Tagged: uk

July 22, 2016 @ 11:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

The reverberations of Brexit aftershocks will be felt for months to come. So many unknown variables create market uncertainty and thus added risk. One of the most immediately impacted sectors of finance was real estate. London has been one of the hottest property markets in… Read More

July 21, 2016 @ 12:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

London bakery, Genuine Cakes (also known as GC) has recently launched an AngelsDen campaign to raise £250,000 as it prepared to expand into the central part of the city. The company, which is owned by cake designer Marie Sinclair and business partner Sach Singh, provides… Read More

July 21, 2016 @ 10:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

One week after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, London-based healthy meal delivery service, Mindful Chef, has successfully secured its initial  £400,000 funding goal. As previously reported, Mindful Chef is described as a young company that makes healthy eating easy by delivering all the good-for-you ingredients to create… Read More

July 21, 2016 @ 10:32 am By JD Alois  |  

The new Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Chief Executive Andrew Bailey, delivered a wide-ranging speech outlining his vision for the regulatory agency at the Annual Public Meeting yesterday (July 21).  Bailey replaced outgoing executive Tracey McDermott who announced her decision to not seek reappointment this past… Read More

July 20, 2016 @ 3:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, creators of the social platform, Spontly, took to equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs to raise £200,000. Within a matter of days, the initiative successfully secured over £170,000 from nearly 80 investors. Spontly is described as a platform for building social apps for existing community…. Read More

July 20, 2016 @ 2:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

UK alternative lender Nucleus Commercial Finance is providing a £14.5 million finance facility to Industrial Metal Services (IMS), a large steel stockholder, to the tune of £14.5 million.  This may be the largest loan ever for Nucleus.  While the company is claiming to be the… Read More

July 20, 2016 @ 1:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, launched the #LondonIsOpen campaign, which was to show the world that London continues to remain united and open for business following the UK’s recent vote to depart from the European Union (EU). Khan reportedly stated: “London is the best… Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 8:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube is in the midst of a self-crowdfunding round seeking an initial goal of raising £5 million.  In the first 24 hours, the platform raised over £6 million and is now in over-funding mode.  As it stands now, over 2450 investors have invested in the… Read More

July 18, 2016 @ 11:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Crowdfunder UK announced it has created a new way for projects to secure additional funding and support to turn their ideas into reality. The crowdfunding platform is set to distribute funds, which is traditionally given by councils, brands, and community funds through grants… Read More

July 18, 2016 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few days after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, AngelsDen and Funding Circle’s alum, Verto Homes, has successfully secured its initial £1 million funding goal. The initiative is currently sitting at over £1.3M (with the largest investment being £500,000). As previously reported, the London-based builder designs, builds, and… Read More

July 18, 2016 @ 8:40 am By JD Alois  |  

P2P platform Lending Works has taken an internal poll of 1600 investors and the results indicate that a majority of investors intend on maintaining or increasing their P2P investments.  Lending Works is describing this as indicative of steady faith in P2P lending following the Brexit… Read More

July 18, 2016 @ 8:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs has opened up its first office in Continental Europe with the establishment of operations in Amsterdam. The location will be utilized to expand services in the Benelux countries of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The strategic push comes just after Seedrs received its EU… Read More

July 18, 2016 @ 2:00 am By JD Alois  |  

MarketInvoice has announced raising £7.2 million in a funding round led by MCI.TechVentures Fund of MCI Capital, a listed Polish private equity group. Existing investor NorthZone also participated in the round. Along with the investment, Sylwester Janik of MCI Capital will be joining the Board… Read More

July 17, 2016 @ 11:57 am By Robert Wardrop & Tania Ziegler  |  

  Across Europe, crowdfunding is quickly moving from a fringe funding instrument to becoming a mainstream – finance channel, connecting “crowds” to fund businesses, projects and individuals. In its recently published Report on Crowdfunding in the EU Capital Markets Union, the European Commission details the… Read More

July 17, 2016 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK government announced today that Emma Jones founder of small business support group Enterprise Nation, and the co-founder of the national enterprise campaign ‘StartUp Britain’, has been appointed as the Small Business Crown Representative. Jones will also be a trade ambassador for the UK…. Read More

July 17, 2016 @ 10:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube, the UKs largest investment crowdfunding platform by amount of capital raised, will launch its most recent self-crowdfunding round this coming Tuesday (July 19th) at 12Noon GMT.  To drum up support, Crowdcube is registering “expressions of interest” and to date, Crowdcube has tallied £50 million… Read More

July 15, 2016 @ 5:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdcube #FundedClub member, Droplet, announced on Friday it is officially “being withdrawn” and will be shutting down its services for good. Founded in 2011, Droplet was the creator of a fee-free mobile payment app, which allowed users to pay without having to queue, and collect rewards on their phone… Read More

July 15, 2016 @ 2:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based E-Rider has recently launched a Seedrs campaign with a mission to raise £120,000 as it prepares to add more products to its lineup. The company currently provides eco-friendly scooters, mopeds, and bikes. “The vehicles have been designed to provide forms of transport that work well with… Read More

July 15, 2016 @ 1:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Several, a London-based clothing brand, debuted its Crowdcube campaign this week. The company is seeking to raise £350,000 as it prepares to expand its menswear line marketing. Launched in 2014, Several offers men with clothing that focuses on “quality, craftsmanship, and quiet luxury.” The company shared: “With 30… Read More

July 15, 2016 @ 8:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Recently launched crowdfunding platform, Downing Crowd, an offshoot of London-based VC firm Downing, is finding success with its new platform. Powered by Edinburgh-based ShareIn, Downing Crowd has closed its second deal in two days raising a total of £3.2 million.  According to information provided by… Read More