Crowdcube

At Crowdcube, we're constantly enhancing our platform to better serve our growing community of investors and founders. Here are some of our latest updates: 💪 Back Office Improvements: We've invested in automation and system upgrades to accelerate fundraising. Enhanced pitch tracking, a new inbound lead form, and better communication tools are driving faster investment opportunities. 💪 Security Enhancements: We're boosting platform security with increased adoption of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). 💪 Help Centre & Marketing Preferences: Our refreshed Help Centre now offers improved search and navigation, while revamped marketing preferences make subscription management easier. 💪 Portfolio 2.0: We've launched Portfolio 2.0, offering a more detailed and organised view of your investments, with breakdowns by company, share price, and tax relief info. 💪 European Expansion: Our European investor base continues to grow, supported by localised websites, easier onboarding, and translated communications.

As we dive into September, we're thrilled to bring you TWELVE investment opportunities to consider for your portfolio. Whether you’re looking to double down or diversify, take a look at this week’s New Investment Opportunities 👇 Disco lets you discover and share music with friends, bringing back the joy of finding new tunes together. Pro Espresso has sold over 3,200 machines to date and, with backing from our supplier Rocket Milano S.R.L, has launched Club Espresso to reinvent home coffee. SYOUX ASSURANCES aims to transform the health insurance sector by providing a flexible and advantageous solution. ARK/8 is a luxury streetwear brand which aims to merge elevated fashion with pop culture. Hexigone Inhibitors aims to revolutionise the coatings industry by enhancing the lifespan of metal assets through Intelli-ion®, a high-performance corrosion inhibitor. Zèta has set out on a mission to create a new alternative to traditional trainers by placing innovation, comfort, and sustainability at the heart of every product. Crafting a healthier future from Hackney, Agua de Madre introduces health-focused Water Kefir. The mission at Bleen is to transform garden maintenance and dog care with innovative, simple, and eco-friendly solutions. Goodness Group Global's mission is to create positive change with functional drinks brands that taste good & do good. Little Guest selects the best luxury hotels worldwide that are child-friendly, negotiates unbeatable rates and exclusive benefits. Materials Market is democratising the building materials supply chain through its groundbreaking digital marketplace. - - Don’t invest unless you’re prepared to lose all the money you invest. This is a high-risk investment and you are unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong. Take 2 minutes to learn more: bit.ly/3u8ZTH0

🍫A real life Willy Wonka experience… Crowdcube's sweet tooth came out as the team visited Knoops in Chelsea. We were so pleased to be invited for a chocolate-tasting session, and we certainly left with enhanced flavour palettes. We were guided on a chocolate journey by the founder,  Jens Knoop, of 21 flavours and nine different milks. There is a flavour to satisfy everyone's palete. Jens explained the journey of making the perfect chocolate drink, from visiting his suppliers around the globe to his very own  'Knoopology' technique for experimenting with flavours And it’s not just about great tasting chocolate. Knoops is built around some great values and their mission is to: 🍫 Focus on the next customer that walks through the door 🍫 Improve their experience and flavour  🍫 Take responsibility for their sustainability 🍫 Create a worry-free environment Knoops is joining the platform for its first raise this September as it looks to expand its stores in the UK and grow its international presence. We can vouch for the tastiness of its hot chocolate. If you want to be part of the Knoops family, follow this link to sign up for early access: https://bit.ly/3AYso0x - - Don’t invest unless you’re prepared to lose all the money you invest. This is a high-risk investment and you are unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong. Take 2 minutes to learn more: bit.ly/3u8ZTH0

It's the return of the crowdfunding OG and his new music venture—Disco🪩 By setting up Crowdcube our co-founder, Darren Westlake, revolutionised funding for growth businesses. To date our platform has helped over 1,300 businesses raise nearly £2 billion! His idea pioneered a new way for early stage companies to raise capital that created a global movement. Now Darren is turning the d̶e̶c̶k̶s̶ tables with his first raise for his new venture—a social media platform aiming to transform how we discover music. Think of it as an "Instagram for music" that makes finding your next favourite artist simple and fun. They’re launching today and have already hit the headlines with coverage in the likes of CityAM and Forbes: CityAM 💬“Our goal is to have our users build and invest in the platform. When an investor is also a user, they’re not just financially involved—they’re enthusiastic advocates who help spread the word.” Forbes 💬“Many of us have grown up sharing mix tapes of our favourite artists with friends, but that requires time and effort. This way, people don’t have to do anything – they’re continuously sharing what they like.” Disco is already overfunding (114% and counting!) Don’t miss the opportunity to join 100+ other investors. 🎶If that sounds like music to your ears learn more here: https://bit.ly/4gwjKH8 - - Don’t invest unless you’re prepared to lose all the money you invest. This is a high-risk investment and you are unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong. Take 2 minutes to learn more: bit.ly/3u8ZTH0

Plum is an award-winning app with a mission to help their customers’ money for life. They’ve already helped over 2 million users to save, invest and budget via automation. Plum has raised with us 3 times, building a community of over 16k investors and raising over £10m. This campaign analysis highlights their latest raise in June. Here are some key takeaways: 💜 Plum broke crowdfunding records with the highest number of investors in 2024 on our platform. Their raise ended with 5,357 investors, but that journey started with 87k campaign views, which lead to to 46k followers and early access sign-ups. 💜 72% of Plum’s investors were retail investors and 30% of investors were female compared to the industry average of 18%. Raising on crowdcube opens your company up to a diverse portfolio of investors. 💜 35-44 year olds were a key demographic for Plum’s raise driving over £900k of investment, but older investors generally invested more per person.

