Crowdcube
Crowdcube is a crowdfunding venture that lets ordinary people
invest in small businesses in exchange for shares and equity.
Founder Luke Lang is aiming to 'democratise' access to finance for
small companies. New ventures no longer have to depend on bank
finance or angel investment: they can appeal to a growing pool of
'armchair Dragons' that will put up small sums over the web.
Investments can be as little as £10; Bubble & Balm, the first
small business to raise finance on Crowdcube, pulled in an
impressive £75,000 in exchange for 15% of her company. Crowdcube is
a true trailblazer, developing a brand new legal framework to make
this crowdfunding model possible. The website itself is a triumph
of technology, marrying usability with robust security for managing
large payments. With Crowdcube, the UK is leading the way in
crowdfunding regulation; business leaders in the US are currently
petitioning to be able to run a similar model across the pond.
- Disruptive, transformative funding model
- Improving access to finance for small businesses in the UK
- Punching above its weight on an international scale
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