Tagged: uk

July 14, 2015 @ 3:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LUMO, a UK-based cyclist apparel startup, has successfully overfunded during its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company surfaced on the platform last month with a mission to raise 200,000 so that it can start expanding globally. The company notably designs jackets and bags for cyclists… Read More

July 14, 2015 @ 12:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an effort to give its customers new fuel of choice, biofuel, UK-based biodiesel manufacturer and supplier Fuller-Fuel has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Funding Tree to raise at least £110,000 for more advanced filling stations. According to its description,  Fuller-Fuel, which was founded by Paul Fullerton in… Read More

July 14, 2015 @ 11:29 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Started in 2001 in Old Spitalfields Market in London’s East End, Square Pie now is a leading name for gourmet pies in the UK. Supplying approximately 80 Tesco stores, Ocado.com and its own six London restaurants with its comfort foods, the fast-growing restaurant and grocery business last… Read More

July 14, 2015 @ 7:37 am By JD Alois  |  

“We are on a mission to democratise the venture capital investment business” In a pivotal offer, VC firm Venrex will raise £ 1 million in capital on equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs allowing ordinary investors to join an investment fund that is typically reserved for the wealthy… Read More

July 13, 2015 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Sugru, a unique type of mouldable glue that was listed by Time Magazine as one of the worlds top inventions in 2010 (beating the iPad no less), has closed its crowdfunding round on Crowdcube at over £3.5 million.  According to Crowdcube, 2700 investors from 68 countries… Read More

July 10, 2015 @ 11:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “European Peer-to-Peer Lending: Market Insight 2015 “ report to their offering. Peer-to-peer (P2P)lending has continued to grow rapidly across Europe as lenders seek higher returns than are available from banks and borrowers embrace willingness to lend to sectors the… Read More

July 10, 2015 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Flendr, a social lending platform that launched a couple weeks ago, wants to make it easier to borrow money from friends and family.  A bit of a hybrid peer to peer lending platform – where you know the “peers”, Flendr sees opportunity in the estimated… Read More

July 10, 2015 @ 1:05 am By Therese Torris  |  

Seedrs is a star among equity crowdfunding platforms. Founded in 2009 in the UK, the company pioneered innovations such as raising funds for several crowdfunding platforms – including itself – and launching a crowdfunding campaign for a listed company. Such bold moves have made Seedrs… Read More

July 9, 2015 @ 2:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

As part of the UK government’s budget policy, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne affirmed that soon (April 2016) ISAs will allow for peer to peer lending assets to be part of a savers portfolio.  Osborne also stated the government will consider allowing equity crowdfunded… Read More

July 9, 2015 @ 1:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

E-Car Club raised £100,000 on Crowdcube back in 2013. The company went on to raise further capital from “socially minded investors”, including some of the crowdfunding investors, and then received funding by Ignite Social Enterprise. Details of the transaction were not revealed. E-Car Club, launched… Read More

July 9, 2015 @ 11:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

While making the final preparations for its launch, upcoming UK real estate investment platform, BrickVest, announced it has received backing from Rocket Internet’s Global Founders Capital (GFC). According to TechCrunch, GFC has invested in a startup before the platform open its investment doors. Although BrickVest nor GFC are disclosing… Read More

July 9, 2015 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Great news, UK! This week, crowdfunding platform Tilt announced that it has opened its doors of the countries inventors. Tilt revealed: “The easiest way to collect money from your group is now available in the UK! Say goodbye to bank transfers, collecting cash from a… Read More

July 8, 2015 @ 3:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hotcha, a Chinese takeout chain, recently launched a mini-bond on Crowdcube to raise £1 million so that it may expand and become a national chain in five years. Hotcha was established by chefs James Liang and Andy Chan in 2011. It is described as a branded Chinese takeaway chain with big ambitions… Read More

July 8, 2015 @ 11:27 am By JD Alois  |  

  The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s summer budget was said to put economic security first and was a plan for “working people”. But incorporated in the policy statement was also aspects that should benefit disruptive financial firms on both the debt and equity side of… Read More

July 8, 2015 @ 7:56 am By JD Alois  |  

SME lender Funding  Empire has sold majority ownership to Paratus AMC, a residential mortgage lending company.  According to a company statement, Funding Empire will continue to maintain operations in Cardiff as “Wales’ only peer to peer lending lending platform”.  The direct lender launched operations in… Read More

July 7, 2015 @ 6:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has just released their numbers for the first half of 2015 and according to their tally the funding portal has seen £53.5 million invested via their site with £38.9 million raised for a funded business. In 2014 the total amount raised… Read More

July 7, 2015 @ 7:41 am By JD Alois  |  

investUP has hired Paul Staples as Senior Business Advisor. Paul joins investUP after seven years as head of global custody commercial product EMEA at J.P. Morgan, alongside his mentor and advisory role for FinTech startups. Paul began his career as an analyst at Goldman Sachs, working in… Read More

July 6, 2015 @ 5:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Young peer to peer lending platform, Money&Co., founded by City Super Woman Nicola Horlick, believes it has set a record of sorts.  The direct lender was launched in the spring of 2014 and to date has facilitated about £6 million in loans. According to Money&Co.;… Read More

July 6, 2015 @ 11:34 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based Radio Physics Solution (RPS) has created a new weapons screening technology that can detect if an individual is carrying a gun, knife, bomb or IED from a safe distance. Their product is the only mobile system available today. Named MiRTLE, the technology utilizes ultra… Read More

July 6, 2015 @ 11:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Tossed, a unique dining establishment that delivers healthy and tasty cuisine, is celebrating its 10th birthday this year. As part of their hard earned success, Tossed is allowing its fans to share in its success with an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company is… Read More