Tagged: the guardian

February 17, 2016 @ 2:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, The Guardian announced the top 10 craft pubs that are located in South London. Of the various pubs was Crowdcube success and #FundedClub member, UBrew. Back in January 2015, UBrew took to the UK-based equity crowdfunding platform to raise £75,000 so that it may… 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

September 14, 2015 @ 4:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this year, Parking innovator JustPark launched its equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube and immediately gained not only funding but a ton of attention. JustPark is seeking to lead the disruption of the £50 billion global parking market by allowing its customers to book off-street parking spaces online wherever and… Read More

June 25, 2015 @ 1:06 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

As temperatures and ice cream sales rise, so does Oppo‘s lucky star: The luxury healthy ice cream company is having a scorchingly successful year. London-based Oppo was just named The Guardian‘s Startup of the Year (and there’s more), according to a recent Oppo blog post. The judging… Read More

April 28, 2015 @ 2:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, independent brewery BrewDog announced it is seeking to raise capital with equity crowdfunding once again but this time they are going big. The company’s Equity for Punks pitch launched to raise £25 million, which will be the largest equity crowdfunding round in the UK to date. This is the 4th time… Read More

November 17, 2014 @ 11:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last Friday (November 14th), Caterham F1 announced the exciting new that it will making its way to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this upcoming Saturday (November 22nd) all thanks to its 7-day crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, raising £2m of the £2.35m target. Unfortunately, during the same… Read More

October 20, 2014 @ 11:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Workers of the recently closed biscuit and cake-maker, Biscuiterie Jeannette, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Bulb in Town earlier last month to raise €50,000 to help save the 164-year-old Normandy brand. According to the Guardian, Jeannette de Caen, which has been in liquidation since December… Read More

June 30, 2014 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to avoid more confrontation with Russia, Ukrainian citizens have launched a crowdfunding campaign “The People Project” to purchase the country’s first “People’s Drone.” According to The Guardian, with Ukraine’s army continuing to encounter pro-Russians militants in the East, the country’s citizens decided to raise… Read More