Tagged: united kingdom

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

November 19, 2013 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Yimby, a play on the term Nimby (Not in my backyard), a crowdfunding platform for social good was just recently launched by their elder sibling – JustGiving.  In part funded by a United Kingdom government grant, Yimby is off to a stellar start as projects… Read More

November 18, 2013 @ 11:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

  The Application Deadline has now been extended to December 31st, 2013 Every start-up has a story about how the idea came about, the challenges, the highs and the lows associated with the struggle of starting a business.  Now online social publishing platform Cloudpage has… Read More

November 18, 2013 @ 1:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

In an attempt to disrupt the entrenched forces of the sports apparel industry, Tribesports leveraged their sizable community to launch a very successful crowdfunding campaign with the goal of launching their own performance clothing brand.  On a goal of raising £30,000, Tribesports closed their campaign… Read More

November 18, 2013 @ 8:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Nicola Horlick is back on Seedrs again but this time she is crowdfunding a London Restaurant – Times Place Brasserie. This follows her first go at crowdfunding on Seedrs where she funded her startup, Glentham Capital, an off shore company which was set up to… Read More

November 15, 2013 @ 10:55 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a United Kingdom based Peer-to-Peer (P2P) platform targeting the residential and commercial mortgages market recently revealed some interesting statistics regarding their portal.  The company launched crowdfunding operations this past May and has traded over £8.5 Million in loans.  From this empirical data, as reported… Read More

November 15, 2013 @ 10:20 am By JD Alois  |  

United Kingdom based Crowdcube and Halo, the Northern Ireland (NI) business angel network have jointly announced a partnership where NI companies can approach Halo and be directed towards possible funding from Halo angels, Crowdcube investors or a combination of both networks creating more options for investors… Read More

November 14, 2013 @ 12:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investing in the Sharing Economy Compare and Share, in partnership with Crowdcube Wednesday, November 20, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (GMT) London, United Kingdom he world over, people are sharing their assets from cars to clothing, from sports equipment, to spare rooms. The… Read More