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CrowdedHero
Type of site
Crowdfunding Corporate finance Equity (finance)
Headquarters
Riga
,
Latvia
Founder(s)Janis Blazevics un Sandris Rugums
Key peopleSimon Williams (Chairman)
Darren Westlake (CEO)
IndustryFinance
URLcrowdcube.com
CommercialYes
LaunchedFebruary 2021

CrowdedHero is a Latvian crowdfunding platform founded in 2021 that offers equity crowdfunding services in the Baltic countries and the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA).

History

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The company was founded in 2021 by Janis Blazevics, Sandris Rugums, and Svetlana Skeneva. It is licensed and supervised by the Central Bank of Latvia.

Model

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CrowdedHero operates on an "all or nothing" model, meaning that if a business does not reach its fundraising target, no money is taken from investors.

Regulation

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In February 2013, Crowdcube received authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to offer investors the opportunity to become direct legal shareholders in UK businesses.[1]


Funded campaigns

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Equity

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Some examples of companies that have acquired funding using this method are:

Business Amount raised No. of investors Equity released Date
Freetrade £8,890,468 7,170 1.353% November 2021[2]
Cornish Lithium £5,999,995 1,012 6.81% June 2021[3]
Sunswap £501,348 788 21.18% January 2021[4]
Sliabh Liag Distillers £2,265,910 1,158 13.61% September 2020[5]
Belluscura £538,140 302 9.6% April 2019[6]
Monzo £20,000,000 36,006 2.04% December 2018[7]
Recruitive £1,170,000 381 54.64% March 2018[8]
Manigo £510,630 355 14.33% January 2018[9]
Parcel2Go £1,057,730 1,308 2.58% November 2017[10]
Kar-go £321,720 281 15.11% July 2017[11]
Revolut £1,007,050 433 2.39% September 2016[12]
Movem £200,000 116 20% September 2016[13]
GoHenry £3,994,980 2,372 15.98% June 2016[14]
Chilango £3,433,010 1,300 8.72% December 2015[15]
Adzuna £2,149,355 552 5.89% June 2015[16]
JustPark £3,700,000 2,919 15.61% March 2015[17]
Open Desk £310,010 171 18.59% June 2014[18]
SilkFred £145,610 71 24.27% 2014[19]
LOVESPACE £1,574,590 259 28.17% May 2014[20]
Crowdfunder £500,000 - 10% April 2014[21]
Zero Carbon Foods £659,480 454 29.04% March 2014[22]
Hab Housing £1,972,150 642 26.29% September 2014[23]
E-Car Club £100,000 63 20% December 2012[24]

Bonds

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Bonds allow members of the public to lend money to the issuing company in return for interest and/or rewards. Mini-bonds have "particular appeal for established businesses".[25] In June 2014, Chilango launched Crowdcube's first mini-bond campaign. Since then, several other businesses have launched mini-bond offerings via the Crowdcube platform. Some of the businesses that have funded bonds via Crowdcube include:

Company Amount raised No. of investors Interest paid Date
Brew Dog £2,312,000 815 6.5% Oct 2015[26]
Taylor St Baristas £1,805,000 493 8% Jan 2015[27]
Eden Project £1,500,000 355 6% October 2014[28]
River Cottage £1,000,000 285 7% June 2014[29]
Chilango £2,035,000 347 8% June 2014[30]

Events

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Caterham F1

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In November 2014, Crowdcube partnered with Caterham F1 to raise £2.35 million to fund the team for the final Grand Prix of the season in Abu Dhabi.[31] Designed to empower F1 fans to help Caterham return to racing, the project was successfully completed on 14 November,[32] with Caterham F1 finishing in 17th place with Grand Prix newcomer Will Stevens.[33] Caterham F1 went bankrupt in 2015.[34]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "British regulator okays start-up investment website for public". Reuters. 4 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Freetrade". Crowdcube. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Sunswap". Crowdcube. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Sunswap". Crowdcube. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Sliabh Liag Distillers". Crowdcube. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Belluscura plc". Crowdcube. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  7. ^ "MONZO HAS RAISED £20M IN LATEST FUNDING ROUND". Crowdcube. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Recruitive Software". Crowdcube. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Manigo Services Ltd". Crowdcube. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Parcel2go.com". Crowdcube. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Academy of Robotics raising £300,000 investment on Crowdcube. Capital at Risk". Crowdcube. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Meet the UK equity crowdfunding success stories of 2016". startups.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Forbes - Why start ups are ignoring the risks" Forbes, September 2016.
  14. ^ "Meet the UK equity crowdfunding success stories of 2016". startups.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Chilango Closes Funding on Crowdcube at £3.4 Million. Will Open 50 New Locations" Crowdfund Insider, December 2015.
  16. ^ "Job search site Adzuna Raises 1.5m via Crowdcube to get Britain Working" Business Matters News, June 2015.
  17. ^ "JustPark becomes UK's largest equity crowdfunded start-up" Archived 10 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine TechCity News, March 2015.
  18. ^ "OpenDesk raise £150,000 in 12 hours" Archived 3 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine Westminster Impact Hub, June 2014.
  19. ^ "SilkFred Ltd raised £120,000 investment - Oct 2013". Crowdcube.
  20. ^ "LoveSpace hits £1.6m as Shazam Venture Capital firm adds £250,000 to funding pot" Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine UK Business Angel Association, May 2014.
  21. ^ "Reward-based crowdfunding platform secures £500,000 target in just over three hours" Startups, April 2014.
  22. ^ "Growing under the Tube: 141% Funding for Zero Carbon Food’s Crowdcube Campaign" Crowdfund Insider, March 2014.
  23. ^ "Kevin McCloud is a hit with the Crowd(cube)" Management Today, September 2013
  24. ^ "E-Car Club Ltd". Crowdcube. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  25. ^ Bridge. Rachel, "Soapbox: Established businesses should consider using crowdfunding too, says Adam Blaskey" Telegraph, December 2014.
  26. ^ "BrewDog Bond raising investment on Crowdcube. Capital at Risk". Crowdcube.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  27. ^ "Niche coffee house chain Taylor St Baristas secures £1.8m Crowdcube mini-bond" Startups, Feb 2015.
  28. ^ "Eden Project crowdfunding raises £1.5m in 20 hours" BBC News, October 2014.
  29. ^ "Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage raises £1m through mini bonds" Real Business, June 2014.
  30. ^ "Will Chilango's £2m Success Herald An Affordable Mini Bond Revolution?" Forbes, June 2014.
  31. ^ Wise, Mike. "Caterham launch crowdfunding project to fund team's return for the Abu Dhabi GP | F1 News". Skysports.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  32. ^ Strickland, Jamie (14 November 2014). "Caterham to race in Abu Dhabi finale after fundraising success". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  33. ^ "Past Results - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix". Skysports.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  34. ^ "Caterham hopes fade as team's remaining assets go up for sale". BBC. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
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Category:Financial services companies established in 2011 Category:Equity crowdfunding platforms Category:Economics websites Category:Internet properties established in 2011 Category:Crowdfunding platforms of the United Kingdom

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