Tagged: united kingdom

April 30, 2014 @ 7:30 am By Erin Hobey  |  

London-based Minicabit has raised nearly 68% of its £150,000 funding goal, securing over £101K to date on its Seedrs’ equity crowdfunding campaign.  By setting the minimum investment level at a lowly £10, Founder and CEO Amer Hasan incites investments from cab owners, cab operators, cab… Read More

April 29, 2014 @ 2:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

UK’s crowdfunding programme CrowdBoxTV, has scheduled a Bluetooth smart tag, a sleek in home security system, and a robotic building set for this weeks presentation.  Entrepreneur and tech business advisor, Stella English, presents some of the latest pitch videos from the crowdfunding world while news… Read More

April 28, 2014 @ 4:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding platform Angels Den has become the first angel investment platform to join a new portal aimed at supporting SMEs turned down by the banks.  The alternativebusinessfunding.co.uk site brings market-leading alternative financiers together for the first time under one umbrella. AngelsDen has positioned their platform… Read More

April 28, 2014 @ 8:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Announced late last year, Peer to Business(P2B) crowdfunding platform Money&Co is prepping to launch this week in the United Kingdom.  The site is founded by prominent business woman Nicola Horlick who has put together a team of managers that includes Luke Davis and Robin Wight…. Read More

April 27, 2014 @ 8:48 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Crowdcube added a two day extension to Blanco Niño’s successful equity crowdfunding campaign.  Targeting £60,000,  Blanco Niño closed at £123,500, overfunding by 206% with the help of 100 investors.  Campaign funding will pay for equipment and initial stock needed to get Blanco Niño up and… Read More

April 25, 2014 @ 4:32 pm By Barry James  |  

Puzzling, is it not, that two of the world’s leading exponents can have such different perspectives on equity crowdfunding as Crowdcube and Seedrs. Similarly people often inquire about my own views and that of The Social Foundation – which seem to be almost polar opposites… Read More

April 25, 2014 @ 2:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

According to reports, the British hedge fund  Marshall Wace is purchasing Eaglewood Capital Management described as a P2P specialist.  Marshall Wace manages approximately $15.5 billion in assets.  The terms of the purchase were not disclosed. Eaglewood apparently intends on launching the worlds first listed P2P investment trust…. Read More

April 25, 2014 @ 9:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding platform BloomVC.com has partnered with AXA Insurance’s RoadSafe Schools campaign to help to deliver improved road safety standards to Britain’s roads. “We’re really excited about these projects, which will make a real difference in reducing accidents and keeping children safe on the roads. Crowdfunding… Read More

April 25, 2014 @ 8:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Company receives a $1 million revolving line of credit to fund working capital loans for growing businesses. P2Binvestor Inc. (P2Bi) shared the signing of a $1 million revolving credit facility with New College Capital Ltd of London, England. The UK-based fund was drawn to P2Bi’s… Read More

April 24, 2014 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based investment crowdfunding platform Funding Tree has launched their much anticipated crowdfunding platform.  The hybrid site claims to be the UK’s first fully regulated loan and equity based crowdfunding site. The one stop operation wants to match companies and investors to both loans and… Read More

April 22, 2014 @ 2:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Bank of England just released their periodic Trends in Lending report. In brief; “The annual rate of growth in the stock of lending to UK businesses remained negative in the three months to February. The stock of lending both to small and medium-sized enterprises and… Read More

April 21, 2014 @ 5:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to raise capital through equity crowdfunding, Fresh2O is seeking  £50,000 for its clean water campaign.  Founded by Oscar award-winning photographer Candice Farmer, the company sells and distributes a range of water filters with an aim to “reduce poverty, improved health and prevent death by… Read More

April 21, 2014 @ 12:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

We originally reported on Time for Medicine this past March as the crowdfunding campaign on Syndicate Room quickly captured interest from investors. The University Hospital of Wales spin out that uses web and cloud technology to bring specialist diagnoses and treatments directly to the homes… Read More

April 21, 2014 @ 8:49 am By JD Alois  |  

London based Angels Den has fired up a “London Crowdfunding Club” with the first event scheduled for tomorrow (April 22, 2014).  Angels Den presently offers  a diverse portfolio of “club” type events. The event is for anyone interested in investing £500 and up into one… Read More

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