Tagged: seedrs

February 17, 2014 @ 8:22 am By JD Alois  |  

As part of a regular program held at Stanford University, the European Entrepreneurship and Innovation Thought Leaders series invited Seedrs CEO Jeff Lynn to speak about his equity crowdfunding platform and share his thoughts on crowdfunding in general on the European continent.  The session also… Read More

February 14, 2014 @ 9:11 am By JD Alois  |  

“Britain is the best place in the world to start a company today”. Part of an ongoing series of London Cab rides, Jeff Lynn, CEO of equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs, shares a ride with Reuters reporter Axel Threlfall where they discuss the platform and process… Read More

February 11, 2014 @ 10:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Worth Foundation crowdfunding campaign to raise funds on Seedrs as part of a competition to find the best young retail / e-commerce business in the United Kingdom now stands at just under £300,000.  The original target of raising £200,o00 was easily beaten in the first… Read More

February 11, 2014 @ 8:08 am By Fiona Swan  |  

Editor’s Note:  Sian’s Plan is raising £100,000 on Seedrs representing 12.5% equity in the startup.  Fiona Swan is the COO of the company.  The Belfast based company supports healthy eating for busy families with their online tools.  Sian has already completed a first round of… Read More

February 9, 2014 @ 7:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Stanford Engineering’s ‘European Innovation & Entrepreneurship’ (ME421) is a weekly speaker series – now in Year Six – that presents industry leaders from Europe’s hitech startup, venture finance, corporate, university research & technology commercialization communities to share their insights and experiences with aspiring and veteran entrepreneurs… Read More

February 4, 2014 @ 10:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In June of 2013, we published a breakdown of equity crowdfunding in Europe. At the time, there was a lot of hype surrounding recent developments out of Italy, where the country’s regulatory body (CONSOB) was mulling over implementing rules for equity crowdfunding. It turns out… Read More

February 2, 2014 @ 2:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding platform Seedrs, a leader in the investment crowdfunding space in Europe, has shared some updated information regarding their platform’s success.  Seedrs was one of the first equity platforms in the UK and is proudly the first platform to be officially regulated by the Financial… Read More

February 1, 2014 @ 7:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

United Kingdom based startup Seedrs, the world’s first fully regulated equity crowdfunding platform open to investors and entrepreneurs throughout Europe, has received an investment from AFT Holdings, an international investment and management company. “As an international investment group, we are proud patrons of the vision… Read More

January 30, 2014 @ 3:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, a leading equity crowdfunding platform, has released the final amount of their self-crowdfunding round.  The London based platform raised £2.58 million, an amount that was far above their initial target of raising £750,000 which was surpassed on the first day of the offer.  Over… Read More

January 23, 2014 @ 4:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Worth Foundation has partnered with equity crowdfunding site Seedrs to create a fund to invest the United Kingdom’s best young retail / e-commerce business.  The project was created in partnership with Metro Newspapers.  The investment sought was £200,000 but that was not quite enough as… Read More

January 22, 2014 @ 8:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital brand strategist Peter Thomson has joined the Seedrs team as their new Chief Marketing Officer for the investment crowdfunding platform.  Thomson was previously at the Innovation Warehouse, a startup investment fund.  He also has authored a book “Tickle” published in 2013 pertaining to targeting… Read More

January 18, 2014 @ 12:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bike System’s First-To-Market Motorcycle Heads up Display. Raises 15% Equity on Seedrs. UK based equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs allowed 156 investors to  join together to facilitate a new motorcycle heads-up display called Bike HUD.  The product will soon be delivered to customers around the world… Read More

January 17, 2014 @ 11:12 am By JD Alois  |  

From Seedrs official Twitter account the equity platform shared some exiting information regarding site momentum.  The platform has captured 86 investments for a total of £138,200 during the past day.  Average amount invested stands at £1,611.63.   Over the past day @Seedrs has had 86… Read More

January 6, 2014 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Modena, Italy based company GlassUp may claim the first non-UK listing on equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs.  The company is seeking to raise £100,000 for 7.69% equity in the tech company.  Pre-money valuation of GlassUp is posted at £1,200,390.   The company had previously completed a… Read More

December 31, 2013 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Targets Growth, both Domestic and International, for 2104. December was a good month for equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs.  Boosted by their own, incredibly successful, self-crowdfunding round, the UK based company raised over £3 million via their site during the last month of the year.  The… Read More

December 13, 2013 @ 2:30 am By JD Alois  |  

GoCarShare is a startup company based in London that is a “marketplace for empty car seats”.  The concept was driven by need from founder Drummond Gilbert.  He was roaming about West London and noticed that almost every car had only one person in it.  It… Read More

December 10, 2013 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer-to-Peer lending platform Landbay, which wants to facilitate secured commercial property loans, is using equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs to raise capital and they are offering 7.5% of the company for £50,000. Pre-money valuation places that company at £616,667. Landbay is prepping to launch the platform… Read More

December 6, 2013 @ 11:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Musical version of the classic TV sitcom “Happy Days” has claimed the title of the first major theatrical production in the world to gain financing through equity crowdfunding and they have done so on UK based Seedrs.   The crowdfunding round raised £250,000 from 345 investors… Read More

December 3, 2013 @ 12:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding platform Seedrs has closed their self-crowdfunding round having raised a record amount of funds with 850 individual investors purchasing shares in the company amounting to £2,154,710.  While the round is closed to new money the amount may increase as in-process money may not be… Read More

November 29, 2013 @ 11:21 am By Charles Luzar  |  

I was feeling a little festive yesterday and didn’t get to a roundup, so we’re making up for it today with a big roundup of things we’ve found throughout the week. My turkey coma has thankfully worn off. Forbes | Britain’s Crowdfunders Plot World Domination… Read More