Tagged: uk

January 31, 2017 @ 5:37 am By Erin Hobey  |  

From the 48% to Theresa May: In less than one week, over 3,280 people have funded a Crowdfunder.co.uk campaign that will give a voice to the silenced millions who do not support the government’s Brexit plans. Having smashed their original £25,000 target in under 12 hours,… Read More

January 30, 2017 @ 1:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

The United Kingdom has dominated the Fintech sector globally.  Starting with innovations in capital formation from crowdfunding and peer to peer lending platforms, the UK has fostered an impressive ecosystem of Fintech entrepreneurs. While a culture of innovation and risk-taking has been vital to this… Read More

January 30, 2017 @ 1:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Troubadour Goods, a London-based menswear brand that specializes in designing and creating handcrafted leather goods, closed its Seedrs campaign on Monday. The initiative, which originally sought to raise £500,000, completed the funding round with £526,269 from well over 100 investors. As previously reported, Troubadour Goods stated it aims… Read More

January 30, 2017 @ 8:09 am By JD Alois  |  

  Zopa, the UK’s very first peer to peer lending platform, has topped £2 billion in lending.  According to information provided by the online lending platform, as of today, Zopa has matched over 246,000 borrowers to 75,000 investors to provide access to capital in the… Read More

January 30, 2017 @ 7:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based smart technology company Camfridge have overfunded to £640,254 through its investment funding round on SyndicateRoom. This equals 128% of the original target, £499,990. Camfridge, which was founded in 2005 as a spin-off from the University of Cambridge, is currently developing energy-efficient, gas-free, lower-cost technology… Read More

January 30, 2017 @ 4:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Africa is probably the least developed continent when it comes to alternative finance but it certainly stands to gain much in its evolution. In a new report published today by the Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSD Africa) in partnership with the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) and Anjarwalla… Read More

January 28, 2017 @ 7:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fantasy football social gaming website and app, Premier Punt, has successfully secured its £200,000 funding target through equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs. The company, which was founded in 2013, describes itself as a Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) operator based in Edinburgh, UK that provides fantasy football enthusiasts… Read More

January 28, 2017 @ 5:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube set to close later this week, mohas successfully secured more than £565,000 from nearly 400 investors. The initiative was launched last month and is currently seeking £600,000. The company, which is backed by The Royal Marines Charity and has partnered with… Read More

January 27, 2017 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In-game advertising platform Giftgaming has returned to Seedrs with a mission to raise £80,000. The website raised £35,000 through its first campaign on the crowdfunding platform just a little over two years ago.  Giftgaming is described as a patent-pending in-game ad service and startup supported by Accelerate… Read More

January 27, 2017 @ 2:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, peer-to-peer business lending platform ArchOver announced it is expanding its current “Secure & Insured” lending model by launching “Secure & Assigned” business loans.  According to the lender, the first Secured & Assigned loan will be for Ergowealth, a firm of chartered financial planners… Read More

January 27, 2017 @ 11:24 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Birmingham City Council is joining forces with ART Business Loans and P2P lender ThinCats  to assist Birmingham SMEs that are unable to obtain any or all financing needed from high street banks, reported the Birmingham News. “Peer to peer finance solves two problems at once;… Read More

January 26, 2017 @ 3:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK has been the reigning king of Fintech for several years now. But it is lonely at the top and several countries are seeking to usurp the UK’s Fintech dominance. Add Brexit fallout and the UK has a battle on its hands. Of course,… Read More

January 25, 2017 @ 3:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, marketplace lending platform Funding Circle announced changes as to how it prices property loans. The lender revealed that following a recent review of its property loan offering, it is increasing the interest rate on certain property loans and will begin to list some… Read More

January 25, 2017 @ 9:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than one year after securing £150,000 through its first equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, tutor marketplace Tutora announced plans to launch its second initiative through the funding portal. Tutora, which was launched in mid-2015, stated it aims to help parents find and book private tutors online…. Read More

January 24, 2017 @ 4:05 pm By Jessica Pham  |  

Online lending experienced a challenging year in 2016. Regardless of your base of operations, unexpected events created a bumpy ride for many platforms in this sector of finance. Crowdfund Insider last spoke to Zopa CEO Jaidev Janardana in mid-2016, just prior to the UK’s decision… Read More

January 24, 2017 @ 8:46 am By JD Alois  |  

UK Bond Network, an alternative finance provider that specializes in structuring and distributing investment opportunities in secured corporate bonds has been authorized by the FCA and HMRC  as an ISA manager. The approval now allows the platform to offer the Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA). Announced in… Read More

January 24, 2017 @ 8:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Global Alternatives has announced the “relaunch” of Property Crowd. Described as “property crowdfunding 2.0”, the updated platform will now offer cross-border investments in institutional grade real estate opportunities. Property Crowd is now offering professional investors and high net worth individuals (HNWIs) an 11.2% IRR via… Read More

January 23, 2017 @ 4:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Rivalled, a platform that connects university students with one another through sports, is now seeking £125,000 through its newly launched equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The platform, which was launched in 2015 by Charlie Scott and Matt Jarosy, describes itself as a new sports platform aimed at… Read More

January 23, 2017 @ 12:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago and the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School have partnered again on the 2017 Americas Alternative Finance Industry survey. Research… Read More

January 23, 2017 @ 11:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Vino Beano, an alternative wine merchant that specializes in bringing fine, artisan-made wine to the UK market, has officially kicked off its equity crowdfunding efforts on Invesdor. The company is currently seeking a minimum of £100,000 and a max of £200,000. As previously reported, the London-based… Read More