Tagged: united kingdom

October 27, 2013 @ 10:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Hugely popular payment processor Stripe continues to expand.  One of their most recent clients happens to be equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs.  The UK based platform recently decided to migrate to Stripe as they investigated alternatives which could facilitate bank transfers on their platform while providing… Read More

October 27, 2013 @ 9:42 am By JD Alois  |  

In a brief promotional video taken at the BankToTheFuture party which was organized in conjunction with the crowdfunding platforms announcement they were going to become an investment bank, Max Keiser tells the world that investment banks should watch out.  Keiser lauds the fact that Simon… Read More

October 25, 2013 @ 3:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Launched in 2011, Abundance Generation wants to revolutionize the way people invest in renewable energy.  They want to make it easy to share in the benefits of clean energy production by way of “Democratic Finance”.  In 2011 after a 14 month marathon, the platform received… Read More

October 25, 2013 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Over 57,000 UK citizens have joined Funding Circle with over £165 Million lent to British businesses.  Now the Peer-to-Peer platform is getting bigger and they have received $37 Million in a Series C round led by Accel Patners.  Additional investors included Union Square Ventures, Index… Read More

October 25, 2013 @ 8:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital, a fast growing Peer-to-Peer lender which has completed £5 Million in loans in their first 6 months, has commented on the FCA’s Consultation Paper on crowdfunding which was released yesterday.  Assetz notes the proposal could force out a significant number of providers but… Read More

October 24, 2013 @ 1:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority is proposing to alter their approach to regulation regarding firms which operate investment crowdfunding platforms.  With the UK crowdfunding market standing at about £360 Million today, this new market and associated asset class is poised to boom exponentially.  The vast majority… Read More

October 24, 2013 @ 12:44 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

We’ve been reporting on BrewDog brewery ever since the Scottish brewery startup launched a hybrid equity/rewards crowdfunding effort in June of this year. That effort, entitled “Equity for Punks,” netted BrewDog over £1 million in capital in 24 hours. If you’re a clever canine and… Read More

October 24, 2013 @ 9:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Amanda Boyle created BloomVC (Venture Capitalist) in 2011 to fill a funding gap for innovative ideas, community initiatives, and small business growth with the power of the crowd.  Located in the UK, Bloom is a rewards based crowdfunding platform. With the release of the FCA Consultation Paper… Read More

October 24, 2013 @ 8:48 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the United Kingdom regulatory agency which has oversight on crowdfunding, has released their comments on regulating the crowdfunding industry.  This includes both debt based and equity based crowdfunding. On 1 April 2014, the FCA is taking over the regulation of… Read More

October 23, 2013 @ 8:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Marine & Auto Security Solutions Captures Wide Media Attention with Crowdfunding Success. One couple in the United Kingdom were talking about preventing piracy and cooked up a plastic barrier on the railing of the ship. Turned down by banks they went on to raise equity… Read More

October 23, 2013 @ 9:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has posted a brief promotional video with some comments from investors regarding the experience of investing using Crowdcube. Commentors include: Rupa Ganatra – Investor in Righteous Salads Peter Hall – Investor Kamm & Sons Christine Lomax – Investor in Escape the… Read More

October 23, 2013 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Do you have a great campaign idea for your charity or NGO, but don’t know how to fund it? Have you got the concept for a product the world will simply love, yet don’t know how to raise the money to produce it? Are you… Read More

October 22, 2013 @ 6:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Company Expects to Lend £100 Million by 2014. Only six months after launching, peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform Assetz Capital has lent more than £5 million to UK SMEs and property developers, making it one of the fastest-growing P2P platforms ever. Lending has increased exponentially, with £2m lent… Read More

October 21, 2013 @ 6:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Launches Crowdfunding Campaign on InvestingZone Platform. Crowdstamp, a new ‘peer to peer’ lender, is attempting to carve out a niche in the crowdfunding space by offering market-leading, fixed Stamp Duty Land Tax loans that benefit both borrowers and lenders. Stamp Duty is the fastest rising… Read More

October 17, 2013 @ 8:04 am By JD Alois  |  

In a video produced by Silicon Real (who do great work by the way), UK based Tribesports share their experience with crowdfunding on Kickstarter.  Tribesports, which we first covered this past August, ran an enormously successful campaign raising £119,458 on a goal of just £30,000…. Read More

October 15, 2013 @ 1:00 pm By AngelsDen  |  

Often overlooked by entrepreneurs, the Enterprise Investment (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment (SEIS) schemes can be a big draw for potential investors. If you’re not familiar with the schemes, EIS aims to encourage investment in small trading companies in the hope that they will grow… Read More

October 15, 2013 @ 8:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Social network for gaming, “gamesGRABR”, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign, to raise £150,000 for the ongoing development and growth of their business.  Today’s crowdfunding launch is one of the first by a game focused tech company to offer a stake in the company not just… Read More

October 14, 2013 @ 6:12 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based online crowdlending platform, Funding Empire, will be listing their first loans today, October 14, 2013.  The peer to peer lending platform released this announcement following their successful launch of their lender and borrower registration process – a precursor to offering loans up to… Read More

October 14, 2013 @ 2:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding site BankToTheFuture, which prominently lists Sir Richard Branson as a champion of the platform, has decided to do a pivot of sorts.  They want to become the the first crowdfunded investment bank. The company is crowdfunding itself to help accomplish this goal and is… Read More

October 11, 2013 @ 12:30 pm By Tom Britton  |  

Even with Title II the gap between US and UK Crowdfunding remains wide (for now). The media has been all over Title II of the JOBS act and the effect this will have on crowdfunding given that those seeking to raise funds are now able… Read More