Megathread - Crowdfunding

thanks for the detailed answer!

Invested in their previous round and will defo be doubling down!

I am interested in them , the only thing stopping me is that it’s on Crowdcube and no secondary market so your stuck with it until an exit ,

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Depending on which round you funded, Monzo is already a winner when it IPOs - even with further share dilution.

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HubrisOne is raising on Seedrs in private mode, here is the link:

https://www.seedrs.com/hubrisone2

Highlights

  • Revenue generating & 100K+ customers within 5 months of launch
  • Targeting a $500bn+ global digital currency and blockchain market
  • Secured EU crypto licences opening up future revenue streams
  • Only one prior raise of Ā£120k from over 400+ Seedrs’ investors
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Parcel2Go exit confirmed with 56% gain with funds to be paid shortly. Inc 5% dividend payment, that’s a total return of 61% which is pretty solid for 24 months. Yeah, would have liked to continue for more but I’ll take that every day of the week and reinvestment in new opportunities.

Re eFoldi I went quite large into that one In previous round as think there is some serious upside. Market leading products, patents, good supply chain, already profitable, massive market (aligned nicely with ageing population mega trend). My only comment is I’d like to see them bring in VCs now to really go hard with expansion outside UK, espech US.

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My understanding is they are working with VCs at the moment but that process will take time. This raise, at the very least, is to make sure te group’s inventory stocking etc is strong ahead of the key summer selling season (these things also take a long time to produce!).

It’s rare, in my view, to find a opportunity with such a opportunity (aging pop mega trend), clear quality product, track record of hitting numbers and profitable.

I went small last round (mistake!) so have topped up.

Hi,
If you don’t mind!
Can you please tell us which one you are referring to?
Thanks

Sorry - I should have correctly hit reply(!). I’m referring to eFoldi.

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I’ve had 1 successful exit, I might start the thread

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Is Seeders and CrowdCube the best two sites for finding companies?

I would say so yes. The former benefiting from a secondary market but the latter seeming to have a higher calibre of company raising funds

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Not to mention all the accounting apps that already scan receipts etc…
Bnext looks very much like the Spanish monzo.

Update

this post will populate with more raises as I edit to a final draft, i just wanted something in people’s hands for now, so please keep an eye out

Breaking news: Moo.com, the web to print company (think Amazon meets Paperchase, I guess?) with 1m customers and backed by index ventures, will be crowdfunding :exploding_head:

PLEASE keep this on the down low, we’re not really supposed to know :rofl:

Nevertheless, let’s discuss! Who’s thinking about investing? :raising_hand_woman:#indexventures #sillyquestionsurely

Private live

:female_detective: :moneybag:

Drinkly - Deliveroo for alcohol. Backed by he founder of Brewdog. Invest here.

Griddle - pancake start-up that graduated from Seedrs’ food accelerator. Invest here.

petit plit - Children’s Clothes that grow with the child, a cheaper, more sustainable solution. Small pre emotion campaign, but thought it was worth sharing. Invest here.

Real handful The trail mix snack start-up, is crowdfunding here

Check out vaping retailer Clouder, pancake brand Griddle, farming robot agtech Small robot company, or Zambian fintech Zazu in previous posts if interested.

Upcoming

:alarm_clock: :vertical_traffic_light:

Fatmap Adventure travel company with 2million users and 8x growth in usage since 2017. Backed by investors in Lyft, Betfair and Zoopla. Pre register here.

BodyWorlds London the london arm of the global cadaver exhibition company with 50 million visitors globally (think a travelling circus, but with dead bodies) will be crowdfunding. Pre register here.

South Shields FC will be crowdfunding on Seedrs, following AFC Wimbledon landmark raise. Pre register here.Will we see a wave of Football clubs on Seedrs now? Imagine the possibilities #ChelseaFC

Travala - Blockchain powered online travel agent, returning after a successful crowdcube round earlier this year. pre register here

The vegan kind - UK’s largest vegan supermarket, achieving Ā£5m in accumulative revenue. Pre register here.

City Falcon Having launched their app, also having an EU bank and stock trading fintech in their partnership pipeline, City falcon will be crowdfunding. Pre-register here

Rumours

:speaking_head: :ear:

A fast growing energy company in the UK, committed to 100% sustainable energy for the masses… I know im being quite the tease here, but I can’t say more sorry :zipper_mouth_face:

Vegan startup Allplants and fintechs Monzo, Zego and Stepladder continue to be businesses I expect to crowdfund in the near future.

MANY thanks to those who have given us all a heads up, you know who you are! :heart:

News

:newspaper_roll: :radio:

Movers and shakers:

Perkbox, the Draper Esprit backed Employee perks start-up, has seen a ~50% share price uplift. :money_with_wings:

Crowdcube are legally threatening Replicate dental, the dental implant start-up, for potentially misleading investors. :woman_judge:

EFS global, the logistics start-up, is already paying dividends, at a ~1% yield. :moneybag:

^This is a new item, please let me know if it’s something you’d like to continue seeing!


P.S. Please be mindful that sometimes I cant comment on any more information than I’ve given, often because this is information that certain people don’t necessarily want to spread prematurely!

I know this means a lot of unanswered questions, which im sorry about, but I hope it’s worth it - some of the best scoops started out as rumours after all (Allplants, Cowboy, etc) so I ask for your patience in this respect :pray: I would only ever suggest a rumour where there is material evidence, and I’m happy to give that evidence where possible. But please always remember, they are rumours, not a guarantee. Looking to ā€˜grade’ the likelihood of rumours materialising going forward, what do you think? :thinking:


As some of you might know, ill be creating a Newsletter and Forum around crowdfunding, launching sometime in the new year

I will continue posting primarily on this thread for now, as its great to give freetrade buzz, but also to leverage their community, which has and continues to be a great testbed/environment for ideas, discussion and do on. In time, the newsletter or site will be the primary place I share this content. Im hoping to give the first 100 to sign up a little surprise. So If you haven’t already, please sign up here. I’ll start sending out emails in the new year. :christmas_tree:

Disclaimer

None of this is investment advice, folks. Please consider the risks (e.g. total loss of capital, lack of dividends, illiquidity) before investing.

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Already signed up! Best of luck :muscle:
Rumours: Bulb energy??? :thinking: Please tell me is Bulb, I have been waiting them crowdfunding long time now, I ask them once and they said it is something they were considering at some point, but after the Ā£60 million investment from DTS last year I thought it wasn’t going to be anytime soon

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Is this Bulb?

Any thoughts on Baanx?

Personally I would continue to keep it all here - so far it’s been great and your updates attract potentially new Freetrade customers.

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EFoldi doesn’t seem to be very sexy for investors… 63% at the moment

Being an old git, I think Sinclair C5 when I see stuff like that…

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