Tagged: fundraising

October 4, 2023 @ 9:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Homki, which aims to transform the real estate industry, has raised 118% (€355,308) of its €300,000 target from 157 investors (at the time of writing) via its crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Crowdcube with 14 days left in the sale. Homki says its mission is… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 10:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The “chill” in startup fundraising is having major ripple effects on startup employee compensation, according to a comprehensive update from Carta. Startups on Carta collectively raised “about $28 billion through the first half of 2023.” That was less than half of the total funds “raised… Read More

September 23, 2023 @ 7:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tred, which aims to build one of the UK’s green banking platforms, has secured 114% (£171,707.44) of its £150,000 target from 428 investors with 3 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Crowdcube. Tred explains that they are B Corp pending as well… Read More

September 22, 2023 @ 11:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HouseStars, the UK’s AI-powered, all-inclusive app, connecting tradespeople to property owners, has secured 97% (£121,369) of its £125,001 target from 67 investors with 26 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Seedrs. Located in the United Kingdom, the firm operates in the… Read More

August 30, 2023 @ 5:39 pm By Michael Wong  |  

FlipGive, the pioneering cashback rewards and fundraising solution for youth sports teams, has announced raising C$5 million (about $3.7 million) in a recent financing round. The fresh capital is poised to drive the expansion of FlipGive’s direct-to-consumer app across North America while also supporting the… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 10:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Every startup begins as a pre-seed company, the team at Carta notes in a blog post. At Carta, they define “pre-seed” as any company that “has yet to raise a priced equity round.” These nascent businesses usually raise capital “with convertible instruments, the most common… Read More

August 7, 2023 @ 1:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zinia AI, which says that it empowers organizations to optimize their business decisions with Generative AI platform, has secured 131% (£263,927) of its £200,004 target from 217 investors at the time of writing, through Seedrs, with just 5 days left in the initiative’s ongoing crowdfunding campaign…. Read More

July 17, 2023 @ 5:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has made an equity investment in Wollemi Capital, as part of the global climate specialist investment firm’s Series A capital raising. Headquartered in Sydney and with staff and investments across Australia and the US, Wollemi invests in the businesses and projects… Read More

July 10, 2023 @ 9:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bundlee, which claims to be a sustainable and scalable kidswear rental subscription, creating a better future to grow into, has secured 101% (£335,986) of its £330,001 target (at the time of writing) from 106 investors with 4 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign, carried… Read More

July 9, 2023 @ 2:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ampergia Limited, which aims to enable businesses’ net-zero transitions, has reportedly acquired 58% (£117,100) of its £200,000 fundraising target with 5 days left in the sale (at the time of writing) from 92 investors through its crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Crowdcube. Based in the United… Read More

July 3, 2023 @ 10:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stratiphy, which has developed proprietary tech giving users a toolkit to form expertly managed portfolios, without the need for an advisor, has raised 82% (£206,119.46) of its  £250,000 target from 112 investors (at the time of writing) with 7 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding… Read More

July 3, 2023 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Qardus, which claims to be an ethical & Sharia-compliant financing platform for social impact SMEs and investors, has secured 106% (£318,837) of its £300,002 target from 153 investors (at the time of writing) with 17 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign carried out via… Read More

June 26, 2023 @ 7:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Freetrade, which claims it is building the home screen app for your life savings, has raised 176% (£1,764,417.20) of its £1,000,000 target (from 3194 investors with 3 days left in the sale at the time of writing) through its crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Crowdcube…. Read More

June 9, 2023 @ 4:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

James Watt’s ‘The Next Unicorn’ project, where he has linked up with Crowdcube in order to find the next “beast,” has provided Basket with £250,000 in funding, according to a report in Tech.eu. Basket is a tech startup established by Lex Deak and William Neill…. Read More

June 4, 2023 @ 11:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ismo, which says it is on a mission to make investing in the financial markets accessible to all, has secured 113% (€823,900.31) of its €725,000 target from 351 investors (at the time of writing) through its crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Crowdcube (with 9 days… Read More

June 4, 2023 @ 9:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sway, a company that aims to turn your phone into a payment terminal & accept in-person payments without transaction fees, has reportedly raised 111% (£627,157) of its £560,000 target from 335 investors (at the time of writing) through its crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Seedrs…. Read More

May 13, 2023 @ 4:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Last year, it was reported that late-stage tech backer Liquidity Group had raised $775M for its Fintech platform from Apollo (private equity) and MUFG (a Japanese bank). Liquidity is “part tech platform and part lender, using its technology to make decisions on deploying debt facilities… Read More

April 19, 2023 @ 10:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at SwissBorg, which makes crypto wealth management more accessible, says that they’ve achieved a lot with their Series A fundraising. In the last three months, SwissBorg claims they “rewrote the way fundraisers are done.” The firm says they “showed the world, once again,… Read More

April 16, 2023 @ 11:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LondonLink, which claims to be an established Crypto brokerage focused on curating risk-adjusted returns for “smart-money,” has so far raised 92% (£324,390) of its £350,000 target from 96 investors, with 25 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Seedrs. Located in London,… Read More

April 16, 2023 @ 10:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gretel, a Fintech on a mission to reconnect the public with £50bn in “lost savings” and investments, has raised 69% (£454,219.58) of its £650,000 fundraising target (at the time of writing) from 113 investors via it crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Crowdcube. Gretel reports a… Read More