Summer hasn't stopped our Funded Community from reaching these growth milestones. Check out the highlights below.💡 ♻️Sunswap Sunswap, a UK clean-tech startup decarbonising cold chain logistics, has secured £17.3m through an investment led by BFG. This provides a 4.3x value for the community that invested through their first raise with Crowdcube in 2021. On this news Michael Lowe, CEO and Cofounder, stated “Their investment, alongside the continued backing of our existing investors, is a real validation of Sunswap’s journey to date. This funding will be instrumental in accelerating our growth and expanding our presence in the UK and European markets.” 🎣Fishy Filaments Fishy Filaments have created a world-first, chemical-free process that can deep-clean and recycle smaller commercial fishing nets into “engineering-grade nylon” for use in 3D printing. After they returned for their second raise and caught the attention of car companies including Ford and Mercedes-Benz. Ian Falconer, founder and Chief Executive quoted “The feedback we’ve got from them at all levels is, ‘We love the raw material; we’d like more of it’... The equipment we’re building now will see capacity go from around 30 kilos a day to about 30 kilos an hour.” 💳Revolut After Revolut’s latest valuation of £45b, early backers who invested via Crowdcube have seen a 40,000% increase in share value.“It’s a pretty unprecedented event in UK and European tech,” says Crowdcube co-CEO Matt Cooper in an interview with Sifted. “Retail investors and early users weren’t able to invest in some of the other most valuable companies to come out of Europe such as Spotify.”

September is in full swing with new investment opportunities. Check them out below 👇 HERU aims to drive environmental change by significantly reducing “waste arisings” and emissions worldwide. The HERU product uses the natural pyrolysis process to convert previously discarded items into energy, helping users reduce carbon footprints and energy costs. Klarian Ltd optimises pipeline infrastructure to support a more sustainable planet. Operators often face data overload, complicating decisions. Klarian’s analytics platform, Digipipe, utilises AI to transform data into insight, aiming to help customers to reduce costs whilst achieving their performance and ESG goals. Fermtech’s patent-pending technologies and processes improve the yield and cost-efficiency of fermentation, placing them at the forefront of the biotech industry. Committed to sustainability and efficiency, their mission is to unlock the power of bio-processes to create a more sustainable and healthier future. Horse Republic already has over 155,000 registered riders. It leverages digital technology to develop riding through innovative services that simplify riders' lives. The app delivers a new experience of competitions both on-site and remotely, helps to find the right club or second-hand equipment, and aids in better understanding horses with over 140 videos, quizzes, and information sheets. At SleepUp, their purpose is to democratise access to treatments and diagnosis for sleep disorders, and cognitive impairment. We leverage our Digital Therapeutics IoT Platform to offer personalised, effective, and accessible solutions, targeting individuals suffering from sleep problems. - - Don’t invest unless you’re prepared to lose all the money you invest. This is a high-risk investment and you are unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong. Take 2 minutes to learn more: bit.ly/3u8ZTH0

We pride ourselves on providing a platform that makes it easy and accessible for first-time investors to join a startup community. 👥 💬“Really easy to follow, as a first time investing. Kept me up-to-date at all times and the process was simple to complete. It's great to invest in a company that I hope will benefit millions of happy customers in the future.”

“Community and family are everything....the Barra Family....the Family Distillery!" As part of our Success Story series, it was a pleasure to speak with cofounder Michael Morrison from Isle of Barra Distillers Ltd. From a founder trying to make a difference on a small island where employment opportunities were limited, to completing their first crowdfunding campaign and creating a Barra Family, this interview captures the power of community for a startup. We discussed: 🥃Importance of word of mouth 🥃Embracing community as a founder 🥃Crowdfunding experiences... 💬 What inspired you? To try and make a difference for the Island it was raised on. Employment opportunities were limited, most people had two jobs and I wanted to start something that not only offered enough income for a single job but also offered something new, something the Island hadn't seen before. We are currently the Islands first distillery, we are also the Islands first and only business that run a four-day working week, that is only a few of the high points. What was a challenge you faced when launching your startup? Convincing my wife it was a good idea..... But all jokes aside, it was learning to try and sell our product twice. That might sound daft but it's easy to sell something once, you launch and people buy for many reasons, to help support, they are interested, something new etc, but to get the customers to come back and buy again, that's the hardest part of business. What we did to overcome this was simple, stay true to what we looked to achieve, be authentic and stay relatable ...it worked. How has community played a part in your business's growth? Massive, in fact, we couldn't put into words how much they have played a key role. Your community and consumer base are your foundation. They have carried our story and shared it with their friends, family and loved ones. From there, our story grows, slowly but strongly and then the business grows, staff numbers grow and bit by bit the blocks are forming for a business that we can be proud of. What advice would you give to others looking to build a community around their product or service? It is the bedrock of any successful business, without your community to support you, that loyal consumer base that is there for you, and your business idea, it wouldn't be a success. Looking back on your crowdfunding experience, what advice would you offer to other founders who are considering this funding approach? Just do it!! Simple as that, we looked at the platform a number of times, we weren't sure if it fit our model and decided at the time it was best to leave it. Now maybe that was the right call, at the time, we don't know, but what we do know is our first experience on Crowdcube was incredible and it was a huge success. A well thought out process and people were there to assist at each step. A massive shout-out to Aoife O., our campaign manager, without her, our raise wouldn't have been the same!!

💬 This is an excellent opportunity to hear Martin Maucort share insights on equity crowdfunding. Don't miss out! 🧡