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Seedrs: Raising money and taking on the European market

With more and more businesses choosing to raise capital via the equity crowdfunding route, GrowthBusiness has asked Seedrs and Crowdcube about getting traction and moving beyond the confines of a domestic market, in a two-part special.

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Crowdcube: Taking the equity crowdfunding model and going global

To coincide with moves by Crowdcube and Seedrs into new worldwide markets, GrowthBusiness met with co-founders of the platforms through a two-part special to find out how equity crowdfunding in the UK has grown, and just what will be involved in selling it to the world.

News

Investment and loan-based crowdfunding subject to FCA regulation proposals

A consultation by the Financial Conduct Authority on investment-based crowdfunding has led to the proposal of a number of new rules.

News

Unbound raises £1.2 million to fund growth of writers-based crowdfunding platform

A new crowdfunding platform which helps authors and publishers has secured £1.2 million of growth capital from investors including DFJ Esprit.

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Why I’m using crowdfunding over banks, VCs and angels

Mano Manoharan explains why, after a successful career as an entrepreneur, he is turning to a new and unproven form of business finance for his new start-up.

News

SME loan crowdfunding platform FundingKnight closes its own investment round

Crowdfunding platform FundingKnight has secured £1.5 million of investment for itself and given away a 20 per cent equity stake.

Opinion

Crowdfunding: An arriving and welcome phenomenon

The rise of crowdfunding can only be sustained if we keep the nanny state out.

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Free guide on using equity crowdfunding to finance business growth

The GrowthBusiness guide on equity crowdfunding provides case studies from businesses including Escape the City which have already raised up to £600,000 through the funding process.

News

UK crowdfunding institutions unite to create regulatory association

Crowdfunding platforms including Crowdcube, Seedrs and CrowdBnk are coming together to form a self-regulatory body.

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CrowdBnk’s attempt to bridge the crowdfunding divide

Ayan Mitra, founder of crowdfunding business CrowdBnk, tells GrowthBusiness about the platform's ethos and why he thinks social investing could be the solution to start-up and growth company finance.

News

Government regulation to be brought in for peer-to-peer lending in the UK to formalise crowdfunding

Peer-to-peer lending in the UK is set to receive its own tailored regulation after the government announced it would be making the move.

News

Crowdfunders choose to evaluate past successes of entrepreneur as investment criteria

Perceived market potential and prior experience of an entrepreneur are the most important considerations for crowdfunding investors, research shows.

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