Tagged: uk

October 9, 2018 @ 4:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hill and Friends, a UK-based handbag brand, is now seeking £655,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2015, Hills & Friends is described as a contemporary luxury fashion brand that was founded by former creative and brand directors of Mulberry, Emma Hill CBE and… Read More

October 9, 2018 @ 9:45 am By JD Alois  |  

The Fintech Sandbox set up by the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK has now been in operation for the past two years. The trailblazing project has since been replicated multiple times around the world. The concept was simple: create a safe haven for Fintech… Read More

October 9, 2018 @ 3:24 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Investment platform Downing Crowd has launched a ‘7-day access’ bond which will invest a further £2.5 million for renewable energy generation and reserve power company, Bagnall Energy.  More than £201,4854 has already been secured for the raise which will close on Halloween morning. “The renewable energy… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 7:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mr & Mrs Smith has closed its crowdfunding round on Crowdcube at over £6.2 million raised. The company said it ended its campaign earlier than anticipated due to investor demand. Mr & Mrs Smith is the first crowdfunding campaign in the UK to take advantage… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 7:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Challenger bank Starling Bank is now offering on demand insurance for your smartphone. According to Starling, users may purchase insurance from so-sure via the Starling app marketplace. Insurtech so-sure is said to offer fast, reliable and simple mobile phone insurance in a market that is… Read More

October 5, 2018 @ 9:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after surpassing its £600,000 equity crowdfunding target on Seedrs, Smarterly, a UK-based platform that is seeing to help users save and invest directly from payroll, has successfully secured more than £1.3 million from nearly 430 investors. As previously reported, Smarterly stated it aims to turn the… Read More

October 5, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a year after successfully securing nearly £1 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, social trading app Pelican has launched a new funding round on Seedrs and quickly raised its initial £300,000 funding target. As previously reported, Pelican claims it is the only… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer to peer property lender CrowdProperty announced on  Thursday it has funded its 50th project. The latest milestone comes just a little over a month after CrowdProperty surpassed £20 million in funding for property projects. The 50th project raised £867,000 for a 24-bedroom House of Multiple Occupation… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 9:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after publically launching its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, digital banking solution goHenry has successfully secured more than £5 million from over 2100 investors. The funding round made its debut last month and quickly raised its initial £2 million before making its public launch. As previously… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 8:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based challenger bank N26 has officially launched in the UK in setting up an interesting battle between other competing digital banks. The Fintech reportedly issued its first British accounts on Thursday. The launch of the UK accounts comes just a few months after N26 announced it… Read More

October 3, 2018 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Arcis Biotechnology is crowdfunding on Capital Cell now having already raised £1.25 million. The company is hoping to raise £1.75 million at a pre-money valuation of £18.2 million. Capital Cell “endorses” this company and has posted the following statement: “Arcis’ technology allows the extraction of… Read More

October 3, 2018 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Funding Circle (LSE:FCH), the leading online lender in the UK providing financing options for SMEs, completed its initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) this past week. Shares began unconditionally trading today (October 3rd). Originally priced at 440 pence per share, Funding… Read More

October 3, 2018 @ 8:01 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, an online lending platform for property finance, has announced the addition of Chief Financial Officer, Angelie Panteli, to the board of directors. According to LendInvest, Panteli joined the company in January 2018 and is responsible for all financial aspects of the business including financial… Read More

October 2, 2018 @ 2:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after securing its initial £22 million funding target, BrewDog’s Equity For Punks V campaign has successfully surpassed £23 million with the help from equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. BrewDog launched the campaign on the funding portal last month and has since extended the round for another… Read More

October 2, 2018 @ 10:30 am By JD Alois  |  

A note from UK based investment crowdfunding platform Volpit indicates they have been acquired by Zion Capital. Deal terms were not revealed. Volpit was launched in 2014 by Patrick O’Flaherty and Simon Oberman, and received full FCA approval, but struggled to gain traction in the UK… Read More

October 2, 2018 @ 9:10 am By JD Alois  |  

According to CoreData Research, advisers believe MiFID II is a bigger challenging than Brexit. A study by the research firm of nearly 1000 UK financial advisors indicated that 19% deemed MiFID II a challenge followed by Brexit at 15%.  Macroeconomic and geopolitical risks stood at 13%,… Read More

October 2, 2018 @ 7:42 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Since Mr & Mrs Smith, a global luxury travel business, launched its equity crowdfunding campaign through Crowdcube in September, the business has been the first offering to top €5 million. At this writing, Mr & Mrs Smith has secured over £5,817,124 — overfunding by 581%–… Read More

October 2, 2018 @ 7:33 am By JD Alois  |  

VentureFounders has appointed Michael Gray to build their Channel Islands presence. Gray is the founder of MMG Consulting Limited (MMG), a consulting advisory firm, and a non-Executive Director of various companies and private equity groups in Europe, UK and Japan. VentureFounders states that until recently… Read More

October 1, 2018 @ 4:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Smarterly, a UK-based platform that is seeing to help users save and invest directly from payroll, has successfully secured its initial £600,000 Seedrs equity crowdfunding target and is now nearing £700,000 from more than 250 investors. Founded in 2014, Smarterly stated it aims to turn the UK into… Read More

October 1, 2018 @ 10:59 am By JD Alois  |  

A note today from HM Land Registry indicates the government agency is investigating the use of blockchain for managing lan registration and the overall buying and selling process of property. More specifically, the agency is working with “Methods” a company that utilizes R3’s blockchain Corda…. Read More