Tagged: united kingdom

June 25, 2019 @ 9:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, Crowdfund Insider previewed Freetrade’s crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. Today, the offer is live and out of private mode so we wanted to provide an update. As it stands now, Freetrade has easily topped its low-end hurdle of £1 million as it seeks to raise… Read More

June 25, 2019 @ 8:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based challenger bank Monzo announced on Monday it secured £113 million through its latest investment, led by Y Combinator Continuity and Latitude. The round of funding reportedly brings the platform’s valuation to £2 billion.  The news about Monzo’s latest investment round comes just six months after the… Read More

June 25, 2019 @ 8:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender and digital bank Zopa is out with note highlighting the fact that consumers too frequently do not receive the interest rate they expect when applying for a loan. In fact, Zopa states that an astounding two-thirds of loan applicants are offered… Read More

June 24, 2019 @ 3:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

No1 Rosemary Water, a UK-based botanical beverage company, has launched an equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. The campaign made its public debut right after the company raised its £1 million funding target from nearly 175 investors. The company has created a total of ten single… Read More

June 24, 2019 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few weeks after securing £3.8 million through its equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs, a “new banking and wealth management alternative,” dozens, announced it has formed a new partnership with Westminster City Council to find out what local residents and businesses really want from… Read More

June 24, 2019 @ 12:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform Funding Circle announced on Monday it has teamed up with Merseyside Pension Fund to launch UK Economic Impact Fund for British small businesses. According to the duo, the UK Economic Impact Fund will give institutional investors including pension funds, insurance companies and local… Read More

June 24, 2019 @ 11:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Much Better Adventures, a UK-based traveling platform, has quickly surpassed its £850,000 funding target on equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs. Founded in 2012, Much Better Adventures claims it offers unique adventures and experiences that are delivered by local hosts and guides around the world. “Our inspiring,… Read More

June 24, 2019 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Challenger stockbroker app Freetrade is returning to the pages of Crowdcube to raise capital once again. The highly popular company topped their £500,000 crowdfunding goal in May in about 12 minutes. Back in April, Freetrade attempted to launch an offering but Crowdcube’s servers struggled with… Read More

June 24, 2019 @ 7:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nordea Bank recently announced ith as invested in e-commerce startup, Mondido. Founded in 2014, Mondido claims it offers a simple and fast way to start accepting payments on websites and mobile apps while offering features for analyzing and increasing sales. “Merchants and web shops can… Read More

June 24, 2019 @ 4:01 am By JD Alois  |  

MarketInvoice, a Fintech in the invoice financing sector, has published their “MarketInvoice Business Insights survey” based on responses from 1,000 business owners of UK Ltd companies between 31st May and 5th June 2019. According to their results, the lack of finance options is considered to… Read More

June 23, 2019 @ 10:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, UK fintech Nutmeg has successfully secured more than £4 million from nearly 2,000 investors. The funding round originally sought to raise £1 million, with Nutmeg offering 1.59% equity at a £251 million pre-money… Read More

June 22, 2019 @ 8:30 am By Cali Haan  |  

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney told colleagues at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet for Bankers and Merchants of London June 20th that DLT (distributed ledger technology, also known as “blockchain”) used for financial settlements could save, “….billions of pounds in capital and liquidity that can be… Read More

June 21, 2019 @ 2:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after launching its latest equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube, Cauli Rice, under its brand name Fullgreen, has successfully secured its initial £600,000 from more than 275 investors. The company is now offering 2.83% equity with a pre-valuation of £21 million. As previously reported,… Read More

June 20, 2019 @ 9:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based fintech firm Nutmeg has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round quickly secured its £1 million funding target and has now nearing £2.6 million from over 1000 investors. Nutmeg claims to be the UK’s first online “discretionary investment management company.” The… Read More

June 20, 2019 @ 9:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two years after raising £2,520,439 through its previous Seedrs round, CommunterClub has launched a new equity crowdfunding campaign and surpassed its initial £1,850,000 funding target. The company is currently offering 10.92% equity with a £15,089,864 pre-round valuation. As previously reported, the company was… Read More

June 20, 2019 @ 1:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Bank of England has published a report entitled, “Future of Finance: Review on the Outlook for the UK Financial System: What it means for the Bank of England.” The report is authored by Huw van Steenis. According to the document, van Steenis’ mission was… Read More

June 20, 2019 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

SupraFin, described as the first automated investment management platform for cryptocurrencies / digital assets, will be crowdfunding soon. SupraFin utilizes bespoke algorithms and trading models designed to give individuals the upper hand in the volatile crypto market. According to an email from SupraFin, the company… Read More

June 20, 2019 @ 9:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK challenger bank Monzo addressed recent issues concerning its bank transfer services. The digital banking platform reported that on May 30th, around a quarter of bank transfers into Monzo accounts were failing or delayed by several hours and bank transfers from the Monzo accounts were… Read More

June 20, 2019 @ 8:14 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based Smartlands has joined the European Crowdfunding Network (ECN). Smartlands is a blockchain based crowdfunding platform that tokenizes real estate investments. Earlier this month, Smartlands announced their first tokenized property investment while staking claim to being the first platform in the UK to accomplish… Read More

June 18, 2019 @ 4:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CreditLadder, a UK-based rental data provider, is now seeking £600,000 through its equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs. Launched in 2016, CreditLadder claims to be the first and biggest private rental data reporter in the UK with backing from HM Treasury. Through its platform, Tenants may use… Read More