Crowdcube

14 statements across 4 episodes · 9 bullish · 1 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Feb 9, 2015 by Thomas Jones · said 41 times in 4 episodes since 2015 · across every show →

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20VC: Europe's Youngest Series A Venture Partner, James Wise @ Balderton Capital on How To Get Into Venture & What The Future Of The VC Industry Looks Like Apr 25, 2016 · 1 mention · from 0:29
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2015 40 mentions in 3 episodes 13 per episode

20 VC 020: Revolutionising Investing with Luke Lang, Co-Founder of Crowdcube Mar 16, 2015 · 35 mentions · from 0:05
20 VC 011: London's Early Stage Funding Scene with Thomas Jones Feb 9, 2015 · 3 mentions · from 0:22
20 VC 068: Why Now Is The Best Time To Be An Entrepreneur with Sean Seton-Rogers @ PROfounders Capital Sep 2, 2015 · 2 mentions · from 18:20
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Everything said about Crowdcube, oldest first

Feb 9, 2015 bearish

Prediction Not checkable as stated

Retail investors making only a few Crowdcube investments will likely lose money

“So if you're making a couple of early stage investments on Crowdcube, you know, you're probably going to lose your money.”

Thomas Jones Feb 9, 2015 ▶ 21:27 20 VC 011: London's Early Stage Funding Scene with Thomas Jones

Mar 12, 2015 positive

Assertion Not publicly verifiable

JustPark saw a 3x increase in app downloads during Crowdcube campaign

“Just Park, who did their crowdfunding campaign recently on Crowdcube, they actually saw a three X increase in the number of downloads of the Just Park app.”

James Wise Mar 12, 2015 ▶ 8:30 20 VC 019: Funding the Future with James Wise of Balderton Capital

Mar 12, 2015 positive

Assertion Supported

Wise: Crowdcube raised £1 million in 16 minutes on its platform

“The fastest crowdfunding campaign, I think, was done on Crowdcube itself for Crowdcube. I think they did a million pounds in 16 minutes.”

James Wise Mar 12, 2015 ▶ 7:19 20 VC 019: Funding the Future with James Wise of Balderton Capital

Mar 12, 2015

Assertion Partly supported

Chilango raised £1.5 million using Crowdcube mini-bonds

“Chalango, for example, obviously raised, I think, one and a half through the mini bond.”

Harry Stebbings Mar 12, 2015 ▶ 14:05 20 VC 019: Funding the Future with James Wise of Balderton Capital

Mar 12, 2015

Insight

Wise: Mini-bonds expand crowdfunding by offering immediate interest returns

“But the great thing about mini bonds is it attracts into the market people who have a different type, or they want a different type of asset, and they want a different type of risk, and it allows them to be involved in businesses which they really, really care…”

James Wise Mar 12, 2015 ▶ 14:40 20 VC 019: Funding the Future with James Wise of Balderton Capital

Mar 16, 2015 bullish

Disclosure

Crowdcube Raised £1.2M on Its Own Platform Alongside Balderton's £3.8M Round

“On three, three occasions. Yeah, the first time was, you know, 300,000 pounds, then it was 1.5 million, and then most recently where we did it, did a raise with Boulderton Capital, we raised 1.2 million, which topped up the 3.8 from Boulderton and we did that …”

Luke Lang Mar 16, 2015 ▶ 24:05 20 VC 020: Revolutionising Investing with Luke Lang, Co-Founder of Crowdcube

Mar 16, 2015

Assertion Contradicted

Crowdcube Was the World's First Equity Crowdfunding Platform in 2011

“Equity crowdfunding, you know, when Crowdcube launched in February, 2011 Crowdcube was the first equity crowdfunding platform, not just here in the UK or Europe, but anywhere in the world.”

Luke Lang Mar 16, 2015 ▶ 3:16 20 VC 020: Revolutionising Investing with Luke Lang, Co-Founder of Crowdcube

Mar 16, 2015 positive

Assertion Supported

Crowdcube Funds 10 to 15 Businesses Per Month as of 2015

“We're, you know, we're funding, you know, 10 to 15 businesses per month, which is, you know, just.”

Luke Lang Mar 16, 2015 ▶ 18:04 20 VC 020: Revolutionising Investing with Luke Lang, Co-Founder of Crowdcube

Mar 16, 2015 positive

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Crowdfunding Campaigns Often Create Post-Raise Sales Boosts for Startups

“We often see, you know, businesses that, that, that raise money on the platform through that heightened exposure and see a real bounce in, in sales after a crowdfunding race.”

Luke Lang Mar 16, 2015 ▶ 11:54 20 VC 020: Revolutionising Investing with Luke Lang, Co-Founder of Crowdcube

Mar 16, 2015 positive

Disclosure

Crowdcube Funded a Startup Raising £400K With Only a Business Plan

“We funded businesses that have been purely business plans. You know you know, a company raised 400,000 pounds last year, and it was, yeah, it was purely a business plan. It was a bloody good business plan but a business plan nonetheless.”

Luke Lang Mar 16, 2015 ▶ 13:05 20 VC 020: Revolutionising Investing with Luke Lang, Co-Founder of Crowdcube

Mar 16, 2015 positive

Assertion Supported

Crowdcube Raised Over £67M for 207 Companies by March 2015

“Crowdcube have raised over sixty-seven million for 207 companies and have an incredible 150,000 registered investors.”

Harry Stebbings Mar 16, 2015 ▶ 0:20 20 VC 020: Revolutionising Investing with Luke Lang, Co-Founder of Crowdcube

Mar 16, 2015 positive

Assertion Supported

Escape the City Rejected Index Ventures to Raise on Crowdcube

“A company called Escape the City, you know, they had two term sheets from VCs, one of them index ventures on the table, and they turned them down and elected to use Crowdcube to raise the money that they were after, you know, that was back in 2012”

Luke Lang Mar 16, 2015 ▶ 7:52 20 VC 020: Revolutionising Investing with Luke Lang, Co-Founder of Crowdcube

Mar 16, 2015 positive

Assertion Supported

Crowdcube Secured £5M From the UK Government for London Tech Startups

“We recently won some investments from the government, where the, you know, the UK government will be investing five million pounds into businesses through, through Crowdcube for, you know, tech startups in London.”

Luke Lang Mar 16, 2015 ▶ 17:25 20 VC 020: Revolutionising Investing with Luke Lang, Co-Founder of Crowdcube

Jun 22, 2015 neutral

Disclosure

Balderton Capital invested around £4 million in Crowdcube

“As we did on CrowdCube, we invested four million or so pounds”

Rob Moffat Jun 22, 2015 ▶ 16:25 20 VC 047: 4 Ways Investors Find Great Startups with Rob Moffat, Principal @ Balderton Capital

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