Tagged: united kingdom

November 14, 2017 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Whitecar, a UK-based new rental car brand, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £850,000 as it preps for expansion. The company, which describes itself as UK’s leading new car rental brand, notably offers only white Tesla car in Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester,… Read More

November 14, 2017 @ 5:57 am By Craig Peterson  |  

All eyes are on the UK’s property market since the Bank of England announced its first increase in the base rate since July 2007.  The question on everyone’s lips: how will the market react? After a decade of historically low rates homeowners have become relaxed… Read More

November 13, 2017 @ 12:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two weeks after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, UK-based whisky distillery The Lakes Distillery has raised well over £1.2 million from more than 1800 investors. The Lakes Distillery was opened in 2014 and claims to be England’s largest whisky distillery. It has received over 100,000… Read More

November 13, 2017 @ 11:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding platform Downing Crowd has listed a £3.95 million offer for Warren Energy, a Norfolk-based renewable energy plant generating biogas. Julia Groves, Downing’s Head of Crowdfunding, said there is a lack of awareness regarding different types of crowdfunding. Crowd Bonds may be a lower risk… Read More

November 13, 2017 @ 10:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Crowdfunder UK and M&S Energy announced the winners of the M&S Energy Fund. The projects involved in the fund vote involve energy efficiency, hydro projects, solar PV projects, and storage of energy. Speaking about the fund, the crowdfunding platform reported: “Twenty-five renewable community energy… Read More

November 13, 2017 @ 6:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Racefields has announced that its debt trading platform RCX will now accept Bitcoin. Racefields is claiming a “world’s first” service as they will now open up debt sellers to the growing wealth of the Bitcoin community.   Both institutional and individual investors may now invest… Read More

November 13, 2017 @ 6:25 am By JD Alois  |  

  Alison Whistance, described as a finance expert, joins ThinCats as Origination Manager, South-West, as the peer to peer lender gears up for its next period of growth. Recently, ThinCats announced a £200 million funding program in conjunction with its parent company ESF Capital. Whistance… Read More

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