Tag: Crowdfunding

Only one out of every 100 technology start-up companies will survive more than a year because their products may be clever but are ‘utterly...

Crowdfunding platform Seedrs is launching a 'trading Tuesday' for investors to buy and sell shares in start-ups. The trading day is listed as the first...

Investors have a 28% chance of making a profit from a crowdfunded deal, according to new statistics. Crowdfunding platform Seedrs has published details of 375...

Ripples of fear are spreading across online peer to peer lending and crowdfunding platforms as more signs of failing investments become public. The latest victim...

The first analysis of how crowdfunding investments are performing shows deals are giving investors an average 14.44% annual return. But close to one in five...

Crowdfunding watchdogs want to tighten up the rules to protect peer-to-peer lenders and equity investors. As the value of crowdfunding investments increases with more than...

Crowdfunding investors make choose where to stake their cash based on people and products rather than financial performance, claims a new report. CrowdRating, an independent...

The stampede is on to invest to max out this financial year’s tax allowances – and some of the most generous tax breaks are...

More than a million British investors staked some cash to crowdfunding or peer-to-peer lending platforms during the past 12 months, according to a new...

Crowdfunding has raised more than £140 million for 300 businesses through online platform Syndicate Room – but the founder is warning that more has...

Business angels and investors have serious doubts about the financial strength of many of the companies pitching for crowdfunding deals. Valuing a startup business is...

British crowdfunding investors have suffered the biggest loss in the market place to date as legal advice firm rebus called in administrators. Rebus raised £816,000...

Funding for start-ups in Australia has almost dried up as investors hold back their cash in the hope of gaining from new tax reliefs. Entrepreneurs...

Crowdfunding platforms are flooding the market with niche fundraisers seemingly open every day – so how do you choose the right one for raising...

Equity crowdfunding is about to lift off in the US as regulators have removed the final hurdles that stopped investors buying a stake in...

US investigators have issued an alert about reward based crowdfunding that has been infiltrated by suspected scammers and crooks. Reward based crowdfunding is when a...

As stock markets take a dive due to a slowdown of emerging market economies, home prices are rising, so is now a good time...

A classical music agency hopes to hit the right note with fans by crowdfunding concerts and events. Noel Music Management wants to offer music lovers...

Crowdfunding seems to have taken a new turn as public appeals to raise money for charitable causes are switching to pitches for donations online. Two...

Applications are underway for people who want to become citizens of the European micronation Liberland. The new nation was found in April 2015 when founder...