Tagged: restaurant

June 6, 2016 @ 11:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pronto, a London-based restaurant that provides healthy meals delivered hot with a 25-minute free delivery, recently took to equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs with a mission to raise £689,000 as it prepares to expand its services throughout the famous UK city. The company has successfully secured its initial… Read More

May 18, 2016 @ 5:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ceru Restaurant, a UK-based eastern mediterranean casual dining concept, has recently launched an AngelsDen initiative to raise £1.4 million as it prepares to open its first permanent London location. Ceru was created by Stephen Gee, co-founder of Carluccio’s and chairman of Gaucho and Iberica along with Barry Hilton,… Read More

May 16, 2016 @ 4:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Madison’s 12|12, a soon to debut restaurant that will be located in the Inglewood neighborhood of Calgary, Alberta, has recently launched an investment round on SeedUps Canada. This establishment has been considered the “first restaurant” to be funded by the Canadian funding portal.  The restaurant, which… Read More

April 18, 2016 @ 11:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based restaurant, Steakout, recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £400,000 as it prepares to open new locations throughout the UK. Steakout, which was founded in 2008, serves celebrity-endorsed steaks from its 8 franchised restaurants around in London, Slough, Woking, Leicester, Southall, and Harrow…. Read More

March 24, 2016 @ 2:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few months after its funding campaign on Crowdcube at £3,433,010, Chilango announced that it will be opening its new Manchester location next month. The company was looking to raise £1 million during the round to continue its expansion throughout the UK. Chilango was found in the UK… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 11:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Pull’d, a London-based food-to-go operator launched a second equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £350,000 with an equity offer of 36.42% as it continues to expand in the UK. The company previously secured £102,230 from 107 investors through the funding portal. Now, the Pull’d crew are… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 1:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pull’d, a London-based food-to-go operator, has launched a second equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £350,000 with an equity offer of 36.42% as it continues to expand in the UK. The company previously secured £102,230 from 107 investors through the funding portal. The company’s description reads: “Pull’d… Read More

December 19, 2015 @ 10:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, UK-based artisan produce market, Sourced Market announced it is extending its Crowdcube initiative after achieving its original £750,000 goal. Sourced Market is seeking to use the capital raised to bring the best of Britain’s small, artisan producers to prime locations in Marylebone and Victoria in 2016 – sites… Read More

November 17, 2015 @ 1:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, UK-based artisan produce market, Sourced Market, launched a Crowdcube bond to offer customers, foodies, provenance pioneers and financial gurus the opportunity to become a part of the future of this exciting and fast-growing business. The company is aiming to raise at least £750,000 through the equity… Read More

November 16, 2015 @ 3:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than one week until its equity crowdfunding campaign comes to an end, burrito & taco chain Chilango has successfully secured over £1.8 million dollars. Chilango launched its aptly named Burrito Bond in 2014.  The mini-bond security offered investors an 8% annual return over a four-year period…. Read More

November 10, 2015 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, executive chef at Marylebone’s Chiltern Firehouse, Nuno Mendes, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £1.75 million so that he can reopen his restaurant, Viajante. According to the Evening Standard, Mendes closed his original Bethnal Green site in February 2014. It ran for over four years, gaining… Read More

November 10, 2015 @ 10:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Aussie coffee and food group Beany Green has closed its Bondi Bond 38 days early, raising £800k through equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, in just under a week. It seems that people just can’t get enough of these artistic individual cafes serving hand-roasted speciality coffee, Great Taste… Read More

November 7, 2015 @ 9:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fast growing bespoke burrito and taco chain, Chilango, has successfully raised its initial £1 just a little over a week on Crowdcube. Chilango launched its aptly named Burrito Bond in 2014.  The mini-bond security offered investors an 8% annual return over a four-year period. A record… Read More

November 5, 2015 @ 9:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Independent Aussie coffee and food group Beany Green have launched a £800,000 Bondi Bond on Crowdcube to help fund their expansion to two additional prime central London locations. Beany was founded in 2012 by Aussie Prue Freeman and Tom Onions to improve the 9-5 by… Read More

September 1, 2015 @ 12:30 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

It’s meal time, a time when Zomato’s site is likely swarmed with hits.  If you are not yet familiar with Zomato, click here to see if the platform services your city. From Vancouver to Auckland, Zomato is used by millions of hungry people every day to decide… Read More

August 20, 2015 @ 12:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the closing of Grind’s bond campaign on Crowdcube, founder of the espresso and cocktail chain, David Abrahamovitch, sat down with Tech City News to share details about the project. During his interview, Abrahamovitch revealed why he and his team decided to use the crowdfunding… Read More

August 14, 2015 @ 3:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BELI, a London-based startup, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise  £150,000 for its new restaurant app. The company, which was founded by Lanre Olaniba, is looking to provide an app that is dedicated to people with “busy lifestyles who believe their time is precious and… Read More

August 12, 2015 @ 9:40 pm By Midori Yoshimura  |  

  “Trying.” states Rory Eakin’s Twitter bio, which could describe its owner as well as the company Rory co-founded, CircleUp. But perhaps Rory’s bio needs one more word: “Succeeding.” In the last two years, the company has launched several notable products, such as the Consumer Growth Fund,… Read More

July 17, 2015 @ 4:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two weeks until its equity bond campaign on Crowdcube comes to an end, UK coffee and cocktail shop, Grind, has not only surpassed its initial of £750,000, it is currently sitting at over £975,000. Grind was established in London by coffee enthusiasts David Abrahamovitch and Kaz James… Read More

July 15, 2015 @ 11:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than 24 hours until its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube comes to an end, UK restaurant Filmore & Union has successfully secured over £600,000 thanks to nearly 160 investors. The healthy eating restaurant was founded in 2011 by Adele Carnell and has opened seven locations in… Read More