The Worth Foundation Fund, set up by the founders of Worth Retail has been launched the only retail-specific competition of its kind. The competition will see an expert panel scouring the nation for a retail entrepreneur with a big idea that will get tills ringing.
Businesses looking to raise money through crowd funding are now able to feature their promotional videos on a new multi-channel offering including, what is said to be the first TV programme, dedicated to this ever growing alternative funding sector.
The UK’s fastest growing craft beer club, Beer52, has raised £100,000 from the crowd to grow their online community to 10,000 members in 2014.
HSBC, first direct, Nationwide, Santander and Metro Bank will roll out Zapp mobile payments to 18 million customers across the UK.
As two thirds of SMEs report that they need funding to grow, over 60 per cent say they have either used crowdlending or would consider doing so, according to new research. In fact, nearly one in five SME owners or decision makers report they have already used crowdlending.
Peter Simon, founder of Monsoon and Accessorize, has invested in British homeware brand Loaf founded by Charlie Marshall.
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LawBite, the plain English online legal service for SMEs, is giving more investors the chance to buy a stake in the business with the launch of a second round of crowdfunding via the Crowdcube platform.
Investors have ploughed half a million pounds into the first British company to design and build a new type of aircraft in decades. The makers of the e-Go aircraft attracted the extraordinary level of investment via the crowdfunding platform, SyndicateRoom.
So you’re thinking about investment opportunities overseas? According to the Milken Institute, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) accounts for around 11 per cent of all global GDP, along with over 80 million jobs. But where’s the best place for business investments in 2014?
Google has announced plans to buy thermostat maker Nest Labs for $3.2bn (£2bn), continuing a string of recent acquisitions.
Sentiment , the Farnborough based, social intelligence and engagement platform, announced today it has secured £1 million in a Series A financing led by Elderstreet Investments, with participation from AIM listed technology company Netcall plc.
Michelson Diagnostics, the UK based medical device company focused on multi-beam Optical Coherence Tomography (‘OCT’) technology, is delighted to announce the first closing of its Series A2 Financing.
‘datemy’ a new London based startup is aiming to raise £50,000 to help launch and develop their unique dating website to the online world.
Innovative crowdfunding platform Relendex has turned to the crowd to raise a third round of funding. Launched on Angels Den over Christmas, Relendex is aiming to raise a minimum of £150k to grow the business.
2013 was a record year for Angels Den, with deals closed worth £3.5 million. In just 12 months, 36 businesses were funded, with an average deal size of £97,000.
