HYPE OR HIT? WHAT’S NEXT FOR CROWDFUNDING – London

Equity crowdfunding has enjoyed almost celebrity status in the finance press over the last few years. Millions has been invested by people who have never done such things before, pumping much needed capital into startups and SMEs large and small, all over the UK.

But with the excitement has come suspicions of hype. Although still too early to judge, many are asking if investors are heading for serious regrets when businesses go bust or their holdings in a success story get diluted to nothing. It won’t be long now before the first £100 million milestone is passed. Almost all of this has been raised via ‘the Big Three’ platforms, each operating its own distinct model. The newest of the three, SyndicateRoom, is arguably the most intriguing as in just 18 months it has helped fund 30 serious businesses to the tune of nearly £20 million, and has yet to see a funded business fail.

We would like to invite you to a discussion about all of these matters and the future of equity crowdfunding generally.

Speakers will include Andy Davis (Ex-Editor, FT Weekend), Jonathan Milner (super-angel and lead investor in SyndciateRoom) and Goncalo de Vasconcelos (CEO, SyndicateRoom) and we hope for lively contributions from the audience.

As part of the proceedings, Goncalo will be announcing SyndicateRoom’s latest funding round.

We hope you will join us.

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