Category Archives: Entrepreneur
09
05.2013
Crowdcube Limited raises £1.5 million investment
Crowdcube has used its own platform to raise £1.5 million in just three days from 259 investors. Existing investors met the initial funding target of £250,000 within the first five hours of the pitch going live, making it the fastest equity funding on a crowdfunding website anywhere in the world. The pitch was then opened up for others to invest …
26
02.2013
Crowdcube Celebrates Two Years of Equity Crowdfunding
To celebrate its second birthday, Crowdcube has published a new infographic with the statistics behind its success to date. Since it launched in February 2011, Crowdcube, the world’s first equity crowdfunding platform, has raised £5,333,000 for 39 UK businesses, of which 97% are eligible for income tax breaks for investors. These companies will create and safeguard an estimated 918 jobs …
20
02.2013
10 Things… you shouldn’t put in your business plan (if you want to get funded) – Part 2
This week sees ‘Part Two’ of our guest blog from Stuart Hillston, founder and CEO of Constellation Capital, which highlights common mistakes that entrepreneurs should avoid when writing a business plan. It is worth a read if you are thinking, or in the process of, writing a business plan to secure investment. 6. A guaranteed return for investors You will …
13
02.2013
10 Things… you shouldn’t put in your business plan (if you want to get funded) – Part 1
Crowdcube is pleased to announce a partnership with Constellation Capital, the London based advisory firm specialising in business strategy and commercialisation through to fund raising and investment in early stage technology companies across a wide range of sectors. Stuart W. Hillston, CEO of Constellation Capital commented: “Crowdcube is setting the pace with its innovative crowdfunding model, which solves an aged-old …
03
01.2013
Crowdcube Awards 2012 – The Winners
To celebrate the successes on Crowdcube in 2012 we have launched our very own awards. The judges, aka Team Crowdcube, engaged in some pretty heated – alcohol-fuelled – debate over Christmas drinks to come up with the definitive list of what was hot on Crowdcube in 2012. Pitch of the Year: Escape the City Escape the City, a website that …