Tagged: united kingdom

November 13, 2015 @ 1:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK based fitness startup 1Rebel has returned to equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube with a mission to raise an additional £1.5 million for expansion. 1Rebel, which was co-founders James Balfour and Giles Dean, is a new fitness venture by the same team that founded Fitness First and Jatomi Fitness…. Read More

November 13, 2015 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, crowdfunding platform, Tilt, announced it is making the final preparations to launch globally starting in November by hitting five additional international markets by early 2016. Tilt, which was founded in 2012 by James Beshara and Khaled Hussein, recently placed a foothold in the European market… Read More

November 13, 2015 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Bondora, a peer to peer lending platform with pan-European aspirations, has shared their opinion on the regulatory environment in Europe. According to Bondora, “regulating alternative finance is a fraught issue across Europe”.  But there is an exception to this rule. The UK, and the Financial… Read More

November 12, 2015 @ 11:30 am By JD Alois  |  

The Crowdfunding Centre in the UK has released an infographic on the state of crowdfunding in advance of UK Crowdfunding Week, which is scheduled for next week (November 16-22nd).  The platform tracks rewards based crowdfunding projects and has created an interesting compendium of projects from… Read More

November 12, 2015 @ 9:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Two UK councils have partnered with peer to peer lending platform Funding Circle on a £2 million deal designed to assist local businesses access capital. Babergh and Mid Suffolk Councils will commence lending via Funding Circle this week.  Each council will channel £1 million for… Read More

November 12, 2015 @ 8:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Adding more excitement towards Crowdfunder UK’s Crowdcube initiative, managing director of the reward-based crowdfunding, Phil Geraghty, announced Creative England has offered up £200,000 towards the campaign. Geraghty shared on Wednesday: “A huge thank you to Creative England who were one of the first to pledge on our… Read More

November 12, 2015 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Property Partner, a young real estate crowdfunding platform, states that young, tech-savvy investors are using their platform to invest in property.  Property Partner notes that while the average UK landlord is 56 years old, 30% of their investors are under 30 years of age. Technology… Read More

November 6, 2015 @ 4:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sharing details about their successful startup, Savvy Foods, Jonathan Drury and Katie Owens sat down with Crowdcube to discuss the company and its growth. The brand, which was launched in 2013 by Jonathan Drury and Katie Owens, is described as a delicious and nutritious food source, designed… Read More

November 6, 2015 @ 2:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

POD Point, a UK-based tech company that produces electric vehicle charging solutions, has recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign/bond through Crowdcube to raise £1.5 million. The initiative(s) comes nearly a year since the company’s debut on Seedrs. POD Point has designed and manufactured electric vehicle (EV) charge… Read More

November 6, 2015 @ 1:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Karrot, a mobile loyalty app that helps consumers reduce their mobile phone bills while shopping with retailers, has launched a Crowdcube campaign to raise £500,000. The Manchester-based company has set its sights on becoming the UK’s leading mobile loyalty scheme. The investment will be used… Read More

November 5, 2015 @ 3:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cat in a Flat, a London-born cat sitting community, has launched a Crowdcube campaign to raise £50,000 so that it can expand its already successful business. Cat in a Flat, which was founded in 2014 by cat lovers Julie Barnes and Kathrin Burckhardt, is described as an online… Read More

November 5, 2015 @ 2:00 pm By Midori Yoshimura  |  

  It was an accident that led Krista Morgan to peer-to-peer lending in 2008–a jolt caused by the high interest rate she was quoted when applying for a personal loan, during a time of notably low interest rates in the UK. After finding Zopa, one of the… Read More

November 5, 2015 @ 1:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, UK-based Stable Musical Theatre launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise funds for new musical productions. The company, which was launched in 2014, was notably created to commission, develop and produce musical products. It is currently aiming to produce ten new… Read More

November 5, 2015 @ 11:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced that research firm Beauhurst has dubbed it top equity investor. The UK platform stated: “In their review of equity investment in the third quarter of 2015, Beauhurst, the provider of deep data on growing companies, have declared Crowdcube… Read More

November 4, 2015 @ 7:42 am By JD Alois  |  

  LendInvest, a peer to peer lender in the commercial property sector, has a good problem. Business is really strong.  The young lending platform has doubled its staff from 30 at the beginning of they.  Demand for its online lending services means it expects to… Read More

November 4, 2015 @ 7:09 am By JD Alois  |  

InvestDen, an FCA regulated crowdfunding platform, has partnered with CrowdRating to provide independent ratings on its securities offers. InvestDen offers both debt and equity crowdfunding. InvestDen states that this new offering will “enhance the already rigorous due diligence that is undertaken on the businesses offered… Read More

November 4, 2015 @ 3:00 am By JD Alois  |  

investUP has claimed the title of the “world’s first crowdfunding brokerage”.  The company has announced today receiving the approval of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).  investUP believes they now have a clear path to provide retail investors a method to fund multiple crowdfunded offers via… Read More

November 3, 2015 @ 8:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube has launched a new fund to allow investors to quickly and easily diversify their holdings across multiple crowdfunded securities. The Crowdcube EIS Fund is seeking a raise of £500,000 and will be managed by a professional fund manager. The minimum investment for individuals is… Read More

November 2, 2015 @ 11:37 pm By Midori Yoshimura  |  

On the rapidly expanding ground of the £1.4bn crowdfunding industry, there’s a growing split between companies with a venture capital or private equity background who hold that a £1,000 minimum investment in crowdfunding ventures would protect inexperienced investors, and those who believe that such a minimum investment would go… Read More

November 2, 2015 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just one week after launching its new Crowdcube campaign, fast growing bespoke burrito and taco chain, Chilango, has successfully raised £992,000 out of its £1 million goal. As previously reported, Chilango launched its aptly named Burrito Bond in 2014.  The mini-bond security offered investors an 8% annual return… Read More