Jonathan brings commercial and growth experience from his time as VP Commercial and Chief Growth Officer at Crowdcube, alongside founding and partner roles at Haatch, edge, and House Of Unicorns.
The options trading platform is crowdsourcing funds from retail investors following its public iOS launch.
"Our goal is to make the options market more accessible to savvy UK investors, as we believe it offers huge untapped opportunities. There is not a lack of interest in options trading, but rather a lack of access. High fees, confusing platforms and limited availability have kept UK investors out and we are directly addressing that gap. The feedback from our soft launch was invaluable and has directly influenced the features and interface that are live today. We’re also enabling investors to join us on our journey through our second Crowdcube round as we strongly believe in community ownership. Options trading has traditionally been an exclusive market, and we want to change that not only through the product but also through how we fund the company. Crowdfunding allows our early adopters to become shareholders and grow with us."
The health tech company surpassed £500k on Crowdcube with backing from more than 100 investors.
"Reaching the £500,000 threshold is an exciting moment, one that reflects investor belief in our mission to make diabetes screening simpler, earlier, and more accessible. With healthcare systems under increasing pressure, innovations like GTT@home can reduce clinical burden while improving patient experience and outcomes."
"We’re delighted to complete our crowdfund and gain more vehicle obsessed, money-saving focused investors. With this fundraising complete, our plan is to launch and get to the heights of MoneySuperMarket in the vehicle-comparison world. We want to shake up the whole vehicle buying process and enable consumers to make informed decisions before they part with their cash. Karfu is a totally unique proposition: it will be the first site ever to include a range of vehicles – not just cars or bikes – and we also calculate the vehicle’s lifetime CO2 impact. Now more than ever people want to make decisions that are sustainable for the environment and Karfu helps them to do that. It’s about the total ownership cost. Most of the time people might base their decision just on a monthly PCP deal, for example, but they might be comparing apples with oranges. By assessing people’s needs with a few basic questions, we can establish whether it’s best for a consumer to buy outright, lease, hire purchase or even go down subscription or sharing routes. It’s all in the mix. The rising cost of living means consumers need to be smarter with their money. By considering all the options, even those that traditional consumers feel they know little about, Karfu will help them be better informed and able to make decisions that save them time, money… and the planet."
The funding round was led by Nesta Impact Investments to support product development and international growth.
"WeWALK’s products are already transforming the lives of visually impaired people across the world by improving their mobility, but there’s so much more to be done. We want to scale our business to reach a wider global audience and advance our technology to offer better, more meaningful information to visually impaired people, older people, and anyone that faces mobility challenges. This VC-backed round will enable us to unlock that next phase of development and transform mobility for millions."
The crowdfunding campaign was backed by over 280 investors and featured lead participation from University of East Anglia Enterprise Fund and Capital Pilot Boost Fund.
"It’s time to shake things up. We know people want to buy from better places, but right now it’s too hard. After working for Greenpeace for the better half of a decade as a speaker and fundraiser, people kept telling me: ‘I want to buy more sustainably but I don’t know where to go.’"
The smart money app secured the initial funding target within eight hours from over 3700 participants.
"I want to thank our 3700 investors for joining Plum in its journey with this new round of crowdfunding. I am thrilled to see that our campaign has secured such good traction in a short amount of time and I am excited for what is yet to come."
The digital wealth manager closed its latest crowdfund following strong retail demand.
"We’re blown away with the reception our second crowd raise received this week. Giving our community the chance to share in and shape our future has always been a priority, and our customers have been instrumental in the evolution of our products and services to date. Given the current economic climate, our mission to help people build wealth with confidence has never been more important. Our focus now is on finding new ways to guide and support people with financial planning throughout their lives. By continuing to focus on the under-served mass market we believe we are on a path to create the UK’s category-defining wealth platform."
The clean tech start-up has raised £2.4m to fund expansion plans and roll out its portable solar sculptures.
"With this new funding, we want to scale our business and maximise the disruptive potential of our ultra-thin and lightweight solar solutions by facilitating a new generation of solar users ready to have a positive impact on the planet."
