Tagged: uk

July 3, 2017 @ 1:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

German coffee start-up Bonaverde secured its initial 750,000 funding goal less than 24 hours after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The initiative is now nearing 835,000 thanks to 60 investors. The company, which raised  $681,461 from 2,254 backers on Kickstarter in 2013 for its roast-grind-brew coffee machine,… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 11:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fineqia International Inc. (CSE: FNQ) (OTCPink: FNQQF) (Frankfurt: FNQA) has announced today that its U.K. subsidiary Fineqia Limited is launching a beta version of its new debt and equity platform that brings crowd investors selected and risk-mitigated opportunities, many of which were previously only available to… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 10:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Curve, a London-based fintech company that’s software allows customers to link their bank cards to one Mastercard, has rolled out a new feature for its smartphone that will allow users to “go back in time” on their purchases. According to the company, the feature allows… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 10:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Go Banana, a UK-based marketplace for building supplies, recently launched its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The proptech platform, which describes itself as the “Amazon for building supplies,”  is currently seeking £250,000 as it prepares to expand its services. The company reports that it is aiming… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 9:00 am By Therese Torris  |  

Founded in Estonia and headquartered in the UK, Funderbeam is a Blockchain-powered platform for cross-border startup funding with an extensive information database, a primary market for fundraising and a secondary market for equity and debt trading. End-to-end Startup Funding Funderbeam was founded in 2013 in… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 7:45 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Since launching in 2010, prominent UK P2P lender RateSetter has diversified across multiple channels and across both consumer and business loans.  Now the lender is planning to boost its direct marketing methods to diversify its new business borrowers sources, according to Peer2Peer Finance News. The initiative will likely involve more… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 6:29 am By Erin Hobey  |  

CapitalRise , a property investment platform which has raised £4.2M in the last ten months, has launched its latest investment opportunity today. The investment aims to raise £1.35M towards a development of luxury homes in the prime Hampshire commuter belt – the largest raise via CapitalRise to date. This… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 6:16 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Funding Circle, a leading lending platform for small businesses, today announced that Sean Glithero will join the company as its new global Chief Financial Officer. This appointment follows a record-breaking first half of 2017 for Funding Circle with approximately £800 million lent to 8,000 businesses… Read More

July 2, 2017 @ 7:01 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Londoners borrowed another £17 billion in new mortgages last year as the affluent southwest London neighbourhoods of Wimbledon and Wandsworth topped the borrowing league table and and 17 of the top 20 areas for new mortgage lending last year are in London, reported European P2P lending platform Lendy. “Lenders… Read More

July 2, 2017 @ 5:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

HÜGGE, a UK-based mattress company influenced by Scandinavian design, has successfully secured its initial £120,000 funding target from more than 120 investors through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2016 by Paul Francis, HÜGGE began to sell directly to consumers through its website… Read More

July 2, 2017 @ 4:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Birmingham City Council (BCC) announced it is supporting residents by matching funding for community crowdfunded projects through crowdfunding platform, Crowdfunder UK. The funding portal revealed BCC’s Public Health Department will be supporting residents who wish to “take action now” towards health issues (such… Read More

July 2, 2017 @ 4:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, UK-based equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced it has formed partnerships with Codebase, Women of Wearables, and WeWork. This announcement comes after the funding portal revealed its collaborations with Techspace, Level39, Central Research Laboratory, and Global Invest Her. Crowdcube revealed that its collaboration with WeWork… Read More

July 1, 2017 @ 1:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based fintech startup CityFALCON has successfully secured more than £265,000 from nearly 200 investors through its second equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company launched the initiative last month and sought to raise £150,000. CityFALCON has received awards from Twitter, Ontario, UBS, SB. The company stated it on… Read More

July 1, 2017 @ 1:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ezylet, a property platform that’s based in the UK, has recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor, seeking £500,000 in funding. The company, which was founded by landlord and investor Paul Foy, describes itself as an exciting property portal that’s aimed at the “untapped” private… Read More

July 1, 2017 @ 12:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube comes to an end, UK’s Powervault is now closing in on  £1.1 million thanks to nearly 800 investors. The initiative was launched in May and quickly raised its initial £750,000. Founded in 2012, The… Read More

July 1, 2017 @ 5:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed fraud charges against Renwick Haddow, a UK citizen living in New York. The SEC said the “clandestine founder” claimed to be the creator of a Bitcoin platform and a chain of co-working spaces located in former bars… Read More

June 30, 2017 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The BottleShop, a craft beer importer and distributor is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with nearly £400,000 in funding from more than 375 investors. The company originally sought to raise £350,000. The company, which currently has bars in London, Margat, and Canterbury,… Read More

June 30, 2017 @ 10:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just weeks after gaining full authorisation from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), social-circle peer-to-peer lender Flender announced this week it is launching an Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) offering businesses and consumers a more tax-efficient way of investing. As previously reported, Flender secured £501,700 from more… Read More

June 29, 2017 @ 12:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

P2P lender Assetz Capital announced on Thursday it not only turned a seven-figure pre-tax profit in the 2016/17 financial year, it has also reached its 20,000 investor milestone. The online lending platform confirmed: “From April 2016 to March 2017, a total of £126 million was… Read More

June 29, 2017 @ 6:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

NatWest has joined with Recordsure, deciding to trial AI technology to boost customer confidence and insure “best possible” information and advice. The partnership will allow NatWest to explore how Recordsure’s RegTech recording and analysis solution can be used to improve and monitor the quality of information and… Read More