Tagged: united kingdom

January 18, 2016 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Crowdfunder UK announced details about crowdfunding campaign, Bootcamp 2016. The reward-based crowdfunding platform stated that Bootcamp is an intensive three-week campaign, hosted by the Crowdfunder Academy to get new projects into shape throughout January. Each day, industry experts will be on hand to reveal the… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 3:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, affordable housing developer Pocket announced it is extending its second mini bond on Crowdcube, which was launched last month.  As previously reported, Pocket aims to raise the funds as part of it helping even more middle-income Londoners get their foot on the housing ladder.  The launch… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 10:03 am By JD Alois  |  

The Innovative Finance ISA is a huge opportunity for the peer to peer lending industry.  Yet the introduction of the new ISA also highlights an ongoing issue for P2P platforms: The profound need to inform and educate potential investors and advisors of their services. Sure… Read More

January 13, 2016 @ 3:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, founder and CEO of the Crowdcube/Seedr success POD Point, Erik Fairbairn, sat down with Tech City Insider to discuss the company and the future of e-cars. The media outlet shared that POD Point’s growth has also been fairly rapid. The staff headcount has increased from… Read More

January 12, 2016 @ 4:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, CEO of LendInvest, Christian Faes, offered up his thoughts about the recent UK Government’s Housebuilding plans announcement. The commercial mortgage platform revealed more details about the plans: “In the 2015 Autumn Statement Chancellor George Osborne declared, ‘We choose to build’ and so at the… Read More

January 12, 2016 @ 11:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Danish startup Capdesk is setting up shop in London.  The new platform is described as a “social shareholder platform” that seeks to improve the interaction between investors and issuers in unlisted companies. Capdesk has gained the backing of well-known business angel Nicolaj Højer Nielsen and the Innovation Fund… Read More

January 11, 2016 @ 4:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, UK-based The Friday Beer Co. launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with a mission to raise £150,000 for expansion. The Friday Beer Co., which was founded in 2011 by three research scientists, Gerald Williams, Perry Jackson, and Andrew Keir, produces a range of… Read More

January 11, 2016 @ 11:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, UK-based equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube caught up with its #FundedClub member, Cornerstore to discuss the company’s and progress since launching its initial campaign last July. The Crowdcube team noted: “Having launched their shaving products and online subscription service in June 2014, Cornerstone raised… Read More

January 11, 2016 @ 8:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Research conducted by peer to peer lender ThinCats indicates that one in four investors over 55 will consider leveraging the new Innovative Finance ISA that launches this coming April. This contrasts to 4.5% of investors in this age group that use P2P lending platforms as… Read More

January 11, 2016 @ 7:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Lending Works, a London-based peer to peer lending platform, states it tripled its business in 2015 and expects to double that number over the next 12 months. According to the 2 year old platform, in 2015 the company facilitated £20 million in loans and forecasts… Read More

January 8, 2016 @ 2:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to expand its already successful business, Crowdcube success Camden Town Brewery announced this week that it has appointed Ian Jones as Director of Brewing and hiring two new sales reps. The brewing company shared: “Overseeing all this will be our new Director of Brewing, Ian Jones,… Read More

January 8, 2016 @ 9:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, new independent music and arts festival, Samphire, launched a campaign on Crowdfunder UK. Within a matter of days, the project surpassed its initial goal and has been dubbed the fastest ever successfully funded festival on the crowdfunding platform. The event organizers, Flora Blathwayt… Read More

January 8, 2016 @ 8:03 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest Predicts it May Top £1 billion before Year’s End. Lendinvest has released that in the first few days of 2016 the platform topped £500 million in commercial property lending. According to the platform, today in the UK approximately 10% of all peer to peer… Read More

January 7, 2016 @ 1:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

VPC Specialty Lending Investments PLC (LSE:VSL) states it continues to execute on its investment objectives and delivered NAV returns of 0.69% on the ordinary shares and 1.49% on the C shares for the month of November. Additionally, on 12 November 2015, the Company declared an… Read More

January 7, 2016 @ 8:41 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released a statement that acting Chief Executive Tracey McDermott withdrew from the process to become permanent leader of the agency in December. McDermott will continue in her position until Treasury appoints a replacement. The former FCA CEO Martin Wheatley… Read More

January 6, 2016 @ 8:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Accenture has announced the 2016 class of its Fintech Innovation Lab London.  The program, now in its fourth year, is in concert with 16 other financial institutions.  The 12-week program is designed to accelerate product development while providing traditional financial firms exposure to disruptive fintech…. Read More

January 5, 2016 @ 3:55 pm By Conrad Ford  |  

  It’s long been known that small businesses are one of the cornerstones of a healthy economy, and in the UK, SMEs account for a staggering 99.8% of incorporated companies. Without getting into a discussion on that classification (if 99.8% are small- and medium-sized, what… Read More

January 5, 2016 @ 8:26 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

For fans of subscription services—such as Wet Shave Club for safety razor supplies, Stitch Fix for women’s fashion or Graze for health-mindful snacks—there’s a new delivery to look forward to from Eightpointnine, a UK-based personalized coffee subscription service. Eightpointnine’s flavor-matching algorithm figures out the perfect… Read More

January 4, 2016 @ 12:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube, co-founded by partners Luke Lang and Darren Westlake, was the first investment crowdfunding platform to launch in the UK.  Since that time the company has held tight as the leading UK platform in regards to the amount of total funding raised. As 2015 came to… Read More

January 4, 2016 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Web sites such as MyFreeImplants may encounter a new challenge, at least in the UK. According to a report in the Sunday Times, doctors who perform surgery on women who have crowdfunded breast implants “could find themselves in front of the [ General Medical Council] GMC… Read More