The pre-seed round was backed by angel investors and a Crowdcube campaign featuring 400 participants.
"Recently, We’ve seen more and more people entering the stock market or starting their investing journey. However, there’s currently no way for everyday investors to ensure their investments aren’t harming the things they care about. We want to ensure anyone who wants to understand the impact of their investments can and has the power to make conscious decisions through access to information"
The green-tech startup secured the capital from a public crowdfunder and five angel investors.
"Our goal was to build a wide network of shareholders who care about our purpose as much as we do and can be true ambassadors for the brand, which is why we capped the investment level at £5,000 per person."
The round was backed by Lightbank, Darren Westlake, Justine Roberts, and Jonathan Quin.
"I love to bag a bargain but like many busy people, I struggle to find time to track deals and reductions and I know the frustration of missing out on savings, especially when looking for holidays and bigger ticket purchases."
The digital savings platform secured the funding from thousands of backers to support product development and European expansion.
"We’ve been blown away by the response to our latest crowdfunding campaign. This is a huge validation of the strong position Chip is in, and our ambitions to build the next fintech unicorn."
The British agritech start-up surpassed its initial target with backing from over 2,500 retail investors.
"This funding round is transformative to Small Robot Company. The 2600 investors have provided us with the resources to deliver on our promise, to both farmers and corporate customers. It is proof, not only that Small Robot Company is technically capable of delivering the change that farmers need, but that there is overwhelming public and industry support for delivering our vision, and the need for per plant farming in the food system of tomorrow."
The sustainable investing platform raised the capital from over 1,800 retail participants alongside earlier backers.
"Our customers have been asking for an opportunity to become involved in Clim8 not just as users, but also as shareholders. So we launched this campaign to give them a chance to join us as we embark on the next stage of our exciting journey to expand our offering. We’ve been amazed by the level of interest we’ve seen over the past few weeks, and I’m excited to welcome our new investors on board."
The funding round was led by Bridford Investments and featured a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube.
"The sheer popularity of the crowdfund shows that Penfold is a solution to a real problem for lots of people. Saving for your future should be as easy as online banking, but the legacy pension companies are making it hard for consumers to have visibility or control of their pension pots. We’re cutting out the complexity in pensions – and people are showing their support by investing in us."
Nearly 12,000 retail investors participated in the record-breaking crowdfund to support international expansion and product development.
"Ever since our last crowdfund in 2019, our customers have been requesting another opportunity to take a share in Curve. So we launched this campaign to give the public a chance to join us as we embark on the next stage of our exciting journey, when we reveal Curve Credit to the world and launch in the US. We’ve been blown away by the level of interest we’ve seen over the past three days, and I’m so excited to welcome nearly 12,000 investors on board."
The University of Cambridge spinout has raised £1.5m from backers including Cambridge Enterprise and Crowdcube.
"Having the ability to surface internal knowledge blended with external sources is now a major priority for large organisations that employ thousands of staff using multiple platforms to store their data, information and knowledge."
The digital ecosystem secured £865k through a crowdfunding campaign that surpassed its initial target.
"We are delighted to see so much interest in our platform that we raised almost 75% more than we targeted on Crowdcube. We are very pleased to welcome our new investors and to receive the continued support from our current shareholders. The new funding will enable us to continue expanding our customer base in the UK and other regulated markets. It also allows us to further develop our unique technological advantages that lawyers find so useful in making verification and regulatory filings much more efficient than is possible with current methods. With these advances and the interest we are seeing from stock exchanges, we are moving a step closer to realising our vision of building a single digital ecosystem for capital markets."
HumanForest secured £1.3m via Crowdcube from over 520 investors to scale its shared e-bike operations ahead of a Spring launch.
"I would like to offer a warm welcome to HumanForest’s 523 new shareholders. It gives me and the whole team at HumanForest great excitement to know that so many people from all around the world support HumanForest in its mission to reforest the world, one e-bike at a time!"
The funding round was backed by venture funds including 7percent Ventures alongside nearly two thousand retail investors.
