Using the internet to harness the financial power of crowds is hardly novel. Almost since the first electronic impulse pinged its way across the world wide web, entrepreneurs have been dreaming up sites to facilitate everything from charitable donation to hard-nosed investment.
Category: Get Funded
Powered Now reaches £350k target on Crowdcube
Tech start-up Powered Now with its mobile admin app for tradesmen, has successfully hit its crowdfunding target of £350,000 in its second raise on Crowdcube and the pitch is now overfunding.
Amazon opens pop-up loft for UK startups
Amazon Pop-up Loft programme expands internationally as new space in London gives startups access to support from the companies technical experts and education to accelerate the growth of their businesses in the cloud
11health secures additional funding
Medtech firm 11health has completed a new round of funding, raising a total of £775,000 from six angel investors, on top of the initial funding round of £500,000. This brings the total funding to over £1.25m.
Baubax travel jacket becomes best funded Kickstarter project
A multi-purpose travel jacket designed by San Fransisco based company Baubax has become Kickstarters most funded project by raising over €4million.
BUDDY beats funding target by 400% and extends campaign
BUDDY, the world’s first affordable companion robot, has raised $400,000, four times its original goal, on crowdfunding platform Indiegogo.
Crowdfunding finally goes mobile in the US as OFF3R launches
Tendr, the mobile crowdfunding discovery platform, rebrands as OFF3R and will now offer US crowdfunding investment opportunities from Angel.co and other leading US platforms.
Questback raises new GBP £12m investment for increased growth
In order to finance its ambitions for further growth, Questback, Europe’s leading supplier of solutions for Enterprise Feedback, Social CRM and online surveys, is raising capital from existing investors.
Lord Sugar exits digital advertising company Amscreen
Lord Sugar has sold his out-of-home media business Amscreen to former international chief executive of CBS Outdoor Tom Goddard.
Wayra startup becomes preferred global supplier to Telefonica
Wayra start-up Qudini has been selected as the preferred global supplier of queue management systems for Telefónica Group.
Amsterdam enters Startup race between London & Berlin as Europe’s Capital
London is renowned for being one of the most vibrant startup cities in Europe, the pinnacle hub of UK business as well as a major contributor to European economic growth
Her, the queer dating app for women, goes live across the U.S.
Her, the queer dating app for women which started live in Wayra’s UK incubator, has announced that it will be available across the United States.
Filmore & Union celebrate crowdfunding success
Filmore & Union, a healthy eating company, are celebrating a funding round in which they raised £430,000, enabling them to accelerate their expansion plans across Yorkshire and the North of England.
BGF invests £6m growth capital in Prodrive Composites
Prodrive Composites is poised to move further into the fast lane after securing a £6m growth capital investment from BGF (Business Growth Fund).
Woodford & Augmentum lead £10 million investment round into Seedrs
Seedrs, one of the leading equity crowdfunding platforms, has announced a £10 million Series A fundraising round led by Woodford Patient Capital Trust plc (WPCT) and Augmentum Capital.