Crowdfunding and the Angels

A match made in heaven? Minverva and Envestors turn to SyndicateRoom to close their funding rounds.

Business angels have been wary of the burgeoning equity crowdfunding industry. But SyndicateRoom's unique blended model means that far from stepping on angels' toes, angel networks and the crowd work together to close funding rounds

Two angel networks have now simultaneously listed deals with the equity crowdfunding platform:

 -          Minerva listed Opclear - a revolutionary medical device that instantly cleans all debris from the lens of a laparascope (medical cameras used in keyhole surgery)

 -          Envestors listed Fertility Focus - another medical business, taking a new approach to the diagnosis and treatment of infertility

It's been a big few days for SyndicateRoom, with not one but two Angel Networks listing deals with the equity crowdfunding platform simultaneously, demonstrating a new willingness to work alongside the crowd to close funding rounds. SyndicateRoom's crowd of sophisticated investors and HNWIs has been given the chance to invest alongside angels from both the Minerva and the Envestors networks.

Meal planning website 'Sian's Plan' closes £100,000 Seedrs pitch

Irish healthy eating platform to use crowdfunding to support UK launch

"Revolutionary" meal planning site Sian's Plan has raised £101,490 investment through equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs to fuel its UK launch.

154 "armchair investors" backed the oversubscribed campaign in return for a share of 12.5% equity to help develop the service.

Founded in 2012, Belfast- based Sian's Plan is an online meal planner which provides recipes and an automatic list of necessary ingredients which can be linked to Tesco, Waitrose and all major supermarket's online platforms, purchased and delivered directly to the shopper's door.

MyHigh.St launches crowdfunding project to revive Britain's High Streets

Investors invited to share in the future of UK retail

Retailers, investors and shoppers are being given the chance to invest in the future of Britain's High Streets as part of a crowdfunding programme to help independent shopkeepers compete with the likes of Tesco, Amazon and other internet giants. 

Everyone, from small shop owners to larger investors, can buy a stake in MyHigh.St, a fast growing e-commerce network of over 400 retailers that gives towns a platform to showcase their High Streets online and independent retailers a simple, affordable and effective chance to sell their products online whilst driving instore footfall.

The team at MyHigh.St are working to encourage independent retailers and concerned members of the public to support their independent retailers, High Streets and their communities. There is a minimum investment, in the form of an initial pledge, of just £10 - and they are offering a variety of rewards for investors of £100 or more - all of which will put money back into our High Streets. 

Poundland founder turns to Crowdcube to fund online estate agency

Steve Smith joins growing band of elite entrepreneurs using crowdfunding

Poundland founder, Steve Smith, has successfully raised half a million pounds on equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, for his latest venture, online estate agency EstatesDirect.com.  A multi-millionaire who sold Poundland for £50m, Smith set out to raise £250,000, but doubled this figure within a matter of days.  He now joins an elite group of high profile entrepreneurs turning to crowdfunding for investment purposes.

Founded two years ago, EstatesDirect.com is an online estate agency with a difference, charging a fixed fee to market, sell or let any property regardless of location or value, and has sold more than 450 properties to date.  The company, which plans to operate via a network of franchises and licensees around the country, will use the money to fund its expansion plans and capitalise on a market valued at more than £6bn in the UK.