Tagged: united kingdom

May 11, 2017 @ 12:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Innovate Finance, the membership association for global fintech, announced on Thursday it sought support from UK Government, as well as political parties across the spectrum, for its Fintech Election Pledge. While sharing details about the Fintech Election Pledge initiative, Innovate Finance stated: “The United Kingdom’s digital… Read More

May 11, 2017 @ 10:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Beauhurst is out with a quarterly report on the status of equity crowdfunding in the UK. According to their numbers, the first quarter of 2017 saw 82 deals raise in excess of £47 million.  How does this compare versus year prior quarter? Good question. It… Read More

May 9, 2017 @ 10:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based music streaming service, BlueJay Music, has completed its equity crowdfunding round on Invesdor with nearly £155,000 in funding. The platform launched the initiative in March, seeking £150,000. During the final week, the funding target was achieved. The music platform claimed it adds a new dimension… Read More

May 8, 2017 @ 5:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Chapar, a UK-based online personal styling service, is currently seeking  £1 million on equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, as it prepares to expand its service. The company describes itself as a premium personal styling service for men that eliminates the hassle of shopping. The service is… Read More

May 8, 2017 @ 11:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Eat Square, a UK-based pie company specializing in quality pies of individual portion size, has successfully raised its initial  £40,000 through equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. The company launched the initial last month, seeking the funds as it prepares to expand. As previously reported, Eat Square was… Read More

May 8, 2017 @ 7:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Innovate Finance announced on Monday it has appointed Natalie Ceeney as Non-Executive Chair, taking over from Alastair Lukies. According to the organization, Ceeney has extensive senior leadership experience across a range of sectors, including her time as the CEO of the UK’s Financial Ombudsman.  She previously held three… Read More

May 8, 2017 @ 7:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CEO and co-founder of Seedrs, Jeff Lynn, announced on Monday the UK-based equity crowdfunding platform is set to launch its second market this upcoming summer. According to Lynn, the new market will enable investors who have shares held under the Seedrs nominee to buy and… Read More

May 6, 2017 @ 12:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hope, a British womenswear fashion brand, announced on Friday it has decided to extend its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company launched the initiative last month, seeking £500,000 and so far has attracted nearly £465,000 from more than 250 investors. As previously reported, Hope was founded in… Read More

May 5, 2017 @ 3:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its Invesdor campaign set to close this upcoming Monday (May 8th), London-based music streaming service, BlueJay Music, has successfully secured its initial £150,000 funding target from nearly 20 investors. The campaign was launched at the end of March and is seeking a max of… Read More

May 5, 2017 @ 3:03 pm By Cole Lyons  |  

Since the 2017 launch of the United Kingdom Fintech Financial Crime Exchange (FFE), the group has accumulated seventeen Fintech market leaders. The Exchange allows for Fintech firms to share information and work together in order to prevent the prevalence of financial crimes. The FFE was founded… Read More

May 5, 2017 @ 2:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, crowdfunding platform Crowd2Fund announced the launch of its new venture debt product, which is targeted towards early stage businesses that have a short term requirement to access cash to facilitate growth. The funding portal noted that the interest rates for the product’s loans range from… Read More

May 5, 2017 @ 12:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Love2Laundry, a digital laundry and dry-cleaning delivery service, is currently seeking £150,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube as it prepares to expand its platform. Founded in 2014, Love2Laundry reports that it currently has over 5,000 members and now covers 58% of London. It has… Read More

May 5, 2017 @ 10:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, crowdfunded brewery BrewDog announced the launch of its new equity punk idea platform, DogTank. The platform gives shareholders of the brewery a chance to share their own ideas on how to improve BrewDog. While sharing details about DogTank, the BrewDog team stated: “We love… Read More

May 5, 2017 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital is reporting that a key promotional interest rate increase is having the desired impact. According to the peer to peer lender, £10 million in new investment has been received in just three weeks. The rate increase went live on 13 April giving new… Read More

May 4, 2017 @ 4:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Okappy, a London-based tech startup, recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on AngelsDen seeking £500,000 for its new business communications platform. The company, which was founded in 2015 and secured £110,000 in its first seed round last year, describes the platform as a market network aimed at companies… Read More

May 4, 2017 @ 2:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Barclays, alongside its partner TechStars, announced it signed eight fintech startups following their 13-week Rise London accelerator run. This was revealed during the program’s demo day, which was held at the new Rise London office. The eight fintech startups are Nivo, Simudyne, Barac, Flux, and Alyne. Each of the… Read More

May 4, 2017 @ 2:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

  LendIt Europe 2017 has nailed down the dates for its forthcoming event this fall in London. There was a formal kick-off that took place last night at the Dion in St. Paul’s in London where 75 of the UK’s “Fintech elite” gathered for a… Read More

May 4, 2017 @ 1:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its equity crowdfunding campaign set to close on Crowdcube later this evening, online food and beverage marketplace, TheFoodMarket, will complete the funding round with £350,000 in funds. As previously reported, TheFoodMarket describes itself as an e-commerce marketplace that connects discerning customers with merchants that produce… Read More

May 3, 2017 @ 1:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based startup Skwibble has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor seeking to raise a minimum of £100,000 for its new app that allows parents to record their children’s stories, celebrations, and milestones safely and securely. According to the company, its self-titled app went live in the app… Read More

May 3, 2017 @ 10:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube, the UK’s largest equity crowdfunding platform, is out with a report on Q1 2017 operations. The online marketplace is reporting “another record quarter” having funded 29 early to mid-stage business for a total of over £23 million.  Crowdcube states that this represents 2.7X more… Read More