Tagged: united kingdom

August 26, 2014 @ 7:04 am By JD Alois  |  

GamCrowd, a crowdfunding and crowdsourcing platform that targets the gambling industry, has announced that it has “fully funded” its initial crowdfunding round via its own platform. The company has raised £200k for 10% of the Equity in the company with 8 days remaining in the… Read More

August 25, 2014 @ 9:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hoverbike, crowdfunding now on Kickstarter, is foreshadowing the future of travel.  If you take a moment to watch the pitch video – you will be convinced immediately.  Sure we have all seen the umpteen gazillion films that show maglev vehicles or hovercraft dominating the roadways but… Read More

August 21, 2014 @ 9:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

The inaugural Social Lending Awards is preparing to take place in London this coming January.  A veritable who’s who in the crowdfunding and peer to peer lending space will be participating in the ceremony.  The awards represent a major first for the social lending community with… Read More

August 21, 2014 @ 8:10 am By JD Alois  |  

The below interactive infographic is an interesting depiction of the entrepreneurial clusters that have formed in the United Kingdom.  The infographic is courtesy of the Policy Exchange and was developed in conjunction with a report on supporting tech clusters outside of London. The UK is… Read More

August 21, 2014 @ 7:46 am By JD Alois  |  

According to research firm Beauhurst, United Kingdom equity investment has been growing at around 25% per year for over three years now – an impressive pace.  At least part of this growth is due to the liberal approach taken by UK regulators regarding new methods… Read More

August 20, 2014 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

SyndicateRoom, a fast growing equity crowdfunding platform in the UK, has announced that Captive Media has returned to their site to raise additional capital.  Captive Media holds the title of the first deal ever closed on SyndicateRoom – a funding round that took just 27… Read More

August 20, 2014 @ 9:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Chilango, a UK based Mexican restaurant chain, was the first mini-bond ever to go the crowdfunding route.  Called the “Burrito Bond” the offer for the 4 year security with an 8% coupon launched this past June and quickly funded hitting its initial goal of raising £1… Read More

August 18, 2014 @ 9:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hubbub is a crowdfunding platform.  They offer their services to universities and other educational entities to fundraise for student projects, faculty or just about whatever the institution desires.  Their core product is a white label offer that is branded to work with engaged communities. Now… Read More

August 18, 2014 @ 8:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Move over, New York City and San Francisco. According to a recent report, London has been dubbed the world’s capital of crowdfunding. During one of The Crowdfunding Centre events last week, an interactive map shows that London was the top city for the funding option,… Read More

August 18, 2014 @ 7:58 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a UK based peer to peer lender that targets the mortgage sector, has announced they have surpassed £100 million in loans via their platform.  The P2P lender was launched in May of 2013 and according to the site this paces LendInvest as the fourth… Read More

August 16, 2014 @ 9:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up some words of wisdom when it comes to equity crowdfunding, Crowdcube shared strategic insight in a post titled 7 Points Investors Should Consider. The platform provided advice for a wide range of equity topics including how to handle risk and skeptical investors. Investing… Read More

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

Assetz Capital, a UK based peer to peer (P2P) lending platform, has shared their approach to pricing their loans.  Assetz has raised over £40 million since their launch back in 2013.  Assetz Capital is part of the Assetz group of property and financial services companies that… Read More

August 14, 2014 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Funding Circle is having a birthday today. The peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform is turning 4 years old.  We would love to share some cake and sing some songs in celebration but unfortunately a few thousand kilometers separate us from the festivities that most certainly are… Read More

August 13, 2014 @ 2:43 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

August 13, 2014 @ 11:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Funding Circle, a peer to peer lending platform that strives to operate a highly transparent lending business, recently shared some insight into their defaults and recovery side of their company.  Just like any other investment, lending on a P2P platform entails risk.  Investors mitigate risk… Read More

August 13, 2014 @ 9:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Caddington-based Water-to-Go Ltd surpassed its crowdfunding target of £125,000 (US$ 210,000) on Crowdcube and closed to £167,000 with more than three weeks left for further investment. This was after major high street banks refused to lend against property assets valued at several multiples of the requested… Read More

August 12, 2014 @ 11:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Eric Partaker, co-founder of UK restaurant chain Chulango, recently hit the studios of SkyNews to chat up their “Burrito Bond” offer listing on Crowdcube.  Chilango was the first ever “mini-bond” offer on the crowdfunding platform paving the way for other companies to leverage the internet… Read More

August 11, 2014 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Announced just this past week, Innovate Finance is a new industry body for the fast grow tin UK FinTech industry. The representative group was backed by over 50 financial industry participants including big names in the crowdfunding industry such as Crowdcube & SyndicateRoom.  Peer to… Read More

August 11, 2014 @ 8:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Devon-based tech start-up, Powered Now has successfully concluded its investment pitch on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. Initially aiming to raise £350,000 from the crowd, Powered Now smashed its original target, overfunding by 167% to secure £585,580 within five weeks of listing. Powered Now is a… Read More

August 9, 2014 @ 8:53 am By JD Alois  |  

The United Kingdom has focused great attention and energy on encouraging an economic environment of innovation and entrepreneurial growth.  While actions always speak louder than words from a US perspective, we sometimes look with envy at what is occurring the UK and not happening in… Read More