CrowdCube on Track to Hit £100 Million Funding Milestone in 2015
- CrowdCube is on pace to break the £100 million barrier for 2015 after a great Q1 that saw the crowdfunding platform complete 36 deals.

During the quarter, 36 business were funded, raising nearly £17.5 million, with just over £24 million being invested through the site. The funding was raised with installments of 15,405 individual investments made by CrowdCube account holders.
Among funded deals was JustPark, which raised £3.7 million, while The Pressery had the designation of the ‘Fastest Funded Pitch’ at just one hour and forty minutes. The successful JustPark funding was an example of where crowdfunding excels. The company initially planned raising £1 million, but experienced a lot of support from users of their parking space rental app. Of the 2,919 investors who participated in the Funding Round Funding Round Startups look to raise capital can participate in a funding round. These refers to the various rounds of funding that occur upon proof of concept, customer base growth, and the probability of success. While they are various types of funding rounds, the most commonly seen in startups include the following funding rounds: Seed, Series A Fundraising, Series B Fundraising, and Series C Fundraising. In order for a funding round to take place, a valuation must be performed by analysts for the business in question. Common factors that analysts use for valuations include market size, risk, management, and historical transparency. Types of Funding RoundsThe seed funding round officially kicks off a startup’s equity fundraising process. Used by startups to finance the beginning stages of its business, some proceeds of seed funding may go towards product development and market research.Common investors include angel investors, friends, family, and venture capital firms.Companies that emerge out of the seed funding round that has gone on to prove its ability to build a consumer base while generating a regularly occurring revenue can participate in Series A Fundraising.Businesses that wish to opt-in to a Series A funding round must also possess a strong business strategy to illustrate how it will continue to manifest into a successful business. Series B Fundraising are available for companies that are seeking to depart the development stage that has valuations between $30 million to $60 million.Companies that go on to make it to Series C funding rounds are considerably successful where the aim is to scale a company as efficiently and quickly as possible. Typical investors include investment banks, private equity firms, and hedge funds. For many investors, monitoring how a startup goes through funding rounds is a tactical strategy for securing high-probability investments. Startups look to raise capital can participate in a funding round. These refers to the various rounds of funding that occur upon proof of concept, customer base growth, and the probability of success. While they are various types of funding rounds, the most commonly seen in startups include the following funding rounds: Seed, Series A Fundraising, Series B Fundraising, and Series C Fundraising. In order for a funding round to take place, a valuation must be performed by analysts for the business in question. Common factors that analysts use for valuations include market size, risk, management, and historical transparency. Types of Funding RoundsThe seed funding round officially kicks off a startup’s equity fundraising process. Used by startups to finance the beginning stages of its business, some proceeds of seed funding may go towards product development and market research.Common investors include angel investors, friends, family, and venture capital firms.Companies that emerge out of the seed funding round that has gone on to prove its ability to build a consumer base while generating a regularly occurring revenue can participate in Series A Fundraising.Businesses that wish to opt-in to a Series A funding round must also possess a strong business strategy to illustrate how it will continue to manifest into a successful business. Series B Fundraising are available for companies that are seeking to depart the development stage that has valuations between $30 million to $60 million.Companies that go on to make it to Series C funding rounds are considerably successful where the aim is to scale a company as efficiently and quickly as possible. Typical investors include investment banks, private equity firms, and hedge funds. For many investors, monitoring how a startup goes through funding rounds is a tactical strategy for securing high-probability investments. Read this Term for 15.61% of company equity, a third are believed to be users of the app.
£3.7million! We've reached the limit. Our crowdfunding round is now closed. A huge THANK YOU to all our believers :) pic.twitter.com/RICoaWLPbc
— JustPark (@JustPark) March 16, 2015
Overall, the CrowdCube’s growth reveals that after triple digit growth in UK equity crowdfunding taking place in 2014, the sector continues to be strong in 2015. According to estimates used by the UK’s financial regulator, FCA, equity crowdfunding is believed to have been around £84 million in 2014, compared to only £28 million in 2013. As such, at CrowdCube’s pace for Q1, they could be on track to beat the funding recorded for all of the UK in 2014, just by themselves.
During the quarter, 36 business were funded, raising nearly £17.5 million, with just over £24 million being invested through the site. The funding was raised with installments of 15,405 individual investments made by CrowdCube account holders.
Among funded deals was JustPark, which raised £3.7 million, while The Pressery had the designation of the ‘Fastest Funded Pitch’ at just one hour and forty minutes. The successful JustPark funding was an example of where crowdfunding excels. The company initially planned raising £1 million, but experienced a lot of support from users of their parking space rental app. Of the 2,919 investors who participated in the Funding Round Funding Round Startups look to raise capital can participate in a funding round. These refers to the various rounds of funding that occur upon proof of concept, customer base growth, and the probability of success. While they are various types of funding rounds, the most commonly seen in startups include the following funding rounds: Seed, Series A Fundraising, Series B Fundraising, and Series C Fundraising. In order for a funding round to take place, a valuation must be performed by analysts for the business in question. Common factors that analysts use for valuations include market size, risk, management, and historical transparency. Types of Funding RoundsThe seed funding round officially kicks off a startup’s equity fundraising process. Used by startups to finance the beginning stages of its business, some proceeds of seed funding may go towards product development and market research.Common investors include angel investors, friends, family, and venture capital firms.Companies that emerge out of the seed funding round that has gone on to prove its ability to build a consumer base while generating a regularly occurring revenue can participate in Series A Fundraising.Businesses that wish to opt-in to a Series A funding round must also possess a strong business strategy to illustrate how it will continue to manifest into a successful business. Series B Fundraising are available for companies that are seeking to depart the development stage that has valuations between $30 million to $60 million.Companies that go on to make it to Series C funding rounds are considerably successful where the aim is to scale a company as efficiently and quickly as possible. Typical investors include investment banks, private equity firms, and hedge funds. For many investors, monitoring how a startup goes through funding rounds is a tactical strategy for securing high-probability investments. Startups look to raise capital can participate in a funding round. These refers to the various rounds of funding that occur upon proof of concept, customer base growth, and the probability of success. While they are various types of funding rounds, the most commonly seen in startups include the following funding rounds: Seed, Series A Fundraising, Series B Fundraising, and Series C Fundraising. In order for a funding round to take place, a valuation must be performed by analysts for the business in question. Common factors that analysts use for valuations include market size, risk, management, and historical transparency. Types of Funding RoundsThe seed funding round officially kicks off a startup’s equity fundraising process. Used by startups to finance the beginning stages of its business, some proceeds of seed funding may go towards product development and market research.Common investors include angel investors, friends, family, and venture capital firms.Companies that emerge out of the seed funding round that has gone on to prove its ability to build a consumer base while generating a regularly occurring revenue can participate in Series A Fundraising.Businesses that wish to opt-in to a Series A funding round must also possess a strong business strategy to illustrate how it will continue to manifest into a successful business. Series B Fundraising are available for companies that are seeking to depart the development stage that has valuations between $30 million to $60 million.Companies that go on to make it to Series C funding rounds are considerably successful where the aim is to scale a company as efficiently and quickly as possible. Typical investors include investment banks, private equity firms, and hedge funds. For many investors, monitoring how a startup goes through funding rounds is a tactical strategy for securing high-probability investments. Read this Term for 15.61% of company equity, a third are believed to be users of the app.
£3.7million! We've reached the limit. Our crowdfunding round is now closed. A huge THANK YOU to all our believers :) pic.twitter.com/RICoaWLPbc
— JustPark (@JustPark) March 16, 2015
Overall, the CrowdCube’s growth reveals that after triple digit growth in UK equity crowdfunding taking place in 2014, the sector continues to be strong in 2015. According to estimates used by the UK’s financial regulator, FCA, equity crowdfunding is believed to have been around £84 million in 2014, compared to only £28 million in 2013. As such, at CrowdCube’s pace for Q1, they could be on track to beat the funding recorded for all of the UK in 2014, just by themselves.