Tagged: uk

January 18, 2018 @ 11:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mercate Metropolitano, a London-based food hub, has achieved its crowdfunding campaign’ initial £400,000 funding goal on equity platform Seedrs. Mercate Metropolitano is described as a new, sustainable and inclusive food hub with the allure of a farmers’ market. The hub revealed: “Mercato Metropolitano represents a revival… Read More

January 18, 2018 @ 7:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Stagedoor, a London-based theatre app startup, successfully secured nearly £350,000 over the course of its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, greatly surpassing its original funding target of £200,000. The company revealed that its community of 20,000 users contributed enormously to the success of this campaign, investing… Read More

January 18, 2018 @ 7:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its equity crowdfunding campaign set to close this weekend on Crowdcube, health-tech marketplace Doctaly will complete the funding round with more than £700,000 from over 975 investors. The campaign was launched last month and quickly secured its initial £500,000 funding target. As previously reported,… Read More

January 17, 2018 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Curve, a London-based fintech company that’s software allows customers to link their bank cards to one Mastercard, has recently announced its full consumer launch. As previously reported, Curve was founded in 2015 and proclaims itself to be the next generation of payments after the “humble” bank card…. Read More

January 17, 2018 @ 10:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Hectare Agritech, a UK-based online marketplace for the agriculture sector, has successfully secured £500,000 through its third investment round on equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. The company launched the campaign earlier this month and is now nearing £550,000 thanks to more than 320 investors.  As previously… Read More

January 17, 2018 @ 2:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital only challenger bank Revolut has released a new featured today – one that is designed to be simple to use and cost effective. Revolut has announced that users may now activate travel insurance for just £1 per day. The insurance is available at the… Read More

January 16, 2018 @ 9:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube celebrated the new year by taking a look back on 2017’s accomplishments. The funding portal explained that it saw its most successful year ever in 2017, which included an “unprecedented” demand from entrepreneurs and investors producing “record-breaking” levels of investment…. Read More

January 15, 2018 @ 4:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Oval Money, a UK-based automated saving and crowd investing marketplace, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, seeking £500,000. Founded in 2016, Oval stated it provides easy to read, readily available information on everyday expenses. It is backed by private investors including Gruppo Bertoldi, Docomo Digital,… Read More

January 15, 2018 @ 3:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based craft brewer BrewDog announced this week it has extended its Equity for Punks V round after the campaign successfully secured its initial £10 million funding target. The initiative was launched this past fall. As previously reported, the Scottish craft brewer returned to the UK with… Read More

January 15, 2018 @ 11:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the weekend, UK-based insurtech Honcho completed its equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube with a total of £849,880 secured from 712 investors. The campaign was launched in December and successfully raised its initial £650,000 days before the funding closed. As previously reported, Honcho is described as a reverse-auction marketplace… Read More

January 15, 2018 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based property crowdfunding platform Property Partner announced on Monday it is now offering direct investment in commercial property. The funding portal revealed that it will now enable non-institutional investors to buy and sell shares in a range of handpicked commercial properties. “Unlike traditional funds, which… Read More

January 15, 2018 @ 10:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, UK-based equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced the launch of its Android mobile app. The funding portal revealed that more than half of its investor activity happens on mobile devices and stated since its launch, over £9 million has been invested through the Crowdcube iOS… Read More

January 15, 2018 @ 7:17 am By JD Alois  |  

The British Robotics Seed Fund (BRSF) has invested in Magpie Education, a creator of an AI driven resource tool  designed to inspire students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) subjects. The£300,000 investment will help Magpie capture market share of the UK Edtech market and then… Read More

January 15, 2018 @ 7:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Following a closed beta launch in December, Emma Technologies has announced the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has give regulatory approval to the company under the Payment Services Regulations 2017 for the provision of payment services. In the UK on January 13th requirements under PSD2, as… Read More

January 13, 2018 @ 9:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Property Master, a UK-based digital buy-to-let broker, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company is looking to raise £250,000 through the funding round. Founded in 2016, Property Master states its fintech program enables real-time access to every deal from every lender so that… Read More

January 13, 2018 @ 12:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital wealth management platform MarketsFlow is set to close its equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube with more than £450,000 thanks to nearly 640 investors. The campaign was originally set to close at the end of December but was extended for a few more weeks after it secured… Read More

January 12, 2018 @ 9:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital Fineprint, a London-based insurtech startup that notably harnesses social media to supercharge insurers online propositions, announced this week it secured $2.7 million during its latest funding round, which was led by Pentech Ventures with participation from existing and new investors, including Force Over Mass, and… Read More

January 12, 2018 @ 9:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Manigo, a London-based single digital money platform, has successfully secured its initial funding target of £300,000 and is nearing £455,000 from more than 230 investors through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. As previously reported, Manigo was founded in 2015 and described as a one platform, on log-in, for… Read More

January 12, 2018 @ 5:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Open Banking is kind of a nebulous term. Unless you are very engaged with the UK financial sector it probably means little to you. Yet the concept of Open Banking will have profound ramifications for consumers and businesses in both the UK and Europe. In… Read More

January 12, 2018 @ 10:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  On Thursday, UK-based peer-to-peer lender Lending Works celebrated its fourth birthday. Founded in January 2014, Lending Works describes itself as a peer-to-peer lending platform that matches people looking for a better return on their money with sensible borrowers looking for a low-cost, flexible personal… Read More