Seedrs news and trends

How Crowdfunding Is Becoming Regular Investing
Investments // October 21, 2019

A decade ago, an entrepreneur wanting to raise cash pretty much had to have rich relatives or pals, or gain entry into the clubby world of venture capital. Sure, that entrepreneur could take it to the web, asking people to make their own relatively small...

Ten Years Of Payments Innovation And Reinvention
Payments Innovation // October 21, 2019

The mood in the air at the start of the 2010s was different from the one that preceded the start of the 2000s. The shift from 1999 to 2000 was (mostly) a joyous and cheerful environment. Sure, there was a slight lingering concern that a...

UK FinTech Paysend Raises £8.5M For Global Rollout
Investments // July 26, 2019

With more than 930 investors on the Seedrs investment platform, FinTech firm Paysend has notched an £8.5m Series B fundraising round from GVA Capital. Seedrs raised £4.6m for the company, while GVA invested £3.95m in the firm, UKTN reported. Paysend CEO Ronald Millar said, according...

WeSwap P2P Currency Exchange Seeks $2.89M In Crowdfunding
Investments // July 14, 2019

After hitting the 500,000 user mark, currency exchange service WeSwap has rolled out a Seedrs crowdfunding round. The company is seeking a £2.3 million ($2.89 million) raise, according to reports. The raise is the company’s third on Seedrs and had previously brought in funds from...

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Ten Years Of Payments Innovation And Reinvention

October 21, 2019
The mood in the air at the start of the 2010s was different from the one that preceded the start of the 2000s. The shift from 1999 to 2000 was (mostly) a joyous and cheerful environment. Sure, there was a slight lingering concern that a glitch in how the world’s PCs were programmed might accidentally […]

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Crowdfunding Turning Stale For Eatery Investors

December 23, 2019
A Mexican food chain in the U.K. called Chilango turned to an unlikely source to fund expansion recently: its customers. The chain promised returns of 8 percent a year and free food for life, according to a report by the Financial Times. The company expanded rapidly, but then it hit a snag and had to […]

UK FinTech Paysend Raises £8.5M For Global Rollout

July 26, 2019
With more than 930 investors on the Seedrs investment platform, FinTech firm Paysend has notched an £8.5m Series B fundraising round from GVA Capital. Seedrs raised £4.6m for the company,...

WeSwap P2P Currency Exchange Seeks $2.89M In Crowdfunding

July 14, 2019
After hitting the 500,000 user mark, currency exchange service WeSwap has rolled out a Seedrs crowdfunding round. The company is seeking a £2.3 million ($2.89 million) raise, according to reports....

Revolut Plans New Venture Crowdfund, Switches Platforms

March 24, 2017
FinTech startup Revolut just announced new plans to crowdfund £4 million ($5.01 million) in a venture capital via the U.K.’s Seedrs crowdfunding platform at some point later in 2017. Seedrs...