"We are currently seeing a significant interest in sustainable assets. There is a positive dynamic for those companies that have green products and are well run, with the right governance,"
The company secured the seed investment from nearly 7,000 participants via Crowdcube.
"Since opening pre-registration for the private sale, we’ve had an overwhelming response from users around the world wanting to invest in Wirex. Our performance so far has proven to investors that we are making incredible advances in the fintech and crypto spaces, and this growth will only continue."
The company completed the largest convertible round in UK crowdfunding history in under 48 hours.
"This round means big things for Chip. The growth we’ve seen this year has been incredible, but it’s time to take the business to the next level. Right now we are presented with a huge opportunity to capture a slice of Europe’s €30 trillion savings market that’s ripe for disruption, and Chip is poised ready to accelerate and dominate this space as a market-defining savings and wealth management app."
The online art marketplace completed its first crowdfunding campaign with backing from 1,320 investors.
"We believe that Crowdcube’s focus on the B Corp movement was really powerful in convincing their community of investors and entrepreneurs to invest in Artfinder. It is an honour for us to be serving such a great community and also to have so many of our artists and customers on board as our shareholders, engaging all our stakeholders in the business."
The savings platform secured £7m from over 16,500 participants in a record-breaking crowdfunding campaign.
"Securing this funding enables us to continue to build the products, tools and technology to help people achieve their goals easily – whether it’s buying a house, saving for retirement or just a rainy day. We’re blown away by the positive response to the campaign, and are very excited to have every single one of our over 16,500 new shareholders onboard as we continue to execute our mission of helping everyone save and invest for the future. Giving our community the chance to own part of the company has always been in our plan, so we are excited the day has finally arrived."
The fintech app secured backing from over 4,000 retail investors after more than doubling its initial fundraising target.
"We’ve seen unprecedented growth during these difficult times, which demonstrates that Chip is incredibly useful for putting money aside for safety net and emergency funds."
Crowdcube led the follow-on investment round, with additional backing from Insurtech Gateway, Finance Durham Fund, and the North East Development Capital Fund.
"Raising investment is one of the most challenging aspects of running a startup, and we’re delighted to have achieved this £1.2m raise with the continued support of Maven and with further investment from the crowd. We’re also thrilled to welcome Insurtech Gateway to the honcho family. As specialists in our sector they will bring an immense amount of support to honcho as we enter our next phase of growth. Insurtech Gateway’s expertise across the sector extends from technological capabilities to expertise on products and consumer acquisition, and we’re looking forward to working with them."
The Manchester-based challenger bank will deploy the capital to expand its workforce and infrastructure ahead of its scheduled market entry.
"The strength of investor response is testament to the B-North offering and the quality and efficiency of lending that we can deliver to help SMEs fulfil their potential, thereby driving the UK economy forward."
The crowdfunding campaign drew anchor investment from Hinduja Group and Tamar Capital.
"We believe in placing people at the heart of the smart city. That’s why crowdfunding works so well for us and it’s been great to welcome so many investors into our community. With the support of Hinduja Group, Siemens and Tamar Capital, our plan of making our technology ubiquitous for all cities becomes achievable."
The Cardiff-based subscription service exceeded its target by 154% and welcomed Pontus Noren to its board.
"To have so many people willing to invest their hard-earned cash on our company is amazing and to welcome investors of the calibre of Pontus to the board has been phenomenal."
The Series A round was led by Earthworm with participation from InnoEnergy, Crowdcube, and Centrica to accelerate international expansion and product development.
"At Earthworm we are driven by sustainability and Verv represents a brilliant example of ‘enabling’ technology. Its energy metering, analytics and renewable energy trading platform will help millions to reduce energy consumption, to shift their demand to minimise cost and CO2."
— Will Brocklebank, Head of Projects and Partnerships
The machine learning start up more than doubled its initial target with backing from 1030 investors.
"We are thrilled to have support from 1030 new crowd investors as we embark on a journey from start-up to scale-up. Since our Crowdcube raise in 2017, we have gained interest worldwide for our smart hub technology and blockchain-based energy trading platform and we are excited to take on new markets and customers with propositions which span energy efficiency, insurance, elderly care and renewables."
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