Tagged: united kingdom

May 19, 2015 @ 2:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs has carved out a nice little niche in becoming the crowdfunding site of choice for crowdfunding platforms.  Seedrs recently added another funding platform to their growing list; LandLordInvest. Described as the UK’s first “near prime property peer to peer lending” LandlordInvest is hoping to… Read More

May 19, 2015 @ 10:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowd2Fund, a regulated “five model” crowdfunding platform, has announced the launch of the Crowd Exchange, a new site that will a holders of debt or equity in private companies to sell their investments to other individuals online.  Crowd2Fund states the primary objective of the exchange… Read More

May 18, 2015 @ 11:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Lawrence Wintermeyer has been selected as the new Chief Executive Officer of Innovate Finance while founding CEO Claire Cockerton exits. Innovate Finance was launched with much fanfare in 2014, along with the verbal support of Chancellor George Osborne, in the recognition of the UK’s growing role… Read More

May 18, 2015 @ 7:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Angels Den is raising capital for a new niche crowdfunding site, WhiskyInvestDirect. The live investment offer for the new funding portal wants to capitalize on a consumable that has seen an average annual return of 5% since 1980. WhiskyInvestDirect was founded by Paul Tustain and Rupert… Read More

May 17, 2015 @ 10:19 pm By Barry James  |  

Is this a defining moment? For many I suspect it will be – although to judge by the comments, some of them who clearly think that the trust that the banks squandered long ago is still in place, other who clearly see the old order… Read More

May 14, 2015 @ 7:49 am By JD Alois  |  

IBDE Forums in this series are firmly established as providing most value to our members and industry practitioners, bringing together consistently the most senior industry leaders, regulators and policy-makers. Confirmed speakers, amongst others, include: Sir Win Bischoff, Chairman, Financial Reporting Council, Chairman of JP Morgan Securities plc… Read More

May 12, 2015 @ 12:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

RateSetter claims the title of UK’s largest peer to peer lender by monthly volumes.  The platform has lent over £173 million in 2015 alone.  The direct lender is looking to boost those numbers by targeting institutional funds and they have hired Colin Hodges to lead… Read More

May 12, 2015 @ 7:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Data is everywhere. We produce it through every single digital transaction we make- from emails and GPS sensors to digital pictures, YouTube videos, Google searches and mobile tweets. Every digital step we take leaves a data footprint. We call all of this information ‘big data’… Read More

May 12, 2015 @ 7:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Iconoclastic brewery, and financial innovators, BrewDog easily raised £5 million in just 20 days making the point that equity crowdfunding is an effective path to raise capital. The established independent brewery, based in Scotland, is looking to raise £25 million in total as part of its… Read More

May 11, 2015 @ 7:51 am By JD Alois  |  

ShareIn, a crowdfunding software provider, has received a $1 million investment and will triple its management team following the capital boost.  The new investment was announced as the company pivots from an equity crowdfunding platform to  a provider of services. According to a company report,… Read More

May 11, 2015 @ 2:00 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

  Web search results for “Claire Cockerton” will have her bio featured on one of Europe’s largest technology accelerators, financial services conferences or a listing of women in fintech (to name a few) – providing a snapshot of what her LinkedIn profile confirms: Claire is a serial entrepreneur and… Read More

May 8, 2015 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK has differentiated its economy, and much other policy, from the mainland Europe.  While many EU countries experience disappointing economic growth, the UK has performed better.  Policies and pronouncements from the Cameron government, now preparing for round two at Number 10 Downing, have resonated… Read More

May 7, 2015 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

P2P Heroes is one of the most anticipated P2P, Peer-To-Peer online lending conferences of the year. Join us at this thought leadership event in London on July 13th. Purchase tickets here This historical gathering will bring together senior executives from all around Europe. Learn about… Read More

May 7, 2015 @ 8:52 am By JD Alois  |  

IMN is pleased to announce the 1st Annual Conference on European Alternative Financing & Marketplace Lending will take place 28 May, 2015 at One Great George Street, London. Alternative Financing & Marketplace Lending encompasses a range of innovative and diverse financing tools and products evolving as a… Read More

May 7, 2015 @ 7:44 am By JD Alois  |  

As all of the UK awaits final election results, James Tuckett, Managing Director of investUP, has highlighted his top priorities to boost SMEs for the next UK government. Today there are over 5 million small companies in the UK, as with much of the world, small… Read More

May 6, 2015 @ 10:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Zopa, the first peer to peer lender in the UK, has partnered up with another innovative firm UBER. The now (almost) ubiquitous ridesharing / cab replacement company is entering into a new service.  UBER and Zopa have created a new marketplace that will assist UBER drivers… Read More

May 6, 2015 @ 7:45 am By JD Alois  |  

SyndicateRoom, a UK based investment crowdfunding platform, easily funded  their own company to the tune of £1.2 million last week.  The offer was previewed to registered investors on the platform allowing the portal to measure interest prior to the offer launch.  Shares in the company… Read More

May 5, 2015 @ 7:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Indicative of the dramatic shift occurring in finance today, LendInvest has announced the appointment of a former Microsoft executive to join the fast growing peer to peer lending platform. Bart Boezeman will be LendInvest’s new Chief Marketing Officer.  Previously Boezeman was Director of Global Brand… Read More

May 5, 2015 @ 7:45 am By JD Alois  |  

GLI Finance has added another name to its roster of companies that it owns or has a significant stake.  GLI has invested £1.25 million in SME credit broker Funding Options for 28.9% ownership in ordinary equity plus  £0.75 million in preferred shares.  Geoff Miller, GLI… Read More

May 4, 2015 @ 12:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

The growing number of securities in early stage companies is indicative of new funding channels for young innovative firms. Matching investor to issuer has been a challenging task in the path as the process has largely been cut off from mass distribution and discovery as the market… Read More