The two dominant equity crowdfunding platforms, Seedrs and Crowdcube, are under pressure to iron out their wrinkles and generate more wins for investors. Allowing startups to raise money over the internet in exchange for shares in their company was always likely to bring thrills and spills. Hailed as a way of breaking open investment in companies from the narrow and cliquey …
How much money a startup needs to raise – and how to spend it
Exactly how much money do you need to raise and how do you spend it without crashing? Matt Robinson is on his second company, Nested, and reckons he’s hit on a formula. In some ways, GoCardless and Nested are quite similar. Both of the businesses Matt Robinson founded operate as digital middlemen; the former is a means for companies to take …