Tagged: tea

September 30, 2016 @ 2:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based tea brand Tiosk successfully secured its initial 120,000 funding goal less than a week after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company sought to raise the funds as it prepares to develop its dry tea packaging and new products. Led by former directors of… Read More

June 17, 2015 @ 3:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based Albion Tea has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £180,000 to bring its pub for tea “Brew” concept to the market. Albion Tea is currently on a mission to restore prestige to the UK’s national drink by converting consumers to loose-leaf tea. It… Read More

May 26, 2015 @ 1:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Turning to the crowd for the second time, Good & Proper Tea recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £140,000 for expansion. The UK startup first appeared on rewards-based platform Kickstarter back in October 2012 and took home £14,682. This amount has helped the company create… Read More

March 12, 2015 @ 2:25 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

The vote by Companisto investors had a higher turnout than the last German Bundestag (German Parliament) election: 93.79 percent. Of those who voted to accept a shares redemption offer from crowdfunded startup 5 CUPS and some sugar, 98.41 percent chose the redemption offer–which included a 45 percent investment return, according to a… Read More

January 29, 2015 @ 11:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in late January 2014, CogniTea, a Boston-based startup that produces all-natural tea, hit Indiegogo seeking only $5,000 for its growing business. The company ended up raised 250% of its initial goal, thanks to nearly 300 backers. Now its making a returning, this time seeking $600,000 in… Read More

December 15, 2014 @ 4:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to expand its already successful business, London-based startup We Are Tea launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £250,000. According to its campaign website, We Are Tea is a fast-growing company with a mission to make the world  of speciality tea more open… Read More