Tagged: uk

October 22, 2014 @ 5:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to keep her career going after saying farewell to her formal label, Warner Brothers, British singer Neon Hitch launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $50,000 for not only her upcoming album but also for the world’s “first” fan label. According to the… Read More

October 22, 2014 @ 10:32 am By JD Alois  |  

The peer to peer lending industry sees the light at the end of the tunnel as the UK government nears the day when retirement funds, in the form of Individual Savings Acccounts (ISAs) will be able to invest in P2P loans.  Last week the UK… Read More

October 22, 2014 @ 9:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to expand their already successful business, founders of Manchester’s Italian wine café Veeno, Nino Caruso and Andrea Zecchino, have launched a new equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £210,000 to create ten new locations. According to the campaign’s website, Veeno is an Italian… Read More

October 21, 2014 @ 5:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, CEO of Kickstarter, Yancy Strickler announced the exciting news that the crowdfunding giant would be opening its platform to Scandinavia and Ireland startups. Kickstarter’s team wrote, “We’re so excited to announce that Kickstarter is now available to creators in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Ireland — four countries with amazing cultural histories and… Read More

October 20, 2014 @ 11:02 am By JD Alois  |  

The Peer 2 Peer Finance Association (P2PFA), an industry advocate group for UK P2P platforms, has jumped into the scrum regarding the forthcoming inclusion of P2P lending assets in Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs).  Chancellor of the  Exchequer George Osborne announced earlier this year that ISAs… Read More

October 16, 2014 @ 1:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, UK-based Pi-Top decided to turn to global crowdfunding giant Indiegogo to raise $80,000 for its new self-titled raspberry pi laptop. According to the campaign, the Pi-Top provides a platform to expand your knowledge in hardware creation. Its kit takes you through each… Read More

October 15, 2014 @ 11:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Trillion Fund is a crowdfunding platform for renewable energy.  One of the leaders in the space,  Trillion Fund allows people to invest in projects that generate renewable energy from solar and wind projects.  The motivation is kind of cool – you get to support something… Read More

October 15, 2014 @ 8:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to expand its growing platform, university crowdfunding website Hubbub launched an equity campaign on Crowdcube to raise £250,000. In order to raise the funds, the company decided to offer 8.12% ownership for each backer. Not only did it raise the initial goal, the campaign finished… Read More

October 14, 2014 @ 1:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Eden Project mini-bond crowdfunding campaign launched earlier today seeking to raise a minimum amount of £1 million. That number was easily supras as investors rushed to back the non profit, indoor rainforest.   Cornwall’s biggest tourist attraction, @edenproject is now open for investment http://t.co/N58i7IZmMh#InvestAware#CapitalAtRisk… Read More

October 14, 2014 @ 11:17 am By JD Alois  |  

GamCrowd has launched the first startups, Betify and Fenway Games, on its equity crowdfunding platform.  Betify is a mobile app that allows users to set or receive challenges from their friends and win rewards, such as tech products and vouchers or trips and experiences, if… Read More

October 14, 2014 @ 11:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Mayfair & Morgan Will Accept Investments from £1,000. International property management and investment firm Mayfair & Morgan has launched a new investment crowdfunding platform that will allow its members to invest in residential property from £1,000 and up.  The company wants to allow investors to… Read More

October 14, 2014 @ 8:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Described as the worlds largest indoor rainforest, Cornwall based Eden Project, is raising capital on investment crowdfunding platform Crowdcube with a £1 million mini-bond offer.  The issuer hopes to raise a top goal of £1.5 million.  The four year security will pay investors a 6%… Read More

October 14, 2014 @ 7:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Wellesley & Co. has announced passing the £100 million mark in loans funded.  The UK based company launched only in November of 2013.  Wellesley & Co. has claimed the title as “the fastest growing platform in 2014”.  The P2P lender specializes… Read More

October 13, 2014 @ 6:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform SeedInvest received a nice nod from our British friends having received a “Great Tech Award” at a ceremony this past week.  The British Consulate General and the UK Trade & Investment hosted the second event of its kind where seven different innovative… Read More

October 13, 2014 @ 11:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

During the final days on the crowdfunding giant, Kickstarter, the creators of the single player real-time strategy game video game Flagship, Brad Jeffery and Matt J, announced they decided to pull the plug on the project’s campaign after only raising £48,945 out of its £95,000 goal. Although putting it on hiatus,… Read More

October 13, 2014 @ 9:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The mastermind behind the famous 1981 Princess Diana wedding dress has made her way to Crowdcube! Elizabeth Emanuel, who has also made gorgeous dresses for other celebrities, including Elizabeth Taylor and Joan Collins, hit the equity crowdfunding platform on Sunday (October 12th) to raise £750,000 for her new… Read More

October 11, 2014 @ 11:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform GrowthFunders  (Growth Capital Ventures) is scheduled to close their self-crowdfunding round tomorrow (Sunday, October 12, 2014) having beat their £150,000 initial goal.  Organizers state they raised the £150,000 in just ten minutes.  The equity crowdfunding campaign stands at £222,700 raised to date… Read More

October 10, 2014 @ 10:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced this week the launch of its new office in Scotland. According to the Herald Scotland, the website revealed it has made opened the new location to support existing clients. Crowdcube noted the decision to move north came after it noticed a… Read More

October 9, 2014 @ 3:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Twenty Something London, a popular online platform that showcases the independent businesses of London, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £160,000 to revamp and expand its popular website. Those who help fund the project will receive 7.40% in equity. The platform’s key mission is… Read More

October 9, 2014 @ 9:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Manchester-based tech startup WEDG launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise £71,000 for its self-titled personal cloud sharing device. Within only one week, the project surpassed its initial goal and is currently at £83,832 from 539 backers. Now the company announced its ready to start… Read More