Tagged: squirrel

February 29, 2020 @ 10:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Harmoney a leading online lender operating in New Zealand is winding down its peer to peer lending business. This means retail investors will no longer be able to invest in loans originated on the platform. The news was revealed earlier this month in a blog… Read More

December 23, 2017 @ 9:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube set to close later this week, personal finance app Squirrel has successfully surpassed £500,000 from more than 600 investors. As previously reported, Squirrel is an FCA-authorised business that issues users with a bank account and provides an application to… Read More

December 16, 2017 @ 10:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Squirrel, a personal finance app designed to help users have more control over their money, announced on Friday it has formed a partnership with the HM Government and Nesta. While sharing more details about the partnership, the Squirrel’s team stated: “The Partnership is run by… Read More

December 11, 2017 @ 12:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Squirrel, a personal finance app designed to help users have more control over their money, has successfully secured its initial £400,000 funding target from 450 investors through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. As previously reported, Squirrel is an FCA-authorised business that issues users with a… Read More

December 5, 2017 @ 11:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Squirrel, a personal finance app designed to help users have more control over their money, announced this week that it now processes £1 million a month. The company reported that it processed its 10 million last week. “This month we processed £1 million a month! What does… Read More

November 15, 2017 @ 3:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Squirrel, a personal finance app designed to help users have more control over their money, has launched an equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. This initiative debut comes less than one year after the company completed its SyndicateRoom funding round with £585,000 in funds. Squrriel is now seeking £400,000…. Read More

March 24, 2017 @ 11:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Squirrel, a personal finance app designed to help users have more control over their money, has successfully completed its SyndicateRoom funding round with £585,000 in funds. The company launched the initiative in January seeking  £400,000. As previously reported, Squirrel is an FCA-authorised business that issues… Read More

March 8, 2017 @ 11:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Helmed by CEO and Co-founder Gonçalo de Vasconcelos,  SyndicateRoom continues to pioneer the “investor-led” crowdfunding model in the UK. A serial entrepreneur and Judge Business School grad who was awarded the Best Dissertation prize and the Benavitch Scholarship for academic and professional achievements, de Vasconcelos cofounded SyndicateRoom with a… Read More

February 10, 2017 @ 8:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based Octopus Labs announced it celebrated the five fintech startups that participated in twelve-week accelerator program at The Gherkin in London. Nearly 200 fintech investors and financial advisers reportedly gathered to celebrate the program on Wednesday.  The twelve-week accelerator program, which was launched last year, saw Octopus support five… Read More

January 16, 2017 @ 7:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Squirrel, a personal finance app designed to help users have more control over their money, will raise £400,000 on SyndicateRoom. The platform reported that experienced angel investor Jos Evans will be the lead investor on the funding round having committed £100,000 to Squirrel. SyndicateRoom members… Read More

June 12, 2015 @ 11:40 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Squirrel, Tento, Swave, Bubbal and Mentat have been awarded up to £35,000 each to solve real-world problems as winners of Innovate UK’s IC tomorrow Fintech Innovation Contest, according to brand-e. In addition to funding from Innovate UK, each will work in partnership with industry and government bodies… Read More