Regular readers will be aware we cover equity crowdfunding – the other side of the fence from debt or loan-offer funding – on a regular basis. The latest news, following an aborted merger between Crowdcube and Seedrs (the two leaders in crowd equity funding) is a deal from the USA. Our friends at Crowdfundinsider report: […]
Further to yesterday’s news item, the big equity crowdfunding deal on the other side of the alternative-finance fence has hit the regulatory rocks. AltFi reports: Just hours after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) threw a wrench in Seedrs and Crowdcube’s plan to merge, both platforms have agreed to terminate the merger. “We’re obviously disappointed with the CMA’s findings but we […]
The FinTech sector was originally a grass-roots movement. The people, led by geeks, were doing finance for themselves. We think here of the early days of Lending Club over a decade ago. This was a peer-to-peer lender doing what individuals wanted and small businesses needed. All long before the advent of investment banks and plans […]
Good news comes from our cousins on the equity side of the crowdfunding fence. Seedrs, a very big player in equity raises, has started a secondary market in the shares it raises funds for. At Money&Co., we see this as welcome sign that crowdfunding is maturing and entering the mainstream of financial services. Our friends […]
It’s a cliche, but, like many cliches, is contains truth: there’s no profit without risk. Two recent stores from the equity side of the crowdfunding fence illustrate the point well. Our friends at CityA.M. report on an equity return report – a reprise of investment performance – released by Seedrs during the week: “The platform […]
Today, we celebrate two bits of good news from elsewhere in the crowdfunding world. Jeff Lynn is CEO of Seedrs, our cousins on the equity side of the fence, and a friend of Money&Co. (Jeff is pictured here speaking at a recent conference sponsored by Money&C.). He celebrates £100 million of equity raises in Crowdfundinsider. […]
Insider Media reports on an innovative regional project, as equity crowdfunder Seedrs seesk to spread the word to the regions. “Crowdfunding platform Seedrs and Newport-based Impact Innovation will partner with the Welsh Government on a new £20m, six-year business support programme aimed at high growth companies,” reports IM. “The Accelerated Growth Programme (AGP) is backed […]