Tagged: united kingdom

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

LendInvest, a Peer to Peer lending platform targeting the mortgage industry, has shared they are now originating deals for the Montello Capital range of funds.  Montello is owned and operated by Christian Faes and Ian Thomas – both co-founders of LendInvest their P2P venture.  LendInvest will… Read More

July 8, 2014 @ 9:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This Thursday (July 9), dubble, a photo collaboration app, will launch an equity-based crowdfunding campaign to raise a large seed round of investment on Volpit; a new startup investment platform owned by the youngest ever team to receive full FCA authorization. Since launching the beta… Read More

July 5, 2014 @ 12:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Gambling Specific Site GamCrowd looks to raise funds on own platform. GamCrowd the gambling-specific crowdfunding and crowdsourcing platform that launched ear lie this year has launched a self-crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for their own platform. Following in the path of several very high-profile platforms,… Read More

July 5, 2014 @ 12:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Peer to Peer Finance Association (UKP2P) is the self regulatory body behind the booming peer to peer industry in the UK.  Last year the association’s members experienced a growth rate of 121%.   The major industry participants have set about to create some… Read More

July 5, 2014 @ 8:07 am By JD Alois  |  

This one is courtesy of our mates at the BBC;  a short video about how young companies are “bypassing banks” and putting their pitch up on the internet.   The very brief video touches on some prominent crowdfunding campaigns.  The reporter mentions a small confectioners… Read More

July 4, 2014 @ 7:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Twelve South West England social enterprises are to benefit from £10,000 match funding from the Santander Social Enterprise Challenge, run in partnership with the UK’s largest rewards-based crowdfunding platform, Crowdfunder. The challenge was created to fund promising social enterprises from across the South West. Social… Read More

July 3, 2014 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Wins Award for Best Women-Led Investment of the Year The evening of the first day of the UKBAA Investment Summit kicked off with a black tie gala dinner and awards event.  Awards were nominated from a range of businesses, investors and intermediaries. All eight of… Read More

July 2, 2014 @ 11:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the past few weeks, Indiegogo UK has been on-the-go thanks to its Go Crowdfund Britain campaign. As previously reported, this new initiative was launched on June 23rd and is seeking to raise a million pounds to get Britain’s best ideas, coolest inventions, brightest young businesses and… Read More

July 1, 2014 @ 4:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to share some details about its 2014 Film Festival, global crowdfunding platform Kickstarter revealed the films, locations and dates earlier this week. Organizers of the event took to the platform and wrote, “Our celebration of features, shorts, documentaries, animations, and other video art made… Read More

July 1, 2014 @ 9:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Angels Den, a UK based angel and equity crowdfunding platform, has shared some of their insight into creating a powerful pitch.  The platform has listed their top five tactics for making that impact with investors to get your business funded.  We all know that started… Read More

July 1, 2014 @ 9:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Devon, UK based tech start-up, Powered Now, has announced the launch of its investment pitch on Crowdcube equity crowdfunding platform. Aiming to raise £350,000 from the crowd, the pitch is open to anyone interested in supporting Powered Now’s new technology. The young company will use… Read More

June 29, 2014 @ 9:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Chilango “Burrito Bond” has trotted past their £1 million funding goal in “mini-bonds” and is now over-funding.  As of this writing the debt based crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube stood at £1,073,500 funded by 318 investors.  This is the second successful mini-bond offering from the UK… Read More

June 29, 2014 @ 6:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

This is a crowdfunding tale appropriate for the moment as the world gathers to root for their favorite national team while hundreds of millions are glued to their screens with the World Cup at hand.  Black Flash is a film about Laurie Cunningham, the first… Read More

June 28, 2014 @ 10:29 am By Erin Hobey  |  

iOS dating app rendeevoo has raised £33,830 on its Seedrs’ equity crowdfunding campaign for the 6% equity offered, with 123 investors helping the dating app startup to surpass its £25,000 goal. rendeevoo is an iOS dating app that embraces spontaneity in the online dating world, quickly… Read More

June 27, 2014 @ 8:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Odyssey Airlines is a UK-based company that wants to offer business class travel, at a decent price, on transatlantic routes. When so many airlines are cutting back on already dismal service – Odyssey is innovating by seeking to provide better service – at a fair… Read More

June 26, 2014 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based real estate crowdfunding platform Property Crowd is looking to raise £1 million for their initial investment opportunity, significantly raising the bar for property-focused crowdfunding with what appears to be the largest single investment opportunity of its kind to date. The property crowdfunding market… Read More

June 26, 2014 @ 7:17 am By JD Alois  |  

ShareIn Provides Equity Investment from £40,000 to £1m for UK Companies. UK based ShareIn, an investment crowdfunding company launched in 2012, has been authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate its equity based platform into the wider UK private investor market. Simultaneously the company… Read More

June 25, 2014 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

As investors scramble to take advantage of the new £15,000 NISA allowance, Assetz Capital is urging investors not to be blinkered by the promise of tax-free interest and consider whether they may make greater returns from alternative investments. With even the top instant-access cash ISA paying just 1.5%… Read More

June 25, 2014 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Highview Creates Electricity Using Liquid Air. With the World Cup in full swing there comes a very British phenomenon: the “half time kettle effect”. National Grid forecasters say a surge of around 1,300MW – equivalent to 520,000 kettles being switched on at once – occurs… Read More

June 24, 2014 @ 5:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Milan-based music crowdfunding platform Musicraiser has received over €1,000,000 in contributions since its launch and that amount has continued to grow. The platform generates revenue from its prolific list of artists and bands looking to receive funding for pre-planned projects. As interest in their crowdfunding model… Read More