Tagged: uk

September 12, 2016 @ 12:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mr. Singh’s, a London-based chili sauces and cooking pastes, launched Seedrs equity crowdfunding campaign on Monday to raise £95,000. Just hours after its debut, the initiative successfully secured its initial funding goal and is now over £105,000 thanks to more than 80 investors. The company,… Read More

September 12, 2016 @ 10:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Kuber Ventures has released a warning regarding “capacity constraints” in the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) Market. EIS is a significant tax exemption encouraging investors to invest in earlier stage companies. The program is viewed as strategically important for the UK economy but also delivers powerful… Read More

September 10, 2016 @ 10:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Spontly, a fan app platform that specializes in football, rugby, golf and tennis, has successfully secured its initial £200,000 funding goal on Seedrs. The platform, which enables sports fans to stay up-to-date with their favorite club teams and eliminate the inconvenience of having to check multiple… Read More

September 10, 2016 @ 10:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, an online marketplace for pre-owned fashion and furniture, Preselected Couture, took to equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to raise £120,000 for its continuous website and smartphone app development. Launched in May 2016, the marketplace specializes in designer items (which includes designer clothes, footwear, accessories,… Read More

September 9, 2016 @ 11:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and Barclays announced they formed a partnership to allow users of both their apps, CommBank app and Pingit, to move money between Australia and the UK. The two companies have reportedly worked together to connect each of their payment… Read More

September 8, 2016 @ 5:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based healthy food delivery startup Pronto reportedly shut down after running out of funds. The company took to Seedrs in May and secured £838,620 to expand its delivery area to cover the central part of the city and although it recently announced its partnership with Starship… Read More

September 8, 2016 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cranes, a Cambridge-based premium cranberry cider company, is currently seeking nearly £100,000 in funds on Seedrs as it prepares to expand its company and increase distribution of its alcoholic beverages. The company states each of their drinks are 100% natural and offer a high juice… Read More

September 8, 2016 @ 8:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, DLT Financial and London-based fintech company Tramonex, announced the launch of DLT10, a crypto-currency financial index. The companies stated the index was designed to track the performance of major digital currencies that run on public blockchains and unlocks information and access to the 10 most… Read More

September 7, 2016 @ 3:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

SyndicateRoom is reporting that portfolio growth from 2014 to 2015 grew at 135% as of May 2016  – not including possible SEIS or EIS benefits that can improve returns dramatically. SyndicateRoom’s reveal comes just as Seedrs shared their internal rate of return (IRR) for their… Read More

September 7, 2016 @ 9:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, new classic car and motorcycle business, The Tingle Factory, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowd For Angels to raise £240,000 to purchase stock. Once its website is launch, the company stated it would source and sell both cars and motorcycles. It will also… Read More

September 7, 2016 @ 8:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs has released data indicating their portfolio results have generated an annualised rate of return of 14.44% since platform launch in July of 2012. Seedrs has stated the solid returns are indicative of “equity crowdfunding coming of age”. The period started in… Read More

September 6, 2016 @ 4:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With Lumo set to launch its new Kickstarter next week, founder Lucy Bariner recently shared details about the company’s development and UK’s cycling industry.  As previously reported, LUMO designs jackets and bags for cyclists that subtly incorporate ultra-high brightness LEDs. These lights are waterproof, washable and powered… Read More

September 6, 2016 @ 1:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Leeds-based company Myrtle & Maude has recently launched a Seedrs initiative to raise £106,000 for the expansion of its all-natural nausea products, which are for those who experience morning and travel sickness. Myrtle & Maude currently offers a range of both natural and safe products, which includes… Read More

September 6, 2016 @ 9:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

USPAAH, a spa marketplace app, recently completed its equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube with over £270,000 from nearly 150 investors. Described as a London high end on demand mobile app, USPAAH brings qualified beauty and wellness professionals to clients within just 1-hour of booking. Services include massages… Read More

September 6, 2016 @ 7:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Kuber Ventures, a platform that seeks out EIS/SEIS investment opportunities has announced several new hires. to help accelerate growth geographically and across the business.  Kuber has appointed Tim Thornton, Matt Lenzie, & Kate Hopkin to executive positions. Kate Hopkin’s will assume responsibilities as Business Development Associate…. Read More

September 6, 2016 @ 3:08 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The UK innovation agency Nesta is planning a “multi-million pound” challenge prize programme aimed at encouraging fintech startups to build data-driven comparison tools to support small businesses in selecting financial products and services.The two-year programme is closely allied to a regulatory agenda aimed at enhancing… Read More

September 3, 2016 @ 4:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

EU Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis replaced Jonathan Hill of the UK at the Commission following the Brexit decision. He recently sat down with CNBC for an interesting interview where he shared some insight into his perspective on the Capital Markets Union (CMU) in light of the UK EU… Read More

September 2, 2016 @ 9:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Bristol based Micrima, a med-tech company that has created a vastly improved breast imaging technology, has closed a £2.6 million funding round with the assistance of online platform VentureFunders.  According to information  provided by Micrima, approximately half of the funding came from pre-existing institutional and… Read More

September 1, 2016 @ 5:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FilmDoo, an online video-on-demand platform, has recently launched a Seedrs initiative to raise nearly £100,000 to begin expansion. The platform notably focuses on helping film fans to discover and watch great films, short films and other content. FilmDoo also aims to build a global film community and empower… Read More

August 29, 2016 @ 2:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BorrowMyDoggy, a service that connects owners with dog lovers, has recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on AngelsDen to raise £1 million (max £1,652,771) for its development and services. Founded in 2012 by dog lover Rikke Rosenlund, BorrowMyDoggy matches dog owners with borrowers that will… Read More