Tagged: united kingdom

November 23, 2016 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond delivered the annual Autumn Statement designed to deal with Brexit repercussions while announcing that in the future only a single major fiscal presentation will be delivered. HM Treasury will move to a single fiscal event will be made after the… Read More

November 22, 2016 @ 6:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Craft brewery Innis & Gunn has secured more than $1.8 million as its successful crowdfunding campaign enters its final week on Crowdcube. The brewing company launched the initiative earlier this month, originally seeking $1 million and raised the funding target within 72 hours. The brewery was founded… Read More

November 22, 2016 @ 2:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With one week until its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube comes to an end, London-based shoe brand Solely Original has successfully secured its initial  £70,000 from nearly 100 investors. As previously reported, Solely Original is described as a personalized service that allows women to design and specify their… Read More

November 21, 2016 @ 8:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK had solid representation in Singapore last week for the inaugural Fintech Festival. The UK Economic Secretary Simon Kirby was in Singapore attending the event, helping to promote the globalization of Fintech – an admirable pursuit. This past spring, A This past spring, a Fintech… Read More

November 21, 2016 @ 1:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jah Plant Hire (trading as Anglia Crane), a UK-based specialist plant hire company, is seeking £50,000 on Crowd2Fund to help manage their fast growth. Anglia Crane, which first started operating in 1987, was taken over by Jay Hawkes, the current owner, in 2012. The company… Read More

November 21, 2016 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

PwC and the Crowdfunding Centre are prepping to jointly publish a report in early 2017 entitled “Women Unbound”.  Their initial feedback indicates that women led crowdfunding campaigns are significantly more successful than those led by men across most industries – and across the world. The… Read More

November 21, 2016 @ 7:31 am By JD Alois  |  

  Care Concern Group, described as a high-quality care home for the elderly in Edinburgh, is raising £3million through Downing Crowd, a crowdfunding platform that invests in a wide range of UK business sectors.  The funding will be raised using “Downing Crowd Bonds”, a type… Read More

November 18, 2016 @ 4:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Flender, a peer-to-peer finance platform that integrates social networks for trust-based lending, launched a Seedrs campaign this week. The website, which is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under Registration Number 657861, is seeking £500,000 and is offering 10% in equity. The platform… Read More

November 18, 2016 @ 1:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

All By Mama, an online marketplace that features products made by parent-run businesses, has recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The platform is currently seeking £75,000 to continue growth and is offering 9.09% in equity. All By Mama, which was launched 2014 by Gemma Whates,… Read More

November 18, 2016 @ 11:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly two weeks until its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs comes to an end, London-based Moley Robotics has raised nearly £920,000 from close to 200 investors. The company launched the initiative last month and is seeking to raise £1 million for its new chef robots. The… Read More

November 18, 2016 @ 8:05 am By JD Alois  |  

ThinCats, a P2P lender in secured business loans, has received two new accreditations in recognition of its platform operations. ThinCats has been recognized by the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) for best practice within commercial finance broking. Simultaneously, Defaqto has given ThinCats a… Read More

November 17, 2016 @ 4:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

British Boxers, a UK-based nightwear and underwear brand, has successfully secured its initial  £150,000 funding target through equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube. The company launched the campaign last month, seeking the funds as it prepares to debut new product lines. As previously reported, British Boxers was founded in… Read More

November 17, 2016 @ 3:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform Seedrs has published its Portfolio Update Winter 2016/2017.  The digital document, which is available for download here, is in response to a report published in September. Seedrs states that feedback was so positive they decided to produce a more comprehensive review of… Read More

November 16, 2016 @ 3:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, fitness platform WeTRAIN launched its equity crowdfunding on Seedrs, with a mission to raise £600,000. The app launched earlier this summer and successfully rolled out its platform in three locations and established itself as a sociable exercise solution.  The app reportedly allows  local ‘hosts,’ such… Read More

November 16, 2016 @ 1:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks until its highly successful equity crowdfunding campaign closes on Crowdcube, craft brewery Innis & Gunn has successfully raised more than £1.5 million from close to 1,300 investors. This news comes nearly one week after the company announced the extension of its… Read More

November 16, 2016 @ 9:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Zopa, the grande dame of peer to peer lending, has revealed its intent to launch a “next generation” challenger bank. Zopa CEO Jaidev Janardana stated they have created a scalable, profitable business yet they had only begun; “Launching a bank, to sit alongside our existing peer-to-peer… Read More

November 16, 2016 @ 9:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Coming off their best month ever, UK based equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs has labeled Perkbox their biggest crowdfunding round to date.  Perkbox set out to raise £1.5 million.  The offer closed at £4.353 million at the end of October. Perkbox had a pre-money valuation of… Read More

November 16, 2016 @ 9:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SyndicateRoom announced on Wednesday the launch of its new product, The WatchList, which reportedly gives its online investment platform users the opportunity to invest funds in a curated list of AIM-listed companies at a discount to their share price. The funding portal revealed it created the WatchList… Read More

November 16, 2016 @ 8:04 am By JD Alois  |  

  First Seedrs Crowdfunded Company to IPO Shares on Exchange as Platform Claims Best Month Ever FreeAgent (LSE: FREE), a company that raised capital on equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs, has listed its shares on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM.  This IPO has provided early investors… Read More

November 15, 2016 @ 2:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based cycling apparel brand Huez has successfully secured its initial £250,000 funding goal from nearly 250 investors during its Crowdcube campaign, which is set to close in a week and a half. The company, which was launched in 2014, stated it uses advanced sportswear fabrics to… Read More