Tagged: united kingdom

February 14, 2018 @ 2:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Funding Circle announced the University of Huddersfield has reportedly led to more than 2,000 UK small businesses through its partnership with the online lending platform that allowed the University to became the first to lend directly to businesses through a lending platform. According… Read More

February 14, 2018 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Crowdcube announced half a million users have pledged over £400 million, of which £310 million has been successfully invested through its equity crowdfunding platform. the funding portal went on to list key stats about the crowd: The average investment size from an individual… Read More

February 14, 2018 @ 9:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based online lending platform Assetz Capital announced on Wednesday that over 2,000 investors have registered for an Assetz Capital Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) since its launch, surpassing the 2,000 accounts opened across the entire peer-to-peer (P2P) industry in the 2016/17 tax year. The online lender… Read More

February 13, 2018 @ 10:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs is reporting a record level of trading in their Secondary Market for crowdfunded securities. Launched in June 2017, Seedrs may claim to have developed the most effective secondary market for intrinsically illiquid private securities. While still relatively small, Seedrs said the… Read More

February 13, 2018 @ 10:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Scottish craft brewer, BrewDog, announced its plans to open its highly anticipated Australian brewery and HQ right on the river in Brisbane’s Murarrie area. The brewery revealed last summer that it had narrowed its search for a site to Newcastle and Brisbane.  According… Read More

February 12, 2018 @ 7:41 am By JD Alois  |  

App-only banking start-up Fiinu, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The offer seeks £500,000 for a 6.67% equity stake at a pre-money valuation of £7 million. The aspiring digital challenger bank wants to throw its hat into the ring of Fintech firms competing… Read More

February 11, 2018 @ 7:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, London-based insurtech firm Inzura announced it secured a $1 million investment, which will enable the company to continue its international expansion. Founded in 2015, Inzura stated it offers a cloud-based platform as a service (PaaS) and white-label mobile apps that are designed to… Read More

February 10, 2018 @ 4:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just after its equity crowdfunding campaign surpassed £675,000 on Crowdcube, London-based Hop Stuff Brewery announced it is set to close the funding round once it reaches £800,000. The brewery launched the initiative last month and quickly attracted its initial £400,000 funding target. Founded in 2013, Hop Stuff Brewery revealed it… Read More

February 9, 2018 @ 9:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, UK-based equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced it is celebrating the 2017’s funded by holding its annual Crowdcube awards. While sharing details about the event, the funding portal stated: “These awards celebrate the best of British Entrepreneurship, showcasing a range of fantastic companies that… Read More

February 7, 2018 @ 3:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

No Agent, a UK based online rental marketplace, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The platform is currently £400,000 in funding through the initiative. Founded in 2016, No Agent states it is on a mission to clean up the rental sector by delivering great… Read More

February 7, 2018 @ 2:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

eFOLDi, a UK-based scooter brand, has successfully secured its initial £350,000 equity crowdfunding target just days after the launching the funding round on Crowdcube. Since its debut last week, the initiative has attracted more than £450,000 from 155 investors. The company reported that it raised £104,000  from crowdfunding pre-sales… Read More

February 7, 2018 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer-to-peer lending platform RateSetter has shared that is Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) will launch tomorrow (February 8th). RateSetter said the IFISA will initially be available to existing customers, then to new customers on 1 March and to inward transfers from other ISAs in April. The creation of… Read More

February 7, 2018 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wombat Invest, a UK-based fintech platform, has successfully secured its initial £250,000 funding target during the final days on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The initiative was launched in early January and has attracted more than 425 investors. As previously reported, Wombat’s platform, which is currently scheduled to launch… Read More

February 7, 2018 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

“This year couldn’t be more different,” Toby Austin, CEO & Co-Founder of Beauhurst The above quote pretty much sums things up. According to the numbers tallied by Beauhurst, 2017 was a gangbuster year for investment into UK high growth firms. Austin adds that; “It’s good… Read More

February 7, 2018 @ 9:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, LendInvest announced it has completed a £16 million financing deal with development finance borrower, Yogo Group. According to the marketplace lender, the deal was completed in three weeks from initial introduction to site purchase. LendInvest reported that the development finance loan will fund the… Read More

February 7, 2018 @ 8:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Innovate Finance is out with report on UK Fintech investment and according to their numbers 2017 was a banner year. The group said VC investment into emerging Fintech firms jumped 153% versus year prior. Approximately $1.8 billion went into 224 deals with the UK ranking… Read More

February 5, 2018 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Poppy’s Picnic, a UK-based raw dog food brand, has successfully secured its initial £350,000 Crowdcube funding target and is now nearing £435,000 thanks to nearly 400 investors. The initiative was launched at the end of January, seeking the funds as it prepares to launch its new cat food… Read More

February 5, 2018 @ 2:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs announced its secondary market, which was launched into beta this past summer to shareholders, is now available to all investors who wish to purchase shares in Seedrs Alumni businesses. According to the funding portal, more than 850 share lots… Read More

February 5, 2018 @ 1:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

London based tech start-up iContract has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs and is now seeking £500,000 for its online platform for contractors. Launched in August 2017, iContract stated it is able to leverage these trends and play an important role in this work movement with… Read More

February 5, 2018 @ 7:26 am By JD Alois  |  

UK Challenger bank Tandem has announced a partnership with cognitive banking company Personetics to provide users personalised insights on their spending across all of their bank accounts in one place, as well as warning people about unexpected fees and unusual activity on their accounts. Tandem… Read More