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Crowdfunding

  • Sibstar: Fintech backed by Dragons’ Den stars Deborah Meaden and Sara Davies seeking extra cash

    Tech

    Fintech Sibstar, which is backed by Dragons’ Den stars Deborah Meaden and Sara Davies, has launched a new crowdfunding campaign in a bid to raise £350,000. The mobile app and debit card for people with dementia was founded by chief executive Jayne Sibley and secured £125,000 after appearing on the hit BBC One show last [...]

  • Marshall Islands crowdfunding for first ever football international matches

    Sport Business

    The Marshall Islands Soccer Federation is crowdfunding a bid to hold the country’s first ever 11-a-side international fixtures this summer. The tiny Micronesian territory is the last UN-recognised country on earth without a national team but – with the help of some British volunteers – is seeking Fifa recognition. To aid that ambition, the Marshall [...]

  • Revolut, Interactive Investor and Abcam: Britain’s venture capital success stories

    Investing

    This week, Revolut made headlines when it emerged that early investors in the fintech had been offered an opportunity to cash out with returns of up to 400 times their initial investment. The news arrived in the same week venture capital trusts celebrated their 30th anniversary of backing British startups. Revolut used crowdfunding rather than [...]

  • FCA slammed by crowdfunding industry for over-regulation

    December 2, 2024

    The UK economy has lost out on billions of pounds of investment over the past five years due to the City watchdog’s over-regulation of the crowdfunding industry, a leading lobby group has claimed. In a letter to City minister Tulip Siddiq, the UK Crowdfunding Association called on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for a new [...]

  • Seedrs: Fewer deals and lower investment hits revenue at crowdfunding platform ahead of Republic Europe name change

    September 12, 2024

    Seedrs suffered a 10 per cent cut in its revenue after fewer deals and less investment were made through its crowdfunding platform in 2023. The business has reported a revenue of £6.1m for the 12 months, down from the £6.8m it posted in 2022. The London-headquartered company provides an online platform for investing in early [...]

  • Crowdcube faces watchdog investigations over failed fast-food firm

    January 12, 2022

    Crowdfunding platform Crowdcube faces a slew of investigations after a group of investors say it failed to verify a company’s business plans.

  • Retail investors flock to sustainability firms

    January 10, 2022

    Retail investors have flocked to ‘cleantech’ and sustainability firms as they look to capitalise on a wave of new entrants to the sector.

  • FCA warns equity crowdfunding CEOs of consumers making ‘high-risk’ investments

    August 18, 2021

    The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has written to the CEOs of equity crowdfunding platforms, to warn them that consumers are still making “inappropriate high-risk” investments despite the current marketing restrictions, as first reported in P2P Finance News. The FCA said crowdfunding firms should “promote investment opportunities appropriately so that consumers can understand the risks these [...]

  • Crowdfunding: Fintech app Curve rakes in £10m in just 54 hours

    May 28, 2021

    Fintech app Curve has raked in nearly £10m in just 54 hours, in the largest equity raise on crowdfunding platform Crowdcube’s record. A collection of 11,795 investors pushed the equity raise into near double digits, breaking multiple records during Crowdcube’s campaign. Closing at 3pm yesterday, investors raised £9.9m. The fintech app, which connects all bank accounts [...]

  • Competition watchdog set to block £140m Seedrs and Crowdcube merger

    March 24, 2021

    The competition watchdog has provisionally blocked the planned £140m merger between Seedrs and Crowdcube over concerns it would lead to less choice and higher fees. The two crowdfunding platforms announced plans to merge in October, saying the deal would create one of the world’s largest private equity marketplaces. But following an in-depth investigation, the Competition [...]

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