Category: Deal focus

Planned Departure Limited, an award-winning London startup that offers secure digital estate planning, has achieved its initial funding target in under a week and is now overfunding.

The market leader in English wines is set for fresh growth following the launch of a major crowdfunding initiative.

London-based tech start-up Breezie – a service company providing user-friendly, personalised tablets to the 5.7 million UK adults aged 55+ who’ve never used the internet– has raised over £600,000 in just six weeks through crowdfunding platform, CrowdBnk and social impact-focused angel network, Clearly Social Angels — 238% of its £252,000 target.

New fitness venture 1Rebel has successfully raised £1,559,370 on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. Having reached its original £1.15 million target just 11 days after its pitch went live, 1Rebel went on to exceed it by 136 percent.

The crowd lends over £2 million via Crowdcube Mini-Bond platform

Amazon has bought Twitch, a live-streaming gaming network, for $970m, beating off rivals Google and Yahoo.

Devon-based tech start-up, Powered Now announces the successful conclusion of its investment pitch on Crowdcube, the world’s largest equity crowdfunding platform. Initially aiming to raise £350,000 from the crowd, Powered Now smashed its original target, overfunding by 167% to secure £585,580 within five weeks of listing.

Crowdcube opened and closed its own bid to raise £1.2 million today after taking just 16 minutes to hit its target.

Tech start-up Powered Now, the mobile admin app for tradesmen, has successfully hit its crowdfunding target of £350,000 after just 12 days and is now overfunding.

Leading golf travel company, Golfbreaks.com, has raised £2.8m from its innovative three-year golfing bond, far in excess of the initial £2m target.

Devon-based tech start-up, Powered Now, today announces the launch of its investment pitch on Crowdcube, the world’s largest equity crowdfunding platform.

Scaramouche & Fandango look to raise £150,000 for specialist male skincare range.

River Cottage, the restaurant and food business, made famous by co-founder Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall for championing home-grown, seasonal food, has raised £1m on crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, attracting 283 investors in less than 36 hours.