Raising Finance

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Raising Finance 3 min read

If crowdfunders don’t value firms sensibly there will be disgruntled investors in future

Growthdeck has revealed that businesses seeking finance on crowdfunding platforms give 12.4 per cent of equity to investors on average – supporting growing concern among investors about excessive valuations.

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Interviews 3 min read

Crowdcube relives biggest highlights as investments top 150m

Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has smashed the milestone for £150m of investments for growing businesses, which prompted the five-year-old business to relive its biggest moments in little over five years of operating.

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Interviews 4 min read

The multi-million pound funding injections that supercharged two businesses

Not content with resting on their laurels, the leaders of Turtle Wax and Ripmax explained why they went in search of a finance supplier and credit line that would provide the ammunition needed to be even more ambitious.

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Trampoline park operator Airhop has spring in its step with 6m Santander loan

Airhop, the Bristol-based trampoline park operator, is ready to bounce towards growth with a £6m loan from Santander, which will help the company open 18 new venues across the UK and Europe.

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Raising Finance 3 min read

Despite rise in alternative finance, most FDs still look to banks for funding

While in 2015 the UK market acknowledged that alternative finance had become mainstream, and was therefore a genuine rival to the traditional finance route, our annual FDs' Satisfaction Survey unveiled that most finance directors will still be looking to banks in the coming 12 months.

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Raising Finance 6 min read

Where to find the best crowdfunding deals and how to cut through the noise

Investments made through equity crowdfunding in 2015 totalled £245m and it now makes up almost 16 per cent of all seed and venture stage equity investment in the UK. As such, OFF3R founder Lex Deak unveils how to find the best crowdfunding opportunities.

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Raising Finance 2 min read

Three Dragons battle it out for funding over Crowdcube

Three of the stars of BBC Two’s Dragons’ Den – Deborah Meaden, Sarah Willingham and Piers Linney – are fighting for funding on Crowdcube, with two of them backing businesses looking for investment, and one seeking finance directly.

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Interviews 7 min read

Exclusive interview: Indiegogo co-founder on how she helped create crowdfunding concept

In the first section of a two-part feature charting the rise of crowdfunding platform Indiegogo, Real Business hears from co-founder Danae Ringelmann about how it came to fruition and the arts-based background that started it all off.

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Raising Finance 3 min read

Tottenham Hotspur FC shares made available via online marketplace

The shares of London-based football club Tottenham Hotspur will, following interest from shareholders, be offered up via a series of auctions hosted through online platform Asset Match.