Tagged: united kingdom

November 13, 2017 @ 6:14 am By JD Alois  |  

London-based Kuber Ventures, an alternative fund investment platform providing access to EIS/SEIS opportunities, has announced a commercial partnership with MICAP to provide independent due diligence and research on the funds that are currently available on the Kuber platform. The partnership is described as placing Kuber… Read More

November 11, 2017 @ 12:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based distillery The Oxford Artisan Distillery (TOAD) is now seeking £750,000 through equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube as it prepares to expand its distillery, crafts gin, vodka, and rye whiskey brand. Launched in July 2017, The Distillery describes itself as a grain-to-glass distillery producing spirits from heritage grain… Read More

November 9, 2017 @ 3:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Boat marketplace platform, Borrow A Boat, successfully secured its equity crowdfunding campaign’s initial £200,000 funding target from more than 300 investors on Crowdcube. The company launched the initiatve less than two weeks ago. As previously reported, the Borrow A Boat platform was set up in 2016 by boat… Read More

November 8, 2017 @ 9:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Electroneum, a company that recently raised $40 million in an initial coin offering (ICO), has enlisted the assistance of Hackerone following a “real, credible, security threat” to their platform. Electroneum has prominently promoted its platform as a “super Secure – unhackable offline wallet” that is… Read More

November 8, 2017 @ 11:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after announcing an extension of its second equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, reward-based crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder UK has successfully secured its initial £750,000 from more than 750 investors. Founded in 2014, Crowdfunder UK describes itself as the UK’s number one rewards-based crowdfunding platform. The… Read More

November 8, 2017 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Parcel2Go, described as the UK’s largest parcel delivery comparison website, is crowdfunding on Crowdcube to raise a minimum of £500,000.  The offer is said to be part of a wider fundraising program, and, after giving an exclusive early registration period to Parcel2Go customers over the… Read More

November 7, 2017 @ 1:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Crowdfunder UK  announced it has teamed up with Propel by Deloitte and Voom to give away a share of £5,000 to five different business ideas that are currently exporting or looking to export in the future. According to the reward-based crowdfunding platform, this new… Read More

November 7, 2017 @ 12:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdcube success and challenger bank Monzo announced on Tuesday it secured 71 million through its latest investment round, which was led by Goodwater Capital, Stripe, and Michael Moritz with participation from existing investors, Passion Capital, Thrive Capital, and Orange Digital Ventures. As previously reported, Monzo (originally… Read More

November 6, 2017 @ 11:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, UK-based Much Better Adventures has successfully secured its initial £750,000 and has even surpassed £800,000 from nearly 350 investors. The company was launched with a mission to “unearth” the world’s best local guides, hosts, and places… Read More

November 6, 2017 @ 9:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendInvest announced on Monday that alternative assets platform CoInvestor has been chosen as a preferred method for UK adviser to invest in the crowdfunding platform’s Luxembourg-domiciled Real Estate Opportunity Fund. According to LendInvest, the £130 million lending fund offers investors the opportunity to participate in… Read More

November 4, 2017 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

N26, a digital-only challenger bank based in Germany, announced on Friday it is launching its services in the UK in early 2018. This news comes after the fintech startup announced plans to launch in the U.S. next year. UK customers may now get early access by signing… Read More

November 4, 2017 @ 8:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Creators of cashback smartphone app GreenJinn announced earlier this week they have extended their equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The initiative was launched back in September and is seeking £600,000 as it prepares to expand. As previously reported, the app was launched in October 2016… Read More

November 3, 2017 @ 1:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunder UK announced on Friday it has extended its second equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The crowdfunding platform launched the funding round last month, seeking £750,000. As previously reported, Crowdfunder UK was founded in 2014 and describes itself as the UK’s number one rewards-based crowdfunding platform. The… Read More

November 3, 2017 @ 10:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Good Egg is set to close its second equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with nearly £600,000 from more than 400 investors. The restaurant launched the campaign at the end of September and extended the funding round mid-October. As previously reported, The Good Egg was inspired by Californian… Read More

November 3, 2017 @ 7:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Mobile first digital money transfer service WorldRemit has launched instant money transfers to Hungary. The new service lets anyone in over 50 countries send remittances directly to bank accounts in Hungary in a safe, quick and convenient way, using the WorldRemit app or website. WorldRemit’s digital model allows migrants… Read More

November 2, 2017 @ 2:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer property platform Lendy announced on Thursday it has broken all previous records for loan repayments generated in any one month, recovering £20 million in total in October 2017 alone. The online lender reported that this exceeds its previous September 2016 high of £14.5 million. The… Read More

November 2, 2017 @ 10:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Technology startup Verv successfully secured more than £1.2 million from over 1200 investors through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round closed on Wednesday. As previously reported, Verv, which was launched in 2014, stated it has developed an intelligent energy assistant which uses high-speed energy analytics and… Read More

November 2, 2017 @ 10:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based fintech Cashplus announced on Thursday it is currently seeking to receive its banking license. The company, formerly known as Advanced Payments Solution, now seeks to evolve the current banking system. It offers financial services, prepaid cards and accounts, business accounts and consumer debit accounts…. Read More

November 2, 2017 @ 8:18 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a Fintech marketplace platform for property finance, has agreed a long-term warehouse facility with Citi boosting its entry into the UK’s £40 billion buy-to-let (BTL) market. Under the terms of the financing, Citi will provide a funding line to LendInvest that will be used… Read More

November 1, 2017 @ 4:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Crowdfunder UK announced it has formed a partnership with the Design Council to support and encourage UK businesses to design innovative new products and get them to market through the Spark 2018 initiative. The crowdfunding platform revealed that as part of the Spark partnership The Design… Read More