Tagged: united kingdom

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

Peer-to-Peer crowdfunding platform LendInvest continues to post impressive results.  The company earlier this year reported growing to £25,000,000 in loans completed since their launch in late spring of last year.  The company captured significant media cover regarding a P2P loan for £4.12 million which has… Read More

February 11, 2014 @ 8:08 am By Fiona Swan  |  

Editor’s Note:  Sian’s Plan is raising £100,000 on Seedrs representing 12.5% equity in the startup.  Fiona Swan is the COO of the company.  The Belfast based company supports healthy eating for busy families with their online tools.  Sian has already completed a first round of… Read More

February 10, 2014 @ 2:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Raising Equity on SyndicateRoom e-Go Aeroplanes Raises £650,000 in Capital. Investors have contributed over £650,000 into the first British company to design and build a new type of aircraft in decades. The makers of the e-Go aircraft has attracted a solid level of investment via… Read More

February 10, 2014 @ 8:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Ice-Dragons crowdfunding site will connect sophisticated investors with high quality startups. E2Exchange, which has Sir Richard Branson as its Honoray President and includes leading business figures such as Darryl Eales, CEO of leading private equity house LDC, and Dragon’s Den entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne, is working… Read More

February 10, 2014 @ 7:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Data provided by Peer-to-Business (P2B) crowdfunding platform rebuildingsociety.com indicates that small business owners continue to use their personal credit cards to finance their companies.  The UK based lending platform shared their research showing: Nearly two out of five (37%) SME’s planning to borrow in next 12 months… Read More

February 9, 2014 @ 9:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Jive Bike, by Jam Vehicles LTD, was recognized by equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube as the product of the year for 2013.  Jive is an electric, folding and chinless city bicycle that is perfect for urban commuters. The company raised £160,05 from 57 investors in early… Read More

February 9, 2014 @ 6:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

British biotech firm QuantuMDx is prepping to launch a crowdfunding campaign to support development and clinical trials of our handheld DNA sequencer described as a handheld lab. This device is said to diagnose infectious disease in under 15 minutes, tell a healthworker exactly which drug… Read More

February 9, 2014 @ 9:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Online food discovery startup, Flavourly, is expected to break crowdfunding records when it launches on Angels Den on Monday, February 10, 2014. Flavourly, which intends to turn over a million pounds this year, intends on raising £116k by crowdfunding on Angels Den. But at a… Read More

February 9, 2014 @ 8:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Called, “The Coolest Collection of Crafters in the Land”, Company Raises Equity on Crowdcube. The New Craftsman launched their crowdfunding round of funding on February 6th 2014, the emerging luxury retail business wants to raise funds for the fit out and opening of their new… Read More

February 6, 2014 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform for technology and health moves from Beta to Full Launch. Edinburgh, Scotland based ShareIn has migrated from beta to full public launch.  The platform is the only equity based crowdfunding site designed exclusively for British technology and health focussed companies.  ShareIn’s crowdfunding… Read More

February 4, 2014 @ 5:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Come and join us at The Great British Private Investor Summit 2014 This event is exclusively for private investors – any entrepreneurs or fundraising companies that book onto the event will be refunded or asked to leave on the day. Uncover: The best alternative &… Read More

February 2, 2014 @ 2:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding platform Seedrs, a leader in the investment crowdfunding space in Europe, has shared some updated information regarding their platform’s success.  Seedrs was one of the first equity platforms in the UK and is proudly the first platform to be officially regulated by the Financial… Read More

February 1, 2014 @ 7:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

United Kingdom based startup Seedrs, the world’s first fully regulated equity crowdfunding platform open to investors and entrepreneurs throughout Europe, has received an investment from AFT Holdings, an international investment and management company. “As an international investment group, we are proud patrons of the vision… Read More

February 1, 2014 @ 6:56 am By JD Alois  |  

TGC Continues with Self-Hosted Pretail Funding. Coming from The Game Creators (TGC), a privately owned UK company, FPS Creator Reloaded (FPSC Reloaded) has announced their beta launch of Oculus Rift integration.  The game development tools studio sees integration as an important strategic move as part… Read More

January 30, 2014 @ 3:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, a leading equity crowdfunding platform, has released the final amount of their self-crowdfunding round.  The London based platform raised £2.58 million, an amount that was far above their initial target of raising £750,000 which was surpassed on the first day of the offer.  Over… Read More

January 28, 2014 @ 5:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Individual Savings Accounts (ISA) are a financial product available to residents of the United Kingdom.  These types of vehicles are used to supplement retirement incomes (somewhat similar to US 401k’s).  Apparently in a meeting held this week between Peer-toPeer (P2P) lenders, ISA industry participants and… Read More

January 28, 2014 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer-to-Peer lending platform LendInvest was interviewed on CNBC yesterday talking about their business.  Christian Faes discusses their mortgage based P2P operation and talks about a recent bridge loan where the investor received a 14% per annum interest rate. LendInvest, launched in May 2013, has jumped… Read More

January 28, 2014 @ 9:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Fuel3D scanner raised over $300,000 in September 2013 through a highly successful crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter.  With early bird backers scheduled to receive their first products in April 2014, Fuel 3D continues to move forward to final production.   Fuel3D unveiled this week the first images… Read More

January 27, 2014 @ 1:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

According to Madiston LendLoanInvest, UK borrowers waste thousands by choosing inflexible loan providers who force them in to lengthy terms and higher rates. Lenders may also miss a trick if they don’t have the flexibility to set and secure their own acceptable rates for loans… Read More

January 24, 2014 @ 4:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Following reports that Funding Circle intends on collaborating with high street banks, Stuart Law, CEO of Assetz Capital, a fast growing peer-to-peer lender based in the United Kingdom stated: “Banks are set up to lend to SMEs, so why would a bank lend through a… Read More