Tagged: pepe borrell

April 29, 2022 @ 4:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Relai, a Bitcoin trading app, says it has quickly surpassed its offering goal on Crowdcube in just a few hours. According to the company, Relai reached its fundraising target on Crowdcube within the first few hours. Pepe Borrell, VP of international at Crowdcube, said that… Read More

January 24, 2020 @ 6:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube is the largest investment crowdfunding platform in the UK and the first platform to launch in the robust UK crowdfunding market – a market that in many ways leads the rest of the world. Founded in 2011, Crowdcube has helped to raise growth capital… Read More

December 16, 2019 @ 7:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Leading UK based investment crowdfunding platform Crowdcube is out with a note claiming a record-breaking year for international securities offerings. According to Crowdcube, during 2019 overseas offerings raised €26.6 million – a 100% increase versus year prior. This took place even while the sword of… Read More

January 10, 2019 @ 6:33 am By Erin Hobey  |  

This week UK based crowdfunding platform Crowdcube touted its best year to date when measured by multiple metrics; Q4 was said to be the most successful quarter in the history of the platform. Crowdcube channelled 166 million euros in 198 capital campaigns for European companies this… Read More

December 23, 2018 @ 3:38 am By Erin Hobey  |  

During the new few weeks, readers will hopefully have some more time to not only catch up on their own reading but also time to explore some new books. Need some fintech, fiction, or non-fiction recommendations? Not sure how to explain crypto and blockchain in… Read More

November 22, 2018 @ 7:27 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Barcelona-based Nanusens nanotechnology company has closed a €1,073,800 financing round through the Crowdcube investment marketplace, aided by a Inveready seed capital fund and 785 private investors. This campaign marked the fifth capital increase carried out by Nanusens.  Caixa Capital Risc Dieco Capital and its shareholders…. Read More

October 10, 2018 @ 9:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube Spain, the Spanish iteration of the UK based investment marketplace, has topped €20 million in funding for Spanish firms. According to the platform, since 2014, Crowdcube Spain has helped 61 companies in 72 offerings to raise money online. According to data from the Spanish Association… Read More

September 27, 2018 @ 4:12 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Crowdcube and digital business school ISDI have signed a collaboration agreement to boost the financing of startups in the technological sector across Europe and attract investment. The operation will be carried out through IMPACT, the ISDI startup accelerator. “We are proud to be able to weave… Read More

March 13, 2018 @ 1:38 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

What a year for Crowdcube Spain! According to the Crowdcube Spain blog, crowdfunding alum Zank has reached an agreement with the personal finance management platform Fintonic, which will become a shareholder in the business. The exit provides more than just good news for Zank’s 252 Crowdcube… Read More

January 2, 2018 @ 11:53 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Crowdcube Spain posted its 2017 recap today, celebrating 7,062,000 euros raised for 21 Spanish companies, nearly doubling the 3.6 million euros raised on the platform in 2016. During 2017, Crowdcube Spain also successfully closed several international rounds which  enabled global  investors to invest in Spanish companies. “The new… Read More

July 6, 2017 @ 8:25 am By JD Alois  |  

  Crowdcube Spain is reporting it has no crowdfunded € 10,079,728 for 47 different Spanish companies since the Barcelona based platform launched in July 2014. Additionally, Crowdcube shares that momentum has increased as during the first 6 months of 2017 the platform has funded €3.185 million –… Read More

May 18, 2017 @ 6:45 am By Erin Hobey  |  

ESADE BAN, the business angels network of Barcelona business school ESADE Alumni, has partnered with the online investment platform Crowdcube Spain to enable coinvestment in startups and growing businesses in Spain. Under this agreement, the entire ESADE community (including alumni, students, faculty, recent graduates and staff)… Read More

December 16, 2016 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Grupo DiR, one of the first established Spanish established companies to use investment crowdfunding, has closed a €450,000 investment round through the crowdfunding platform Crowdcube Spain. The additional capital will be used  to fund its twentieth club, DiR Mallorca, which will open in the first quarter… Read More

November 29, 2016 @ 6:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

  Managing Director Pepe Borrell has been a force behind financial disruption and innovation in Spain, navigating Spanish, Catalan and British financial regulations and raising international funding for national startups and SMEs. Borrell entered the crowdfunding sector with experience garnered from time spent as a consultant for RJCE,… Read More

November 29, 2016 @ 10:31 am By Erin Hobey  |  

During the last week Spanish fitness center DiR‘s crowdfunding campaign has gained traction. With 18 days remaining on its Crowdcube Spain campaign, the fitness center chain DiR founded in Barcelona by CEO Ramon Canela in 1979 is now 120% overfunding, having raised over 432,475€ of its initial 360,000€ goal. The largest investment to date has… Read More

July 7, 2016 @ 10:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube Spain has received approval by the Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV), the regulatory body of the Spanish Stock Market. Management believes the approval has strengthened Crowdcube’s position in Europe following the Brexit decision for the UK to depart the EU. Crowdcube Spain… Read More

May 17, 2016 @ 10:09 am By Erin Hobey  |  

In the green… Barcelona-based Garage Beer Co  swiftly surpassed its 400,000€ Crowdcube Spain campaign goal for 11.81% capital, having raised over 479,765€ with 39 days remaining until close.  The brewer is in the works to build a bigger plant and taped the crowd — not banks –to help will this next stage… Read More

April 5, 2016 @ 1:04 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Fitness App Mammoth Hunters is fundraising for the second time in eight months on Crowdcube Spain, the platform’s first raise was overfunded by 166 investors. Half of Mammoth Hunters’ investors are investing again, alongside with Angels, according to Crowdcube Spain Co-Founder Pepe Borrell. “It is exciting to see… Read More

March 17, 2016 @ 7:53 am By Erin Hobey  |  

After just 11 months of brewing Barcelona-based Garage Beer Co “maxed out” their brewery capacity. Jointly announced by Crowdcube Spain MD Pepe Borrell and Garage Beer’s website, the brewer is in the works to build a bigger plant and is looking to the crowd —… Read More

March 15, 2016 @ 8:25 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Earlier this month Crowdcube Spain joined the Spanish Association of Fintech and Insurtech (Asociación Española de Fintech e Insurtech) and received the new quality certification from the Catalan Government.  The Association was created with the support of more than 50 companies, with the goal of creating a favorable… Read More