A business that aims to make converting money easy is drawing the attention of some big names – from TfL to Westfield London – and the founders of Fourex are hoping Richard Branson will be next on the list.
Wimbledon and Olympic champion Andy Murray has entered into a “long-term partnership” with equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs, whereby he will be advising on businesses in the health, sport and wearable technology spaces.
Crowdfunding, the increasingly popular alternative finance model, continues to support all business sectors. The latest demonstration of this has seen independent filmmaker Sarah Lewis harness the channel to make a movie on Soho-based hair salon We Are Cuts, famed for styling stars including David Bowie.
Having already allocated capital to businesses including Graze, Kano and Gojimo, JamJar has made mifold its latest portfolio company through a deal worth £1.15m.
Banks are often considered part of the problem for businesses that are struggling to secure money. As such, alternative finance methods – such as crowdfunding – have become a blessing, while venture capital is still a popular way to secure investment. But entrepreneur Mark Pearson has something else in mind – financing a VC firm with the crowd.
London-based comedy actress Maddy Anholt has sought the help of Sarah Beeny-owned dating service MySingleFriend.com and Indiegogo in order to raise £3,500 from the crowd in an attempt to find love.
By David Craik
We’ve seen a huge £100m investment in Funding Circle, the launch of new site Emerging Crowd targeted at SMEs in developing markets and the creation of SyndicateRoom’s “Investors’ Academy”.
By Darryl Eales
Darryl Eales, chairman of entrepreneurial group E2Exchange, discusses what needs to be done to ensure that entrepreneurship helps to ensure a more even distribution of wealth in society.
Business leaders in the SME space are a vital ingredient in creating a strong and diverse economy for generations to come. As such, Real Business has canvassed opinion on what a number would like to see from a future government.
Trillion Fund, featured in this year’s Everline Future 50 list, was founded in 2011 by Michael Stein and Phillip Riches to open up opportunities to profit from clean energy to everyone, through crowdfunding.
