The "Crowd" get behind Front Up Rugby & invest £107k pushing them over the tryline!

Front Up Rugby, a forward thinking and innovative menswear brand, have once again bypassed the banks and turned to the crowd to raise the money it requires to fund second stage growth.
This follows their successful inaugural "crowdfunding" pitch which was over-subscribed via Crowdcube, the UK's leading crowdfunding platform.

Front Up's initial pitch experienced a groundswell of demand with 63 investors helping the business raise £100,000.

Three of Crowdcube's most oversubscribed deals close this week

Kevin McCloud's Hab Housing and Marine & Auto Security Solutions pitches smash funding targets
Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has announced that three of its most oversubscribed pitches are closing this week, bringing the total amount raised through the site to more than £12.5m.

Clear Books goes public to fund new services for accountants

Clear Books plc intends to raise a total of up to £839,913 to develop and market Clear Books Pro, a suite of new services aimed specifically at accountants to help them run their practice exclusively in the cloud.

Having recently re-registered as a public limited company, Clear Books plc, the provider of cloud accounting software to 5,000 accountants, sole traders and small businesses, has issued a share offer to raise £839,913 from its customers and other 'fanvestors' through its own cloud platform

Drinks brand 88 Delicious surpasses funding target with £290,000 Crowdcube investment

Beverage start-up exceeds original £250,000 goal with backing from 97 investors
North London-based drinks brand 88 Delicious has raised £290,000 using crowdfunding platform Crowdcube, exceeding its original target by £40,000.
88 Delicious is most famous for its high-energy drink Delicious Monster but has recently expanded its range with three new flavoured vodka liqueurs and two champagnes targeted at young females.