Tagged: uk

December 4, 2017 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until its equity crowdfunding campaign closes on Crowdcube, UK-based whisky distillery The Lakes Distillery is set to close the funding round with nearly £1.6 million in funding from more than 2450 investors.  As previously reported, The Lakes Distillery opened in 2014 and claims to… Read More

December 4, 2017 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, online lending platform ThinCats announced it was delaying the launch of its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA). The lender originally set out to launch the IFISA shortly before the end of 2017, but has pushed the launch to after the new year begins. According… Read More

December 4, 2017 @ 8:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fineqia International Inc. (CSE: FNQ) (OTCPink: FNQQF) (Frankfurt: FNQA) announced on Monday it has taken a minority stake in IXL PremFina Limited, an award-winning premium finance solution empowering insurance brokers in the UK. The company stated that it acquired the PremFina shares from IXL Holdings, a… Read More

December 4, 2017 @ 7:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cauli Rice, under its new name Fullgreen, has successfully secured its initial £500,000 funding target through its fifth equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The initiative was launched at the end of November. As previously reported, Fullgreen officially rebranded in October 2017 and expanded its offering to include other low-carb,… Read More

December 2, 2017 @ 2:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Two years ago, Strathberry of Scotland was a Scottish startup looking to create an iconic UK brand in the luxury handbag space. The company leveraged the Kickstarter pre-sale platform to boost exposure for the small company raising £122,000 on a £25,000 goal. The Edinburgh based… Read More

December 2, 2017 @ 9:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Monzo announced it is seeking to open a new office in the city of Cardiff. According to the challenger bank, its London office is currently bursting at the seams, with 171 people working in its headquarters and 67 working remotely. “To help us… Read More

December 2, 2017 @ 9:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bonnie Gull, a seafood restaurant group based in Central London, has successfully secured its initial £200,000 funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Launched in 2012, the restaurant brand started its pop-up concept in Hackney before launching permanently in Fitzrovia. It claims to be… Read More

December 1, 2017 @ 1:32 pm By Barry James  |  

Until now ‘Fintech’ has had a rather timid relationship with crowdfunding – and to put it bluntly many Fintech founders would have rather be seen dead in a ditch than crowdfunding a million dollars or two – even as a first step. Until now. Initial… Read More

December 1, 2017 @ 11:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a year after securing more than 1.4 million through its fourth equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, Cauli Rice, under the name Fullgreen, has returned the funding portal for a fifth initiative, seeking 500,000. Fullgreen reported that it officially rebranded in October 2017 and expanded… Read More

December 1, 2017 @ 11:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, RateSetter announced it is now expected to launch the RateSetter ISA in February 2018. The platform revealed that as a reward to its loyal customers, the RateSetter ISA will exclusively be available to its existing lenders for an initial two week period. RateSetter stated… Read More

December 1, 2017 @ 7:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Downing Crowd is reporting that since the March launch of their Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA), these savings vehicles make up 30% of Downing Crowd investments. Downing Crowd says it has seen a rapid rise in business from IFISA customers, just one year after HM Treasury passed… Read More

November 30, 2017 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based parking innovator JustPark has successfully secured its initial £1.5 million funding target through its second equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The initiative was launched last week, seeking the funds as it continues to expand.  JustPark was founded by entrepreneur Anthony Eskinazi and is seeking to lead the disruption of the £50… Read More

November 30, 2017 @ 1:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer lending platform Assetz Capital announced on Thursday its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) will be available as a wrapper on all of its investment accounts, including the manual lending account. The online lender reported that the IFISA will be launched next month, with users… Read More

November 30, 2017 @ 11:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its Crowdcube campaign set to close on Friday evening, UK-based Much Better Adventures will complete the crowdfunding round with more than 900,000 in funding thanks to over 600 investors.  As previously reported, the company was launched with a mission to “unearth” the world’s best local guides, hosts, and… Read More

November 30, 2017 @ 8:39 am By Erin Hobey  |  

SyndicateRoom announced the broadening of its fund strategy with the launch of the Growth Fund, an active Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) fund designed to invest in select best-performing businesses that make up the platform’s growing portfolio. The new fund will sit alongside Fund Twenty8, reportedly the… Read More

November 29, 2017 @ 3:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer-to-peer lending platform Assetz Capital completed its latest equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs. The online lender launched the funding round last month and raised a total of £1,665,892.  As previously reported, the launch of Assetz Capital’s latest funding round comes just after the online lender announced from… Read More

November 29, 2017 @ 3:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its equity crowdfunding campaign now set to close on Crowdcube later this week, vegan artisan food stall Pomodoro e Basilico has successfully secured its initial £150,000 funding target. The campaign, which originally raised its initial goal at the beginning of November, ran into some… Read More

November 29, 2017 @ 1:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Everyone is talking about the rocket ship ride of Bitcoin as it cruises through $10,000 per BTC apparently on its way even higher. About one year ago, Bitcoin was just $700. Hopping along on this stratospheric rise is UOWN, a UK based property crowdfunding platform…. Read More

November 29, 2017 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Proplend, a UK based peer to peer lender in the property space, announced it has joined the NACFB. According to the online lender, during a brief period of consultation, its commercial borrowing proposition received a great deal of positive feedback from the association’s active Broker community,… Read More

November 29, 2017 @ 9:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Press, a UK-based health food and nutrition business specializing in Cold-Pressed juices, snacks, smoothies, soups, and supplements, has successfully secured its initial £1 million funding on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube.  As previously reported, the company stated its products bring healthy, delicious recipes to the hands… Read More