Tagged: seedrs

September 1, 2016 @ 5:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FilmDoo, an online video-on-demand platform, has recently launched a Seedrs initiative to raise nearly £100,000 to begin expansion. The platform notably focuses on helping film fans to discover and watch great films, short films and other content. FilmDoo also aims to build a global film community and empower… Read More

September 1, 2016 @ 9:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Spontly, a fan app platform that specializes in football, rugby, golf and tennis has raised 93% of its £200,000 funding goal with less than two weeks on the equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. The platform enables sports fans to stay up-to-date with their favorite club teams and… Read More

August 29, 2016 @ 1:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tess, a shopping “chatbot” for women, has turned to Seedrs to raise £80,000 for continuous development of its platform. Tess offers users their very own “Tessbot.” The company explained customers simply type in what kind of garment she is currently looking for the Tessbot suggests… Read More

August 25, 2016 @ 11:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vana Koutsomitis’ dating app, DatePlay, continues to be a crowdfunding success as it surpasses over £200,000 in funds on Seedrs. “The Apprentice” runner-up and her team launched the campaign on the funding portal last month to raise £120,000 for the app’s development. Within a matter of three days,… Read More

August 23, 2016 @ 2:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to expand its homemade fashion accessories marketplace, The Pommier has launched Seedrs initiative with a mission to raise £100,000 for continuous growth and development. The marketplace, which was founded three years ago, connects worldwide customers with homemade fashion accessories from emerging designers. The Pommier team stated they… Read More

August 22, 2016 @ 5:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Oppo Ice cream is a bit like the Holy Grail of food: Ice cream that tastes great, is low calorie and is good for you.  The creation of two brothers, Charlie and Harry Thuillier, the duo were exposed to many different natural foods while… Read More

August 22, 2016 @ 4:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

West, an up and coming all-day eatery and wine bar, has recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £350,000 as it prepares to open its first London location. The new restaurant consists of health-conscious foods, which are farm to table and hyper-seasonal. Its… Read More

August 19, 2016 @ 11:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, property-innovation accelerator Pi Labs announced it formed a partnership with Bosa Venture to grant PropTech startups in the UK access to £100,000 in funding. The accelerator revealed: “Bosa Properties is one of largest luxury real estate development companies in North America with… Read More

August 15, 2016 @ 2:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Seedrs success Storesmates announced it was accepted MassChallenge’s 2016 startup accelerator program. A total of 835 MassChallenge alumni startups reportedly raised over £1 billion in funding and created over 50,000 jobs. The early-stage startups coming to MassChallenge UK are chosen based on their impact… Read More

August 11, 2016 @ 1:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, organizers of the Growth Investor Awards announced UK-based crowdfunding platforms, Seedrs, Crowdcube, and SyndicateRoom have been named finalists of the 2016 Best Investment Platform. The Growth Investor Awards notably celebrates the role of the UK SME fund management community in both job and wealth… Read More

August 11, 2016 @ 8:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs has recently surveyed their customers on Brexit fallout and the results are encouraging. While the number of respondents were small (120), according to Seedrs, 52% of respondents believe London will maintain the title of global hub for international entrepreneurs even with… Read More

August 10, 2016 @ 4:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just one week after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, electronic accessory brand, iQualTech, has secured its initial £100,000 funding goal. The company took to the funding portal to raise the funds as it looks to expand into new markets worldwide. As previously reported, iQualTech was founded in 2013,… Read More

August 8, 2016 @ 4:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Chapel Down Plc (ISDX: CDGP) announced there is currently an exchange of contracts on a 1.6-acre site located in Ashford, Kent for Curious Brew’s development. The company successfully secured £1,749,100 for the brewery late last year through equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs. As previously reported, Chapel… Read More

August 3, 2016 @ 9:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, London-based tech accessories startup iQualTech launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £100,000 as it prepares to expand into new markets worldwide. The company was founded in three years ago, and offer a wide range of products (including Pill Speakers) that have been sold worldwide… Read More

August 1, 2016 @ 11:15 am By Amy Wan  |  

Syndication and crowdfunding are terms that have been used interchangeably within the last decade, and their concepts and meaning have become increasingly blurred. However, whereas syndication focuses on funding relationships and structure between the funder and funded, crowdfunding is a method of finding investors (or… Read More

July 29, 2016 @ 10:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs is pointing to a recent report that gives it the top spot for crowdfunding deals in the UK. According to Beauhurst, Seedrs is in the pole position having funded 78 deals in the first 6 months of 2016 topping competitor Crowdcube which came in… Read More

July 28, 2016 @ 3:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seedrs success and cloud platform, Poq, announced this week it has secured €3.6 million during a Series A funding round, which was led by Beringea with participation from seed investors Seedcamp and Venrex. The London-based  company, which raised £332,390 through the equity crowdfunding platform in 2014, is a commerce platform for retail apps… Read More

July 28, 2016 @ 8:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based healthy meal delivery service, Mindful Chef, successfully overfunded on Seedrs by 250% with over £1 million raised and announced on Thursday it has added celebrity athletes Andy Murray, Olympian gold medallist Victoria Pendleton and rugby champion Will Greenwood to its growing list of high-profile investors. As previously… Read More

July 23, 2016 @ 2:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

  John Goodall and Gray Stern launched their company, Landbay, with the help of Seedrs.  Before their website was even live, Goodall and Stern were raising seed capital on the crowdfunding platform for their vision of mortgage finance.  Their first funding round was for only £50,000… Read More

July 22, 2016 @ 10:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

WebStart Bristol has returned to Seedrs with a mission to raise £50,000. The internet incubator opened in January 2014 following its first campaign on the equity crowdfunding platform in 2013. The incubator revealed that after its first two successful Seedrs initiatives, the first cohort of ten companies… Read More