Tagged: uk

March 9, 2017 @ 7:33 am By JD Alois  |  

  Leading investment crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has now crowdfunded 50 deals of £1 million or more. Cauli Rice, a company that has used Crowdcube to raise capital in the past, closed its funding round at £1.4 million backed by 1038 investors.  Crowdcube pointed out that… Read More

March 8, 2017 @ 4:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, SyndicateRoom announced a recent investor study revealed 2017 diversity trends for platforms, products, and people. The research surveyed over 1,000 retail investors and revealed 45% of UK investors use an online platform, which is a clear and strong nod towards technology. The funding portal… Read More

March 8, 2017 @ 1:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond delivered the final Spring budget today. Many policy questions persist as the UK separates itself from the European Union: Will the UK be able to maintain its leading economic status in Europe? Will the UK hold onto its dominance… Read More

March 8, 2017 @ 11:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Helmed by CEO and Co-founder Gonçalo de Vasconcelos,  SyndicateRoom continues to pioneer the “investor-led” crowdfunding model in the UK. A serial entrepreneur and Judge Business School grad who was awarded the Best Dissertation prize and the Benavitch Scholarship for academic and professional achievements, de Vasconcelos cofounded SyndicateRoom with a… Read More

March 7, 2017 @ 9:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just one week after launching its Crowdcube equity crowdfunding campaign, The Wild Beer Co. has successfully secured its initial £1 million funding target thanks to nearly 850 investors. As previously reported, The Wild Beer Co. launched in 2012, stated that during its first four years… Read More

March 6, 2017 @ 3:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OFIXU, a company refers to itself the “Airbnb for workspaces,” has closed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company launched the initiative earlier this year, which not only surpassed its initial £75,000 funding target, it also achieved more than £150,000 at its closing. OFIXU, which… Read More

March 6, 2017 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube comes to an end, tutor marketplace Tutora has successfully surpassed its initial £350,000 and has secured nearly £425,000 from more than 450 investors. Tutora was launched by co-founders Scott Woodley and Mark Hughes less than two years ago…. Read More

March 6, 2017 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, an online property finance marketplace, is demanding the government to revise its treatment of small and medium-sized property investment and development companies. Noting that four in five SMEhouse builders have disappeared since last housebuilding boom, LendInvest is calling on the government to recognize the… Read More

March 6, 2017 @ 7:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Stuart Law, CEO and co-founder of P2P lender Assetz Capital, expects a boost for the peer to peer lending sector in the upcoming budget. Specifically, Law believes a small business tax rise and IFISA rule change could boost the online lending sector. “In just a few… Read More

March 6, 2017 @ 6:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Trillion Fund, a peer to peer lending and crowdfunding platform that also offers white label services is up for sale. The company announced today that it was putting all assets on the auction block. Trillion Fund initially launched as a renewable energy investment platform but… Read More

March 6, 2017 @ 2:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform Seedrs has released a new service that provides investors the ability to access their individual portfolio Internal Rate of Return (IRR). Seedrs described the feature as a pioneering first for the crowdfunding industry. The new service launches today and will be rolled… Read More

March 5, 2017 @ 12:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Humble Grape, an independent wine merchant and wine bar concept, is preparing to launch their second crowdfunding campaign later this month. According to the company, following the success of their first two sites –Humble Grape Battersea (2015) and Humble Grape Fleet Street (2016), the emerging… Read More

March 4, 2017 @ 1:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a post on their website, Fintech firm Crowdsurfer announced that their “most wide-ranging database of crowd finance campaigns is now free for all.” The Crowdsurfer database was described as providing “unprecedented levels of information on crowdfunding and P2P [lending]”. Crowdsurfer still hosts a premium… Read More

March 4, 2017 @ 9:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, UK-based The Wild Beer Co. launched an equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. The brewing company is currently £1 million as it prepares to expand and build a new 50,000 square foot, 12,000,000 1/yr capacity, destination brewery at the Bath and West Showground, which… Read More

March 4, 2017 @ 9:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after launching its reward-based crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for its Doghouse Craft Beer Hotel and Sour Beer Facility at its Columbus, Ohio location, UK-based brewery BrewDog has successfully secured its $75,000 funding target and is nearing $100,000 thanks to more than 575 backers. As… Read More

March 3, 2017 @ 4:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly one week until its second Crowdcube initiative is set to close, online tutor marketplace Tutora is nearing its £350,000 funding target. The campaign was launched at the end of January and has so far raised £340,000 from more than 375 investors. As previously reported,… Read More

March 3, 2017 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Enclothed, a UK-based online personal styling service for men and Dragon Den alum, recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company is currently seeking £350,000 as it prepares for expansion.  The company states it aims to change the shopping landscape for men. It uses… Read More

March 3, 2017 @ 9:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two weeks after launching its third equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, POD Point not only secured its initial 1.5 million funding target, it also closed the latest funding round, which was part of a larger £9 million fundraise led by venture capital firm Draper Esprit, who… Read More

March 3, 2017 @ 8:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Nucleus Commercial Finance has provided a specialist construction firm with £3.8 million alternative finance funding line to complete its work at Hinkley Point C nuclear power station (HPC) over the course of the next ten years. The multi-million-pound deal is comprised of £1.8 million in property… Read More

March 3, 2017 @ 8:08 am By JD Alois  |  

The Innovative Finance ISA or IFISA has been heralded by many in the P2P lending sector as a boon for the industry. Investors now have the ability to participate in P2P loans while benefiting from the tax deferred nature of ISAs. Yet the Financial Conduct… Read More