Over 3 1/2 Years in the Waiting. Hundreds of Comment Letters later. We Sit on the Cusp of What President Obama called a "Game Changer" for Startups and Small Businesses! 2011 It started with the Startup Exemption 2012 460 days later we were at the White House 2015 SEC to Vote...
Continue ReadingAbundance has achieved a number of firsts in its three-year life since the first project launched. We were the first to offer peer-to-peer investment from just £5. We were also the first debt peer-to-peer company to be authorised and regulated by the FCA – and subsequently setting...
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Edinburgh-based crowdfunding platform ShareIn today said it will launch the world’s first fundraising drive to allow Chinese investors to buy shares directly in an unlisted UK firm. The plans were unveiled at the World Crowdfunding Conference in Guiyang, China, where BOP – ShareIn’s partner in the...
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The UK Crowdfunding Association was pleased to see the recent launch of the long awaited Community Shares Standard Mark. Developed by the government-backed Community Shares Unit (CSU), the Mark aims to promote best practice standards among community enterprises crowdfunding finance through ‘community share’ offers. Community shares...
Continue Reading• Platform review service created in response to increasing demand for reviews on P2P & crowdfunding platforms • Designed in collaboration with industry leading platforms and tailored to requirements of SIPP & SASS operators and institutional investors • Pension changes announced in Budget expected to increase popularity of P2P and...
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Backed by the ClearlySo Angel syndicate, Extremis designs and develops emergency shelters for the disaster relief market, which is estimated to be worth several billion dollars. Having already secured investment from the Low Carbon Innovation Fund, Extremis has developed a number of key partnerships including...
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Newly elected UK Crowdfunding Association Directors, from left to right: Frank Mukahanana, QuidCycle; Bruce Davis, Abundance Generation; Martin Smulian, Funding Knight; Jonathan May, Hubbub; Paul Massey, Crowdcube; Seema Paterson, Lending Crowd; Julia Groves (Chair) Trillion; Karen Kerrigan, Seedrs. On 16th June 2015, the UK Crowdfunding Association...
Continue ReadingInvesting in startups through crowdfunding in a unique first for a public figure 8 June 2015 – Tennis champion Andy Murray announced today that he has entered a long-term partnership arrangement with Seedrs, the London-based equity crowdfunding platform. The arrangement will see Andy joining the Seedrs Advisory Board to...
Continue ReadingThe UK Crowdfunding Association represents members that crowdfund responsibly, supporting a proportionate balance between access to finance and investor protection. We have actively participated in the Financial Conduct Authority’s development of regulations relating to crowdfunding platforms, and all members that raise equity finance are...
Continue ReadingEcology Building Society has made a ground-breaking £250,000 investment via Abundance to extend its support of UK Renewable Energy Projects and marking the start of an on-going collaboration between the leaders of ethical saving and investment in the UK. London, 29th April 2015 – Ethical investment...
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