Tagged: united kingdom

December 10, 2013 @ 11:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding portal Crowdcube was announced as a finalist in the StartUps  Awards under the category of “Funded Business of the Year” back in October.  Last week Crowdcube Co-founder Luke Lang showed up to the annual event and was pleased to be recognized as this… Read More

December 10, 2013 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer-to-Peer lending platform Landbay, which wants to facilitate secured commercial property loans, is using equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs to raise capital and they are offering 7.5% of the company for £50,000. Pre-money valuation places that company at £616,667. Landbay is prepping to launch the platform… Read More

December 6, 2013 @ 11:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Musical version of the classic TV sitcom “Happy Days” has claimed the title of the first major theatrical production in the world to gain financing through equity crowdfunding and they have done so on UK based Seedrs.   The crowdfunding round raised £250,000 from 345 investors… Read More

December 6, 2013 @ 8:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Listing Overfunded, Set Goal of £300,000, Hits £450,000 in Less Than 2 Weeks. Online company records management company Inform Direct  quickly beat their equity crowdfunding target on SyndicateRoom by raising £450,000 representing 175% of their funding target.  The listing, which was initially set to raise £300,000… Read More

December 4, 2013 @ 8:52 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the United Kingdom’s regulatory entity which has oversight over the booming crowdfunding industry, released a consultation paper (CP) this past October reviewing the new, innovative industry.  The CP is one of a series of consultation papers that will determine their… Read More

December 3, 2013 @ 12:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding platform Seedrs has closed their self-crowdfunding round having raised a record amount of funds with 850 individual investors purchasing shares in the company amounting to £2,154,710.  While the round is closed to new money the amount may increase as in-process money may not be… Read More

December 3, 2013 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

James Caan runs a regular series on CNBC called the Business Class where he interviews entrepreneurs.  Caan is a noted UK entrepreneur himself.  He became very successful in the recruitment industry, which included the global companies Alexander Mann and Humana International. In 2004 he founded… Read More

December 2, 2013 @ 7:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform InvestingZone has released a survey where over 1000 active investors not classified as “sophisticated” or “high net worth” (HNW) were queried and found that two-thirds were keen to take more personal control of their own portfolio, with 73 per cent saying they enjoy… Read More

November 30, 2013 @ 10:21 am By JD Alois  |  

The Mortgage Finance Gazette Awards 2014 have recognized peer-to-peer crowdfunding platform LendInvest for their Innovation Award giving the platform a “Highly Commended” acknowledgement.  LendInvest was the only p2p site listed for all of the various categories. The Mortgage Finance Gazette Awards are split into two… Read More

November 30, 2013 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Over 2000 supporters came together to support the table-top game Aliens vs. Predators on Kickstarter.  The initial goal was to raise £35,000 but Prodos Games Ltd. from Warwickshire in the United Kingdom, easily cruised past that amount.   The final crowdfunding number closed at £379,141… Read More

November 29, 2013 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Wireless Apple iPhone charger iQi crowdfunding on Indiegogo was scheduled to end their campaign this weekend but organizers have decided to extend the campaign by 30 days.  The funding goal was originally set to raise $30,000 but that was easily passed and stands at over… Read More

November 29, 2013 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois  |  

The self-crowdfunding round on Seedrs was originally pegged to raise £500,000. As the announcement was promoted to registered investors on the platform it was clear that interest was high so the amount offered was bumped up to £750,000.  Now after less than a week of… Read More

November 26, 2013 @ 5:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

With the big announcement regarding Seedrs strategic push to offer cross-border equity crowdfunding offers available across all of Europe, Seedrs CEO and Co-Founder continues to make the media rounds spreading the crowdfunding gospel.  In this interview on Bloomberg,  Lynn shares his firm belief that crowdfunding… Read More

November 26, 2013 @ 8:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding platform Seedrs has shared a video explanation of their nominee structure for holding shares in crowdfunded companies which list on their site.  They are unique in this approach as Seedrs acts in the interest of shareholders as the single shareholder in the company.  Seedrs… Read More

November 25, 2013 @ 12:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

This event will feature a panel comprising representatives from Equity and Rewards based crowdfunding platforms and entrepreneurs who have successfully completed both equity and rewards based campaigns. Each entrepreneur will open with their own personal story of how they went about their campaign and what… Read More

November 25, 2013 @ 9:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Over £1 Million Funded on Goal of £750,000. In the ultimate validation of their crowdfunding platform, UK based equity crowdfunding site Seedrs set a goal to raise £750,000.  This was an increase in the initial target of raising £500,000 as investor demand was very robust…. Read More

November 25, 2013 @ 8:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Founder warns FCA Over Regulation May Stifle Potential of Crowdfunding. Entrepreneur Karen Darby has launched a crowdfunding site to fund social, environmental and health-related businesses.  CrowdMission will challenge banks and venture capitalists and put investment opportunities in the hands of ordinary people. “CrowdMission is all about… Read More

November 24, 2013 @ 7:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs Becomes First Pan European Equity Platform. Simultaneously Enters Self Crowdfunding Round to Raise £750,000. One of Britain’s leading crowdfunding portals, Seedrs, has announced a major market expansion to offer cross-border equity crowdfunding in Europe.  The company had indicated market expansion was a priority earlier… Read More

November 24, 2013 @ 1:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has released some interesting statistics for 2013 demonstrating the growing power of investment crowdfunding and the growth of their platform.  The site processes over 1000 investments per month with repeat investors (60%) representing the bulk of transactions as investors spread their risk… Read More

November 22, 2013 @ 7:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Plans Launch in Six Countries in 2014 including New Zealand, Spain and Italy.  Seeks Additional Partners in US. UK based equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has announced an agreement to open up operations in Italy.  The company has continued to expand their global reach for their… Read More