SyndicateRoom’s Fund Twenty8 Raises £4.5 Million
Diversification is key to driving returns when it comes to investing. This is even MORE important regarding investing in early stage companies which are risky but have the potential to deliver better...
View ArticleMark Brownridge Discusses New EISA Guide to EIS & SEIS: Grow Your Business
The EIS Association (EISA) has produced a guide to the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS). “Grow your business with the Enterprise Investment Scheme” is...
View ArticleEIS & SEIS May Be in Store for Improvement Under Conservative Plan
The UK has led the European continent in economic growth and Fintech innovation. This welcomed phenomenon is due, in part, to a culture of entrepreneurism and a supportive government. One important...
View ArticleIW Capital Completes £2.2 Million Funding Round for SaveMoneyCutCarbon
UK-based private investment house IW Capital has completed the first close of a £2.2 million funding for SaveMoneyCutCarbon. The company is an energy and water savings consultancy and online retailer....
View ArticleEnterprise Investment Scheme Association Launches Regional Initiative to...
The Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA) has launched a regional program to assist UK entrepreneurs and SMEs. The EISA will host a series of events across the UK regarding regional funding...
View ArticleCrowdfunding Platform SyndicateRoom Sees Opportunity in Larger Funding Rounds
SyndicateRoom is one of the “big three” investment crowdfunding platforms in the United Kingdom. While it may not be the largest in terms of deal volumes, it has led the way for pairing professional...
View ArticleWill HM Treasury “Clamp Down” on EIS & Undercut Investment in Early Stage Firms?
Earlier this week, the Sunday Times reported that the UK government was examining plans to “clamp down” on the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS). This program is a tax exemption that seeks to...
View ArticleUK: The Investment Opportunities You Should Know About
Since 2011, the UK technology sector has seen £28 billion invested into it – a sum which means it is the largest tech investment in the European Union. France has received £11 billion in investment...
View ArticlePatient Capital: Deepbridge Provides EIS & SEIS Wish List as Autumn Budget Nears
Deepbridge Capital, a company that provides investment access to small and medium sized UK growth businesses, has shared a wish list regarding the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise...
View ArticleSeedrs Targets HNW / Wealthy Investors in Program with Financial Intermediaries
Equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs is looking to broaden its audience of potential investors with a new program designed to promote early stage investment opportunities to high net worth (HNW) /...
View ArticleAlternative Investment Platform Kuber Ventures Forms Partnership with MICAP
London-based Kuber Ventures, an alternative fund investment platform providing access to EIS/SEIS opportunities, has announced a commercial partnership with MICAP to provide independent due diligence...
View ArticleReport Indicates Chancellor to Announce Multi-Billion Pound Fund to Fuel UK...
Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond’s Autumn budget will be revealed this week and there is plenty of chatter as to what may, or may not, be included in the important policy statement. With...
View ArticleChancellor Proposes Changes to EIS to Increase Investment Limits to £2...
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond proposed an update to the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) in the Autumn budget presented at the House of Commons today. The measures will increase the...
View ArticleAutumn Budget 2017: Feedback from Alternative Finance
Many people are still sorting through the various proposals announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond during the Autumn Budget statement from the past week. Parsing through the nuances of...
View ArticleRyan Feit, CEO of SeedInvest, Updates on 2017 Progress & Crowdcube Partnership
SeedInvest is one of the most selective investment crowdfunding platforms in the US. Launched in 2012 by Ryan Feit and James Han when the JOBS Act of 2012 was signed into law, the two founders most...
View ArticleSecond Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Fund Launched by Britbots
Britbots has announced the launch of their second British Robotics Seed Fund. The new fund follows the success of the first fund, which has now been fully invested, leading the seed rounds of six...
View ArticleHMRC’s New Guidelines on SEIS and EIS May Worry Some but There is a Silver...
HMRC’s new stricter guidelines around their Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme / Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS / EIS) may worry some crowdfunding campaigners, but there is a silver lining. SEIS and...
View ArticleUPDATE: What the Revised SEIS / EIS Guidelines Mean for Crowdfunders?
We recently published an article from John Auckland, from TribeFirst, about HMRC’s new SEIS / EIS guidelines. Since we released this, the crowdfunding platforms met with HMRC to discuss the potential...
View ArticleBritbots: Second Robotics – Artificial Intelligence Fund on Track to Close Soon
UK based Britbots, a investment platform dedicated to promoting robotics companies, and Sapphire Capital Partners, a specialist manager of tax-efficient funds, has shared that their second British...
View ArticleKuber Ventures Announces Three New Growth Funds to EIS platform
On Tuesday, alternative investment firm Kuber Ventures announced three new growth funds on its EIS platform. The company reported that the addition of the growth funds follows last year’s budget...
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