Tagged: united kingdom

April 17, 2018 @ 11:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer lender Landbay is set to close its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs later this evening with more than £1.6 million from nearly 285 investors. The funding round was launched last month and quickly secured its initial £1.25 million funding target. This is the seventh equity… Read More

April 17, 2018 @ 9:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

iContract, the online platform connecting contractors with recruiters, completed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with more than £800,000 secured. As previously reported, iContract, which was launched in August 2017, connects contractors and recruiters for job matching and networking. The company reported that so far it… Read More

April 17, 2018 @ 9:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Spotcap, an SME focused online lender based in Berlin, announced on Tuesday it has opened applications for its Fintech Fellowship. According to the lending platform, this program offers a £8,000 award to a postgraduate student studying a fintech related course at a UK university. Applications… Read More

April 17, 2018 @ 8:22 am By JD Alois  |  

BondMason is out with their DIrect Lending Report that indicates that between 2016-2017, mid-sized online lending platforms increased their potential to compete, growing their market share by approximately 50% to £1.6 billion. Large platforms, meanwhile, grew their share by only approximately 6%. BondMason stated the… Read More

April 17, 2018 @ 1:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Revolut’s newest feature Vaults a saving enabler that allows users to round up and save their spare change from everyday purchases. The service is available for any of Revolut’s 25 supported fiat currencies as well as the popular digital currencies Bitcoin, Ether and Litecoin. Revolut say… Read More

April 16, 2018 @ 1:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based Triodos Bank announced on Monday five positive social and environmental impact organizations have raised more than £7 million through its crowdfunding platform in the three months since the portal’s debut. According to Triodos, the crowdfunding site opened to investors in January and the latest offer to… Read More

April 16, 2018 @ 3:00 am By JD Alois  |  

There is a new entry in the UK crowdfunding market. Stakeholderz, the creation of executive recruitment firm Intramezzo, is an equity crowdfunding platform with a mission to bring together early stage tech ventures with experienced directors who can not only help fund the company but… Read More

April 14, 2018 @ 1:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based brewing company, Left Handed Giant Brewing, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £1 million from over 1400 investors. The round was launched in February and quickly raised its initial £450,000 funding target. As previously reported, Left Handed Giant Brewing was launched… Read More

April 13, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer lender Lending Works announced this week it surpassed £100 million in online lending. According to Lending Works, the milestone comes just a little over a year after the platform surpassed £50 million. The lender also reported that 20,000 customers (over 16,000 borrowers and nearly 4,000 lenders)… Read More

April 12, 2018 @ 9:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

INIU, a Portugal-based natural juice brand, is now seeking £500,000 through equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. Founded in 2016, INIU states it was “born” to reinforce a healthy lifestyle by giving each person the “power” to pick an alternative to the unhealthy beverages on the shelves…. Read More

April 12, 2018 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer lender Landbay announced on Thursday it is set to close its latest equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs next Tuesday (April 17th). The campaign quickly secured its initial £1.25 million and has successfully raised more than £1.4 million thanks to over 250 investors. As previously reported, Landbay was… Read More

April 12, 2018 @ 1:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

The grande dame of peer to peer lending in the UK, Zopa, is raising £50 million at a valuation of £400 million, according to several reports.  SkyNews states this most recent funding round will be led by current investors including Wadhawan Global Capital out of… Read More

April 12, 2018 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, European independent management consulting firm Baringa Partners announced its as formed a partnership with UK-based compliance and data analytics firm  SteelEye to make its way into the regtech industry. The company stated it believes that the regtech market will continue to grow and… Read More

April 12, 2018 @ 2:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Cash is king no more. Today’s society is all about mobility and the digitization of all forms of finance. How consumers spend and manage their money has changed dramatically in recent years and that pace of change is accelerating. Revolut is a new breed of… Read More

April 11, 2018 @ 3:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Liberis, a UK-based fintech, announced on Wednesday it secured £57.5 million in combined funding from British Business Investments, Paragon Bank, BCI Finance, and Blenheim Chalcot. According to Liberis, the new facility and equity investment will accelerate our growth to help support an estimated 100,000 UK jobs by… Read More

April 11, 2018 @ 2:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, challenger bank Tandem announced the launch of three fixed saver accounts. The bank reported that the launch of the accounts gives “savvy savers” the chance to put money aside in their own virtual treasure chest. The debut of the fixed saver accounts comes less than… Read More

April 11, 2018 @ 11:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two weeks until its equity crowdfunding round comes to an end on Crowdcube, UK-based insurtech Midrive has successfully secured more than £2 million from over 575 investors. The company quickly secured its initial £1.8 million funding target. Founded in 2013, Midrive is an insurance company… Read More

April 9, 2018 @ 11:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a year after completing its first equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, Japanese snack and meal solutions brand, Miso Tasty, has returned to the funding portal and secured its £150,000 funding target in four hours.  As previously reported, Miso Tasty was launched in 2014… Read More

April 7, 2018 @ 2:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Winebuyers, an e-commerce platform that connects vineyards and wine merchants directly to the end consumer, has successfully secured its initial £525,000 funding target on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The funding round was launched last month and was recently extended. So far, it has attracted nearly 185 investors. As… Read More

April 6, 2018 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Midrive, a UK-based insurtech that’s on a mission to reinventing driving and insurance for the digital generation, is now nearing £2 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The campaign was launched last month and successfully secured £1.8 million. So far, the funding round has… Read More