Tagged: seedrs

April 4, 2014 @ 10:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube had a great March.  The company funded 8 businesses totaling £1.6 million in investments.  Crowdcube’s own projections indicate these funded companies will generate 281 new jobs over the coming years. To make things even better it appears the momentum may be… Read More

April 1, 2014 @ 7:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs has had a great month.  With March just closing the UK based company has shared that in terms of companies funded this has been the most active month ever. In total 18 businesses were crowdfunded on Seedrs in March with each… Read More

March 31, 2014 @ 8:00 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

Fresh from my trip across the pond, I can tell you I have seen the light. Crowdfunding can and is working and we (the United States) are behind the eight ball on this one. When describing the US regulatory regime to crowdfunding professionals in the… Read More

March 30, 2014 @ 5:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sian’s Plan, a meal-planning website that wants to change the way Brits buy and consume groceries has hit their crowdfunding target of raising £100,000 for 12.5% ownership in the small business. Having launched in Ireland, the business looked equity through the UK’s active crowdfunding community…. Read More

March 26, 2014 @ 12:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

UK based real estate crowdfunding platform CrowdPower is raising capital on Seedrs.  The company is seeking £150,000 in shares representing 19.1% equity in the small company. CrowdPower states they want to “Revolutionise” property development. The startup intends on offering a platform where developers may list… Read More

March 25, 2014 @ 9:00 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…and within the UK equity crowdfunding market two platforms have emerged as the clear leaders. However, they are quite different in both philosophy and operation and it took little time (the timespan of a… Read More

March 23, 2014 @ 6:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a recent profile on Seedrs written by Georgia Quinn she touched on the position of this equity crowdfunding platform and their approach in using a nominee structure for shareholders.  Last week on the Seedrs site they published a brief titled “Protecting Small Investors in Equity… Read More

March 20, 2014 @ 8:08 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

Speaking with CEO Jeff Lynn at Seedrs’ headquarters in the Silicon Roundabout (as opposed to the Valley or the Alley) of London was like speaking with a member of the same tribe. Both being attorneys, we spoke the same language, and it was clear that… Read More

March 13, 2014 @ 11:04 am By JD Alois  |  

We reported yesterday that SHAREIGHT, crowdfunding on equity site Seedrs, had achieved new records for speed of amount raised and total about crowdfunded.  We just received an update on their progress and SHAREIGHT now stands over £620,000 (over $1.035 million) having hit £600K in just… Read More

March 13, 2014 @ 8:17 am By JD Alois  |  

WebStart Bristol has fully funded their 2nd fund on Seedrs.  This is the second round, launched earlier in March, at raising money to invest in companies involved in their incubator program in the city of Bristol in the United Kingdom.  Similar to the first fund… Read More

March 12, 2014 @ 12:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding on equity platform Seedrs, SHAREIGHT has generated a new record for the platform for amount raised  and speed to funding.  Outside of the Seedrs self-crowdfunding campaign which took place late last year, the campaign, that is now at  £463,430, is the largest amount ever… Read More

March 12, 2014 @ 9:57 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Seven of the UK’s largest crowdfunding platforms have teamed up to launch alternativebusinessfunding.co.uk, a new web portal aimed at providing SMEs with “a free and easy way for SMEs to find alternative business funding.” Crowdcube, Seedrs, Zopa, Funding Circle, MarketInvoice, Platform Black and Pensionledfunding.com are… Read More

March 7, 2014 @ 8:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Microcosm launched a crowdfunding round on Seedrs in September 2013.  In what may be the fastest equity crowdfunding ever, Microcosm raised £100,000 almost immediately on the day they launched.  It took just 2 hours to fully fund with individuals investing anywhere from £100 up to £12,000…. Read More

March 6, 2014 @ 4:21 pm By Dan Gilmartin, Executive Director & CEO, Michigan Municipal League  |  

Recent research is clear that in order to have a prosperous economy with high per capita income, we must have thriving places that attract talent. To compete economically, our communities should possess the critical assets that draw and entice people. One of those essential assets… Read More

March 6, 2014 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom has released their much anticipated review of regulating the nascent crowdfunding industry.  This includes both the debt and equity categories of crowdfunding. Seedrs, one of the leading equity crowdfunding platforms in the UK, has released their response… Read More

March 3, 2014 @ 9:18 am By JD Alois  |  

WebStart Bristol, an internet incubator based in Bristol, England, opened up for operations in January 2014 following a successful crowdfunding round on Seedrs in 2013.  The incubator just recently launched their next crowdfunding round to raise funding for their second fund. The first “Fund of… Read More

February 28, 2014 @ 10:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs representative Ricardo Sequerra, recently presented at the TechChill Baltics and Mini Seedcamp in Latvia.  Outside of some updated information regarding the platform statistics, the video gives an excellent overview of Seedrs and their equity crowdfunding operation.  Seedrs wants to be a “life cycle manager… Read More

February 18, 2014 @ 7:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

CultureCrowd, an organization that helps the arts and creative industries with equity crowdfunding by connecting their audiences and developing new revenue streams, has declared the future has arrived and that 2013 will be noted as a turning point for crowdfunding and the arts. Back in… Read More

February 17, 2014 @ 9:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Below is the presentation that Jeff Lynn, CEO and co-founder of equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs, presented at Stanford this past week. The presentation was delivered at the Stanford Engineering School, European Entrepreneurship & Innovation series now in it’s 5th year.  A video of the presentation… Read More

February 17, 2014 @ 8:55 am By JD Alois  |  

BeerBods, a company that delivers 12 beers to subscribers every 12 weeks, quickly raised their £100,000 crowdfunding goal in just one day and then continued over-funding hitting £150,000 in the next twelve hours. Launched in 2012, BeerBod’s original intent was to offer 15% equity in… Read More