Tagged: seedrs

August 31, 2015 @ 10:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform Seedrs is ending the summer on a positive note. According to the UK-based company, August has been a stellar month. The funding portal revealed in a note to followers; “You’d think it would be safe to assume that most people head offline over August… Read More

August 29, 2015 @ 12:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the exciting news that it received the Enterprise Ireland’s High Fliers Innovation award, self-tanning brand, TanOrganic announced that it is preparing to launch an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. TanOrganic, which was founded by organic lifestyle advocate Noelle O’Connor,  is considered the world’s first… Read More

August 24, 2015 @ 1:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs offered shares to their broader audience as part of a funding round to raise £10 million.  According to the platform, £2.5 million in equity was made available for registered investors on its site.  This is not the first time… Read More

August 22, 2015 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Maidstone-based airbnb for cars Ascendia Drive launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise funds to disrupt the $60bn car hire industry. The company is described as a peer-to-peer car rental platform that allows users to “own their driving experience,” without owning the car. It helps drivers to find, review… Read More

August 21, 2015 @ 1:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tossed, a chain of “vibrant” healthy eating restaurants, went to Seedrs to raise £750,000 for a 5.5% equity stake in the growing company that gave a pre-money valuation of £12.8 million.  The still open equity crowdfunding campaign is now over £1.2 million as over 630… Read More

August 21, 2015 @ 12:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Seedrs opened up an investment round in their own company for investors on their platform to join the equity crowdfunding odyssey.  Seedrs very best investors were given early access to the £2.5 million set aside for users at 9AM today.  Pre-money valuation was set… Read More

August 21, 2015 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs announced last month a Series A funding round in the amount of £10 million led by Woodford Patient Capital Trust along with Augmentum Capital.  As part of that funding round the equity crowdfunding platform has carved out £2.5 million for new shareholders – to… Read More

August 19, 2015 @ 7:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Tennis champion  Andy Murray joined the Advisory Board of Seedrs earlier this year.  According to Seedrs, Murray has now shared three companies in which he has invested an undisclosed amount via the equity crowdfunding site. The three include London-based, healthier eating chain Tossed.  The company… Read More

August 14, 2015 @ 3:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BELI, a London-based startup, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise  £150,000 for its new restaurant app. The company, which was founded by Lanre Olaniba, is looking to provide an app that is dedicated to people with “busy lifestyles who believe their time is precious and… Read More

August 13, 2015 @ 5:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Macclesfield-based interior design company, Rachel Bates Interiors, recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £695,000 for its online store. Rachel Bates Interiors was found in May 2012 by chief executive Rachel Bates, non-executive chairman Harry Hill and non-executive director Justin Bates. The company… Read More

August 10, 2015 @ 8:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Senta, a cloud based application that aids accounting firms, quickly topped its  £75,000 funding target in just 5 days on Seedrs. The offer now stands at over £109,000 and about 16% equity.  Senta has a pre-money valuation of £574,950. The Senta product is a new service that… Read More

August 7, 2015 @ 12:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Irish-startup, Thermo Tent, recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to expand its business. The startup went to Kickstarter earlier this year with a mission to raise funds for its revolutionary tents. The company created the tents to be the “world’s first” correctly insulated camping quarters. It shared: “We… Read More

August 4, 2015 @ 12:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ascendia Drive, a Maidstone, UK-based airbnb for cars, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to secure £140,000 to disrupt the $60bn car hire industry. Ascendia is described as a peer-to-peer car rental platform that allows users to own their driving experience, without owning the car. It helps drivers to find, review… Read More

August 3, 2015 @ 3:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in May, Edinburgh-based cloud accounting provider, FreeAgent, took to equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs with a mission to raise funds for its vision of “Democratising Accounting.” Since its launch in 2007, FreeAgent has grown into an established, highly-regarded technology innovator, with customers in 100 countries and… Read More

July 30, 2015 @ 4:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Curiosity Kills Ltd., the production firm behind the upcoming film Welcome to Curiosity, recently launched a third equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise another £30,000 following a series of problems on the set. According to Insider Media, Welcome to Curiosity is first hit the crowdfunding platform in June 2014… Read More

July 29, 2015 @ 2:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs revealed this week that it has raised £10 million during a Series A round led by Woodford Patient Capital Trust plc (WPCT) and Augmentum Capital. The funds will reportedly be used to launch into the U.S. market. According to TechCrunch, the platform previously captured $7.2… Read More

July 27, 2015 @ 12:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In order to start expanding, Poole-based cargo bike manufacturer, Boxer Cycle, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with a mission to raise £48,000 with a 7.41% per equity. The company stated: “Boxer Cycles are based in Poole, Dorset and use local manufacturers and… Read More

July 20, 2015 @ 1:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Julia Elliott-Brown, CEO and co-founder of UK brand Upper Street, recently shared how crowdfunding is perfect for female entrepreneurs. This past spring, Upper Street launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs and raised a total of £229,626. The London-based shoe label founded five years ago by Elliott Brown and Katy Chandler, aims to… Read More

July 16, 2015 @ 6:38 am By JD Alois  |  

The Fuel.Ventures EIS Fund has achieved it’s £500,000 target on Seedrs. The fund is seeking a total raise of £30 million with a portion of the capital being raised on the equity crowdfunding platform. This is a new EIS fund specialising in super-early seed, seed,… Read More

July 14, 2015 @ 7:37 am By JD Alois  |  

“We are on a mission to democratise the venture capital investment business” In a pivotal offer, VC firm Venrex will raise £ 1 million in capital on equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs allowing ordinary investors to join an investment fund that is typically reserved for the wealthy… Read More