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Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding? Experts and crowdfunding success stories share exclusive crowdfunding tips with Startups.co.uk to help you start a crowdfunding campaign now.

Crowdfunding is an alternative way of raising finance for your start-up. With crowdfunding, members of the public can pool their resources to help you hit your fundraising target, investing anything from £10 each either in exchange for equity or rewards. Read about all the latest crowdfunding deals here, along with information on how crowdfunding works and top tips for success.

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What makes an equity crowdfunding raise successful?

equity crowdfunding

The crowdfunding experts at Seedrs explain how to decide on a realistic valuation and how to make your pitch come alive…

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Equity crowdfunding your start-up: An overview from Seedrs

One of the UK's fastest growing alternative finance options, find out how crowdfunding works in this explainer guide from Seedrs…

Meet the UK equity crowdfunding success stories of 2016

Meet the UK equity crowdfunding success stories of 2016

Equity crowdfunding rounds are growing as alt-finance becomes mainstream. Find out which businesses raised over £1m from the crowd last year……

Seedrs vs Crowdcube

Seedrs and Crowdcube go head to head

As the UK equity crowdfunding platforms are named the country's most active investors, Startups.co.uk weighs up the success of the rival businesses...…

Crowdfunding platforms: An A-Z directory

We take a closer look at the main players in the UK crowdfunding space…

What is crowdfunding?

How does crowdfunding work and is it right for your business?…

Much Better Adventures

Much Better Adventures raises £1.25m with biggest ever travel crowdfunding campaign

The Startups-100 ranked business was backed by 708 investors on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube, as well as receiving private investment…

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Crowdfunding on Crowdcube

Crowdcube’s record-breaking 2017 saw 32 businesses raise more than £1m

According to the crowdfunding platform's 2017 review, Vita Mojo's £3.2m raise was the largest while Startups 100-listed Monzo attracted the most backers…

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Andy Murray invests in start-ups

Andy Murray adds two more start-ups to his ever-growing investment portfolio

The tennis star has invested two undisclosed sums into charity tech start-up GoodBox and doctor on-demand platform ZoomDoc via Seedrs…

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Crowdfunding success stories: Fantoo

Crowdfunding success stories: Fantoo

The intelligent email system which raised just shy of £450,000 pre-launch…

Quantock Brewery exceeds target with £120,000 Crowdcube funding

Quantock Brewery exceeds target with £120,000 Crowdcube funding

Backing of Somerset brewers brings total invested through platform to £9.6m…

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New crowdfunding platform InvestingZone launches with City backing

New crowdfunding platform InvestingZone launches with City backing

Service will allow instant investment through mobile and tablet apps…

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