March 29, 2018 @ 8:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube, a leading equity crowdfunding platform, has announced a new initiative to boost deal flow by supporting startups and growth businesses outside London. The goal is to double equity crowdfunding deals in under 5 years by partnering with six supporters of regional SMEs. Luke Lang,… Read More

November 24, 2017 @ 8:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Crowdcube announced it has formed a partnership with Virgin Startup’s new equity crowdfunding accelerator, Crowdboost. According to the funding portal, CrowdBoost is dedicated to entrepreneurs that are looking to raise funds and grow their business through existing communities and crowd. “It has become… Read More

March 7, 2016 @ 10:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder UK announced it has formed a new partnership with Virgin Startup to reportedly enable start-ups to raise finance, validate new concepts, pre-sell products, grow customer bases and market ideas. The portal shared: “Over the last few years there’s been a revolution… Read More

January 5, 2016 @ 4:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Virgin StartUp, Sir Richard Branson’s not-for-profit company providing funding and support for entrepreneurs, announce three of the winners of 2015’s  Virgin StartUp Foodpreneur competition are now on track to see their British products launch to the U.S. market. Cauli Rice, Double Dutch Drinks,… Read More

April 9, 2015 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

An initial £750,000 of funding from Virgin StartUp will be available for up to 100 businesses that successfully run a campaign on the UK’s No 1 rewards-based crowdfunding platform. As part of the pioneering partnership, those who raise funding through Crowdfunder UK, could be automatically eligible for a Virgin… Read More