Tagged: uk

November 5, 2015 @ 11:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced that research firm Beauhurst has dubbed it top equity investor. The UK platform stated: “In their review of equity investment in the third quarter of 2015, Beauhurst, the provider of deep data on growing companies, have declared Crowdcube… Read More

November 4, 2015 @ 7:42 am By JD Alois  |  

  LendInvest, a peer to peer lender in the commercial property sector, has a good problem. Business is really strong.  The young lending platform has doubled its staff from 30 at the beginning of they.  Demand for its online lending services means it expects to… Read More

November 4, 2015 @ 7:09 am By JD Alois  |  

InvestDen, an FCA regulated crowdfunding platform, has partnered with CrowdRating to provide independent ratings on its securities offers. InvestDen offers both debt and equity crowdfunding. InvestDen states that this new offering will “enhance the already rigorous due diligence that is undertaken on the businesses offered… Read More

November 4, 2015 @ 3:00 am By JD Alois  |  

investUP has claimed the title of the “world’s first crowdfunding brokerage”.  The company has announced today receiving the approval of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).  investUP believes they now have a clear path to provide retail investors a method to fund multiple crowdfunded offers via… Read More

November 3, 2015 @ 10:57 am By JD Alois  |  

ArchOver, a peer to peer lending platform, has enlisted Coface, a leader in credit insurance, to protect lenders from potential default on business loans. The new partnership is said to provide future protection of up to £100 million. The new arrangement will enable ArchOver to… Read More

November 3, 2015 @ 8:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube has launched a new fund to allow investors to quickly and easily diversify their holdings across multiple crowdfunded securities. The Crowdcube EIS Fund is seeking a raise of £500,000 and will be managed by a professional fund manager. The minimum investment for individuals is… Read More

November 2, 2015 @ 11:37 pm By Midori Yoshimura  |  

On the rapidly expanding ground of the £1.4bn crowdfunding industry, there’s a growing split between companies with a venture capital or private equity background who hold that a £1,000 minimum investment in crowdfunding ventures would protect inexperienced investors, and those who believe that such a minimum investment would go… Read More

November 2, 2015 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just one week after launching its new Crowdcube campaign, fast growing bespoke burrito and taco chain, Chilango, has successfully raised £992,000 out of its £1 million goal. As previously reported, Chilango launched its aptly named Burrito Bond in 2014.  The mini-bond security offered investors an 8% annual return… Read More

November 2, 2015 @ 10:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the weekend, UK bicycle apparel brand Vulpine announced the closing of its Crowdcube campaign, which was originally supposed to end late November. The company quickly surpassed its initial £500,000 and during the final hours achieved over £1 million. Founder of Vulpine Nick Hussey previously announced… Read More

November 2, 2015 @ 8:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based Nirvana Brewery has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Crowd for Angels with a mission to raise £135,000 for its new non-alcoholic beer line. While sharing details about its products, the company noted that non-alcoholic craft beers do not have to be as boring as the… Read More

November 2, 2015 @ 7:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Following the SEC’s announcement of final rules for Title III of the JOBS Act, UK based Seedrs has revealed it is set to launch in the US and will launch its first campaigns “within weeks”.  A wider roll-out of the platform is expected to take… Read More

October 30, 2015 @ 1:22 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

What goes around, comes around, seems to be one concept behind the UK-based MoneyCircles.com, a decentralized peer-to-peer lending app that allows circles of people to get together and mimic a credit union to save and lend with one another, based on a “common bond.” The company is the… Read More

October 29, 2015 @ 12:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks until its crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube comes to an end, London’s Cauli Rice has successfully secured over £700,000. Cauli Rice offers a low calorie and low GI rice replacement, with 80% fewer calories but with the same taste as white rice. It’s great… Read More

October 29, 2015 @ 11:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, London Union, parent company of the highly successful Street Feast, launched a Seedrs initiative with a mission to raise £3.5 million for a world-class, permanent street food market in central London. Founded by Leon’s Henry Dimbleby and Street Feast’s Jonathan Downey, the company… Read More

October 29, 2015 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Vocal proponent of smaller enterprise, Louise Beaumont, believes UK SMEs continue to suffer under the realm of traditional banks.  Beaumont is Head of Public Affairs at GLI Finance, a firm that is in the innovative finance space providing new forms of finance. The Bank of… Read More

October 28, 2015 @ 10:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunder UK is preparing to offer shares to the crowd once again. As revealed in a recent blog post, Crowdfunder will launch an equity crowdfunding round in the very near term. According to Crowdfunder: Off the back of another year of exceptional growth, Crowdfunder is… Read More

October 28, 2015 @ 8:12 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority has published their response to the Competition and Market Authority payday lending investigation.  The FCA said it had “worked closely with the CMA” regarding the market investigation.  The consultation paper is accepting feedback until January 28th, 2016.  The proposal by the… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 12:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With a record 29 pubs closing each week, communities are fighting back to keep their pubs open using the power of the crowd, including a group of volunteers in Somersham in the heart of rural Suffolk. The community behind the latest pub in the UK… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 12:16 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Last week Vulpine, a UK-based cycling clothing brand, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with a mission to raise £500,000 for product and international expansion.  The brand easily cycled past its goal, closing in on £845,00 as of this writing. Faced with the decision of continuing to overfund, Founder… Read More

October 26, 2015 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Chilango, the fast growing bespoke burrito and taco chain, is returning to investment crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. This time, Chilango will seek to raise £ 1 millionChilango will seek to raise £ 1 million for 3.26% ownership in the business.  The offer has quickly jumped to… Read More