Tagged: united kingdom

August 22, 2016 @ 5:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Oppo Ice cream is a bit like the Holy Grail of food: Ice cream that tastes great, is low calorie and is good for you.  The creation of two brothers, Charlie and Harry Thuillier, the duo were exposed to many different natural foods while… Read More

August 19, 2016 @ 11:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, property-innovation accelerator Pi Labs announced it formed a partnership with Bosa Venture to grant PropTech startups in the UK access to £100,000 in funding. The accelerator revealed: “Bosa Properties is one of largest luxury real estate development companies in North America with… Read More

August 19, 2016 @ 8:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the success of its recent self-running crowdfunding campaign, Crowdcube announced it now officially has 300,000 members on its funding portal. The website confirmed on Friday: “We’re excited to announce that our 300,000th member has joined Crowdcube. Our ever-growing crowd of everyday, sophisticated and high net… Read More

August 18, 2016 @ 3:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdcube #FundedClub member, Mondo, may have officially picked its new name! Earlier this summer, the company announced plans to rebrand after “an undisclosed company with a similar name” was challenging them. Mondo previously stated: “It can be painful to change the name of a product, but… Read More

August 17, 2016 @ 3:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Crowdcube success, The New Craftsmen, announced it has teamed up with famous fashion brand, Burberry, on Makers House, which is described as a temporary space in central London during London’s Fashion Week. Back in spring 2014, The New Craftsmen successfully raised £171,580 from… Read More

August 17, 2016 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the closing of its latest equity crowdfunding round, the team at Crowdcube announced they have successfully secured over £8 million from more than 3,700 crowd investors. Last month, Crowdcube launched the campaign and due to the size of the funding round, the equity crowdfunding platform had to… Read More

August 16, 2016 @ 11:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based extreme sports brand, Ruroc, has launched a new equity crowdfunding on Crowd2Fund to raise £400,000 for the design and launch of its road and motor certified helmet, along with the company’s other new products. The brand is known for its integrated ski helmet, goggle, and mask…. Read More

August 15, 2016 @ 4:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Assetz Capital announced on Monday it received a 5 Star Rating from Defaqto in the independent financial information business’ first “Loan Based Crowdfunding” analysis. The UK-based lender is considered one of only four peer-to-peer finance platforms to have achieved the highest rating awarded by Defaqto. According to Assetz… Read More

August 15, 2016 @ 2:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Seedrs success Storesmates announced it was accepted MassChallenge’s 2016 startup accelerator program. A total of 835 MassChallenge alumni startups reportedly raised over £1 billion in funding and created over 50,000 jobs. The early-stage startups coming to MassChallenge UK are chosen based on their impact… Read More

August 15, 2016 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple months after GoHenry captured nearly £4 million through its Crowdcube initiative, CEO of the digital bank solution, Alex Zivoder, shared details about the epic campaign and the company’s future. As previously reported, goHenry is an application and pre-paid debit card that is designed… Read More

August 15, 2016 @ 8:50 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK’s largest investment crowdfunding platform by total amount raised will be closing its most recent self-crowdfunding round in less than 24 hours. The offer currently stands overfunded at £6.95 million on an initial goal of £5 million. The offer page indicates that  so far… Read More

August 13, 2016 @ 9:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just three days before its self-running campaign is set to close, Crowdcube announced the initiative is considered the largest raise on a UK crowdfunding platform. The company launched its highly anticipated campaign last month and within the first 24 hours, the platform raised over £6 million… Read More

August 12, 2016 @ 7:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender ThinCats has updated its system for SME loan grading. The online lender has released a “unique system” developed by Rolf Hickman, described as a pioneer in credit analysis.  Hickman was founder and CEO of the pH Group, now part of Experian,… Read More

August 11, 2016 @ 4:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Property Partner, a real estate crowdfunding platform, has added an interesting feature to their investment marketplace. Property Partner now allows individual investors to bid on property posted on the site.  Property Partner also states their new feature improves clarity for sellers too. According to a… Read More

August 11, 2016 @ 4:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Exciting news, Mondo investors! The Crowdcube #FundedClub member announced it has officially become a licensed bank and is now regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority. The Mondo team shared details about its launch, which can be found below. “We started Mondo… Read More

August 11, 2016 @ 11:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than 24 hours until its Crowdcube initiative comes to an end, Kickstarter alum and creator of intelligent bike light ICON, See.Sense, has raised over £700,000 from nearly 500 investors. The company launched its campaign on the UK-based equity crowdfunding portal last month with a mission to raise… Read More

August 11, 2016 @ 9:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, the Centre for Economics and Business Research released its latest report that revealed small businesses loans facilitated by Funding Circle had boosted the UK economy by £2.7 billion since 2010. The report stated businesses are drawn to direct lending platforms by the speed and simplicity… Read More

August 11, 2016 @ 8:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs has recently surveyed their customers on Brexit fallout and the results are encouraging. While the number of respondents were small (120), according to Seedrs, 52% of respondents believe London will maintain the title of global hub for international entrepreneurs even with… Read More

August 10, 2016 @ 4:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just one week after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, electronic accessory brand, iQualTech, has secured its initial £100,000 funding goal. The company took to the funding portal to raise the funds as it looks to expand into new markets worldwide. As previously reported, iQualTech was founded in 2013,… Read More

August 10, 2016 @ 1:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Peer Funding Limited announced the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has granted it full permission to operate its peer-to-peer business platform under Part 4a of the Financial Service Marketing Act. The website stated it joins only a handful of fully authorized peer-to-peer business platforms and has… Read More