Social good crowdlender ECrowd! lands €300,000 on Crowdcube
Debt crowdfunding platform ECrowd! has raised €307,900 through an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The round attracted 135 private investors.
FreeAgent becomes first Seedr’s-backed company to IPO
Edinburgh-based accounting software provider FreeAgent has raised £10.7m in its listing on the London Alternative Investment Market (AIM).
P2Binvestor picks up $7.7m for crowdfunding business lending
Business lending marketplace P2Binvestor (P2Bi) has raised $7.7m in a Series A1 round led by Rockies Venture Club (RVC).
Zafin lands $10m from Vistara and Beedie
Vistara Capital Partners and Beedie Capital Partners have committed $10m in additional growth capital to Zafin.
GoFundMe passes $3bn milestone in crowd donations
Charitable crowdfunding platform GoFundMe is experiencing rapid growth and announcing that the total raised through the platform now exceeds $3bn.
Santander UK forges alt-financing partnership with Crowdfunder
Banking giant Santander’s UK operation is partnering with alternative financing site Crowdfunder to provide £200,000 to community projects through the bank’s Changemaker Fund.
Funderful gets €150k to suck more cash from graduates
Alumni fundraising management platform Funderful has raised €150,000 in a seed round of funding from Baltic accelerator StartupHighway and two angel investors.
French crowdfunding platform Ulule picks up $5m
French crowdfunding platform Ulule has raised $5m in a series A round. The investment comes from Paris-based impact investment firm Citizen Capital, as well as insurer MAIF and BNP Paribas.
OurCrowd rakes in $72m for equity crowdfunding
Equity crowdfunding firm OurCrowd has raised $72m in Series C funding. The round’s investors are undisclosed.
European alternative financing market grows 92% to $6bn
Banks and investors be wary! The European alternative financing market continues to grow according to a new report.
