Tagged: uk

December 23, 2019 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Skinny Tonic, a UK-based beverage brand, has successfully secured its initial £500,000 equity crowdfunding target on Seedrs. The company is offering 8.07% in equity through the campaign at a £5,693,455 pre-money valuation. The funding round forms an extension of an additional £265,358 raised between July… Read More

December 23, 2019 @ 10:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Rebank, a UK-based digital business banking platform, announced last week it secured $2.7 million through its latest seed funding round, which was led by ADV with participation from Y Combinator and Jude Gomila, the CEO and Founder of the startup Golden. Founded in 2018, Rebank… Read More

December 22, 2019 @ 10:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

B-North, a UK-based business lending company, has now raised more than £1.9 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company’s initiative originally sought to raise a minimum of £1,750,000. B-North is currently offering 11.77% in equity at a £14,247,942 pre-money valuation.  As previously… Read More

December 22, 2019 @ 10:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Givt, a Netherlands-based giving platform that offers a solution to charities and parties dependent on donations, is now nearing €675,000 in funding through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company launched the funding round in November with a goal to raise a minimum of… Read More

December 22, 2019 @ 5:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

HubrisOne, Fintech in the digital asset sector, has raised £607,000 of its £900,000 goal on Seedrs supported by 49 individual investors, according to the offering page. Shares in HubrisOne are being offered at a pre-money valuation of £8.1 million. Earlier this year in February, HubrisOne… Read More

December 22, 2019 @ 11:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Peer-to-peer lenders reportedly raised over £7 million (appr. $9.1 million) to fund the ongoing development of their platforms via crowdfunding in 2018. Overall, Fintech has been a hot sector of crowdfunding with many big names in the emerging financial services sector recognizing the benefits of… Read More

December 21, 2019 @ 10:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK based digital bank Revolut has introduced a new debit multi-currency card that comes with “compelling travel benefits and cashback” for millennials who might be traveling, Kunal Chatterjee, Visa country manager for Singapore and Brunei confirmed. Revolut recently expanded into Asia with its sights set… Read More

December 21, 2019 @ 10:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Curve, a Fintech startup that consolidates multiple cards and accounts into a single smart card and app, has introduced “Curve Send.” The new service allows users to send and receive funds from any supported account to any other account at no cost, so people… Read More

December 20, 2019 @ 3:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two years after securing £829,370 through its previous equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, UK-based insurtech Honcho has returned to the funding platform to raise an additional £700,000 in funding. The company is offering 9.21% in equity at a £6,899,999 pre-money valuation.  As previously… Read More

December 20, 2019 @ 3:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payment processing platform Klarna announced earlier this week it is expanding its partnership with UK-based footwear retailer schuh to allow its service, Pay in 3, to be available in-store at more than 110 outlets across the UK. The company further explained: “The integration of Klarna’s… Read More

December 20, 2019 @ 11:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset platform Smartlands and UK Sotheby’s International Realty have agreed to experiment on the tokenization of luxury properties, according to a note from Smartlands. The tokenization platform said that blockchain technology can facilitate access to exclusive opportunities for a new generation of investors worldwide…. Read More

December 20, 2019 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ComplySci, a provider of regulatory technology (Regtech) for financial and professional services firms, revealed on December 17 that it’s moving to a new business office located in London’s Tech City. The company’s new office will be home to ComplySci’s growing London-based team, which is currently… Read More

December 19, 2019 @ 10:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Found, a UK-based insurtech, is now seeking 250,000 through its equity crowdfunding round, which was launched on Seedrs. Founded in 2017, Found describes itself as an innovative, community-focused, technology-driven lost property management start-up with an exciting insurtech​ offering. “By reuniting the public with their lost… Read More

December 19, 2019 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Stratis, an “enterprise blockchain platform,” has launched a security token offering platform for enterprises to issue digital securities.  The company reports that its platform has been constructed while in regular dialogue with clients that are engaging with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Stratis… Read More

December 19, 2019 @ 9:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based digital banking group Monzo announced on Wednesday it will now allow cash withdrawals in the European Economic Area (EEA) to be free. This news notably follows a change in EU regulation on cross-border payments we’ve decided to remove ATM fees and limits for countries… Read More

December 19, 2019 @ 8:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based digital banking platform Starling Bank announced on Wednesday it has expanded its business Marketplace with the addition of cloud-based accounting software provider Intuit QuickBooks. The service will give the bank’s 90,000 business customers a link between their bank account activity and their accounting package…. Read More

December 19, 2019 @ 1:54 am By JD Alois  |  

WiseAlpha, an interesting Fintech that offers an online marketplace for corporate bonds, is looking to boost investor interest by offering a new “bond academy” to educate investors about the corporate bond market. WiseAlpha is regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and has sought to… Read More

December 18, 2019 @ 10:35 pm By Cali Haan  |  

UK cryptocurrency exchange Coinfloor has announced it is delisting Ethereum, “to focus on providing Bitcoin only services from the 3rd of January 2020,” Bitcoin’s 11th anniversary. “The decision will allow Coinfloor to provide a richer set of services for the world’s leading cryptocurrency while maintaining focus on… Read More

December 18, 2019 @ 4:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding brewing company BrewDog is set to close its latest mini bond on Crowdcube later this week with nearly £3 million in funding secured from more than 1200 Crowdcube investors. The mini bond notably comes just a few months after BrewDog USA filed a form… Read More

December 18, 2019 @ 4:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Scottish brewery Innis & Gunn announced on Tuesday it was extending its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs for an additional 43 days. The brewery’s campaign, which was launched last month, is seeking to raise £3 million and is offering 1.96% in equity at a £149,750,989… Read More