Tagged: seedrs

May 6, 2014 @ 9:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Maily is an email application for kids.  Children are almost immediately introduced to the digital world these days and Maily wants to provide the proper environment for communication – accompanied by sufficient parental control.  Face it – fibbing about the child’s age and setting up… Read More

May 5, 2014 @ 7:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Contradicting famous investor David Einhorn, three well known faces in the investment world gathered to explain why we are currently not in a tech bubble.  Jeff Lynn, CEO of equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs, Eze Vidra of Google Campus and VC Eileen Burbidge of Passion Capital… Read More

May 1, 2014 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Embedded below is the prepared testimony provided by Seedrs CEO Jeff Lynn delivered to the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises. Lynn effectively calls retail crowdfunding, as legislated in Title III of the JOBS Act, dead on arrival: He stated: I have come… Read More

May 1, 2014 @ 6:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Exciting news for the online jewelry store Rare Pink. The company, who launched its crowdfunding campaign on Seedr, raised well over its £100,000 goal. Rare Pink is an online retailer of custom designed diamond jewelry and engagement rings that are traded from London and Hong… Read More

April 30, 2014 @ 3:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs has announced that Todd Ruppert, former CEO of T. Rowe Price Global Investment Services, has joined the european investment portal’s advisory board. Ruppert is described as one of the investment industry’s most successful leaders. During his 27-year career at the world-renowned,… Read More

April 30, 2014 @ 3:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Jeff Lynn, the CEO and co-founder of successful equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs, is set to testify at the House Subcommittee hearing scheduled to review the status of the JOBS Act tomorrow in Washington, DC.  While his prepared remarks have not yet been posted he has… Read More

April 30, 2014 @ 1:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Congressman McHenry Proposes Striking Title III from the JOBS Act & Replacing it With More Effective Legislation. The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, May 1st and the list of witnesses include some well known names… Read More

April 30, 2014 @ 7:30 am By Erin Hobey  |  

London-based Minicabit has raised nearly 68% of its £150,000 funding goal, securing over £101K to date on its Seedrs’ equity crowdfunding campaign.  By setting the minimum investment level at a lowly £10, Founder and CEO Amer Hasan incites investments from cab owners, cab operators, cab… Read More

April 29, 2014 @ 7:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Funds Raised Will Go For Development of Tinder Style App to Connect Users. Car-sharing startup GoCarShare has launched a second Seedrs campaign with the aim of crowdfunding a Tinder-style app, but for car travel.  The company is looking to raise £75,000 for their second equity… Read More

April 28, 2014 @ 1:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Moving forward with its expansion plans, upmarket student fashion label Rupert & Buckley is seeking to raise £100,000 during its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Based in the UK, the company stands for “quality products, long lasting quality, clothing that represents what it is to… Read More

April 28, 2014 @ 8:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Announced late last year, Peer to Business(P2B) crowdfunding platform Money&Co is prepping to launch this week in the United Kingdom.  The site is founded by prominent business woman Nicola Horlick who has put together a team of managers that includes Luke Davis and Robin Wight…. Read More

April 25, 2014 @ 4:32 pm By Barry James  |  

Puzzling, is it not, that two of the world’s leading exponents can have such different perspectives on equity crowdfunding as Crowdcube and Seedrs. Similarly people often inquire about my own views and that of The Social Foundation – which seem to be almost polar opposites… Read More

April 16, 2014 @ 8:51 pm By Georgia Quinn  |  

Seedrs set the record straight today stating that they “believe the rules the FCA adopted strike an effective balance” and were acceptable. The Seedrs post titled “Welcoming the New FCA Crowdfunding Rules“, states that in addition to being the first UK regulated crowdfunding platform, as… Read More

April 14, 2014 @ 9:36 am By JD Alois  |  

The Beta launch of Landbay was announced today.  The young company is a new peer-to-peer (P2P) finance option for the UK’s frustrated savers and investors who have long struggled to secure low risk returns at rates above inflation, whether from cash accounts, savings accounts, bonds or other… Read More

April 13, 2014 @ 7:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding on Seedrs now is a novel approach for a startup incubator.  Incubus is an incubator program located on a traditional London double decker bus. Founded by two entrepreneurs with startup experience, George Johnston and Rishi Chowdhury, the aim of Incubus is to develop young… Read More

April 11, 2014 @ 12:10 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

UK-based equity crowdfunding stalwart Seedrs has released a blog post on how to create a great crowdfunding pitch video. The post is a must-read for anyone looking to raise money via crowdfunding no matter what the model – equity, rewards or via donations. At Seedrs,… Read More

April 11, 2014 @ 9:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs has posted a statement noting their transactional platform was not impacted the the Heartbleed security vulnerability.  Heartbleed, as the world now knows, impacted OpenSSL – something a majority of systems utilize today in transmitting encrypted information.  Sys Admins around the globe… Read More

April 9, 2014 @ 8:08 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The successful UK-based wine and events company Humble Grape surpassed its goal raising £250,500 in its Seedrs equity crowdfunding campaign. Continued overfunding aims to raise the £450,000-£500,000 needed for piloting a wine bar in the Shoreditch area of London, then opening four additional sites in… Read More

April 5, 2014 @ 6:55 pm By Barry E. James  |  

It’s growing up fast. As crowdfunding hits what I suppose you might call it’s second official birthday on 5th April – Global Crowdfunding Day (#GlobalCFDay) – it may have a dose of the “terrible twos.” It’s certainly disruptive enough. It’s not toddling but racing away. Now… Read More

April 5, 2014 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based Loyalzoo, a cloud-based loyalty app for independent shops and eateries has shared their success of their first crowdfunding campaign. The equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs hit its £120,000 target in less than 24 hours after going public. Based in Chiswick, West London, Loyalzoo… Read More