Tagged: united kingdom

March 21, 2016 @ 8:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The London Cocktail Club (LCC), which comprises of five London cocktail bars, has announced that it has decided to pull the plug on its Crowdcube campaign. The company was originally seeking 750,000 through the equity crowdfunding platform. As previously reported, London Cocktail Club was founded in… Read More

March 21, 2016 @ 7:52 am By JD Alois  |  

The question as to whether the UK should, or should not, depart the European Union, is an incredibly divisive debate. The “Brexit” will be placed before voters in forthcoming referendum this coming June. Those who believe a Brexit is in the best interest of Great… Read More

March 20, 2016 @ 12:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, UK startup SimplyCook launched its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £600,000. The company offers online recipe kits throughout the UK and has been backed by Episode 1 Ventures. According to its description, SimplyCook is on a mission to see home cooking reinvented. the company is looking to… Read More

March 18, 2016 @ 8:18 pm By Louise Beaumont  |  

  The global alternative finance industry has undergone staggering growth in recent years. In 2015 combined market activity in the UK grew 84% from £1.74bn the year before to £3.2bn. Around 20,000 SMEs raised approximately £2.2bn in funding through online channels, representing a year-on-year growth… Read More

March 18, 2016 @ 3:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Izzy Melody, a Liverpool baby care brand, recently launched a Crowdcube campaign to secure a total of £60,000 with a 20% equity offer. The company is seeking the funds as it prepares to expand. The company, which was founded by mother-of-two Alissa Koopal, is seeking to develop innovative, practical,… Read More

March 18, 2016 @ 2:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pact Coffee, a London-based coffee company, announced it has decided to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube after realizing that the $1 million funding goal wasn’t going to be achieved. Pact Coffee, which was founded in 2012 by Stephen Rapoport, revealed that it is… Read More

March 18, 2016 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

  Crowd2Fund has just revealed it is going global. According to information provided by the crowdfunding platform, Crowd2Fund has opened its platform to investors in 163 different countries to create accounts and invest in UK SMEs.  Crowd2Fund is an FCA regulated platform that offers both… Read More

March 17, 2016 @ 2:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, UK’s Doisy & Dam took to equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to £150,000 so that it can expand its already popular business. The company, which was found in 2013 by former marketing professionals Ed Smith and Richard Wilkinson, is reportedly on mission is to create premium… Read More

March 17, 2016 @ 11:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, WTT Energy launched a Crowdcube campaign to secure £750,000 for its patented fully scalable innovative energy harvesting system. During its first week on the equity crowdfunding platform, the UK tech company scored £500,000. The company, which is chaired by former Royal Navy Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir… Read More

March 16, 2016 @ 3:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne revealed his list of policy changes for the forthcoming year as the UK attempts to keep the economy forward while keeping expenses in check. Osborne announced several new initiatives that will impact business both large and small. Some of… Read More

March 16, 2016 @ 1:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Vampire’s Wife, a UK high fashion brand, has recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £150,000 with 14.20% of equity offered for continuous expansion of its line. The Vampire’s Wife is described as a new fashion brand that creates high quality, elegant,… Read More

March 16, 2016 @ 11:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, media outlet Evening Standard sat down with David Abrahamovitch, CEO and co-founder of Crowdcube success Grind & Co., to discuss the company’s growth and expansion plans. Last summer Grind, the coffee and cocktail company behind UK shops Shoreditch Grind, Soho Grind, Holborn Grind and London… Read More

March 16, 2016 @ 10:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Funding Circle, a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform, announced this week that it has dedicated an entire floor of its London office to startups and small businesses. This news comes nearly six months after the company moved into 71 Queen Victoria Street in Mansion House. During… Read More

March 15, 2016 @ 9:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Earlier this month UK-based commercial-scale portable solar power systems startup, Renovagen, launched its second crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £600,000 for its “Roll-Array” portable solar power solution. As previously reported, the Roll-Array system reportedly consists of flexible, rollable, transportable solar farm units combining  integrated energy storage. Its technology… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 1:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pull’d, a London-based food-to-go operator, has launched a second equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £350,000 with an equity offer of 36.42% as it continues to expand in the UK. The company previously secured £102,230 from 107 investors through the funding portal. The company’s description reads: “Pull’d… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom joined the London Stock Exchange today representing a significant push for disruptive finance. SyndicateRoom has emerged as a leading equity crowdfunding platform in the UK having raised over £45 million to date. The platform has always paired professional investors with retail… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 7:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Tossed, a new concept on healthy “food to go” dining, opens its first cashless store today in the city of London.  Tossed will open two new cash-free stores this week: Coleman Street and Upper Thames Street. Both operate with self-service kiosks instead of manned tills,… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 7:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Commercial mortgage lender LendInvest has received a £17 million Series Be investment from Atomico, the venture capital firm created by Skype creator Niklas Zennerström. Mattias Ljungman, who formed Atomico with Zennström, will take a seat on the LendInvest board.  Since 2006, Ljungman has been involved… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 4:00 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

In the sink-or-swim world of startups, recognizing and adapting to the unanticipated real needs of a market can be the way that a company makes it safely to success on the not-too-distant shore. Investly, an Estonian peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform, has honed a keen sense of product/market fit, after its founder,… Read More

March 12, 2016 @ 9:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment management company Downing has formed a partnership withScotland based ShareIn to launch a crowdfunding platform targeting advised clients. The initiative was inaugurated with a crowdfunded bond offer that was tested with a small number of intermediaries. According to Downing, the offer registered pledges of… Read More