Tagged: united kingdom

April 19, 2014 @ 10:34 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based P2P platform RateSetter is taking their platform to Australia claiming the title of  first regulated platform from the outset.  The company has secured investment of $3 million from local and international investors alike to kick-start its Sydney offering. Headed up by Daniel Foggo,… Read More

April 18, 2014 @ 9:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

A recent report by the UK Peer to Peer Finance Assocation (P2PFA) indicates that cumulative lending  for the first quarter of 2014 achieved a total of £1.207 billion, a number that is in stark contrast to the same period year prior at £491 million.  The… Read More

April 15, 2014 @ 8:46 am By JD Alois  |  

The world of banking is changing rapidly.  The banks that continue to operate much as they have in the past will slowly fade away.  The firms that are open to change and innovation, have been presented with a unique opportunity to revolutionize the world of… Read More

April 14, 2014 @ 9:36 am By JD Alois  |  

The Beta launch of Landbay was announced today.  The young company is a new peer-to-peer (P2P) finance option for the UK’s frustrated savers and investors who have long struggled to secure low risk returns at rates above inflation, whether from cash accounts, savings accounts, bonds or other… Read More

April 12, 2014 @ 10:03 am By JD Alois  |  

The global internet community woke up in shock earlier this week as it was learned a massive vulnerability existed in a majority of internet instances around the world.  The Heartbleed bug is probably the most ubiquitous and pervasive example of the fallibility of security technology… Read More

April 11, 2014 @ 8:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Fantoo ran an equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube at the end of 2013 raising £173,000 for the small company.  Fantoo, “the future of email”, has now become one of the first two winners of Dell’s “Start-up in Residence” competition and will soon work out of… Read More

April 11, 2014 @ 7:54 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

London based Assetz Capital Shares Insight into Fast Growing Peer-to-Peer Lending Sector. During my time in London, in addition to touring Westminster Abbey and the National Portrait Gallery, I was fortunate enough to speak with Stuart Law and Luke O’Mahony of Assetz Capital plc who… Read More

April 8, 2014 @ 9:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

London-based Zero Carbon Food (ZCF) has raised £424,530 on Crowdcube, swiftly surpassing its £300,000 crowdfunding goal for 21.23% equity offered.  The campaign is now open to overfunding. Co-founded by Richard Ballard and Steven Dring, and backed by celebrity chef Michel Roux Jr and Florette’s Managing… Read More

April 7, 2014 @ 8:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Raising equity on Crowdcube, EstatesDirect quickly hit their £250,000 goal on Crowdcube in just the first 10 days of listing live on the crowdfunding platform.  The offer went into overfunding and is now fully funded at £500,000 in 2 weeks as 192 investors backed this… Read More

April 6, 2014 @ 9:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Knowledge Peers, and their Alternative Funding Network, released some internal research on alternative finance and crowdfunding last week.  In a report titled; “Crowdfunding Industry Report: Investor Preference Report“, Knowledge Peers shared some insight into investor perception in the United Kingdom.  The survey was based on… Read More

April 5, 2014 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based Loyalzoo, a cloud-based loyalty app for independent shops and eateries has shared their success of their first crowdfunding campaign. The equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs hit its £120,000 target in less than 24 hours after going public. Based in Chiswick, West London, Loyalzoo… Read More

April 4, 2014 @ 2:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

4NRg just launched their crowdfunding offer on SyndicateRoom and they are already 52% completed.  The unique business is raising £240,000 for a 30% stake in the company.  4NRg is a portfolio business that invests in patentable renewable energy and disaster relief engineering businesses.  4NRg brings… Read More

April 4, 2014 @ 10:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube had a great March.  The company funded 8 businesses totaling £1.6 million in investments.  Crowdcube’s own projections indicate these funded companies will generate 281 new jobs over the coming years. To make things even better it appears the momentum may be… Read More

April 4, 2014 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based rewards crowdfunding platform, Crowdfunder has confirmed that it has raised over £1.5m for UK projects – and grown by a factor of 15 in the last 12 months.  Accompanied by a report from The Crowdfunding Centre stating that Crowdfunder.co.uk has more projects than… Read More

April 3, 2014 @ 10:34 am By JD Alois  |  

AngelsDen To give our investors the knowledge and expertise needed to make successful investments, we are offer a series of free masterclasses. These include an element of conventional training as well as learning from other experienced angel investors and guest experts. They are informative and… Read More

April 3, 2014 @ 10:31 am By JD Alois  |  

AngelsDen Who Should Attend London Crowdfunding Club? Anyone who is serious about investing £500 upwards into one of our pre-screened crowdfunding pitches. The event gives you the opportunity to meet the entrepreneurs behind the pitches, ask questions and invest online. What Should I Expect? Each month… Read More

April 3, 2014 @ 9:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube and hubbub have joined forces to bring crowdfunding to the education sector.  hubbub shared on a blog post that; “combining forces will enable Crowdcube-hubbub to provide the compelling additional offer of equity crowdfunding alongside hubbub’s standard reward-based crowdfunding solution. The offer means that –… Read More

April 2, 2014 @ 2:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

P2P Lending Booms as Banks are Cut Out. According to Zopa, the fast growing peer-to-peer lending platform has now lent over £500 million  (Over $813,000,000).  Hurdling the half billion mark clearly places P2P lending in the mainstream of finance in the UK. In the past… Read More

April 2, 2014 @ 7:54 am By JD Alois  |  

P2P Firm Sees Great Opportunity for Growth. LendInvest, the first peer-to-peer (P2P) crowdfunding platform specifically for residential and commercial mortgages, has confirmed they have passed the £50 Million mark in lending transactions on their platform.  LendInvest passed the £25 Million hurdle just this past January… Read More

April 1, 2014 @ 7:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs has had a great month.  With March just closing the UK based company has shared that in terms of companies funded this has been the most active month ever. In total 18 businesses were crowdfunded on Seedrs in March with each… Read More