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BDO and Envestors announce a nationwide roadshow in Autumn 2019 as part of their commitment to help start-ups and scale-ups from around the UK scale and prosper 13 August 2019, London: Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP and Envestors, the fintech for fundraising company, have announced a joint initiative to support the growth of…
Envestors’ survey of 200 UK start-ups uncovers big issues with market perception around equity crowdfunding Envestors’ survey report on crowdfunding in the UK revealed over half of all businesses who undertook a crowdfunding campaign within the past three years did not rank raising capital as their key motivator. The findings reflect issues with market perception…
It doesn’t matter which method you choose – crowdfunding, a dedicated own-label platform or pitching to angel investors – fundraising is hard work, takes time and can be about much more than just raising equity finance. Regardless of the method, PR is a critical element of every successful fundraising campaign. Here are our top three…
July 11, 2019: Envestors, the fintech fundraising company, has today announced its community of connected sophisticated investors has grown to 11,000. Envestors’ ‘Network of Networks’ is a digital community that connects investment networks from across the UK, India, EMEA and China – providing a single access point for scale-ups raising funds. A number of high-profile…
Envestors is delighted to announce that Conviction Investment Partners, the London based, global syndicate of sophisticated investors, has joined the growing Envestry community – a digital universe that connects investment networks from across the UK, India, EMEA and China. Founded in the early 2000s, Conviction Investment Partners (CIP) pursues direct investment opportunities in early stage,…
Old-fashioned fundraising rounds – lasting on average 30 – 60 days – are as over as brokers in bowler hats. Modern, savvy scale ups know that a longer funding round provides an opportunity to capitalise on any unexpected successes, gives the investor and founder a better chance to find the perfect deal – ‘the right…
Between 2016 and 2018, there were 15,970 seed or venture equity investment deals made in the UK, amounting to £22.8bn. With the broad range of businesses included in these statistics, it can be difficult to take away anything useful. So, at Envestors, we’re running a sector-specific blog series on what’s happening in fundraising and, crucially,…
Scale-ups seeking equity finance should always overfund. Or should they? Customers are keener than ever to invest in the brands they love, which means that we are seeing records levels of scale-ups getting overfunded, which is great. Right? Well, yes and no. While your instinct might say that of course it’s a good thing to…
Our guide to ensure start-up and scale-ups don’t break the law when fundraising You’ve launched your start-up and you’ve got a proven product, a great culture and a growing list of happy customers …but, you need a cash injection to get to the next level. So, you write your business plan, tune a great…
Whether it’s for charity or your scale-up, fundraising can be likened to the most gruelling endurance race. Though sometimes it’ll be an easy ride, mostly it’ll seem like you’re struggling to get up the steepest incline. Herewith our top six tips on how to best reach your funding goals without getting wheelie tyred…. 1…