savings and investment, is seeking growth capital on Crowdcube. According to a note received from the company, the securities offering raised £1 million in under 10 minutes, crashing the Crowdcube servers. The offering was initially available to insiders but is… Read More

Crowdcube to Provide “Most Comprehensive” and Transparent Platform for Private Company Investments with New Partnership

Crowdcube, the European marketplace for shares in private firms, and Crunchbase, an established data platform, have partnered in order to power the “most comprehensive” and transparent platform for private company investment in Europe. Cubex, which officially goes live today (July 28, 2021), will feature “rich”… Read More

Crowdcube Partners with Episode 1 on £100 Million Investment Fund

Seeking to fund digital infrastructure and deep tech startups, Crowdcube is partnering with Episode 1, investors in Zoopla, Shazam, and carwow, according to a release. The £100 million fund will invest in the next generation of infrastructure and deep tech startups in the digital sector…. Read More

Crowdcube Says Episode 1 Fund Will Lead Certain Funding Rounds on Crowdfunding Platform

Crowdcube, a leading securities crowdfunding platform, has formed a new partnership with Episode 1, a fund that has backed companies like carwow, Shazama, and Zoopla. According to Crowdcube, certain offerings listed on its platform will be led by Episode 1. Issuers seeking to qualify must… Read More

Crowdcube Officially Opens New Manchester Office

On Friday, equity crowdfunding portal, Crowdcube, opened its new Manchester office. The website revealed details about the location earlier this year and noted it has already helped at least nine businesses in the North West to raise more than £1.4 million in the last two years. Sharing details… Read More

Crowdcube Expands Operations By Opening New Manchester Office

Crowdcube announced on Monday that it is seeking to expand operations into Northern England by opening its new Manchester Office next month. The UK-based equity crowdfunding platform revealed that it has already helped nine businesses in the North West to raise more than £1.4 million in… Read More

Crowdcube Hosts #FundedClub Celebration

Last week, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube held a special event that celebrated its #FundedClub members. The UK-based website shared: “During 2015 we raised over £115 million with over 300 raises, therefore we decided to celebrate with those businesses who had helped us reach this milestone…. Read More

Digital-Only Tandem Bank Receives UK Banking License: “A Good Bank”

Tandem has been granted authorization from the Bank of England and will be regulated by Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority, blogged co-founder Ricky Knox. Tandem aims to be the most helpful, not the most painful, bank for its customers. “This is very… Read More

Crowdcube Announces Support For Techbikers to Help Bring Literacy & Gender Equality in Education

On Monday, UK equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced it has joined forces with organization TechBike to help bring literacy and gender equality in education. Crowdcube’s Matt Cooper declared in a recent blog post: “Like many of the Crowdcube team I’m an avid cyclist which is why we’re… Read More

Sharing Economy Customers Select Crowdfunding Success Tipalti to Scale Global Partner Payment Operations

Tipalti, a provider of the global payments management platform, has been selected by fast-growing sharing economy companies Outsource.com, Visually, and Bizzabo to automate their partner payment processes. The companies join a growing list of crowdsourcing, on-demand, and sharing economy companies using Tipalti to manage payments to their global freelancers,… Read More

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