Tagged: united kingdom

October 30, 2014 @ 12:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

UK based investment crowdfunding platform Seedrs has announced the acquisition of Junction Investments located in California.  This strategic acquisition positions Seedrs to expand their reach beyond the borders of Europe.  Junction founders Adam Kaufman and Brian Goldsmith will be joining the Seedrs team and assisting… Read More

October 29, 2014 @ 9:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Embedded below is the published report by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regarding feedback to their “Project Innovate”. Project Innovate was established to support industry innovation by  opening the FCA doors to businesses (large and small) who are developing innovative approaches that can benefit consumers… Read More

October 29, 2014 @ 9:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Meanwhile the SEC Stalls on Pushing Forward to Facilitate Title III & Title IV Crowdfunding. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK regulatory body similar to the SEC, has announced the opening of their Innovation Hub as they embrace change and creativity in financial services…. Read More

October 27, 2014 @ 2:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Described as “crowdfunding meets Dragons Den & X-Fractor, last Friday, UK based Intelligent Crowd TV announced the launch of a weekly show to bring together entrepreneurs and investors, nationwide. The website goes live today (www.intelligentcrowd.tv) for Entrepreneur auditions, and the first episode is scheduled to… Read More

October 23, 2014 @ 10:53 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based peer to peer lending platform Funding Circle has announced a partnership with global consulting firm PWC to support more UK businesses access capital.  PWC will now funnel small business clients seeking funding to Funding Circle.  This is similar  to the agreement Funding Circle… Read More

October 22, 2014 @ 10:32 am By JD Alois  |  

The peer to peer lending industry sees the light at the end of the tunnel as the UK government nears the day when retirement funds, in the form of Individual Savings Acccounts (ISAs) will be able to invest in P2P loans.  Last week the UK… Read More

October 22, 2014 @ 8:37 am By JD Alois  |  

The London Investor Show is owned and organised by Investor Conferences (UK) Ltd. Launched in July 2010 by Lisa Campbell, Investor Conferences is dedicated to supporting private investors and traders by providing independent training and education, and facilitating access to the companies supplying relevant products… Read More

October 21, 2014 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK has a program to incentivize startups to seek the advice they need to get, or keep things rolling.  Frequently young companies skip over direct professional advice as it is costly for lean startups.  Innovate UK is a program where a business can receive… Read More

October 20, 2014 @ 11:02 am By JD Alois  |  

The Peer 2 Peer Finance Association (P2PFA), an industry advocate group for UK P2P platforms, has jumped into the scrum regarding the forthcoming inclusion of P2P lending assets in Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs).  Chancellor of the  Exchequer George Osborne announced earlier this year that ISAs… Read More

October 15, 2014 @ 11:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Trillion Fund is a crowdfunding platform for renewable energy.  One of the leaders in the space,  Trillion Fund allows people to invest in projects that generate renewable energy from solar and wind projects.  The motivation is kind of cool – you get to support something… Read More

October 14, 2014 @ 1:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Eden Project mini-bond crowdfunding campaign launched earlier today seeking to raise a minimum amount of £1 million. That number was easily supras as investors rushed to back the non profit, indoor rainforest.   Cornwall’s biggest tourist attraction, @edenproject is now open for investment http://t.co/N58i7IZmMh#InvestAware#CapitalAtRisk… Read More

October 14, 2014 @ 11:17 am By JD Alois  |  

GamCrowd has launched the first startups, Betify and Fenway Games, on its equity crowdfunding platform.  Betify is a mobile app that allows users to set or receive challenges from their friends and win rewards, such as tech products and vouchers or trips and experiences, if… Read More

October 14, 2014 @ 11:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Mayfair & Morgan Will Accept Investments from £1,000. International property management and investment firm Mayfair & Morgan has launched a new investment crowdfunding platform that will allow its members to invest in residential property from £1,000 and up.  The company wants to allow investors to… Read More

October 14, 2014 @ 8:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Described as the worlds largest indoor rainforest, Cornwall based Eden Project, is raising capital on investment crowdfunding platform Crowdcube with a £1 million mini-bond offer.  The issuer hopes to raise a top goal of £1.5 million.  The four year security will pay investors a 6%… Read More

October 14, 2014 @ 7:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Wellesley & Co. has announced passing the £100 million mark in loans funded.  The UK based company launched only in November of 2013.  Wellesley & Co. has claimed the title as “the fastest growing platform in 2014”.  The P2P lender specializes… Read More

October 13, 2014 @ 6:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform SeedInvest received a nice nod from our British friends having received a “Great Tech Award” at a ceremony this past week.  The British Consulate General and the UK Trade & Investment hosted the second event of its kind where seven different innovative… Read More

October 12, 2014 @ 3:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

UK data trackers Beauhurst recently shared their numbers showing solid growth for early stage companies seeking capital.  Their numbers gist with the recent release by London Mayor  Boris Johnson depicting rapid growth for London tech sector as over $1 Billion has been raised for 2014…. Read More

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