Tagged: united kingdom

January 2, 2014 @ 10:28 am By JD Alois  |  

“Although the past year saw crowdfunding come of age, in 2014 regulators in Europe and the US are set to bring in rules for this new era of internet investing.” The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is prepping new rules for the crowdfunding industry where they… Read More

December 31, 2013 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Targets Growth, both Domestic and International, for 2104. December was a good month for equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs.  Boosted by their own, incredibly successful, self-crowdfunding round, the UK based company raised over £3 million via their site during the last month of the year.  The… Read More

December 30, 2013 @ 10:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

We just recently uncovered this infographic which reviews the changing financial industry for Small and Medium Enterprises.  It is a truism that banks no longer play the dominant role of funding small businesses.  Where competition is allowed to flourish and markets rule this funding gap… Read More

December 30, 2013 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

As 2013 comes to a close United Kingdom based Angels Den, an integrated Angel and equity crowdfunding platform, recently shared some statistics for the past year as 2013. It must be mentioned that Angles Den just entered the crowdfunding domain this past October so their… Read More

December 26, 2013 @ 4:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Finance Innovation Lab is believes in the need to innovate across the whole financial system at once for change to happen.  Supported by a grant from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the Finance Lab has produced a video about what is broken with today’s banking… Read More

December 26, 2013 @ 11:20 am By JD Alois  |  

ShareIn, a technology and health focused equity crowdfunding platform, when beta earlier this December as they want to be the “best of breed” crowdfunding sites.  The UK platform promises that every share purchased in a listed company will include pre-emption, voting and drag along &… Read More

December 26, 2013 @ 10:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Night vision device for you smartphone “Snooperscope” had a Merry Christmas yesterday closing at £79,686 crowdfunded on Kickstarter on a goal of £40,000.  Crowdfund Insider originally covered Snooperscope earlier this month as they neared their funding objective. London based PSY Corporation had also launched a… Read More

December 23, 2013 @ 8:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowd Racing Aims to Disrupt Racing Horse Ownership. Partners with Crowdcube. Launched this past November, Crowd Racing claims to be the first ever crowdfunding platform exclusively for racehorse ownership.  Crowd Racing wants to bring the “Sport of Kings” to the crowd by allowing owners to… Read More

December 23, 2013 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Founded in 2011. BloomVC.com Experiences 250% Growth in 2013. One of the UK’s leading rewards based crowdfunding platforms, BloomVC.com, has seen the number of successfully funded projects jump to a 105% increase since 2012. There has also been a significant increase in money raised through the platform: 90% more since… Read More

December 19, 2013 @ 9:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, December 18, 2013, a debate was held in Westminster Hall regarding crowdfunding.  Labour MP Barry Sheerman led the discussion and described the opportunity as a bit of a Christmas present as this was the first ever debate on the innovative form of financing. The… Read More

December 19, 2013 @ 10:21 am By JD Alois  |  

BrewDog’s investment crowdfunding campaign “Equity for Punks” is nearing a close. BrewDog has issues a last call for investors as they are down to the last 2% of shares available for this funding round. The Scottish craft brewery raised their funding amount in November to… Read More

December 19, 2013 @ 8:55 am By JD Alois  |  

UK Equity Crowdfunding platform Crowdcube recently updated their info graphic sharing their statistics on their business. Investment crowdfunding is growing at a phenomenal pace in the UK and Crowdcube is in the lead for greatest amount raised in equity. Everyone realizes we are in the… Read More

December 18, 2013 @ 9:10 am By JD Alois  |  

I have my favorites and I know you have yours too.  Crowdcube has helped to raise much needed capital for a diverse, creative and innovative group of companies over 2013.  While you may have already voted by investing in these companies, now is your opportunity… Read More

December 17, 2013 @ 8:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Debate Takes Place as Consultation Period Nears End. Members of Parliament (MPs) will be debating the future of crowdfunding at Westminster tomorrow,  Wednesday, December 18, 2013.  The Westminster Hall Debate has been initiated by Barry Sheerman MP, a leading proponent of crowdfunding. Mr Sheerman, chair of… Read More

December 17, 2013 @ 3:00 am By Barry James, The Social Foundation  |  

Green Light the new freedoms of the digital age. The idea of a man having to walk in front of each car on the road waving a red flag to ensure that they didn’t scare the horses has often been the object of a mixture… Read More

December 17, 2013 @ 2:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Compare and Share a comparison website for the sharing economy has tripled their target and raised £152,030 worth of equity on Crowdcube. Compare and Share set a goal of raising £50,000 on on the equity crowdfunding platform. The offering just recently closed having raised £152,030, 304%… Read More

December 15, 2013 @ 3:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Angels Den equity crowdfunding platform quickly raised the funding goal for start up Bag Rider on their growing platform.  Bag Rider is a cabin bag (roll on) for airplanes which transforms into a secure travel seat for small children (6 months to 4 years).  Born… Read More

December 13, 2013 @ 8:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding on Kickstarter from the United Kingdom is the Snooperscope.  This hardware gives you true night vision for your iOS (or Android) device meaning your iPhone can now be the coolest stealth camera ever. We have all seen night vision utilized in countless films and… Read More

December 13, 2013 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

UK Alternative Finance Said to Hit £1.6 Billion in 2014. Nesta, a UK based charity which strives to support the best and brightest ideas by providing grants and doing research, has published a report on the “Rise of Future Finance”.  This is a first ever… Read More

December 13, 2013 @ 2:30 am By JD Alois  |  

GoCarShare is a startup company based in London that is a “marketplace for empty car seats”.  The concept was driven by need from founder Drummond Gilbert.  He was roaming about West London and noticed that almost every car had only one person in it.  It… Read More