Tagged: united kingdom

January 17, 2014 @ 11:12 am By JD Alois  |  

From Seedrs official Twitter account the equity platform shared some exiting information regarding site momentum.  The platform has captured 86 investments for a total of £138,200 during the past day.  Average amount invested stands at £1,611.63.   Over the past day @Seedrs has had 86… Read More

January 17, 2014 @ 10:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity Crowdfunding Offer Set to Close Sunday.  Pay-as-you-play streaming music service PSonar is raising capital on SyndicateRoom. The equity crowdfunding offering is looking to raise £200,000 for 9.16% equity in the small company.  The offer is nearly complete and has already captured over £180,000 from… Read More

January 16, 2014 @ 9:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Health and technology equity crowdfunding platform ShareIn, launched in Beta this past December.  In a brief report to supporters ShareIn communicated they had received £96,000 of pledges during their first month of operations and have experienced 6000 site visitors.  The portal currently has 5 equity… Read More

January 15, 2014 @ 7:36 am By JD Alois  |  

In a note to followers, founder Karen Darby shared a brief update on the progress of CrowdMission,  “the world’s first equity-based crowdfunding platform for social and environmental businesses”.   Her mantra is that businesses can do social good while turning a profit. Equity investment and ethics can… Read More

January 14, 2014 @ 11:09 am By JD Alois  |  

CEO of Assetz Capital Peer-to-Peer Crowdfunding Platform Expects Their Platform to Hit £100 Million in 2014. The alternative finance industry has now lent more than £1bn to UK businesses and individuals, according to the Liberium AltFi Index. The latest batch of research shows that Peer-to-Peer… Read More

January 14, 2014 @ 11:01 am By JD Alois  |  

In a report filed earlier this week from the Liberum AltFi Index, the crowdfunding industry including both debt and equity, has surpassed the £1 billion “milestone”.  The alternative finance sector categorized as P2P,  equity crowdfunding and invoice lending was quoted at £,028,340,769 as of December… Read More

January 9, 2014 @ 9:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Social network for gaming gamesGRABR  has successfully closed its crowdfunding campaign, quickly achieving its £150,000 target and ending with nearly 20% of over funding. Investment in the growing gaming social network proved popular with the target amount being achieved in just 5 weeks. All 178 investors now… Read More

January 8, 2014 @ 10:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding innovator BrewDog was recently interviewed on BBC about their “Equity for Punks” campaign.  The brief recording is interesting in the fact that co-founder James Watt adroitly explains the challenge.  They could not find money to grow their business. Necessity being the mother of… Read More

January 8, 2014 @ 7:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Privately owned Great British Banjo Company, based in Norwich, Norfolk, UK, which crowdfunded on Kickstarter last year has announced their successful crowdfunding campaign has led to the creation of several new jobs.  The company claims to be the “first affordable banjo to be manufactured in Britain… Read More

January 7, 2014 @ 2:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube, a leading equity crowdfunding site, has announced their awards for 2013.  As one could imagine the competition was challenging as so many cool startups were crowdfunded on the UK based platform during 2013.  There  was one recognition chosen by visitors to the site:  “The… Read More

January 6, 2014 @ 11:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube, a UK based equity crowdfunding platform leader, closed 2013 having raised £12.2 million on their portal for 54 UK based business.  According to co-founder Luke  Lang, this represents an over 500% growth versus 2012. The fast growing company, which boasts over 55,000 registered investors,… Read More

January 3, 2014 @ 11:09 am By JD Alois  |  

The London Distillery Company (TLDC), a boutique artisanal spirits manufacturer, offered up 45% equity in their company for £250,000 on Crowdcube in March 2012.   Recently the company, founded by CEO Darren Rook, was featured on CNN Money as TLDC brings back the art of whisky… Read More

January 3, 2014 @ 9:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer-to-Peer commercial property lender Relendex is going after a third round of funding and they are crowdfunding now on Angels Den.  Relendex has already raised £1.6 Million in equity and management is looking to raise another £150,000.  The Relendex team states they have built their… Read More

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