Investments
502Portfolio Exits
24Funds
1Partners & Customers
10Service Providers
1About Crowdcube
Crowdcube is an investment platform for funding start-ups and business expansion by crowdfunding for equity, giving entrepreneurs a platform to connect with people and raise venture capital. By attracting investors who invest smaller amounts of money into a person, company, product, or idea, users can bypass the traditional ways of raising venture finance.
Crowdcube Headquarter Location
The Innovation Centre, University of Exeter Rennes Drive
Exeter, England, EX4 4RN,
United Kingdom
+44 01392 241 319
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CB Insights Intelligence Analysts have mentioned Crowdcube in 1 CB Insights research brief, most recently on Oct 9, 2019.
Latest Crowdcube News
Nov 29, 2021
Boring Money, a company that helped 1 million consumers find the appropriate investment products and advice, has raised 124% (£2,237,469) of its £1,800,000 target from 671 investors (at the time of writing) with 2 days left in its crowdfunding campaign via Crowdcube. The company reports... Read More
Crowdcube Investments
502 Investments
Crowdcube has made 502 investments. Their latest investment was in Plum as part of their Series A - III on November 11, 2021.
Crowdcube Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/30/2021 | Series A - III | Plum | $9.88M | Yes | 1 | |
11/29/2021 | Angel - II | Boring Money | $2.9M | No | 1 | |
11/29/2021 | Seed | Switchd | Yes | 2 | ||
11/23/2021 | Angel | |||||
11/18/2021 | Angel - III |
Date | 11/30/2021 | 11/29/2021 | 11/29/2021 | 11/23/2021 | 11/18/2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series A - III | Angel - II | Seed | Angel | Angel - III |
Company | Plum | Boring Money | Switchd | ||
Amount | $9.88M | $2.9M | |||
New? | Yes | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Crowdcube Portfolio Exits
24 Portfolio Exits
Crowdcube has 24 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Muroexe on November 10, 2021.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/10/2021 | Acquired | 1 | |||
9/8/2021 | Acquired | 1 | |||
9/2/2021 | Acquired | 3 | |||
Crowdcube Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
Crowdcube acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was Supdate on September 10, 2018.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/10/2018 | Acquired | 2 |
Date | 9/10/2018 |
|---|---|
Investment Stage | |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Total Funding | |
Note | Acquired |
Sources | 2 |
Crowdcube Fund History
1 Fund History
Crowdcube has 1 fund, including Crowdcube Venture Fund.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crowdcube Venture Fund | 1 |
Closing Date | |
|---|---|
Fund | Crowdcube Venture Fund |
Fund Type | |
Status | |
Amount | |
Sources | 1 |
Crowdcube Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
Crowdcube has 10 strategic partners and customers. Crowdcube recently partnered with Seccl on August 8, 2021.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/30/2021 | Vendor | Seccl | United Kingdom | Crowdcube partners with Seccl to shake up IPO market It 's official : Crowdcube , the leading equity crowdfunding platform , has chosen Seccl to provide customers with seamless , API-based access to public markets , as it sets its sights on launching a Community IPO product later this year . | 1 |
6/23/2021 | Partner | Seccl | United Kingdom | The integration with Seccl 's suite of infrastructure solutions augments Crowdcube 's existing capital markets technology and will offer an all-in-one experience as it looks to power retail participation on a mass scale . | 1 |
2/4/2019 | Partner | Linklaters | United Kingdom | Linklaters partners with Crowdcube Crowdcube , a UK equity crowdfunding platform , has formed an exclusive 12 month partnership with Linklaters to be its legal advisor for the ongoing service delivery to technology companies post-funding . | 3 |
9/26/2018 | Partner | ||||
9/11/2018 | Client |
Date | 8/30/2021 | 6/23/2021 | 2/4/2019 | 9/26/2018 | 9/11/2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Vendor | Partner | Partner | Partner | Client |
Business Partner | Seccl | Seccl | Linklaters | ||
Country | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | ||
News Snippet | Crowdcube partners with Seccl to shake up IPO market It 's official : Crowdcube , the leading equity crowdfunding platform , has chosen Seccl to provide customers with seamless , API-based access to public markets , as it sets its sights on launching a Community IPO product later this year . | The integration with Seccl 's suite of infrastructure solutions augments Crowdcube 's existing capital markets technology and will offer an all-in-one experience as it looks to power retail participation on a mass scale . | Linklaters partners with Crowdcube Crowdcube , a UK equity crowdfunding platform , has formed an exclusive 12 month partnership with Linklaters to be its legal advisor for the ongoing service delivery to technology companies post-funding . | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Crowdcube Team
7 Team Members
Crowdcube has 7 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, Darren Westlake.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Luke Lang | Founder | Current | |
Darren Westlake | Chief Executive Officer | Current | |
Bill Simmons | WRLD, Motilo, Rated People, MySpace, and Ask.com | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
David Halsey | Chief Technology Officer | Current | |
Matt Cooper | MarketFinance, Quadient, and Merrill | Chief Commercial Officer | Current |
Name | Luke Lang | Darren Westlake | Bill Simmons | David Halsey | Matt Cooper |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | WRLD, Motilo, Rated People, MySpace, and Ask.com | MarketFinance, Quadient, and Merrill | |||
Title | Founder | Chief Executive Officer | Chief Operating Officer | Chief Technology Officer | Chief Commercial Officer |
Status | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |