Tagged: united kingdom

June 10, 2016 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Lord Adair Turner, former FSA Chair and pointed critic of the UK peer to peer lending industry is scheduled to speak at Lendit Europe in London this fall.  Turner, speaking with the BBC earlier this year, made the statement; “The losses which will emerge from… Read More

June 10, 2016 @ 9:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This Saturday, crowdfunded brewery, BrewDog, is set to host the Best Of Britain UK-wide tap takeover. This event is considered one of the biggest selections of brilliant British beer anywhere in the UK. The company shared: “From Soho to Stirling and everywhere in between, we… Read More

June 10, 2016 @ 8:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Short term property lender LendInvest, has launched a new website designed to appeal to mortgage intermediaries. LendInvest states that further online tools will be added to the intermediary site in the coming months.  For now the Intermediaries site provides detailed information on loans as well… Read More

June 9, 2016 @ 4:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) has extended its deadline for respondents regarding the 2016 European survey.  In a discussion with Crowdfund Insider, CCAF explained they are well over the number of participating platforms from their previous European survey but they wanted to allow… Read More

June 9, 2016 @ 11:56 am By JD Alois  |  

ESF Capital has signed a deal to provide £4.6 million to Satago, an online lender that provides cash-flow/receivable financing to UK SMEs.  ESF Capital is the same entity that acquired peer to peer lender ThinCats while providing a significant capital injection. Satago is also interesting… Read More

June 8, 2016 @ 2:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tutts Clump Cider, a UK-based award-winning cider brand, is currently seeking £200,000 through its Seedrs initiative as it prepares to expand and upgrade its beverage line. The company, which was started ten years ago, offers up its very own “Proper Cider” that is made from 100% fresh pressed… Read More

June 8, 2016 @ 10:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Seedrs announced that blow LTD, described as uber for beauty, has received £500,000 from Unilever Venture during its highly successful equity crowdfunding. The company, which was co-founded by Fiona McIntosh (ex-Editor-in-Chief of Grazia and ELLE) and Dharmash Mistry, has delivered over 70,000 services with… Read More

June 8, 2016 @ 7:40 am By JD Alois  |  

SyndicateRoom has announced the launch of Fund Twenty8, a new investment fund designed to make investing in early stage companies easy and efficient. As we all know, portfolio diversification is key to capturing better returns. The company said the fund was available beginning today for… Read More

June 7, 2016 @ 4:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after launching its already successful Crowdcube initiative, British Journal of Photography announced that Crowdratings has awarded the campaign with a gold rating. The publication revealed that it received with Gold (88%) for management, Gold (79%) for product, and Silver (69%) for investment… Read More

June 7, 2016 @ 3:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Eureeca is the very first investment crowdfunding platform to set up shop in the Middle East. The home office in Dubai has been complimented with offices in both London and Kuala Lumpur.  Eureeca is a truly global platform seeking to help smaller companies raise capital in… Read More

June 7, 2016 @ 1:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, HiyaCar’s second Seedrs initiative successfully surpassed its initial £100,000 crowdfunding goal. The company previously secured £349,470 on the equity portal last summer and decided to use the funding method once again and launched the campaign last month. HiyaCar, originally known as Ascendia, is described as a… Read More

June 7, 2016 @ 11:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Success! Just a few days after announcing its new brewery and first urban pub, West Berkshire Brewery’s extended Seedrs campaign is now overfunding. The company launched the initiative earlier this spring and was looking to raise £1.5 million. Founded in 1995, West Berkshire Brewery has produced… Read More

June 7, 2016 @ 8:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank solution for kids, goHenry, has become the largest ever crowdfunding round on Crowdcube closing at £3.99 million topping JustPark that raised £3.5 million in 2015.  Crowdcube states this is the 38th deal on their platform that has raised more than £1 million. The… Read More

June 6, 2016 @ 4:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to bring Peter Flannery’s novel, First And Only, to the big screen, a UK-based studio with the same name as the book has launched a Seedrs initiative to raise £120,000 for the film’s production. The thriller, which was published through Amazon, has had over 60,000 downloads since its… Read More

June 6, 2016 @ 3:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Porky’s BBQ, a London-based restaurant, recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £650,000 as it prepares to open two new locations. The company was founded by husband and wife, Joy and Simon Brigg, who were former owners of Fogg’s Restaurant. They started Porky’s after traveling to… Read More

June 6, 2016 @ 12:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Virgin Media Business was named the new holder of the Guinness World Records’ longest business pitch marathon. This was done through the company’s current competition, VOOM 2016, which has 158 businesses pitching back-to-back to a panel of judges over the course of 28 hour,… Read More

June 6, 2016 @ 11:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pronto, a London-based restaurant that provides healthy meals delivered hot with a 25-minute free delivery, recently took to equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs with a mission to raise £689,000 as it prepares to expand its services throughout the famous UK city. The company has successfully secured its initial… Read More

June 6, 2016 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

88 Delicious Brands Limited listed an offer on Crowdcube back in 2013. The crowdfunding round had raised a substantial amount of funding before Crowdcube pulled the plug and removed the campaign.  Crowdcube states that no funds were taken or transferred via their platform. Apparently Alan Colton Jr.,… Read More

June 6, 2016 @ 8:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform Growthdeck has announced it has raised £1 million in seven weeks of operation. The bulk of this amount came from Pinkster Gin. Growthedeck said that at ten weeks that number now stands at £1.5 million and is indicative of solid growth. Growthdeck… Read More

June 4, 2016 @ 11:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding has grown dramatically in Scotland.  This is according to a report commissioned by the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, Harper Macleod, Santander and LendingCrowd. The report is an update of a previous study that was published in 2013. The actual research was handled by Twintangibles…. Read More