Tagged: united kingdom

October 11, 2014 @ 4:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

We are a young industry, but fast moving, and with more than 9 million members across all the different crowdfunding platforms in the UK, and more than 600,000 projects and businesses already successfully funded, between us we have already learnt a lot about what works… Read More

October 11, 2014 @ 11:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform GrowthFunders  (Growth Capital Ventures) is scheduled to close their self-crowdfunding round tomorrow (Sunday, October 12, 2014) having beat their £150,000 initial goal.  Organizers state they raised the £150,000 in just ten minutes.  The equity crowdfunding campaign stands at £222,700 raised to date… Read More

October 9, 2014 @ 8:16 am By JD Alois  |  

The below deck was presented by Kieran Garvey, Crowdcube Business Development Manager, at the Synergy and Crowdfunding Forum (SCxSC) hosted by Securities Commission Malaysia in September. The deck delivers a solid overview of the various forms of crowdfunding and industry growth in the United Kingdom…. Read More

October 6, 2014 @ 9:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Publication of the second State of the Crowdfunding Nation report reveals the massive progress that has been made since the first report quarterly report, according to the Crowdfunding Centre.  Not only does crowdfunding continue to grow at prodigious rates but it’s viral spread across the… Read More

October 6, 2014 @ 10:38 am By JD Alois  |  

P2P Lending Surges in 2014 as RateSetter Processes over £200 Million in Loans Year to Date. UK based peer to peer lender RateSetter is celebrating its fourth birthday and as part of the festivities the platform is claiming a leading position in the P2P lending… Read More

October 6, 2014 @ 8:32 am By JD Alois  |  

European investment crowdfunding platform Seedrs has announced support for investing and raising investment in Euros.  Previously the UK based company only accepted British pounds but today the site has announced transactions may be made in Euros – with additional currencies coming in the future.  Now… Read More

October 5, 2014 @ 11:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Peer to Peer Lender Funding Circle Leads Claims Largest Deal for 2014. According to a report from London & Partners, tech in London is booming and setting record levels of investment.  So far for 2014 technology firms have captured over $1 billion in aggregate investment…. Read More

October 4, 2014 @ 2:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lending platform Zopa has announced a strategic hire with the appointment of Jaidev Janardana who is now the company’s Chief Operating Officer (COO).  Jaidev was previously the Chief Marketing Officer for Capital One UK. During Jaideve’s tenure at Capital One he was… Read More

October 3, 2014 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a peer to peer lender that targets the commercial mortgage industry, has shifted roles within the Montello.  UK based LendInvest originally started as a subset of Montello, a bridge finance company, but now roles will be reversed as Montello will manage funds under the… Read More

October 2, 2014 @ 10:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based wine company, Chapel Down Group plc, is pleased to announce that it has now reached the maximum available under the terms of the equity crowdfunding campaign that was launched on Seedrs last month. Accordingly the crowdfunding campaign is now closed. The company has raised a… Read More

October 2, 2014 @ 7:53 am By JD Alois  |  

In a public statement by the Financial Conduct  Authority, Wonga has entered into an agreement, known as a voluntary requirement (VREQ), with the FCA that requires it to make significant changes to its business immediately.  Wonga is a payday loan operator in the UK that… Read More

October 1, 2014 @ 8:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital is participant in the booming growth of peer to peer lending in the United Kingdom.  The P2P lending site has facilitated almost £50 million in loans since the platform launched in 2013.  Recently the company published defaults and losses data in an effort to… Read More

September 30, 2014 @ 7:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding site Seedrs has posted a record breaking month for the funding platform.  According to a report, for the month of September £5.6 million (Over $9 million USD) was invested through the funding portal.  The money raised went to 14 different diverse businesses. This… Read More

September 30, 2014 @ 7:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs recently chalked up another first by offering shares of Chapel Down in an equity crowdfunding campaign on their platform.  Chapel Down is a publicly traded company listed on the ISDX growth market in the UK.  The funding closes on October 1st but stands at… Read More

September 29, 2014 @ 2:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Beauhurst recently posted a comment about the successfully equity crowdfunding raise of easyProperty on Crowdcube.  After Private Equity Guru Jon Moulton” questioned the valuation of the not yet live platform quoted at £67 million it appears that research firm Beauhurst dug a bit further to do a… Read More

September 29, 2014 @ 6:43 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based GamCrowd has announced that Ian Hogg has become chairman of gaming industry crowdfunding platform.   Hogg recently left the board of global pools betting operator and supplier, Sportech Plc. Hogg, described as a serial entrepreneur, brings an expertise across online, TV, e-gaming, retail betting,… Read More

September 24, 2014 @ 10:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Hale, UK based crowdfunding property investment company, The House Crowd, has announced it has fundraised more than £5 million from investors over a two year period. Since it started operations, the company has bought and refurbished 78 properties in and around the Manchester area, totalling more… Read More

September 23, 2014 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Chapel Down Group plc, a publicly traded company [EPIC:CDGP], has updated their new share subscription to reflect the success of their equity crowdfunding offer on Seedrs.  In a public filing  Chapel Down stated they had raised an additional £0.57 million via the subscription of 2,035,714… Read More

September 22, 2014 @ 11:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australia-based company, Rimbal Ltd., has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £60,000 to fund technology and business growth. According to its campaign page, Rimbal is an online financial advisory platform that automates investment advice and allocation for retail clients. It is scheduled to… Read More

September 19, 2014 @ 10:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Capgemini recently posed the question;  “To what extent is crowdfunding a problem for our traditional bank manager? And what, if any, pressure does this bring to our big banks?” We think this is an astute question to ask – especially in the UK where peer… Read More