The funding round was backed by business angels and private investors, including a £189k allocation on SyndicateRoom.
"Following extensive due diligence our investor group believes Evince has a unique practical approach to realising electronics using synthetic diamond. Diamond offers the potential to yield devices that are up to 100x faster than silicon and could therefore revolutionise electronics across a broad range of industries and multi-billion dollar markets. Our investment decision was based amongst other things on the professionalism of the company’s approach, its passion and determination to succeed, and in particular its rigorous development programme to deliver first prototype solid-state diamond electronic devices."
The Hollywood director Simon West has secured funding through SyndicateRoom to support the production of the film Salty.
"I am delighted to have achieved this 'world first' by selling shares in my upcoming film directly to investors, the movie going fans themselves. Now it’s up to me to make a great film and repay their support with great returns!"
The music themed gaming service secured its target with backing from crowd investors and Midven.
"SoshiGames definitely had the X Factor for our crowd, and we’re delighted to be part of the Soshi Story! With the music industry seeing growth in live performances, digital streaming and merchandise, partnering this with the burgeoning mobile gaming industry is surely a match made in heaven. We were really excited to offer this opportunity to our crowd, allowing them to invest alongside Soshi’s existing funders; highly-regarded VC firm Midven."
The crowdfunding campaign was backed by private investors and business angels, including David Ryan.
"Psonar has certainly been a hit with our crowd! Their unique blend of music streaming and the pay-as-you-play model lowers the barrier to entry for music lovers who don’t fancy shelling out on hefty subscription models. There’s a huge audience of digital natives out there who’ve grown up with streaming, but expect to only pay for what they want, when they want it. For this audience, traditional models of ownership – e.g. buying tracks from the Apple Store – doesn’t cut it any more. We at SyndicateRoom are delighted to be part of Psonar’s exciting journey, and to have offered private investors the chance to invest in this exciting opportunity alongside experienced business angels – including 2013 Business Angel of the Year runner up David Ryan – who are putting their own money on the line"
