Crowdcube and Seedrs merge to build a larger equity investment platform for small businesses
Crowdcube and Seedrs plan to merge to create one of the world’s largest private equity marketplaces to take on the UK’s £12bn equity funding market.
Seedrs vs Crowdcube: Which equity platform should you pick?
Seedrs and Crowdcube most often come to mind when equity crowdfunding is mentioned. But which one would work best for your business?
What is crowdfunding and how does it work?
The UK’s equity crowdfunding industry has been so successful that it’s set to drive global tech investments alone to $8.2 billion by 2020. But what exactly is equity crowdfunding?
Equity or reward-based crowdfunding? Hear from both sides to make your mind up
For many businesses looking for alternative finance, deciding between equity or reward-based crowdfunding can seem a difficult decision to make. Here, we hear both sides of the story.
Collapse of Vulpine begs question, is crowdfunding all it’s cracked up to be?
Legal experts Amelia Villiers-Stuart and Janice Wall look at the recent demise of cycling brand Vulpine and ask whether investors had enough information.
Should I invest: Is equity crowdfunding worth it?
As part of his look at the different investment opportunities out there, Lex Deak starts by weighing up the pros and cons of equity crowdfunding.
Indiegogo equity crowdfunding introduced in partnership with MicroVentures
In partnership with MicroVentures, Indiegogo equity crowdfunding has been made available, which takes the firm beyond its reward-based funding roots.
Crowdcube relives biggest highlights as investments top £150m
Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has smashed the milestone for £150m of investments for growing businesses, which prompted the five-year-old business to relive its biggest moments in little over five years of operating.
Equity crowdfunding is the answer to entrepreneurial finance failures
The growth of equity crowdfunding has been observed by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), which proposed that the funding method can solve ongoing failures surrounding entrepreneurial finance.
How UK’s equity crowdfunding success will take tech investments to $8.2bn by 2020
Some $1.1bn was invested in tech ventures through equity crowdfunding platforms in 2015, a trend which is set to spike sevenfold to $8.2bn by 2020 – and it is Britain which is responsible for the surge of interest in the funding method.
UK’s culture of fear when it comes to equity – and how the government is limiting shares
Do you remember it was just three years ago that the FSA was minded to make VCTS unregulated collective investment schemes? Many of us rode forth to do battle. My contribution was to go and see them in their lair at North Colonnade with a fellow VCT director.
Andy Murray takes a whack at grooming and 3D printing with two new investments
Tennis star-cum-business investor Andy Murray has continued his focus on crowdfunding as an advisor at Seedrs by serving investments to two new British companies operating in totally different sectors.