Tagged: united kingdom

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

October 10, 2013 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Based on a farmer’s market that specializes in offering high quality, locally-sourced artisan produce Sourced Market has announced it is expanding due to unprecedented demand. Launched in 2007, Sourced Market  opened its first permanent site at St Pancras International station in 2009.  The company is… Read More

October 10, 2013 @ 2:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Bike Systems, located in Stoke on Kent,  has launched an equity crowdfunding offering through Seedrs to support the launch and ongoing development of its new Bike HUD heads-up display for motorcyclists. Bike Systems will be launching Bike HUD at the Motorcycle Live show at the National Exhibition… Read More

October 7, 2013 @ 2:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Fund of Crowdfunded Offerings Allows Participation in Ten Companies with a Single Investment. Expectations are this is the First of Many to Come. Leading equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs, has launched the fast-emerging industry’s first-ever ‘fund’ by offering UK investors the chance to take a stake… Read More

October 4, 2013 @ 10:33 am By JD Alois  |  

The United Kingdom’s first tech focused equity crowdfunding platform is prepping for launch.  ShareIn is expected to go live later this month.  As investment crowfunding has picked up steam in the UK there has been a growing number of platforms announced on both the equity… Read More

October 4, 2013 @ 10:30 am By JD Alois  |  

    The United Kingdom’s first Technology and Health focused equity crowdfunding platform is expected to launch later this month.  As part of their preparation the company has created a brilliant infographic where you can visualize their process. ShareIn wants to enable investors to “invest… Read More

October 2, 2013 @ 4:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

With the rapid growth of CrowdFunding in the UK, and the industry predicted to surpass $5.1B raised in 2013, crowdfunding is definitively a gamechanger for fundraising.  As part of their expansion into the United Kingdom and Europe, Fundrazr has put together an Infographic on where… Read More

October 2, 2013 @ 3:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Canadian platform FundRazr wants to be known as the easy to use crowdfunding platform for everyone.  They have been doing a pretty fantastic job of achieving this goal.  Recently they were tapped for a new television show about crowdfunding.  Earlier this year, Fundrazr announced having… Read More