The number of business incubators and accelerators in the UK has grown rapidly over the last few years. This growth has been facilitated by public funding and it is estimated that between £20-30 million of public funding (UK and EU) is being spent on UK incubators and accelerators per year. Despite this, relatively little robust […]
So you’ve done your homework and you’ve spent the right amount of time researching and understanding the different types of equity crowdfunding platforms available to you. You’ve identified your priorities based on your type business and come up with a shortlist of platforms that you feel will be most suitable to support your funding campaign and that will allow you to raise money successfully.
As part of our commitment to maintain and improve our systems and service to you, we’ve implemented changes to the website. Part of these changes is the automation of our KYC (Know Your Client) process
Early adoption is a mechanism that allows investors to buy shares at a lower valuation and share price. Entrepreneurs reward investors who commit to a proposal earlier on in its investment process. It typically takes the form of a first…
Becoming an investor on the Eureeca platform is a simple process. Once you have registered and agreed to our Terms of Business, you then deposit funds into your Eureeca account. Once we have received these funds and completed our third-party compliance checks, you are ready to start investing. As an investor on Eureeca, you become a […]
Here’s a list of six of the top reasons why entrepreneurs and SME’s should use an equity crowdfunding campaign to raise capital for their business. 1. Be Efficient By bringing the capitalisation process online and allowing pretty much anyone to invest, equity crowdfunding makes raising capital far more efficient than with more conventional sources. Instead […]
Any business that comes on to Eureeca has already passed our due diligence checks but, more importantly, the very nature of crowdinvesting (crowdfunding for equity) is that businesses are exposed to the crowd who will themselves ask questions, conduct due diligence and filter businesses over the 90 days they have to raise the funds. We […]
Start with asking yourself one question: “What kind of financing do we need?” There are two main types of financing to consider: debt, which is in essence a loan that is paid back with regular interest payments, and equity, which involves the exchange of company shares for capital. A mature business will likely have a […]
This post, which will cover some insights on capital deployment, and the upcoming column, the final in the series, which will cover shareholder communications/relations, don’t, at least on the surface, directly pertain to raising capital. However, your ability to re-raise capital down the road will undoubtedly hinge on how well you make use of the […]
In my most recent column on the pitch, we examined the pitch from a more macro level, highlighting the importance of crafting a story and the key components around which the story is constructed. This week we are going to zoom in and look the financial model — the numbers that serve as evidence of past […]