Tagged: united kingdom

May 14, 2019 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Brickowner, a UK based online property investment platform, is reporting topping £10 million in investment within just over a year of announcing the first £1 million invested through its platform. Brickowner’s business model is one of partnering with established property developers to provide a better,… Read More

May 14, 2019 @ 8:09 am By JD Alois  |  

LendingCrowd, the only online lending platform based in Scotland, has launched two new features designed to boost diversification for investors’ portfolios. LendingCrowd states that investors in their Growth Account and Income Account, both available as an IFISA, can already create diversified portfolios of loans to… Read More

May 13, 2019 @ 10:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer lending platform Assetz Capital is now seeking £1 million through its new equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2012, Assetz Capital describes itself as a provider of alternative funding sources to SMEs and Property Developers and is one of the fastest-growing peer-to-peer… Read More

May 13, 2019 @ 1:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Security Token Academy (STA), a company covering and facilitating the emerging security token industry, has crossed the Atlantic and landed in the UK with its first Security Token London Meetup Kickoff Event. The event is scheduled for June 12th in London. Aubrey Chernick, founder… Read More

May 13, 2019 @ 10:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Greensill, a working capital provider, has received an $800 million investment from the SoftBank Vision Fund, according to a release from the firm. Greensill said the investment “underscores the value of working capital finance as the most advanced means of providing low-cost capital to companies… Read More

May 13, 2019 @ 9:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wriggle, a UK-based real-time marketplace for local eat-out food and drink, has successfully secured its initial £600,000 funding target on equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. As previously reported, Wriggle is on a mission to help people discover, and spend their money at the best local food… Read More

May 12, 2019 @ 6:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

The United Kingdom has long been a global leader in financial innovation. Of course, London holds a long history as a prominent financial center for both Europe and the world. This established base has combined with a strong entrepreneurial spirit and access to capital to… Read More

May 12, 2019 @ 6:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Loot, a UK-based digital bank startup, is set to launch a new equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2014, Loot describes itself as a current account and contactless Loot Mastercard card that offers insights into spending with personalized features to manage money. The company… Read More

May 12, 2019 @ 6:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pennies, a UK-based fintech and digital charity box, has reportedly surpassed 70 million in consumer digital donations. Founded in 2010, Pennies revealed it is creating a “unique digital ecosystem” by using new technology to unlock millions of pounds in new giving. “Designed to fit with our… Read More

May 10, 2019 @ 10:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two years after securing £521,314 through its previous equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, The Cheeky Panda, a 100% ultra sustainable, low carbon, bamboo tissue product brand, has returned to the funding platform and quickly raised more than £1.2 million. The latest crowdfunding campaign… Read More

May 10, 2019 @ 7:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

NatWest announced last week the launch of its new product NatWest Tyl. According to NatWest, NatWest Tyl is a new, innovative approach to merchant acquiring, and is designed to make it easier for customers to run their business. “Alongside straightforward customer on-boarding, simple pricing and… Read More

May 9, 2019 @ 7:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

GeoDB, a UK-based fintech startup that aims to provide a big data marketplace that includes an encrypted, safe, transparent, verified, accurate and decentralized datapool, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £900,000 in funding. The funding round was launched… Read More

May 9, 2019 @ 11:23 am By JD Alois  |  

A report in Yahoo Finance indicates that Marcus, Goldman Sachs’ digital only challenger bank, is doing quite well in the United Kingdom. Des McDaid, the Managing Director for Marcus in the UK, stated: “We’ve passed a quarter of a million customers and just over £8bn… Read More

May 8, 2019 @ 3:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than six months after securing $17.5 million through its Series B funding round, UK money transfer fintech TransferGo announced it received $3.4 million from French capital firm Seventure Partners to add to the funding round. As previously reported, TransferGo currently offers transfers between nearly 50… Read More

May 7, 2019 @ 3:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wriggle, a UK-based real-time marketplace for local eat-out food and drink, is now seeking £600,000 through its new equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2014,  Wriggle is on a mission to help people discover, and spend their money at the best local food and… Read More

May 7, 2019 @ 11:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Esme Loans, the NatWest backed standalone digital lending platform for SMEs, announced last week it has hit £50 million of lending to UK businesses. The online lender reported that it has seen a continued period of strong growth, following an uplift in lending of 337%… Read More

May 6, 2019 @ 2:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital wealth management platform MarketsFlow has successfully secured its initial £700,000 funding target through equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The funding round was launched less than two years after MarketsFlow secured more than £450,000 through its previous Crowdcube round. As previously reported, MarketsFlow was launched in… Read More

May 6, 2019 @ 9:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a year after raising £639,904 through its previous Seedrs funding round, Pointvoucher, a mobile gaming plug and play market platform, has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform to raise £800,000. As previously reported, Pointvoucher was founded in 2015 and reportedly facilitates the connection between consumers… Read More

May 5, 2019 @ 9:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ripple, a UK-based renewable energy platform, is now seeking £750,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2017, Ripple reported that its vision is a renewable energy future owned by people, not companies. “People want to reduce their carbon footprint and they want… Read More

May 3, 2019 @ 11:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PixelPin, a UK-based company that is dedicated to securing personal and business information without using a keyboard, has quickly surpassed its initial £1,394,989 funding target on equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. Founded in 2011, PixelPin stated it is focused on the use of pictures. Using pictures… Read More