Tagged: united kingdom

June 8, 2014 @ 10:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this year in March, Chancellor George Osborne announced that investors would soon have access to peer to peer assets via their individual savings accounts (ISAs).  ISA’s are similar to US 401K accounts where individuals may save money on a tax fee basis to prepare… Read More

June 8, 2014 @ 8:57 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Pulsar Capitalizes on Fast Growing LED Industry. It’s an exciting time for Pulsar, a well-established UK-based manufacturer of LED lighting, which has raised over £356,000 in its equity crowdfunding campaign on Syndicate Room.  A significant portion of funds raised to date, £250,000,  has notably been… Read More

June 6, 2014 @ 8:37 am By Barry James  |  

Crowdfunding Sees Growing Regulatory Support. “We are now looking for areas where the system itself needs to adapt to new technology or broader change – rather than the other way round. We want to ensure that positive developments, the ones that promise to improve the lives of… Read More

June 5, 2014 @ 7:12 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based peer to peer lender LendInvest recently announced they are preparing to launch their secondary market for their P2P securities.  LendInvest, an early participant in the fast growing P2P industry, specializes in online lending for mortgages.  The fast growing firm has facilitated over £40… Read More

June 3, 2014 @ 11:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The makers of the first security scanner able to detect plastic firearms made on a 3D printer have successfully sold £700,000 in shares of their business through the equity crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom. Radio Physics Solutions (RPS), which designs security scanners, bomb and weapons detectors for law… Read More

May 31, 2014 @ 6:32 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Looking for a quiet place to write, code or think?  Tired of meeting at pubs, cafes or Starbucks? Tired of commuting? Bored of working at home?  Feeling isolated?  London-based NearDesk offers much-needed solutions to these dilemmas by letting its members touch-in, touch-out and rent desk… Read More

May 31, 2014 @ 8:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, one of the leading equity crowdfunding platforms in the United Kingdom, has surpassed another milestone.  The young company recently announced their 100th deal for companies offering up equity on their investment platform.  This revelation is accompanied by the fact that deal flow is increasing;… Read More

May 29, 2014 @ 11:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Innovative firms, particularly smaller startups, will be offered the change to work with the FCA while developing new technologies and approaches to ensure they are compliant with regulations from the moment they go live said FCA chief –executive Martin Wheatley earlier today. While speaking at… Read More

May 29, 2014 @ 8:05 am By JD Alois  |  

The Bank has today published updated data on the use of the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS). Today’s publication shows the net quarterly flows of lending to UK households and businesses eligible under the Scheme up to the second quarter of 2013. The aim of… Read More

May 28, 2014 @ 10:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform  Crowdcube is growing rapidly and they need additional staff to handle the increase in crowdfunding demand.  According to a recent report, UK based Crowdcube currently has a staff of 20 and they expect this number to double during 2014. The crowdfunding platform… Read More

May 27, 2014 @ 7:32 am By JD Alois  |  

MyGoodness, a new crowdfunding platform that marries charity donations with exclusive opportunities,  has teamed up actor Samuel L. Jackson to raise awareness of male cancer. Captain America  has been tweeting to his 3.5m Twitter followers, engaging with users on Reddit and taking to social media the past… Read More

May 24, 2014 @ 2:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Described as the  “the definitive list of the United Kingdom’s 100 most exciting and innovative new companies launched in the last three years.”  The Startups 100 is a prominent group of young companies that are viewed having great potential for their innovative ways.  Crowdcube is part… Read More

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

Crowdfunding Continues Dramatic Growth. Knowledge Peers, a UK based research and networking firm that covers the investment crowdfunding space,  has released another sector forecast on UK crowdfunding. Their process includes sourcing data directly from equity crowdfunding platforms, peer to peer lending sites and other associated… Read More

May 22, 2014 @ 11:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FC United of Manchester has smashed through their ambitious £46k fundraising target on the crowdfunding website Crowdfunder. All the funds will go towards the cost of their function room and kitchen at the new Broadhurst Park ground in Moston, currently under construction. 872 pledges, along… Read More

May 22, 2014 @ 8:40 am By Erin Hobey  |  

LOVESPACE, the UK’s first storage-by-the-box company, has raised £ 1,060,360 on Crowdcube, easily exceeding its £600K goal with the support of 208 investors. The start-up aims to help customers “live a bigger life, one box at a time.” At LOVESPACE, everyday is Boxing Day! LOVESPACE’s… Read More

May 21, 2014 @ 8:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based Crowd for Angels, which is considered the first debt and equity crowdfunding platform to be directly regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and provides funding for businesses at seed stage, launched on Tuesday morning. Created by entrepreneur Tony De Nazareth who has over… Read More

May 21, 2014 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Nesta Estimates 87 Crowdfunding Platforms Live in the United Kingdom today. According to London based charity / research entity Nesta, the number of crowdfunding platforms operating in the UK rose by over 50% in 2013 according to their research.  Nesta releases these figures as its… Read More

May 20, 2014 @ 11:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs has shared their equity crowdfunding term sheet revealing some additional insight into how their platform operates.  Investment structure and the understandings between entrepreneur and investor may be pretty dry stuff but it is exceptionally important.  Having a well structured term sheet that protects both… Read More

May 19, 2014 @ 11:21 am By JD Alois  |  

In conduction with their Q1 Crowdfunding Data report, the Crowdfunding Centre has created an infographic highlighting some of the numbers generated by their research.  Not only is crowdfunding  an established form of capital formation it is growing at a phenomenal pace.  While still in the… Read More

May 19, 2014 @ 9:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has been joined by peer to peer (P2P) lenders Zopa and Funding Circle in being recognized by the Smarta Breakthrough 50 awards. These awards, sponsored by Santander, are designed to “shine a light” on the most inspiring businesses in the United Kingdom…. Read More