Crowdfunding & Blockchain Investment Attitudes Survey
Crowd for Angels recently received almost 1,400 responses to its latest survey on investment attitudes towards the crowdfunding and crypto/blockchain markets. The data shows some interesting trends which may well guide towards what will happen over the coming 12 months.
Crowdfunding Tips for Start-ups
Crowdfunding is a great way to get the funds you need to get your start-up growing. Not only can it help you get the initial funds you need to launch your company, it can also help validate if your ideas are good, attract new customers, and even potential employees.
Can you gain from ethically conscious investments?
Investors, bankers, and the finance community at large are not known for thinking of others when going about their business. After all, much of traditional economic theory is based on the concept of homo economicus, an individual who shows rational self-interest, attempting to maximise their own utility as a consumer and profit as a producer. […]
Time is running out to invest your ISA allowance
There are now less than two weeks left to take advantage of your ISA (Individual Savings Account) allowance for the 2017/18 tax year. The annual £20,000 allowance needs to be allocated by the deadline day of 5th April otherwise it is lost forever. Most savers and investors will be familiar with the Cash ISA, a […]
4th UK Alternative Finance Industry Report
Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance releases the 4th UK Alternative Finance Industry Report supported by CME Group Foundation. The report finds that the UK online alternative finance market grew 43 per cent in 2016 to reach £4.6 billion in 2016. Download the report
Five Predictions for 2018
As is traditional at this time of year, Crowd for Angels presents its five predictions for what might happen in the financial markets in the coming 12 months. Bitcoin/Cryptocurrencies Trying to forecast at what price Bitcoin will end 2018 is a huge challenge given the massive volatility of the cryptocurrency. Anyone who predicted that it […]
Acquisition of Legendary Investments Stake in Crowd Funding Platform and Issue of Equity
21 December 2017 Legendary Investments PLC (“Legendary” or the “Company”) Acquisition of Stake in Crowd Funding Platform and Issue of Equity Legendary is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 9.7% of Crowd for Angels (UK) Limited (“CfA”) at a post money valuation for CfA of £3.7 million. CfA owns […]
KEN TACHIBANA JOINS CROWD FOR ANGELS AS A SPECIALIST ADVISOR
Crowd for Angels is delighted to announce that Ken Tachibana has joined the company as an advisor. He is the founder and managing principal of Intelligence Capital and global chairman of cyber security firm, with a 30 year track record of success in venture capital, start-ups, technology, and Silicon Valley. He also recently co-founded Digifund, […]
Crowd for Angels is delighted to announce the appointment of Henry Watkinson as Advisor.
Press Release 5th December 2017 Henry Watkinson is a director at Headstart Advisers Ltd, an independently owned investment advisory company specialising in Alternative Investments. Prior to joining Headstart in 2002, Henry worked for Credit Suisse Asset Management in Sydney specialising in Futures and Fixed Income, having previously supported the top performing Fund Manager at Morgan […]
Where to invest as inflation continues to bite?
Savers and investors received more bad news this week as the CPI measure of inflation soared to an almost five year high in August. Driven by rising import costs, petrol, clothing and footwear prices, inflation rose to 2.9% for the month, up from 2.6% in July and edging closer to the 3% level last seen […]