Tagged: uk

May 19, 2016 @ 3:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hire Space, the dubbed “Airbnb for event spaces,” has recent launched a Crowdcube initiative to raise £500,000  as it continues to grow and develop its venue marketplace platform. Founded in 2013 by teacher Will Swannell and speechwriter Edward Poland, Hire Space assists brands, agencies, corporations and the public to… Read More

May 19, 2016 @ 1:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK based investment crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has announced it has topped 400 successfully funded projects as of today. The milestone event came as Tyne Bank Brewery hurdled its funding target of £150,000 by closing with £213,320 raised from over 350 investors. Tyne was one of… Read More

May 19, 2016 @ 11:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks until its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube comes to an end, UK’s fitness club franchise, énergie, announced that it has received a £100,000 investment from founder and former CEO of Pacific Direct, Lara Morgan. énergie, which has three brands of fitness clubs in… Read More

May 19, 2016 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

UK peer to peer lender Zopa is moving into auto loan refinancing targeting a £12 billion used car loan market.  The new product is as significant expansion for the UKs largest P2P lender by loan volume as it seeks to diversify its offerings. Zopa is… Read More

May 18, 2016 @ 5:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ceru Restaurant, a UK-based eastern mediterranean casual dining concept, has recently launched an AngelsDen initiative to raise £1.4 million as it prepares to open its first permanent London location. Ceru was created by Stephen Gee, co-founder of Carluccio’s and chairman of Gaucho and Iberica along with Barry Hilton,… Read More

May 18, 2016 @ 2:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With just seven days until its third Crowdcube initiative comes to an end,UK-based energy company Powervault has secured nearly £1 million from over 480 investors. Powervault’s product reportedly reduces electricity bills and helps customers during black-outs. According to the company, the government says that energy storage is a game-changing… Read More

May 18, 2016 @ 1:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Smashing success! Football INDEX, a football gambling platform, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs at the end of March to raise £800,000 as it preps to become world’s first football stockmarket. Since its launch, the initiative has successfully secured over £1 million. The company revealed that its… Read More

May 18, 2016 @ 8:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Independent App developer, Pocket App, officially closed its funding round on Seedrs today having raised 111% of its  goal for a total of £837,115.  According to Pocket App, 436 investors purchased equity in the young company. Investors also benefited from various perks including discounts on… Read More

May 17, 2016 @ 12:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, UK research firm Beauhurst released its research about equity investment into UK startups and high-growth companies. The company reported the data, which was conducted from January 1st to March 31st of 2016, shows the future is unclear for startup investment in the UK. Total deal numbers… Read More

May 17, 2016 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its anticipated report on the retail banking sector. The document, entitled, “Retail Banking Market Investigation: Provisional Decision on Remedies,” is a 405 page document delivering a deep dive into the challenges of traditional banks. The CMA outlines… Read More

May 16, 2016 @ 12:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Smoke Shack, a Milton Keynes-based company that consists of two award-winning restaurants, has recently launched a Seedrs initiative to raise £200,000 as it seeks to become a national chain.  The brand, which was created by marketer and businessman Darren Isaac along with dining chef Terry… Read More

May 16, 2016 @ 7:27 am By JD Alois  |  

GLI Finance has announced a proposed purchase of “certain interests in entities within the Sancus and BMS sub-groups of the Company.” GLI has entered into a conditional agreement and states it does not require shareholder approval to proceed with the acquisition but wanted to give… Read More

May 15, 2016 @ 9:23 am By Barry James  |  

In August 2014 Chancellor George Osborne set his stall out clearly stating the UK government’s intention to make London the FinTech capital of the world – and so maintain its position as, arguably, the world’s most important financial center in the years to come. It’s… Read More

May 13, 2016 @ 1:00 pm By Paul Swaddle  |  

In case you hadn’t noticed, crowdfunding is HOT news right now. Regardless of sector or business vertical, if the onus is on raising money then crowdfunding appears to be the contemporary fairy godmother of fiscal aid. If you don’t believe me, do a quick google… Read More

May 13, 2016 @ 8:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Following the decision by the Bank of England to hold interest rates at 0.5%, SyndicateRoom CEO and co-founder Gonçalo de Vasconcelos made the statement that investors need alternatives in a historically low interest rate world. “In an environment of low-interest rates, Britons are looking for alternative… Read More

May 12, 2016 @ 3:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few days before its Seedrs initiative comes to an end, UK-based bicycle retailer Velorution has successfully secured nearly £625,000. The company launched the campaign nearly two months ago with a mission to raise £500,000 for its London and South East expansion. As previously reported, Velorution describes itself… Read More

May 12, 2016 @ 12:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Government has published a report on small business activity. Produced by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skill (BIS), the Small Business Survey is based on feedback from over 15,000 UK SMEs.  The correlated data was published in two separate reports.   Small… Read More

May 12, 2016 @ 10:28 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The UK and Singapore have established a “fintech bridge” that will help financial technology firms and investors from each country gain access to the other. Billed as the first of its kind, the bridge enables the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore… Read More

May 12, 2016 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois  |  

LDF, pointing to data that indicates SMEs still struggle to raise growth capital, has launched lendinghive; a 24/7 asset backed funding solution for SMEs. LDF has been in business for quite a long time. Created in 1986, LDF was initially established as a credit brokerage… Read More

May 12, 2016 @ 8:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform Seedrs is seeing significant growth in “on-demand Apps” raising capital on its site. One recent example is blow LTD, London’s app-based provider of fast beauty on demand (also described as Uber for beauty).  blow is currently raising £750,000 in equity capital on Seedrs.  To… Read More